Investment & Strategy

News and analysis relating to sports investment and the strategy employed by sports teams globally, including financial results.

ASA calls for final evidence on ‘loot box advertising’

The ‘consultation phase’ requiring evidence on ‘advertising of loot boxes and other in-game purchases’ will close on 28 January next week, the Advertising Standards...

ESIC issues bans to 35 more individuals amid esports investigation

The Esports Integrity Commission (ESIC) has issued bans to 35 Australian CS:GO players following an ongoing investigation which has found the individuals guilty of...

Stats Perform receives IBIA data accreditation

Stats Perform has been awarded a Data Standards Accreditation from the International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA), becoming the first betting data provider to receive...

PP Sports and Premier League legal battle rumbles on

PP Sports is preparing to take legal action against the Premier League, the Financial Times has reported.The Chinese streaming service, which is owned by...

Belarus frozen out of 2021 Ice Hockey World Championship

The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) has stripped Belarus of its co-hosting rights to the 2021 Ice Hockey World Championship ‘in the face of...

Sportradar renews ten year commitment to EHF partnership

Sports data and content firm Sportradar has extended its integrity partnership with the European Handball Federation (EHF) until 2030.The agreement will see Sportradar provide...

FIFA rebuffs Atlético Madrid’s appeal against Trippier ban

Atlético Madrid’s appeal against a ban on Kieran Trippier has been rejected by FIFA.At the beginning of the year, the FA announced that Trippier’s...

Ice hockey sponsors threaten contract cancellation if championship stays in Belarus

Sponsors of the 2021 Ice Hockey World Championship have threatened to pull out of the tournament if it is staged in Belarus and Latvia...

Probe launched into match fixing allegations against Peruvian referee

Liga 1 referee Miguel Santiváñez has been removed by the Peruvian Football Federation (FPF) whilst an independent integrity body investigates match fixing-related allegations, claiming...

FA appeal to extend Kieran Trippier betting ban is denied

Atlético Madrid and England defender Kieran Tripper’s betting ban is due to end on 28 February after an unsuccessful appeal by the Football Association (FA).Trippier...