Football
Liverpool enjoys record commercial revenues as media and matchday income dips
Premier League club Liverpool has announced record commercial revenues of £272m (€317.6m/$344.4m) for 2022-23, up 10 per cent on the previous year, as overall club income remained static at £594m.
Dortmund taps Legends to overhaul e-commerce operations
Borussia Dortmund has announced a new multi-year agreement with global experiences and merchandising platform Legends to upgrade the German club's e-commerce offering.
Borussia Dortmund opens first US office, eyes quick revenue uptick
Borussia Dortmund is eyeing a doubling of its sponsorship revenue emanating from the United States after opening its inaugural office in the Americas, chief executive Hans-Joachim Watzke has declared
Chase acquires FA training kit branding rights across ‘home nations’
Digital bank Chase has signed as the ‘Official Banking Partner’ of the Football Associations of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Serie A agrees five-year renewal to ISG virtual advertising contract
Serie A has agreed a five-year extension to its contract with the Interregional Sports Group (ISG) that sees the specialist agency deploy virtual advertising across all 380 matches in the Italian topflight.
Arsenal enjoys revenue boost in 2023, reduces losses to £34m
Premier League club Arsenal has announced a large rise in revenue, up to £464.6m (€543.1m/$588.8m) in 2023, thanks to higher broadcast and commercial revenues following strong on-pitch performances.
USL renews ESPN deal in three-year extension
The United Soccer League has renewed its media rights agreement with ESPN through 2026 for the USL Championship and USL League One, SportBusiness understands
Uefa in market for 2024-27 rights-holder in Baltics after Viaplay exit
The Team Marketing agency is to go to market with Uefa club competition broadcast rights in the Baltic countries shortly after the exit of Viaplay from the region.
RB Leipzig cuts decade-long Nike ties with Puma deal
The Red Bull football group's long-running association with Nike will come to an end in June, after RB Leipzig, the senior club in the portfolio, signed a new kit supplier deal with Puma
Swissquote renews Europa League, Conference League sponsorship
Swissquote has become the second standalone sponsor of the Uefa Europa League and Uefa Conference League to renew for the next commercial cycle from 2024-25 to 2026-27
Swiss league launches rights tender with Team’s new business entity
The Swiss Football League (SFL) has launched its domestic broadcast rights tender, working in conjunction with its appointed adviser T Squared, the entity set up by the Team Marketing agency to house its…
DFL to roll out tender documents after cartel office no-single buyer ruling
The German Football League (DFL) has been given the green light to begin sending official domestic tender documents to interested media companies after the Bundeskartellamt, the cartel office, officially…
Sport TV keeps hold of Serie A rights in Portugal
Sport TV, the Portuguese pay-television broadcaster, has retained rights to Italy’s Serie A in a three-year agreement running from 2024-25 to 2026-27.
Sportradar nets early extension to Bundesliga global betting rights deal
The German Football League (DFL) has agreed to an early extension of its global betting data and streaming rights distribution deal with Sportradar following talks with the industry's various aggregators
Canada Soccer board members hit with $30m legal challenge to CSB rights award
Current and former members of the Canada Soccer board have been hit with a C$40m ($29.6m/€27.4m) lawsuit over approving the 2018 award of a long-term media and sponsorship rights contract to Canada Soccer Business.
EXCLUSIVE: Castrol won’t extend Premier League deal
Castrol has served notice that it won’t extend its sponsorship of the Premier League when it expires at the end of the current season.
LaLiga+, OneFootball among global carriers of Ukraine Premier League channel
UPL TV, the streaming project of the bulk of Ukrainian Premier League clubs, is to go live today (Friday), with global distribution secured
Australia closes in on 2026 Women’s Asian Cup after Saudi, Uzbek withdrawals
Australia is the favourite to host the 2026 AFC Women’s Asian Cup following the withdrawal of Uzbekistan and Saudi Arabia from the bidding race.