LaLiga’s overseas game project not dead, insists Tebas Sport Business Spanish football chief Javier Tebas insists LaLiga will “keep trying” to stage games overseas after being forced to shelve a planned fixture between Barcelona and Villarreal in Miami in December. The controversial move looked set to go ahead when European governing body Uefa “reluctantly” granted permission earlier this month but LaLiga announced it had pulled [...]
Overseas games: Uefa and Fifa between rock and hard place as decision looms Sport Business Where US sport leads, Europe usually follows. It’s not a hard and fast rule, but the success of North America’s top leagues in growing – and monetising – the popularity of the NFL and NBA means executives on this side of the pond are only too keen to borrow their playbooks. Which brings us to [...]
Fears over 2026 World Cup after dangerous crowd scenes mar Copa America final kicking off Kick-off was delayed by more than an hour because of the disorder, which was blamed on hundreds of supporters without tickets.