Football

LaLiga club Valencia CF has undertaken a refinancing totalling €186m ($196.5m) to enable it to complete the construction of its long-awaited Nou Mestalla stadium.

Olympique Lyonnais, the Ligue 1 club owned by John Textor, has been threatened with relegation and placed under a transfer ban after French football’s financial regulator expressed concerns over financial mismanagement.

The Primeira Liga club claims the involvement of “large American investors” demonstrates that its “credibility has been recognised” amid ongoing financial recovery efforts.

TV Pública has reportedly been told it will not be able to broadcast matches from the Primera División next season, ending a period of domestic free-to-air coverage of the Argentinian top-flight.

Sevilla FC has ended its nearly 18-month search for a front-of-shirt sponsor having agreed a deal to promote the Midea air-conditioning and household appliances brand.

LaLiga trio Mbappé, Vinicius Junior and Bellingham, and English Premier League rivals Erling Haaland, Rodri and Cole Palmer among superstars up for two accolades

Incumbents Team Marketing and Relevent Sports Group are the two agencies still vying to sell Uefa club competition rights from 2027-28 following recent presentations, SportBusiness understands

Thai telco Jasmine International (JAS) has secured exclusive rights to the English Premier League and FA Cup in Thailand, Cambodia and Laos for at least three seasons, and is looking to finalise a six-year deal worth $560m.

BeIN Sports has made its second payment to the French football league, but the dispute over the sponsorship element remains unresolved. The pay-television broadcaster has paid €15.7m ($16.7

Barcelona president Joan Laporta can claim financial vindication for a drawn out, attritional negotiation process with the club’s kit supplier Nike in an extension of the deal until 2038.

Lega Serie B has finally launched its league channel on Amazon Prime Video, after being granted an initial 12-year licence

Three broadcasters, including the incumbent rights-holder DAZN, are vying for domestic rights to the top flight of Belgian football in direct negotiations with the country’s Pro League.

Fifa has begun the sales process in the host country of Brazil for media rights to the 2027 Women's World Cup, in what is expected to be a highly competitive auction

AB InBev is in advanced discussions to become the second brand to sponsor next year’s Fifa Club World Cup in what would be a further commercial boost to the competition.

Channel 4 has been identified as the winning bidder for free-to-air rights to the Women’s FA Cup from 2025-26 to 2027-28, SportBusiness understands.

The BBC has secured a wider package of Premier League radio rights after picking up exclusive rights to the Saturday 3pm matches for the new cycle, running from 2025-26 to 2028-29