Football
Argentinian clubs unite in anti-privatisation stance against new president Milei
Argentina's leading football clubs have vowed to remain in the hands of their fans following election to the country's presidency of Javier Milei, who is staunchly in favour of privatisation
FC Porto turns to Legends to find stadium naming rights sponsor
Legends, the global premium experiences company, is to lead the search for a first-ever naming rights sponsor of the Estádio do Dragã, the home of Portuguese football giants FC Porto.
Prud’homme quits L’Équipe CEO role to lead Lyon
Experienced broadcast executive Laurent Prud’homme is leaving his role as chief executive of L’Équipe to become chief executive of Olympique Lyonnais under the John Textor era.
Nike inks 10-year Football Australia extension, promises replica Matildas’ GK shirt
Football Australia and Nike are to take their commercial relationship into a third decade after the US sportswear giant today (Friday) signed a new 10-year kit supplier contract
Booking.com renews with Uefa as men’s and women’s Euros sponsor
Uefa, European football's governing body, has announced that Booking.com has renewed its sponsorship of both men's and women's editions of the European Championship
O2 set to retain Czech league as rights fees more than double
Domestic broadcast rights to the top two Czech football leagues have fetched CZK430m (€17.6m/$19.1m) per season during an invitation to tender with telco O2 picking up the lion’s share of the inventory.Fol
UK brand Wow Hydrate seeks global push with Man United deal
UK-based sports and fitness drinks company Wow Hydrate has signed as a global sponsor of Premier League club Manchester United to build up its international profile
DFL stresses ‘partner’ not ‘investor’ in private equity 3.0 push
Private equity investment is back on the Bundesliga agenda for the third time in as many years, with the German Football League (DFL) this week publishing clear guidelines in the hope of persuading the…
NRK, TV2 split free-to-air UWCL coverage in Norway
A selection of Uefa Women's Champions League matches, including the showpiece final, are to be shown on free-to-air television in Norway
Fifa+ adds CAF qualifiers to streaming portfolio
Fifa is live streaming CAF qualifying matches for the 2026 World Cup on its Fifa+ platform in most countries worldwide
Record revenues for Manchester City amid sponsor diversification strategy
Manchester City has announced record revenues of £712.7m (€817.8m/$888m) for the 2022-23 financial year covering its treble-winning season, setting a new high for a Premier League club.
Tebas’ chief lieutenant Mayo heading to Atlético Madrid
Oscar Mayo is leaving his role as executive director of LaLiga to join Atlético Madrid, one of the Spanish league's powerhouses.
RFEF announces Stage Front deal amid raft of new sponsorships
The Spanish Football Federstion (RFEF) has unveiled a host of new sponsorship agreements, including with US ticketing and hospitality company Stage Front
Eredivisie blackout remains in Japan despite Fuji TV, TV Asahi deals
The Dutch Eredivisie remains off television screens in Japan, with commercial broadcasters Fuji TV and TV Asahi picking up news access rights only, SportBusiness has learned
Bayern sponsorship guru Jung to quit at end of season
Andreas Jung, one of the leading commercial executives in German football, is to leave his role as the board member responsible for marketing at Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich at the end of the season
TNT Sports sublicenses top women’s football rights from DAZN
Pay-television broadcaster TNT Sports has sublicensed rights in the UK and Ireland to selected matches from the Uefa Women’s Champions League and the top-tier domestic women’s leagues of France, Spain and…
Bayern Munich exceeds expectations with record revenues for 2022-23
German Bundesliga club Bayern Munich today (Monday) announced record revenues exceeding its own expectations, with income totalling €854.2m ($913m) for the 2022-23 season.
Rival Brazilian groups join forces against proposed betting sponsorship ban
Some of Brazil’s biggest football clubs have registered their "enormous concern" at government proposals to ban betting operator sponsorships in football.