Football
Rubiales facing suspension after refusing to quit in face of multiple critics
Luis Rubiales is facing suspension from his post as president of the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) after refusing to resign despite criticism from all levels of Spanish football for his behaviour…
Albanian FA secures three-year TV deal following Oversport termination
Domestic club football in Albania has a new home after general interest channel MCN TV agreed a three-year contract following on from the termination of a deal with streaming platform Oversport
Czech league goes to market with domestic media rights
The Ligové Fotbalové Asociace, the Czech league football association, has launched its domestic media rights tender for the next five-year cycle, covering the elite Fortuna Liga and second-tier Fortuna N…
Deutsche Telekom to show five Euro 2024 matches exclusively as RTL deal rejigged
Deutsche Telekom has reworked its Euro 2024 sublicensing agreement with commercial broadcaster RTL to allow it to regain exclusivity to five matches from the tournament staged across Germany
Everton in need of new finance as MSP deal collapses
Struggling Premier League club Everton is seeking new sources of investment after a proposed deal with MSP Sports Capital fell through
Sportradar gives K League TV a face-lift, to net sponsors in renewed pact
The Korea Professional Football League and sports data and betting services company Sportradar have renewed their wide-ranging global media and betting rights deal for another four years, with sponsorship…
RFEF calls ‘urgent’ meeting as pressure mounts on Rubiales
The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has called an extraordinary general assembly for this Friday to discuss the conduct of its president, Luis Rubiales, during the Fifa Women’s World Cup final in S…
Seifert rules out Bundesliga rights move for Dyn
Newly launched streaming service Dyn has no interest in acquiring rights to the Bundesliga when they come to market next year, founder Christian Seifert has told SportBusiness
FA: Australian government has appetite for more major football events
Football Australia is confident there is the political will in the country to back another bid for the men’s Fifa World Cup, even if it means going up against another Middle East financial powerhouse.
Sportradar follows up Conmebol deal with US Soccer betting rights swoop
Sportradar, the sports data and betting services company, has further strengthened its grip on football properties in the Americas, after today (Tuesday) being announced as the official betting partner…
Castore-run retail ops will revert to Newcastle after Adidas kit takeover
Premier League Newcastle United will see its retail operations – run by the incumbent kit supplier Castore since the 2021-22 season – revert back to the club when Adidas takes over the technical role nex…
Deutsche Telekom expands Euro 2024 presence with national sponsorship
German telco Deutsche Telekom has furthered its association with Euro 2024 by becoming a national sponsor of the event
Women’s World Cup final ratings in Europe stifled by time-zone effect
European viewing figures outside of Spain and the UK for the 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup final suffered from a time difference effect with average audiences mostly down on the 2019 final played in Lyon, F…
Globo buys rights to Peru v Brazil as piecemeal qualifier sales begin
International rights to South American World Cup qualifiers are once again being sold around the world on a piecemeal basis, as Brazilian broadcaster Globo has agreed a one-off deal with Mediapro to show Brazil's away World Cup qualifier against Peru on September 13.
EXCLUSIVE: Visa and Qatar Airways renew top-tier Fifa Partner deals
Visa and Qatar Airways have renewed their top-tier Fifa Partner deals, covering all of the global football federation's major men’s, women’s and youth events, SportBusiness can exclusively reveal.
Spain’s World Cup triumph is top-rated women’s match on record
Spain set records on and off the pitch as their victory in the Fifa Women's World Cup final became the most-watched women's football match of all time in the country
Bundesliga and Next Media go early with rights extension in Vietnam to 2028
Next Media, the sports marketing agency in Vietnam, has sealed an early extension of its rights to German football's Bundesliga, and is to work with the VMG Media agency to make the matches more widely…
Serie A broadcast deals secured in Albania in time for 2023-24 kick-off
Fans in Albania were able to watch action from the opening weekend of the Italian Serie A season after deals were negotiated with pay-TV broadcasters Digitalb and Tring