LiveScore nets ‘landmark’ UCL rights deal in Ireland
Real-time sports updates and streaming service provider LiveScore has inked a three-year, ‘landmark’ deal to stream 137 UEFA Champions League matches free-to-air in Ireland...
Sponsors back Naomi Osaka amid French Open fallout
Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka has received the backing of a number of major sponsors, including sportswear apparel brand Nike, after withdrawing from the...
ESL condemns UEFA’s ‘insistent coercion’
European Super League (ESL) founding clubs FC Barcelona, Juventus FC and Real Madrid CF have described UEFA’s disciplinary proceedings as ‘insistent coercion’.The three teams...
UEFA initiates disciplinary proceedings against remaining ESL teams
UEFA has begun disciplinary proceedings against Barcelona, Real Madrid and Juventus, the three teams who remain committed to the breakaway European Super League (ESL)...
DAZN expands standalone business solution in Germany
Digital sports streaming service DAZN is set to roll out its global commercial premises business - ‘DAZN For Business’ - in Germany.In launching the...
Ex-England manager Roy Hodgson joins football fan-led review panel
The UK government has named the full membership of the panel which will conduct the long-awaited fan-led review of football, including former players and...
EU Parliament battles against sports piracy with new legislation
The European Union (EU) Parliament is seeking to ‘clarify and improve’ the existing framework surrounding piracy of live sports content.It comes after they voted...
Nancy Pelosi proposes ‘diplomatic boycott’ of 2022 Beijing Winter Games
Pressure is mounting on the International Olympic Committee (IOC), along with sports federations, sponsors and athletes, as calls for a boycott on the 2022...
LiveScore signs up Cristiano Ronaldo as global ambassador
Global sports media business LiveScore has named Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo as the firm’s official global brand ambassador.The real-time sports updates provider has linked...
ESPN nets record rights agreement in $1.4bn LaLiga tie-up
ESPN and LaLiga have struck an expansive media rights agreement that will see streaming service ESPN+ become the new English and Spanish language home...