Football
Betpawa expands controversial ‘player bonus payment’ sponsorship to Uganda
African betting operator Betpawa will pay cash tokens to all players on winning teams in Ugandan second-tier league matches as part of a controversial new sponsorship deal with the Ugandan football association…
US Soccer renews archive, licensing deal with Veritone
US-based artificial intelligence software and services company Veritone has signed a multi-year extension with US Soccer, continuing its role as the archive of record and licensing partner for the federation's…
Mercado Libre joins growing portfolio of Conmebol club competition sponsors
Mercado Libre, one of the leading e-commerce firms in Latin America, has signed up as a sponsor of all club competitions run by Conmebol, South American football's governing body
Uefa and ECA renew terms to 2030, commercial rights changes unlikely
Uefa and the European Club Association have renewed their pact until 2030, a move that looks set to maintain the existing commercial sales structure for another rights cycle at least
Premier League brings in new rules to ensure faster punishment of financial breaches
The English Premier League is to fast-track financial disciplinary cases to ensure that rule breaches are handled within a 12-week timeframe and any punishment is applied within an existing season
Sportfive nets third-party rights to Brazil and Argentina’s home World Cup qualifiers
A key piece of the puzzle in the South American media-rights market has been solved ahead of the Conmebol Fifa World Cup qualifiers that get under way this week, with the Sportfive agency landing rights…
Manchester United share price dips amid reports of postponed sale
Manchester United’s share price suffered its biggest one-day decline following reports that the sale of the club by the Glazer family has been postponed indefinitely.
‘Messi mania’ fuelling rapid take-up of Apple’s MLS Season Pass
Lionel Messi's arrival in Major League Soccer sent subscriptions to Apple's MLS Season Pass soaring, according to new figures released.
The tech company, in the first year of its 10-year, $2.5bn (€2.3
Mediapro’s Roures: No chance LFP gets €1bn per year in next rights cycle
Jaume Roures, the president of Mediapro, has spoken publicly about the forthcoming domestic media rights tender being issued by France’s Professional Football League (LFP), less than three years after t…
IMG extends Bundesliga archive deal to 2025-26
Bundesliga International, the international media rights arm of the German Football League (DFL), has renewed its agreement for video archive rights with the IMG agency until the end of 2025-26
CAF facing another court battle as it rips up lucrative beIN contract
BeIN Media Group is readying legal action against the Confederation of African Football (CAF) over the continental governing body’s decision to unilaterally cancel its broadcast deal with the Qatari m…
Sorare launches 3D digital cards for 2023-24 Premier League season
Digital collectibles company Sorare has launched a new set of 3D digital football cards for its Premier League collection, an upgrade on the standard 2D cards rolled out during the inaugural 2022-23 season
De Siervo again touts Serie A broadcast platform amid rights impasse
Lega Serie A chief executive, Luigi De Siervo, has reiterated that broadcasters must meet the organisation’s valuation for its next cycle of domestic rights, adding that if a solution isn’t found it is “much more likely” that it will proceed with the launch of an in-house platform.
Fifa spotlight on Mali after re-elected FA boss detained on corruption charges
Fifa says it is closely monitoring events in Mali after Mamoutou Touré, a Fifa Council member, was re-elected as president of the Malian Football Federation (Femafoot) despite having been arrested and …
FBF wins court battle to retain domestic rights to Bolivia matches
Bolivia's football federation has been granted domestic rights to its national team's home Fifa World Cup qualifiers after a court against a claim from agencies Mediapro and Sports TV Rights, which bid for the rights in a tender earlier this year.
Serie A pirate sites targeted as regulator uses new fast blocking powers
The renewed clampdown against piracy in Italian football has commenced, with l'Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni (AGCOM), the country's regulator and competition authority for the communications …
Lopez, Full Play have convictions thrown out in football bribery case
Hernan Lopez, the former chief executive at Fox International Channels, and the Full Play agency have had their convictions for attempting to bribe football officials in exchange for lucrative broadcasting…
Rubiales facing probe as player unions call for strike ahead of Liga F kick-off
Spain’s highest sporting court has launched an investigation of federation president Luis Rubiales following his behaviour at last month’s Women’s World Cup final, while in a separate development playe…