Italy

Football
Governance

It was another 'will they, won't they' year in Italian football as Lega Serie A continued with its threat to launch its own media channel, backed by private investors, if domestic media rights bids did…
Football
Media

DAZN and Telecom Italia are thought to have renewed their Serie A distribution agreement, a key deal for the rollout of the subscription broadcaster’s live coverage of the Italian top flight.
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Multinational pharmaceutical company IBSA has been announced as the first exclusive front-of-shirt sponsor for AS Roma’s women’s team.
Multi-sport
Sponsorship & Marketing

The organisers of the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in 2026 have moved closer to hitting their sponsorship revenue targets with the signings of the national state-owned railway FS Italiane Group and the…
Road Cycling
Sponsorship & Marketing

Continental, the German tyre manufacturer, has returned as a sponsor of road cycling's Giro d'Italia after a four-year hiatus
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Lega Serie A has agreed a deal with Mondelez-owned cream cheese brand Philadelphia to sponsor its Manager of the Month Award.
Football
Events

Globe Soccer has announced that the inaugural Globe Soccer Awards Europe will take place next May at the Hotel Cala di Volpe in Sardinia, Italy
Football
Finance & Law

Serie A club Napoli has recorded record revenues of €359.2m ($394.1m) and profits of €79.7m for the 2022-23 financial year covering its Italian league title-winning season and run to the quarter-finals of the Uefa Champions League.
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Another Middle Eastern airline has entered the Milanese football landscape after Inter announced Qatar Airways as a new global sponsor
Football
Media

Lega Nazionale Professionisti Serie B (LNPB), the organising body of the second tier of football in Italy, is working on the final details of its domestic rights invitation to tender for the next three-year…
Football
Finance & Law

Finnish entrepreneur Thomas Zilliacus has announced that he has raised $2.5bn (€2.33bn) through his investment company XXI Century Capital and is ready to launch a bid to buy Inter Milan.
Football
Media

Luigi De Siervo, chief executive of Lega Serie A, has hit out at critics who claimed the recent €4.5bn ($4.8
Football
Media

Mediaset, the commercial broadcaster, has defeated its public-service rival Rai in the battle for domestic rights to Italian football's knockout Coppa Italia
Football
Media

Lega Serie A is set to begin private negotiations with public-service broadcaster Rai and commercial broadcaster Mediaset over rights to the Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana for the three-year period covering the 2024-25 to 2026-27 seasons.
Football
Finance & Law

Serie A club AC Milan has announced record revenues for 2022-23 and its first profit since 2006 following its 2022 Italian league success and subsequent run to the Uefa Champions League semi-finals
Football
Media

Lega Serie A clubs today (Monday) accepted the new domestic media rights offer on the table from incumbents DAZN and Sky, which represent a slight drop on the current cycle and a similar fee to the one…
Multi-sport
Sponsorship & Marketing

French outdoor sports brand Salomon has made its biggest sponsorship deal to date by signing as a top-tier ‘Premium Partner’ of the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in 2026. 
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Italian Serie A club SS Lazio is set to take sides in the host city contest for ‘Expo 2030’ by accepting the Rome bid as its main shirt sponsor.