Football

A broadcast rights deal between Brazil's biggest football clubs and Globo is reported to contain clauses that limit the amount the broadcaster can pay for the rights of other clubs - a stipulation that would preserve the financial status quo in Brazilian football.

With restrictions on gambling in Brazil loosening, the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A has its first title sponsor from the betting category in the form of Greece-based Betano.

Zeus Sports Marketing and 1190 Sports are halfway to securing international betting and media rights to the Brazilian Série A in 2024, having agreed deals with 10 top-tier clubs for the upcoming season.

City Football Group (CFG), the parent company of Premier League club Manchester City, has announced record revenue of £877m (€1.022bn/$1.106bn) for the 2022-23 financial year but recorded a further pre-tax loss of £126m.

Domestic broadcast coverage of England’s Women’s Super League is set to remain on pay-television broadcaster Sky and public broadcaster the BBC in one-season extensions.

Thailand has never qualified for the men’s World Cup and the NBTC reportedly now sees the tournament as being fair game for pay-television broadcasters.

Global bank Barclays is believed to be close to finalising a title sponsorship renewal with the Women’s Super League (WSL). The Daily Telegraph has reported that the bank is set to pay £9m ($11.4m/€10.5m)

Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur is in talks with "prospective investors" after reporting losses of £86.8m (€101.2m/$109.4m

Fifa has launched invitations to tender for UK media rights to the 2026 and 2030 World Cups, with significantly more matches set to be broadcast as the tournament expands to 48 teams.

Brighton & Hove Albion has announced record turnover and profits for the 2022-23 financial year after its most successful season in the English Premier League.

Two months after launching a general tender for sponsorship rights to its women's football properties, Uefa today announced a separate bidding process for prospective apparel and match ball suppliers.

Everton FC recorded a loss of £89.1m (€104.2m/$111.9m) for the 2022-23 financial year and faces the prospect of further punishment for breaching the Premier League's Profitability and Sustainability Rules (PSRs).

Pay-television giant Sky is to remain as a Premier League rights-holder in its major European markets until at least 2028, after striking a new deal in Italy.

Uefa has added another Chinese brand to its sponsorship portfolio after agreeing a deal for online retail marketplace AliExpress to become an official partner of Euro 2024.

The organiser of the A-Leagues has avoided a television blackout by striking an eleventh hour production deal with NEP after incumbent Global Advance entered administration.

Amazon has made its first move into the sports media rights space in the Nordics, striking a deal with Viaplay Group for a package of English Premier League matches