Football
Uefa, Conmebol announce further collaboration with Club Challenge
Uefa and Conmebol, the governing bodies of Europe and South America respectively, are to collaborate further with the launch of the Club Challenge, a one-off match between the winners of the 2022-23 Europa…
Torino sleeve deal marks JD’s first Italian football move
Lega Serie A's Torino has become the latest football club to sign up sports fashion retailer JD as its sleeve sponsor with the brand’s logo set to be featured on first-team kits from the start of the 2…
DAZN deals with SportA for Women’s World Cup highlights
Subscription sports broadcaster DAZN has picked up rights in Germany to show highlights from the 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup.
Chelsea launches new kit without shirt sponsor
Premier League club Chelsea has launched its new kit without a front-of-shirt sponsor as talks continue with prospective partners
Roc Nation Sports enters Brazil with TFM acquisition
The Roc Nation Sports International (RNSI) talent agency has launched a Brazilian division following the acquisition of TFM, a leading football agency
Talpa’s Veronica to follow Dutch trio’s European qualification hopes
Dutch broadcaster Talpa Network has acquired exclusive rights to the Uefa club competition home qualifiers of three Eredivisie clubs vying for the group stages
1Stadia picks up slate of Fifa tournaments rights in Indian subcontinent
US-based 1Stadia has acquired exclusive rights in the Indian subcontinent to upcoming competitions organised by Fifa, football's global governing body
Uefa clears multi-club owners to compete in Euro competitions, Osasuna to appeal
Uefa has cleared Aston Villa, Brighton & Hove Albion and AC Milan to compete in its club competitions next season, saying it is satisfied that they no direct influence at Vitória Sport Clube, Royal Union …
Toulouse FC taps Spring Media for summer friendlies
The Spring Media agency has struck a deal with Toulouse FC to handle global media rights and betting distribution for the French Ligue 1 club's pre-season friendlies
Barcelona ‘planning’ listing of digital unit on Nasdaq
Spanish LaLiga club FC Barcelona is planning on listing its Barca Media digital arm on the Nasdaq Stock Market after entering into talks with Swiss venture capital firm Mountain Partners over the formation…
England run to Uefa U21 final prompts late Channel 4 deal
England’s final against Spain in the Uefa European under-21 Championship tomorrow (Saturday) will be shown live in the UK by a major free-to-air broadcaster after Channel 4 finalised a rights agreement.
Serie A sleeve sponsors face new rules to tone down branding
Serie A clubs have been told by the Italian league to tone down the logos of their sleeve sponsors over the next few seasons
Iberia sponsors LaLiga in Latin America market deal
Spain’s LaLiga has signed a sponsorship agreement for the Latin American region with the national airline carrier Iberia.
Sky Media wins Fifa+ ad sales role
Sky Media, the advertising sales house of pay-television broadcaster Sky, has been appointed as the official and exclusive advertising sales representative for the Fifa+ streaming platform across the UK,…
Game4Ukraine to get broad Eurasia coverage on Setanta
Setanta Sports, the pay-television broadcaster, has secured rights in a host of European and Asian countries to Game4Ukraine, the charity football match being played in London next month
Coca-Cola signs ‘transformative’ US Soccer sponsorship
US Soccer has reached a long-term ‘strategic partnership’ with Coca-Cola which it describes as one of the most significant in the federation’s history.
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Chinese sports ticketing tech firm Watch-A-Game to sell Euro 2024 hospitality
The Beijing-based Watch-A-Game Sports Technology has acquired the exclusive hospitality sales rights in China to next year’s Euro 2024 tournament.
Arkema doubles down on French women’s football in FFF sponsorship
French multinational chemicals group Arkema, the naming-rights sponsor of France’s top-flight women’s football league, has agreed a deal to sponsor the French women’s national team until 2025.
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