Football

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Finance & Law

Premier League club Newcastle United posted a loss of £73.4m (€85.4m/$935.9m) for the financial year ending June 30 2023 but saw revenues rise to record levels thanks to the first of a series of commercial deals conducted by the club's new Saudi owners.
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Media

The Football Association has issued its domestic media rights invitation to tender, inviting broadcasters to submit offers for four seasons, from 2025-26 to 2028-29, SportBusiness understands
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Media

The German Football League (DFL) has voiced its opposition to the type of revenue-sharing deal recently agreed between subscription sports broadcaster DAZN and Italy’s Serie A as it continues to prepare t…
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Sponsorship & Marketing

Ajax has announced an eight-year extension of its kit supplier agreement with Ajax, making it the longest-running sponsorship deal in Dutch football to date.
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Media

SuperSport, the dominant pay-television broadcaster in sub-Saharan Africa, today (Wednesday) announced an agreement to show every match from the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon), less than a week…
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Sponsorship & Marketing

German sportswear and equipment provider Adidas has been unveiled as the new ball supplier of football’s Saudi Pro League in a deal that commences next month.
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Media

Feyenoord, the reigning Dutch champions, has become the first club in the Eredivisie to launch a dedicated streaming service for fans
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Sponsorship & Marketing

Premier League club Aston Villa is set to announce a kit supplier deal with Adidas, bringing an end to its tie-up with rival sportswear company Castore after two seasons
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Media

Fifa has launched the tender process in France for media rights to the men’s World Cup in 2026 and 2030.
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Unilever has added to its already significant football sponsorship portfolio by agreeing a deal to sponsor the Confederation of African Football’s (CAF) forthcoming men’s Africa Cup of Nations tournament in the Ivory Coast and its women’s equivalent in Morocco in 2024.
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Sony Pictures Networks has shored up its football portfolio with a renewal of Uefa club competition rights in the Indian subcontinent from 2024-25 to 2026-27, SportBusiness understands
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Governance

Hans-Joachim Watzke, one of the most powerful figures in German football, is to step down as chief executive of Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund by the end of 2025
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Finance & Law

777 Partners, the US investment fund that is pushing to complete the takeover of Everton FC, has provided the Premier League club with a fresh capital injection of $50m (€45.6m).
Esports
Sponsorship & Marketing

Wow, the streaming platform of Sky Deutschland, is to give its name to the Virtual Bundesliga (VBL) under a new sponsorship agreement announced by the German Football League (DFL) this morning
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Sponsorship & Marketing

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Corinthians has signed the “largest master sponsorship contract" in the history of Brazilian football with online betting company VaideBet.
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Media

The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) has launched an invitation to tender for domestic broadcast rights to the top-tier Süper Lig and second-tier 1st League for the next three seasons.
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Media

StarTimes, the pay-television broadcaster in sub-Saharan Africa, has acquired rights to the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) in Ivory Coast
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Online cryptocurrency gambling platform Stake has expanded its presence in football with the acquisition of Brazilian club Juventude’s front-of-shirt sponsorship rights.