Football

There will be a new domestic broadcaster for the Saudi Pro League from the new season, with three bidders shortlisted and final talks to take place over the coming days, SportBusiness can reveal.

DAZN has entered the Greek market through a multi-year deal with the Antenna Group that starts with both media companies showing the Fifa Club World Cup, which begins tomorrow (Saturday).

Ligové Fotbalové Asociace (LFA), the Czech league football association, has expressed its concern about the financial impact of a proposed ban on gambling advertising in the Czech Republic.

Iris Sport Media has struck a host of free-to-air television deals for the Fifa Club World Cup in sub-Saharan Africa, including in the region’s only participating nation South Africa.

Relations between France's Professional Football League and Canal Plus finally look to have been repaired, with the country's largest pay-television broadcaster wanting an active role in the proposed new LFP channel.

The Sportfive agency is planning a "more intensive cooperation" with Hertha Berlin after announcing an extension of its partnership with the 2. Bundesliga club.

Marriott International has decided not to extend its sponsorship agreement with Manchester United after targeting $80m to $90m in annual cost savings as part of a significant restructuring effort.

Olympic TOP sponsor Airbnb has struck a deal with Fifa to become a supporter of three major tournaments in the Americas over the next three years, including the Club World Cup which kicks off in just over 48 hours.

Sportradar has struck a deal with DAZN Group to acquire the betting data rights to the upcoming Fifa Club World Cup.

Europe's top five leagues generated total revenue of over €20bn ($23.1bn) for the first time in the 2023-24 season, with club finances primarily boosted by rising commercial income.

West Ham United has signed a new front-of-shirt sponsorship deal with BoyleSports for the final season in which betting sponsors are allowed to brand Premier League clubs’ main shirt assets.

BeIN Sports is to remain the home of the Bundesliga in France, the biggest exporter of foreign talent to the German top flight, until at least the end of the 2028-29 season.

Italian government reforms look set to pave the way for the lifting of the ‘no single-buyer’ rule that currently shapes the sale of Serie A’s domestic broadcast rights.

Fanatics has added Italian powerhouse Inter Milan to its stable of European football licensing agreements on a decade-long term.

Danish football’s lower-tier leagues have sold their title sponsorship rights to the Malta-based betting group Soft2Bet to promote two of the operator’s betting brands, Betinia and CampoBet.

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.