August 4 – The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) has called on national regulators to temporarily lift the betting sponsorship and advertising ban to allow clubs and the league an opportunity to recoup lost revenue.
August 4 – Premier League Everton have become the latest club to join the blockchain-based Fan Token platform on the Chiliz platform.
August 3 – Manchester City has renewed its partnership with Healthpoint, a leading centre for sports-related injury, prevention and rehabilitation based in Abu Dhabi.
August 1 – An independent mediator has been appointed to find a resolution to the TV rights dispute between Canal+ and the French league (LFP), and by association beIN Sports.
July 30 – UEFA has renewed its Champions League partnership with PlayStationthat was first inked in 1997 for the 2021-24 cycle.
July 30 – The chaos around French league broadcast rights move on a stage yesterday with Canal+ being told by the President of the Nanterre Commercial Court that it had frozen Canal+’s right to terminate the €330 million broadcast contract they had sub-licensed from beIN Sports for live Ligue 1 games.
July 28 – AS Roma have teamed up with Zytara Labs, a leading blockchain enterprise, who will become the club’s main global partner in a three-year deal.
July 28 – Workwear specialist Engelbert Strauss has signed a three-year UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League partnership that will through to the end of the 2024 season.
July 27 – Autohero have teamed up with French champions Paris Saint-Germain in a multi-season agreement.
July 26 – Borussia Dortmund has added sweet (candy) brand RIESEN to its North American sponsorship portfolio in a two-year deal.
July 27 – Fulham, who are looking to bounce back to the Premier League after relegation last, have signed UK financial trading and sports betting firm Spreadex as a principle partner for the next two seasons.
July 26 – Dutch club Ajax Amsterdam and Coca-Cola have signed a sponsorship and ‘pouring’ deal for three seasons.
July 26 – Kumho Tyre has agreed a long-term extension to its Official Tyre Partner status with Premier League Tottenham Hotspur which began in 2016.
July 25 – The Nanterre Commercial court in France has ruled against beIN Sports in its request to make Canal+ fulfil its contract and pay €330 million in rights fees for live broadcast of Ligue 1 matches. Canal + said it was suspending its sub-licensing contract with beIN after Ligue 1 licensed rights to Amazon.
July 23 – Premier League Watford, returning to the top flight after just a year in the Championship, have signed a record multi-year partnership with crypto casino and sports betting platform Stake.com.