Football
SBT ensures continued FTA Champions League in Brazil; CazéTV in for Europa League
Uefa's media rights sales process for its club competitions has closed in Brazil, with incumbents Warner Bros. Discovery and commercial broadcaster SBT joined by fast-growing streaming platform CazéTV for the 2024-27 cycle.
Fite ends Portuguese league blackout across multiple markets in Sportfive deal
Streaming platform Fite has acquired exclusive rights in selected markets across Europe and Oceania to Portugal’s Primeira Liga until the end of the 2025-26 season.
SPL’s boardroom push sees Man City commercial chief join Al-Hilal
Esteve Calzada, one of football's top marketing executives, has quit his role as chief commercial officer at the City Football Group, the multi-club ownership group spearheaded by Manchester City, to join…
Napoli posts record revenues, Inter enjoys Champions League sponsor boost
Serie A club Napoli has recorded record revenues of €359.2m ($394.1m) and profits of €79.7m for the 2022-23 financial year covering its Italian league title-winning season and run to the quarter-finals of the Uefa Champions League.
WSL, Championship clubs back launch of NewCo to run English women’s football
The top two divisions in women's football in England have today (Tuesday) agreed unanimously to proceed with the formation of NewCo, a new organisation to run the professional game
RTL, VTM retain free-to-air Champions League rights in Belgium
Free-to-air Uefa Champions League rights have been sold in Belgium to incumbent commercial broadcasters RTL and VTM for the 2024-27 cycle
Uefa follows Fifa, tenders Champions League rights in sub-Saharan Africa
Uefa and Fifa are going head-to-head with tenders in sub-Saharan Africa for major football properties, after media rights to European club competitions hit the market today (Monday)
South Africa pulls 2027 WWC bid, considers 2031
The South African Football Association (SAFA) has withdrawn its bid to host the 2027 Women’s World Cup and says it is now considering an application to stage the tournament in 2031.
Five private equity firms in frame for proposed Bundesliga investment
Five financial investors have been invited to partner with the German Football League (DFL) in its latest private equity push, four of which were involved in the process that was terminated just six months…
Real Madrid loses court case over new LaLiga broadcasting initiatives
Real Madrid has lost yet another legal battle against LaLiga and its president Javier Tebas over the distribution of revenues from the sale of the league's media rights
Football Australia finances boosted by Socceroos, Matildas success
Football Australia's revenues rose by 48 per cent in the past year, reflecting new-found success on the pitch and rising confidence about the future of the sport in the country
EA Sports expands Uefa link-up, eEuro venture set to launch
EA Sports FC 24 will feature a Uefa Euro 2024 add-on next summer as part of a new deal between football’s European governing body and video game developer EA Sports that will also include the launch of an eEuro esports tournament.
Fifa looks to maximise sub-Saharan African rights competition, increased inventory
Broadcast rights in sub-Saharan Africa to the 2026 Fifa World Cup and the 2027 Fifa Women’s World Cup are now on the market after two concurrent tender processes were opened by football’s world governing bod…
Hummel marks centenary year with DBU extension
The Danish Football Association (DBU) has agreed terms on an eight-year extension with its kit partner, Hummel, with the new deal set to have a focus on gender equality.
Atlético to sue WhaleFin for €20m over terminated shirt sponsorship
Spanish LaLiga club Atlético de Madrid is seeking €20m ($21.8m) in compensation from former shirt sponsor WhaleFin, the cryptocurrency investment platform that prematurely terminated its deal earlier this year.
Adobe adds to women’s football portfolio with FA Cup deal
Adobe has added to its sponsorship portfolio in women’s football by agreeing a three-year deal to become the lead sponsors of the Women’s FA Cup.
Tebas resigns as LaLiga president in bid to win fourth term
Javier Tebas has announced his resignation as president of LaLiga, organising body of the top two divisions of Spanish club football, in order to seek re-election for a fourth term in office
ORF nets 2026 World Cup rights in Austria, sublicensing likely
ORF, the public-service broadcaster, has acquired exclusive rights in Austria to the 2026 Fifa World Cup in a deal agreed directly with football's governing body