Investment & Strategy

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

New York Ironworks latest MLR team to leave ahead of 2024...

Major League Rugby (MLR) has lost another franchise ahead of its 2024 season as the New York Ironworks announced it will be withdrawing from...

Brazil betting market pushed further on horizon as Bill vote delayed

A crucial vote on the regulation of a federal Brazilian betting market has been postponed by Senators concerned about the inclusion of online casino...

Spanish FA joins SIGMA to fight against gambling fraud

The Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) is ramping up efforts to fight back against fraud in the gambling sector by joining betting research service...

Cristiano Ronaldo hit with lawsuit over Binance promotion

Cristiano Ronaldo has had a class-action lawsuit filed against him after claimants state they suffered monetary losses due to the football star’s promotion of...

MLB and Mercedes F1 named in two fraud lawsuits against crypto...

Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 team have been named in two new lawsuits filed against defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX for...

CBF appoints integrity lead with betting market on horizon

The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) has appointed Eduardo Gussem as its Integrity Officer, ahead of the launch of a federally regulated sports betting market.Gussem...

Real Madrid loses court battle against La Liga over planned club...

Spain’s national criminal court Audiencia Nacional has dismissed Real Madrid’s appeal against La Liga and its president, Javier Tebas. The decision comes after the team...

Slovenian tennis official Marko Ducman slapped with 10-year ban by the...

Slovenian tennis official Marko Ducman has been handed a suspension from the sport for ten years by the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA). According to...

Report: Atletico Madrid seeking €20m in WhaleFin lawsuit

Atletico Madrid is reportedly planning a lawsuit against WhaleFin over failed payments from a previous sponsorship deal. The La Liga club is looking to recoup...

Bulgarian football boss Mihaylov investigated over match-fixing allegations

Bulgaria’s Prosecutor’s Office has launched an investigation against the Bulgarian Football Union (BFU) boss Borislav Mihaylov. A statement by government officials said that the probe...