Features & Analysis

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Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich back away from Super League proposals

Bundesliga duo Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich have ruled out entering the new European Super League, instead favouring the proposed reforms to the format...

Manchester United quits ECA as Ed Woodward resigns from UEFA

Manchester United, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur have all stepped away from the European Club Association (ECA) as United’s Executive Vice-Chairman, Ed Woodward, has quit...

European Super League condemned as top clubs sign up to breakaway...

The decision of a dozen European football clubs, including six English Premier League teams, to join a breakaway ‘European Super League’ (ESL) has been...

NFL puts pen to paper on landmark trio of sports betting...

The National Football League (NFL) has designated Caesars Entertainment, DraftKings and FanDuel as its first-ever US official sports betting partners.The trio of multi-year agreements...

TrillerNet looks to transform into ‘content engine’ with FITE acquisition

TrillerNet has acquired combat sports media company FITE, enhancing its OTT streaming and PPV capabilities as well as AI-driven content, with a strong focus...

Ibrahimovic facing three-year suspension due to BetHard links

AC Milan’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic may face a three-year ban due to his connections to online sports betting operator BetHard, with both FIFA and UEFA...

Simmons: Women’s Super League could be self-sustaining within next decade

It could take the Women’s Super League up to 10 years - the equivalent of two media rights cycles - to become self-sustainable, according...

Chinese company donates 50,000 vaccines to CONMEBOL

CONMEBOL players competing in the Copa America will be inoculated ahead of the tournament, after Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinovac Biotech Ltd offered to donate...

Barcelona overtakes Real Madrid as Forbes’ most valuable club

FC Barcelona has ranked as the world’s most valuable football club, according to Forbes, for the first time in the La Liga team’s history,...

Grand National 2021 pulls in 8.8 million peak viewership

A peak of 8.8 million viewers tuned in to watch Rachael Blackmore become the first female jockey to triumph in the steeplechase with Minella...