Investment & Strategy

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

EA prepares to block FIFA Ultimate Team mode amid loot box...

Electronic Arts (EA) is reviewing its European terms of play related to its ‘Ultimate Team’ mode of the popular FIFA video game series, aiming...

Chris Wood issued suspended cricket ban over historic gambling charges

Hampshire County Cricket Club seam bowler Chris Wood has been handed a two-month suspended ban for placing wagers on nine cricket matches between 2011 and...

French tennis umpire banned for betting breaches

The Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) has announced that line umpire David Rocher has been found guilty of betting on 11 tennis matches between January...

FIFA combats corruption in football with new UNODC campaign

FIFA has teamed up with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to release a new campaign which raises awareness of match-fixing...

Australian NBL selects Sportradar for broadcast rights and integrity deal

Sportradar has netted a lucrative deal to operate as the international media distributor, official integrity partner and OTT partner of Australia’s Hungry Jack’s National...

Tennis Integrity Unit deals double ban blow to Ukranian and British...

Ukrainian tennis player Stanislav Poplavskyy has been handed a lifetime ban from the sport by the Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU).Poplavskyy accepted charges of match-fixing...

FA fines West Brom’s Paul Terry for betting breaches

Paul Terry, the brother of former Chelsea star John Terry, has been dealt a £1000 fine by the FA after confessing to 209 breaches...

Slovak Football Association makes integrity pledge with MGA

The Slovak Football Association has partnered with Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) in a new data-sharing agreement.The governing body of football in Slovakia, one of...

CAT takes lead judiciary of UK football data rights dispute

The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT), UK law’s main court for business and economic disputes, has ruled that it will act as the lead judiciary...

TIU issues lengthy ban to Spanish tennis player

The Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) has banned professional tennis player Enrique López Pérez from the sport for eight years after the Spaniard was found...