Latin America

Fox Corp has acquired Mexican sports streamer Caliente TV in a move that sees the US broadcaster double down on its commitment to the country, where it is engulfed in a legal battle with former business partner Grupo Lauman.

The Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) has won a legal battle at the Court of Arbitration for Sport, allowing it to continue to negotiate a new media rights deal on behalf of top-flight clubs with the Tenfield agency.

The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) has announced the creation of a working group that has 90 days to draw up proposals for financial fair play (FFP) regulations covering the country's professional clubs.

Ahead of next week's kick-off, DAZN has continued its sublicensing spree for the 2025 Fifa Club World Cup start, with a host of deals struck across Central America.

Campeonato Brasileirão football clubs have pushed back against new proposals from the Brazilian government to impose limits on betting operator advertising in stadiums.

The Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) and the Tenfield agency are expected to sit down before the end of this month to discuss an extension to their long-running media rights relationship

The Liga Forte Uniao (LFU) and Libra blocs of Brazilian football clubs are close to signing off an agreement with the 1190 Sports agency for international media rights to the top two divisions

Civil war has broken out in Mexican football a year out from the country's co-hosting of the Fifa World Cup, with second-tier clubs filing a complaint before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) over the absence of promotion-relegation.

The relatively unknown Samir Xaud is set to become the new president of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) in the latest twist to the ongoing saga at the heart of Brazilian football

Sporty Group, which has built a strong free-to-air operation in sub-Saharan Africa in recent years, has made a move into Brazil by acquiring the Nosso Futebol platform, SportBusiness can reveal.

Conmebol, South American football's governing body, has awarded Mediapro a new contract to continue producing and distributing the broadcast signal for its leading club competitions until the end of 2026.

Media group TelevisaUnivision has secured exclusive free-to-air rights in Mexico to the country’s inaugural Nascar Cup Series race next month.

Betano has added a front-of-shirt sponsorship agreement with Club Atlético River Plate to its burgeoning sponsorship portfolio in Argentinian football.

The Mexico City Grand Prix has secured a fresh three-year contract to remain a regular fixture on an evolving Formula 1 calendar.

The UK is the latest major European media market where DAZN has struck a sublicensing agreement for this summer's Fifa Club World Cup, dealing with commercial free-to-air broadcaster Channel 5.

WWE has moved to further diversify its offering by acquiring Mexican lucha libre promotion AAA in partnership with sports and entertainment holding company, Fillip

Brazilian club Santos has swapped one betting brand for another, with Blaze replaced by 7k as its front-of-shirt sponsor, while São Paulo has exited a deal with Viva Sorte.

Brazilian football's deep ties with the betting industry continue to strengthen after Superbet acquired the title sponsorship rights to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B.