Football

A series of raids have been undertaken in Paris this morning in relation to the conditions of CVC Capital Partners’ €1.5bn ($1.6bn) investment deal with France’s Professional Football League (LFP).

Women's World Cup media rights are being sold by Fifa on a standalone basis for the first time in the United States.

JTBC's exclusive swoop for Fifa World Cup rights in South Korea has disrupted the joint pool strategy and only served to inflate costs, the country's leading free-to-air broadcasters have claimed.

Liverpool has appointed Kate Theobald as the club's new commercial director, following Ben Latty's elevation to chief commercial officer.

Bundesliga club St. Pauli hopes to raise up to €30m ($32.6m) in capital from the sale of a majority stake in its Millerntor Stadium to a fans co-operative.

A report by the French senate has recommended that future domestic media rights to Ligue 1 are allocated to just one broadcaster and has called for a fresh crackdown on piracy to defend the property’s d…

Two years after its previous deal fell through, St. Louis City SC has announced battery giant Energizer as its new stadium naming sponsor.

Stats Perform is attempting to suddenly withdraw from its agreement for betting rights to Italy's Serie A, shocking staff on both sides of the deal.

The sponsorship element of beIN Sports' rights deal with France's Professional Football League (LFP) is under serious threat as Ligue 1's new domestic media rights contracts could be further devalued.

IMG and the Eredivisie plan to launch an online streaming platform to showcase matches not taken by international broadcasters and are also looking to include Dutch Cup rights in a wider package.

Eagle Football Holdings (EFH), the multi-club ownership group run by American entrepreneur John Textor, has announced plans for a $1.1bn (€1bn) recapitalisation ahead of a New York Stock Exchange flotation next year.

Sky and the BBC are to remain as the domestic homes of English football's Women’s Super League until 2030 after long-term five-year rights deals were announced today (Wednesday).

Uefa has committed to investing €1bn ($1.1bn) in women’s football until 2030 as part of its new ‘Unstoppable’ strategy, with plans to launch a second club competition and a new commercial concept for the Women’s Champions League.

Hisense has become the first brand to sponsor the 2025 Fifa Club World Cup, kickstarting the commercial programme for the competition that has so far failed to catch fire.

Serie A's blackout in France is finally over after L'Équipe, the digital terrestrial and streaming broadcaster, struck a two-season deal with the Italian league.

Insurance company Mapfre has signed as the first-ever title sponsor of Spanish football’s Copa del Rey as well as the women’s equivalent knock-out competition, the Copa de la Reina.

AC Milan and Serie A rival Inter Milan recorded record revenues in 2023-24, with both clubs benefitting from initiatives from new American owners. Milan recorded a €4.1m ($4.4

UK commercial broadcaster ITV has agreed a four-year deal with the Football Association to continue to show matches of the Lionesses, the England women’s team.