Investment & Strategy

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

Football still suffering from gender prize money pay rift, study finds

The ‘overwhelming majority’ of sports at the top level now offer equal prize money to men and women, although a gap still remains in...

Russian Olympic figure skater dealt 10-year doping suspension

Russian figure skater Maria Sotskova has been issued a 10-year ban from the sport by the country’s Figure Skating Federation, according to a report...

BeIN awarded emergency injunction against Fenerbahçe

Turkish Süper Lig rights-holder beIN Media Group has won an injunction against Fenerbahçe to prevent the club manipulating its logo and branding as part...

Date set for Canal+ and LFP court ruling

A Parisian court has set a date for the legal decision regarding the legal case between pay-TV broadcaster Canal+ and the French Professional Football...

FC Barcelona offers ‘full collaboration’ to police amid ‘Barcagate’ scandal

FC Barcelona has said it has provided its ‘full collaboration’ to the legal and police authorities after Catalan police visited the offices of the...

La Liga knocked back by General Court in El Clásico trademark...

La Liga has been rebuffed in its attempts to trademark ‘El Clásico’ after the General Court of the European Union rejected the Spanish governing...

BeIN to take legal action against Fenerbahçe over campaign against broadcaster

BeIN Media Group is set to take legal action against Fenerbahçe over the Süper Lig club’s campaign against the Qatar-based broadcaster.According to reports, beIN...

Malaysian Football League enlists Genius in integrity alliance

The Malaysian Football League (MFL) has strengthened its data and integrity capabilities by enlisting Genius Sports Group in a long term deal.Genius will be...

Aston Villa bans players from fantasy football following injury leak

Aston Villa has ordered players to stop competing in fantasy football competitions with the club fearing that Jack Grealish’s injury was leaked online, according...

CSCF announces continuation of EU-funded IntegriSport project

Sports integrity non-profit organisation the CSCF Foundation has launched its ‘IntegriSport Next ERASMUS+’, an EU-level project representing a joint commitment between six member-state countries...