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Panini back in English football with EFL deal
Panini has regained a foothold in English football after striking a new multi-year licensing agreement with the English Football League (EFL).
RFU converts Castore kit switch
Castore is to replace Umbro in supplying playing kit, training and travel wear to England’s men’s and women’s rugby union sides after finalising an agreement first reported by SportBusiness five months ago.
EXCLUSIVE: Fuse’s Kendall nets FA commercial role
Sports marketer Sarah Kendall has been appointed head of commercial partnerships at the Football Association (FA), as the English governing body returns to the Fuse agency to fill a key commercial role.
NRL ‘considers’ buying Super League stake
Australia’s National Rugby League (NRL) is considering acquiring a 33-per-cent stake in Super League on the condition that it can assume administrative control of the British competition.
WSL eyes relegation pause amid expansion
The WSL's expansion strategy is far from being cemented, but has already created a backlash and public clarifications.
Ramsey leaves RFU for leading PTO role
The English Rugby Football Union's commercial director, Stuart Ramsey, has left the organisation and will be named chief commercial officer of the Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO).
RFU unveils Apple technology deal
The English Rugby Football Union (RFU) has agreed a multi-year technology partnership with US giant Apple, building on a relationship that began 15 years ago.
United revenue hit by Champions League failure
Manchester United’s revenues for the three-month period ending December 31 dropped by 12 per cent year-on-year, as the club felt the impact of not qualifying for the Uefa Champions League.
Armstrong hire advances Man Utd executive rebuild
Manchester United have recruited the experienced Marc Armstrong to the role of chief business officer as the revenue generating sectors of sponsorship, e-commerce and ticketing are brought together under his direction.
Hundred team value hits £950m after Brave sale
GMR Group has today (Wednesday) assumed full control of Southern Brave, taking the total value of the eight teams in The Hundred to more than £950m (€1.14bn/$1.18bn).
Year in Review – the Premier League in 2024
SportBusiness takes a look at 12 months of Premier League deals and developments covered by our team of reporters.
EXCLUSIVE: RFU close to replacing Umbro kit deal
The English Rugby Football Union is close to replacing its Umbro kit supply agreement, with Castore thought the most likely candidate to take on the rights.
Premier League clubs approve APT rule changes
Premier League clubs have today (Friday) approved changes to the league’s Associated Party Transaction (APT) rules, representing a blow for Manchester City in its long-running legal battle against the league.
IMG loses Premier League Productions business
IMG will lose its long-held and lucrative Premier League broadcast production business from 2026-27 after the English top flight decided to take the operations in-house in a major blow to the agency
Report lays bare precarious Premiership finances
Seven of the 10 clubs could be classed as balance sheet insolvent, according to a report which states that English domestic rugby union is likely to remain a loss-making industry for the foreseeable future.
Man Utd in the red for fifth successive year
Manchester United recorded a loss of £113.2m (€134.2m/$147.9m) for the 2023-24 financial year despite the Premier League club posting record revenues of £661.8m.
Gannon steps up as Chelsea CEO Jurasek departs
The overhaul of senior personnel at Chelsea has continued with the English Premier League club today (Thursday) announcing the departure of chief executive Chris Jurasek and promotion of Jason Gannon to president and chief operating officer.
London Lions’ future secured as Tesonet takeover finalised
The future of British Basketball League team the London Lions has been secured after it was announced that technology investor Tesonet has purchased the franchise despite earlier denials by administrators that a deal had been agreed.