LFP renews Ligue 1 naming rights with Uber Eats in €15m+ deal
November 10 – France’s Professional Football League (LFP) has extended the Ligue 1 naming rights agreement with food delivery service Uber Eats until the end of the 2023/24 season.
AFC reports booming digital fan engagement numbers for 2021
November 10 – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) continues to report growing digital engagement numbers across all its platforms, a reflection of both the return to play of its competitions, the appetite for Asia’s own championships, and an expansion of the media strategy.
Man City court Indian fans with new DreamSetGo partnership
November 10 – Manchester City have added Indian travel business DreamSetGo as a new regional partner in what the club is describing as a “first-of-its-kind within the region”.
FIFA keeps its Awards night virtual; voting for world’s Best to open this month
November 10 – FIFA will hold its annual awards ceremony virtually for the second year in succession. A decision that follows and current public health measures preventing the spread of covid.
Real Madrid link with Adobe to drive individualised content proposition
November 10 – Real Madrid and Adobe have teamed up in a new sponsorship deal that will see the computer software giant deliver personalised content to the club’s fans.
Safe standing to return to England’s top tier with Chelsea vs Liverpool test in January
November 11 – Chelsea’s high-profile home Premier League game against Liverpool on January 2 will mark the return of standing in the English top flight for nearly 30 years.
Lazio object to being branded facists in Amazon’s Maradona drama-doc
November 9 – Lazio have hit out at the makers of Amazon Prime’s dramatised ‘Maradona: Blessed Dream’ series for a scene in which the Rome-based club are branded fascists.
Teetering TTFA turns to country’s insolvency laws to save itself
November 9 – The crippling debt crisis that has plagued the Trinidad and Tobago FA (TTFA) took another turn yesterday with the TTFA seeking protection from outstanding litigation via the islands’ bankruptcy and insolvency laws.
Howe gets first crack at changing Newcastle‘s fortune
November 8 – After 33 hectic days following the Saudi takeover of Newcastle United, the Tyneside club have confirmed that Eddie Howe will succeed Steve Bruce as head coach, tasked first and foremost with steering the Magpies out of the relegation zone.
Aussie return to hosting home games and use US Women’s series to ‘ignite dreams’
November 9 – Australia, who this week reopen their doors to international football for the first time in 763 days with the visit of Saudi Arabia for a crucial Qatar 2022 qualifier, have announced more details of the visit of the women’s World Champions at the end of the month.
CBS Sports builds on its women’s football coverage with England’s WSL
November 9 – CBS Sports has expanded its football broadcast rights portfolio with the acquisition of the rights to the English Women’s Super League in a two-season deal.
Xavi picked Barca before Brazil
November 9 – New Barcelona head coach Xavi Hernandez says he wanted the job so much he turned down joining the Brazilian national team set-up.
REWE Group extend 1. FC Koln sponsorship through to 2025
November 9 – The Bundesliga’s 1. FC Köln have extended their 14-year main sponsorship with the REWE Group for a further three seasons to June 2025. The deal includes the continuation of the front of shirt branding.
Ooredoo answers FIFA call with regional deal for Qatar 2022 and Arab Cup 2021
November 8 – Qatari telecommunications operator Ooredoo has taken a tournament regional sponsorship with FIFA becoming the Official Middle East & Africa Telecommunications Operator for the World Cup Qatar 2022 and the Arab Cup Qatar 2021, to be held in December.
Playmaking the Wenger way: Integrity questions swirl around FIFA and its development chief
November 8 – FIFA’s chief of global football development Arsene Wenger, has come under renewed questions regarding his personal integrity over his involvement with sports technology startup PlayerMaker.