NBA Europe bids fall short of $500m mark for some city franchises Sport Business Some of the 12 permanent franchises in the NBA’s planned European basketball league have not yet attracted bids in excess of $500m, the mooted base price for teams. The latest round of bidding from seasoned sport owners, institutional investors and existing football and basketball clubs closed on Monday, with the most sought-after locations – believed [...]
Barcelona hint at a return to Camp Nou for Messi Sport Business Lionel Messi could be the star draw at the Camp Nou one last time with the former Barcelona player invited to return to Spain for a tribute match. The 37-year-old is currently the man of the moment at Major League Soccer club Inter Miami FC having left Europe in 2023 after 19 seasons on the [...]
Fashion in sport: How Amiri, Blokecore and collabs show shift in fan strategy Sport Business Once dominated by major sportswear brands like adidas, Nike, and Under Armour, the conventional sports marketing landscape has undergone a significant transformation, dramatically reshaped by the modern intersection of fashion and sport. These collisions are taking a number of guises. From high-end fashion houses launching official club formalwear (check out the recent Amiri x FC [...]
Exclusive: R360 want season launch at Barcelona FC’s Camp Nou October 14, 2025 R360 organisers want to launch the first edition of their new global rugby franchise competition next year at the redeveloped Camp Nou in Barcelona. 2 October 2026 has been penciled in as R360’s launch date – despite setbacks in recent weeks which have seen the eight biggest unions announce that any players who join the [...]
LaLiga overseas game set to be axed as Fifa delays decision September 24, 2025 LaLiga’s hopes of staging a match between Villarreal and Barcelona in Miami in December have suffered another setback with Fifa opting against ruling on the request at its forthcoming council meeting next month. Sources with knowledge of Fifa’s deliberations have told City AM that it has no plans to formally discuss the controversial issue of [...]
Disney+ set to stream LaLiga matches in the UK and Ireland August 5, 2025 Disney is close to a deal to show LaLiga football matches to users in the UK and Ireland during the coming season, according to reports. La Liga is in advanced talks for Disney+ to stream one Spanish top-flight match a week, according to people familiar with the matter cited by the Financial Times. Five English [...]
Barcelona credit rating rises from stable to positive June 16, 2025 Barcelona today boasted of an upgrade in their credit rating, with the LaLiga champions seeing their status move from “stable” to “positive”. An assessment from agency Morningstar DBRS has upgraded the Catalan club’s credit rating despite Barcelona facing recent financial difficulties, in which they were fined over £400,000 for breaching Uefa rules in 2023. The [...]
Iniesta face of FedEx-backed Champions of Business list April 22, 2025 Former Barcelona great Andres Iniesta has thrown himself into the corporate world, as face of the FedEx-backed Champions of Business list. Spaniard Iniesta, who played for Barcelona over 400 times and is an international centurion, is part of the campaign which aims to thrust SMEs into the spotlight. The complete FedEx list includes grassroots football [...]
Hamilton involved in Ferrari F1 crash during testing January 29, 2025 Seven-time world Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton is “absolutely okay” after crashing his Ferrari at testing in Barcelona. The 40-year-old ran off the road in just his second test for the Scuderia having joined the iconic Italian team from Mercedes ahead of this year’s Formula 1 season. Sources told PA that he was “absolutely okay”. [...]
Goodbye, Hilal: Saudi Pro League ends Neymar deal which cost £37m per game January 28, 2025 It will go down as one of the most expensive failed experiments in world football, with Neymar’s move to Al-Hilal reported to have cost the Saudi Pro League side more than £250m. But after 17 months, a meagre seven games and only one goal, the Brazil international, 32, looks bound for a return to his [...]