Football
Schade named MD of Bayer Leverkusen
German football club Bayer Leverkusen has named Michael Schade as its managing director following the retirement of Wolfgang Holzhaeuser this October.
FIFA bans nine match-fixing footballers
FIFA has suspended eight Estonian footballers and has handed a lifetime ban to a Lebanese player following their involvement in match-fixing.
Third of Premier League fans will not renew season ticket
A third of English Premier League fans may not renew their season tickets for next season, according to new research.
Maracana stadium bid winners suspended
A judge has ruled that the bidding process for the operating rights of Rio de Janeiro’s Maracana stadium was unfair and has suspended the contract with bid winners IMX.
Jordan FA drinks to PepsiCo’s extended backing
PepsiCo has extended a sponsorship deal with the Jordan Football Association in a three-year deal, from 2013-14 to 2015-16.
A new vision for Russia’s Premier League
Pauline McVey, analyst for SportBusiness Intelligence, looks at televised sport in Russia and considers the impact of the decision by the Russian Premier League to launch its own football channel
Cashing in on global appeal
As the Premier League embarks on its international rights sales, SportBusiness Intelligence, the market intelligence and consultancy arm of the SportBusiness Group, looks at how top football properties…
Nothing comes for free
Ben Speight, head of SportBusiness Intelligence, breaks down the German TV market – one of the few in Europe where free-to-air spend on sport is higher than that of pay-TV.