EuroLeague CEO: ‘NBA Europe is not needed. We’ve been here for 25 years’ Sport Business EuroLeague CEO Paulius Motiejunas is on bullish form. European basketball is a hot topic and his organisation, which runs the competition home to continental giants such as Real Madrid and Panathinaikos, has just begun a new season in good shape. It has a new main sponsor in Etihad Airways, a new deal with Adidas and [...]
Manchester City’s new Etihad Airways deal yet to take off despite Premier League deal Sport Business Manchester City’s controversial sponsorship and naming rights deal with Etihad Airways has not yet been waved through as part of the club’s Associated Party Transaction settlement with the Premier League. The new long-term deal, which was blocked by the Premier League’s independent assessors two years ago, must still go through the top-flight’s Fair Market Value [...]
Manchester City and Premier League settle legal row ahead of trial Sport Business Manchester City and the Premier League have agreed a settlement that brings to an end their long-running dispute over associated party transaction (APT) rules. The dispute was set to go to trial as part of an arbitration process next month, following a legal challenge to revised APT rules launched by the club in January. As [...]