FIFA: Exclusive rights and sponsors ‘paramount’ to women’s football growth
FIFA has published its Benchmarking Report, the first survey into the development of top-tier professional women’s football, identifying exclusive sponsorship and broadcasting deals as...
DAZN ‘stays true to goals’ with Sky Deutschland deal
DAZN has signed an agreement with Sky's Sky Deutschland division, launching two channels in Germany and sublicensing the broadcaster’s UEFA Champions League rights in...
Liga MX’s Chivas inks deal with Mexican national lottery
Club Deportivo Guadalajara, commonly known as Chivas, has linked with the Mexican national lottery to launch a suite of commemorative tickets.The partnership will celebrate...
HWB appoints ‘world class team’ to lead five-year strategy
The Horse Welfare Board (HWB) has strengthened its team with three ‘world class’ appointments, as it looks to implement its five-year ‘A Life Well...
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Committee denies cancellation plans
The Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee has reiterated that no board members support the cancellation of the upcoming Olympic Games, as public opposition continues to...
ESL condemns UEFA’s ‘insistent coercion’
European Super League (ESL) founding clubs FC Barcelona, Juventus FC and Real Madrid CF have described UEFA’s disciplinary proceedings as ‘insistent coercion’.The three teams...
Ibrahimovic served €50K fine by UEFA for Bethard investment
AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimović has been fined €50,000 by the Appeals Body of UEFA, following an investigation into the Swedish player’s financial investment...
PGS lauds ‘beginning of a new era’ via Fanatics partnership
Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) has enhanced its partnership with sports merchandising firm Fanatics to open a permanent retail store in the US, boosting its stateside...
Ekstraklasa ‘planning new projects’ with Lotto and PKO Bank
The Ekstraklasa, Poland’s top-flight professional men’s football league, has renewed its sponsorship arrangements with state-owned lottery operator Totalizator Sportowy’s Lotto brand and the PKO...
MLSPA and Mayweather Jr make NFT announcements
The use of Non-Fungible Token (NFT) digital assets in the sporting space has been expanded following separate announcements by the Major League Soccer Players...