Football
DAZN, Telecom Italia ‘strike long-term Serie A distribution renewal’
DAZN and Telecom Italia are thought to have renewed their Serie A distribution agreement, a key deal for the rollout of the subscription broadcaster’s live coverage of the Italian top flight.
Year in Review: Premier League
England's Premier League finished 2023 by securing a small domestic media rights increase, capping an eventful year for the world's richest football league
777-owned Standard Liège insists it has funds to overturn transfer ban
Belgian Pro League club Standard Liège has insisted that its owner, American investment fund 777 Partners, will provide the money needed to overturn a transfer ban imposed by the Royal Belgian Football …
Team steals march on Turkish Süper Lig with rights tender launches
Team Marketing has kicked off the sales processes in Turkey for broadcast rights to Uefa club competitions, stealing a march on the Turkish Football Federation before it issues the Turkish Süper Lig tender.
AFA continues regional betting drive with VBet sponsorship
The Argentinian Football Association (AFA) has added another regional betting sponsor to its extensive portfolio in a new deal with VBet.
New Argentine PM prioritises privatisation of football clubs in radical economic decree
Javier Milei, the new president of Argentina, has launched a series of measures to deregulate the country's struggling economy, which controversially includes the right for football clubs to become limited…
IBSA announced as first exclusive AS Roma Women’s shirt sponsor
Multinational pharmaceutical company IBSA has been announced as the first exclusive front-of-shirt sponsor for AS Roma’s women’s team.
ECJ rules against Fifa, Uefa but no ESL approval yet; A22 plots free OTT service
Fifa and Uefa acted unlawfully when they threatened to ban clubs and players joining breakaway competitions like the European Super League (ESL), the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled
Philadelphia to sponsor Serie A Manager of the Month Award
Lega Serie A has agreed a deal with Mondelez-owned cream cheese brand Philadelphia to sponsor its Manager of the Month Award.
Watchdog tells LaLiga not to exclude FTA operators from rights sales
Spain’s competition watchdog, the Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia (CNMC), has requested that LaLiga, the organising body of the top two divisions of club football in the country, does not exclude free-to-air broadcasters in the marketing of television rights for the top tier.
Infront strikes Euro 2024 broadcast deal in Indonesia with MNC
Infront has negotiated an exclusive Euro 2024 broadcast deal in Indonesia with media conglomerate MNC Group
Kellogg’s grows football presence with Manchester City sponsorship
Breakfast cereal brand Kellogg’s has added Premier League champion Manchester City to its growing sponsorship roster in football.
Everton sets 2025-26 season as move-in date for new stadium
Premier League club Everton has confirmed that its men’s senior team will begin playing competitive fixtures at its new stadium at the start of the 2025-26 season, maintaining that the project is still o…
Qatar Airways comes on board as AFC global sponsor
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has announced a new six-year global sponsorship deal with Qatar Airways.
Multi-club ownership group V Sports takes on US investment
V Sports, the ownership group of the English Premier League's Aston Villa FC and Portuguese Primeira Liga's Vitória SC, has taken on investment from US private equity firm Atairos.
Vitória members approve controversial stadium naming rights deal, veto club naming
Members of newly promoted Brazilian Série A side Esporte Clube Vitória have voted to approve a new stadium naming rights deal with escort company Fatal Model while also rejecting a proposal to sell club naming rights to the same company.
Cádiz CF looking out west for next stage of commercial growth
Minority investor Ben Harburg outlines how Spanish LaLiga side Cádiz CF is looking to North America for its next phase of commercial growth.
CBF set for presidential election as Rodrigues fails to overturn ousting
Ednaldo Rodrigues, the now-former president of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), has failed in an attempt to appeal his removal after a Rio de Janeiro court last week ruled his election in March 2022 should be annulled.