Finance & Law

Football
Events

Brazil is the favourite to stage the 2027 Women’s World Cup after Fifa’s evaluation report scored its bid more highly than its European rival from Belgium, Netherlands and Germany.
Football
Finance & Law

Investment fund 777 Partners has been accused of a $350m fraud and double-pledging of assets in a US lawsuit which represents the most serious threat yet to its controversial multi-club ownership model.
Multiple Sports
Media

FuboTV, DirecTV and Dish Network are among a group of eight media entities in the United States that have urged Congress to conduct a hearing into the sports streaming joint venture proposed by Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery.
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

The US states of New York and Florida have joined a legal complaint against the NCAA for its continuing attempts to prohibit marketing contracts for athletes at the recruitment stage.
Football
Governance

New Uefa regulations on multi-club ownership come into force today (Wednesday) and could impact on some of the continent’s leading clubs taking part in next season's European clubs competitions.
Multiple Sports
Industry Moves

Paramount Global, which is in exclusive merger talks with Skydance Media, has announced the immediate exit of president and CEO Bob Bakish, to be replaced by three executives in a new leadership team amid a period of ongoing financial uncertainty.
Skiing
Media

A controversial vote on Friday by the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) council to push through media rights centralisation has reignited a dispute with Europe’s leading ski associations w…
Rugby Union
Finance & Law

Rugby Australia recorded a A$9.2m (€5.6m/$6m) loss following a four-per-cent decline in revenue for 2023, as the sport’s governing body paid the price for a disappointing Rugby World Cup performance.
Football
Media

The row between the DFL and its incumbent broadcaster DAZN has escalated after the latter vowed to take legal action over the Bundesliga domestic tender, prompting a fiery response from the league.
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

The National Football League on Peacock, NBCUniversal's streaming service, has helped revenue for the service grow 54 per cent to $1.1bn (€1.03bn) in the first quarter of 2024 compared to the same period in the previous year.
Football
Finance & Law

Private equity investment in French football has had the benefit of boosting revenues to record sums, but losses remain a concern despite narrowing year-on-year.
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

The IPO of the sports-focused private equity firm is the best debut of a $1bn-plus offering on a European exchange in more than three years.
American Football
Stadia

The Chicago Bears of the National Football League has unveiled a $4.6bn (€4.3bn) plan to build a domed stadium on the lakefront area next to current home Soldier Field. Half the cost of the $4.6
Athletics
Finance & Law

Two Circles, the data-driven sports marketing and sponsorship sales agency, has been unveiled as a key strategic partner in the new fan-focused track league created by four-time United States Olympic champion Michael Johnson.
Multiple Sports
Media

Viaplay’s sublicensing of sports rights and non-sports content helped to generate close to six-per-cent organic growth in its core markets during the first quarter as the broadcaster recognises that i…
Drone Racing
Finance & Law

The Drone Racing League (DRL) has been acquired for $250m (€234.3m) by Infinite Reality in a deal the technology and entertainment company states boosts its valuation to $3.5bn.
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

LiveMode has taken on strategic investment from US growth equity firm General Atlantic and Brazilian financial services company XP Investimentos, backers of one of two groups bidding to control commercial operations in Brazilian football.
Football
Governance

Alasdair Bell is to leave his position as deputy secretary general of Fifa after playing a crucial role at the world governing body for the past six years as a key aide to president Gianni Infantino