OneFootball announces capture of new OTT Streaming and Media Rights VP
OneFootball has recruited Nikolaus von Doetinchem as the football media company’s Vice-President of OTT Streaming and Media Rights.Sportfive’s President of Media will make the switch to...
Svenska Spel to honour 2022 FIFA World Cup sponsorship
Sweden’s state-owned operator Svenska Spel has opted to stand by its sponsorship of the country’s national football team at next summer’s FIFA World Cup...
New report calls for sports clubs to end sponsorship with ‘high...
New research has called on sports clubs and leagues to review sponsorship agreements with companies that have a high carbon footprint, including automotive manufacturers,...
Real Madrid to generate €120m in revenue with in-stadium casino plans
Real Madrid’s redevelopment of the Bernabéu stadium will include space for a casino, capable of generating around €120 million in revenue for the Spanish...
Chelsea backs local businesses in free sponsorship initiative
Chelsea FC has extended an invitation to local firms to apply for free sponsorship inventory to boost small businesses amid the pandemic, as part...
FIFA hands fresh suspensions to Blatter and Valcke
FIFA has issued the governing body’s former President Sepp Blatter a six year and eight month ban from all football-related activities at national and...
CBS secures US Serie A broadcast rights despite predicted dip in...
CBS Sports has fought off competition from incumbent bidder ESPN for the US rights to the Serie A for the 2021 to 2024 cycle.ESPN...
Premier League clubs pencil gambling shirt sponsorship meeting
Premier League clubs will convene to discuss the future of partnering with gambling operators for shirt sponsorships at a stakeholder meeting scheduled for Thursday,...
OneFootball drives ‘football’s digital transformation’ with Spurs, BVB and DFB link-ups
OneFootball has announced the German Football Association (DFB), Borussia Dortmund and Tottenham Hotspur as new company shareholders, with the DFB becoming the first national association...
Lyon selects AliExpress as short-term sleeve sponsor
Olympique Lyonnais has landed online retail service AliExpress as its shirt sleeve rights sponsor for the remainder of the 2020/21 season.Under the terms of...