January 15 – In 2007, Stan Kroenke’s KSE UK inc. purchased a 9.9% stake in Arsenal Football Club. Eleven years later, Kroenke, the owner of Arsenal Holdings plc bought the entire club.
January 16 – In 2030, Spain will co-host their first World Cup since the fiesta hit Iberian shores in 1982, but before a ball is kicked, the all-important media rights are up for grabs.
January 16 – Belo Horizonte club Atletico Mineiro has partnered with H2Bet in a three-year deal.
January 16 – Manchester City Women have announced a global partnership with Revolut, marking the financial technology company’s debut in women’s football.
January 16 – Spanish football has always been a global spectacle, and now it’s adding a little sweetness to its appeal – courtesy of Mondelez International, the North American snack giant behind popular brands like Oreo and Milka.
January 15 – Paris and fashion mix as easily as tea and biscuits, so it’s no surprise that the perennial champions of France, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) are about to strut the catwalk as they strengthen their collaboration with the luxury craftmanship of the Jordan brand.
January 16 – Premier League Brentford have strengthened their off-pitch strategy with a cutting-edge cybersecurity partnership, announcing Acronis as the club’s official cybersecurity partner.
January 16 – Turkey’s Galatasaray have signed a one-year sponsorship with Turkish technology company NGN worth 15 million Turkish lira (€400,000). The company’s logo will be placed on the socks of Galatasaray’s first team kit.
January 15 – The 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN) has been postponed until summer, just weeks before the tournament was due to kick off in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced.
January 15 – After months of speculation, Saudi Arabia is closing in on a $1 billion investment in sports streaming platform DAZN, offering the Arab Kingdom a sports broadcasting arm and home to sports rights properties.
January 15 – Lazio have fired the person who handled the Italian club’s eagle mascot after he posted photos and videos online of his prosthetic erect penis.
January 15 – Barcelona president Joan Laporta has defended his administration’s handling of the Dani Olmo case as he lashed out against an alleged campaign to tarnish the club’s image.
January 15 – FC Barcelona’s financial difficulties are well documented, and the search for cash has at times seemed like a selling of the family jewels, however the club announced that they have eased financial concerns after raising an initial €100 million ($102m) from the sale of 30-year ‘season tickets’ in the VIP section of its revamped Camp Nou stadium.
January 15 – Former Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has hit back at critics of his new job as Red Bull’s head of global football.
January 15 – Hollywood’s favourite football club, AFC Wrexham, is set to submit revised designs for a new 5,500-capacity stand at the Racecourse Ground to the local council at the beginning of next month.