Football
TRT to offer broad free window for Uefa club competitions in Turkey
Uefa club football is to be shown free-to-air in Turkey in the next cycle, after public broadcaster TRT picked up the rights to all three competitions.
Porsche can take 10.4-per-cent stake in VfB Stuttgart, says DFL
The German Football League (DFL) and Germany’s Federal Cartel Office have ruled that Porsche will be able to take a 10.4-per-cent stake in Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart.
PSG becomes latest club to sign up CFI as sponsor
Dubai-based Credit Financier Invest (CFI) has continued its recent sponsorship drive in European football via a deal with Paris Saint-Germain (PSG)
Athletico-PR sees off Globo court challenge over LiveMode PPV deal
A Brazilian court has sided with Athletico Paranaense in a long-running case against media group Globo related to pay-per-view broadcasts of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club.
Arsenal signs MG Motor in rare Premier League car sector deal
MG Motor UK has announced a multi-year sponsorship with Arsenal that will see the UK car manufacturer become the Premier League club’s ‘Official Automotive Partner’.
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CSB launches Mediapro legal battle, OneSoccer rights back on market
Canadian Soccer Business (CSB) and the Mediapro Canada agency are locked in a legal dispute that will result in rights to the domestic Canadian Premier League (CPL) and the men's and women's national teams…
Sponsors to the fore, media rights lagging in review of women’s football finances
The importance of sponsors to women’s football and with it the comparative absence of broadcast money has been laid bare for all to see in a new report analysing the finances of the game’s leading clu…
Real Madrid reclaims Deloitte rankings top spot after €118m revenue jump
Real Madrid has reclaimed the number one spot in the annual Football Money League compiled by Deloitte, who recorded record revenues of €831.4m ($905.6m) for the LaLiga club in 2022-23, eclipsing Manchester City, the highest-ranked club for the previous two years.
Fifa announces Visa extension in deal covering 2026 World Cup
Fifa has officially announced an extension of its top-tier sponsorship agreement with Visa, expanding its existing deal with the payment services brand that covers its women’s football competitions.
ServusTV ‘to sublicense’ Uefa club competition rights from Puls 4
Austrian free-to-air commercial network ServusTV is thought to be close to securing rights to the Uefa Europa League and Europa Conference League from ProSiebenSat.1-owned commercial broadcaster Puls 4
Ceferin says Uefa was ‘right’ to ban Manchester City for financial rule breaches
Uefa president Aleksander Čeferin has said that the European governing body was “right” to punish Manchester City by banning the English club from European competition after its investigators found that …
Uefa club competitions in-flight, in-ship rights on market
The sales process for in-flight and in-ship broadcast rights to Uefa club competitions from 2024-25 to 2026-27 has been issued with incumbent IMG once again the standout candidate to secure the contract
Libra, LFU in ‘common sense’ talks to pool media rights
Libra and Liga Forte União (LFU), the two collectives of Campeonato Brasileiro Série A and Série B teams seeking to drive plans for a new league system, are closing in on an agreement to jointly market th…
Russian tycoon Rybolovlev considers AS Monaco sale
Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev is considering the sale of his majority stake in French Ligue 1 club AS Monaco and has engaged Raine Group to act as advisor in any sale
DAZN shows J3 matches free in new J. League deal, subscription upped again
DAZN and Japan’s J. League have struck a new rights agreement that encompasses the third-tier Meiji Yasuda J3 League, as the sports broadcaster ups its subscription price in the country for the third consecutive year.
Football DataCo invites event data bids for English, Scottish leagues
Football DataCo (FDC), the data rights-holder for the top football leagues in England and Scotland, has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for the provision of event data collection services, data capture,…
Superbet replaces Sportsbet.io on São Paulo shirtfront
São Paulo FC has named online bookmaker Superbet – a newcomer to the Brazilian market – as the club’s new master sponsor on a three-year deal from 2024 to 2026.
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Berrada hired as Man United CEO in latest City Football Group exit
Manchester United has announced the appointment of Omar Berrada as its new chief executive after he left his position as head of football operations at City Football Group (CFG), the parent company of Premier League rivals Manchester City.