Erling Haaland follows Eze and Salah chess passion with investment Sport Business Manchester City and Norway striker Erling Haaland has followed fellow Premier League stars Eberechi Eze and Mohammed Salah in sharing his passion for chess after investing in the game. Haaland has backed Norway Chess and its modernised format, the Total Chess World Championship Tour, alongside Norwegian business leader Morten Borge. It is the superstar’s latest [...]
Cheque mates: Harry Kane and Magnus Carlsen top up stakes in football brand Sport Business England captain Harry Kane and chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen have taken part in a $100m funding round for the company behind the football-themed entertainment and dining venue Toca Social. The move will help Toca Football launch further sites in London, where it already has a venue at the O2, as well as Paris, Mexico and [...]
Global Chess League: Rivalling IPL, tapping into trends and now coming to London check mate It borrows heavily from cricket’s Indian Premier League in a bid to replicate its success.
Freshly-listed World Chess sees revenue slip after Armageddon series but gaming firm still confident April 26, 2024 Online platform World Chess reported a slip in revenue for the year ended December, but said it was still confident in delivering its growth strategy.