Investment & Strategy

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

FIFA suspends Pakistan and Chad footballing authorities amid ‘hostile takeover’

Both the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) and the Chadian Football Association (FTFA) have been suspended by FIFA with immediate effect, on the grounds of...

NOC*NSF partners with Sportradar for competition monitoring

Sportradar Integrity Services has formed an alliance with the Netherlands Olympic Committee*Dutch Sports Federation (NOC*NSF) which will allow the sports integrity solutions provider to...

AGCOM launches TIM probe as DAZN opens talks with Italian media...

Italy’s communications regulator AGCOM has opened an investigation into Telecom Italia (TIM) over its Serie A distribution deal with digital streaming service DAZN.According to...

North Korea to skip Tokyo 2020 as US considers 2022 Beijing...

North Korea has confirmed that its athletes will not be taking part in the rescheduled 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics later this year.In its statement, the...

Elgin City footballer accused of betting integrity breaches

A striker for Scottish League Two professional football club Elgin City has been accused of involvement in a betting conspiracy along with three other...

Match fixing sanction issued to Venezuelan tennis player

Venezuelan tennis player Roberto Maytin has been banned from the sport for 14 years by the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) for multiple breaches...

FIFA President includes transparent World Cup bidding process in reforms

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has outlined 11 key reforms to aid the governing body in the fight against corruption in sport and ‘bring back...

Portsmouth defender hit with £2,500 FA fine for betting breaches

The Football Association (FA) has issued Portsmouth FC defender Rasmus Nicolaisen a fine for breaching the governing body’s betting rules.The 24-year-old has accepted an...

Crystal Palace enhances social responsibility efforts with GAMSTOP

Premier League club Crystal Palace FC has strengthened its commitment to the promotion of responsible gambling via an agreement with national self-exclusion service GAMSTOP.The...

UEFA eyeing ‘dramatic’ reforms to FFP rules

UEFA is preparing to make ‘dramatic’ changes to its current Financial Fair Play (FFP) system as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.Discussing the potential...