Qatar Sports, Leeds United’s Radrizzani in Talks to Bid for Sampdoria
Qatar Sports Investments (QSI), the owner of French soccer club Paris Saint-Germain, is looking into purchasing the Italian club Sampdoria, with Leeds United owner…
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Italy’s Serie A Closes Gap With Euro Rivals Thanks to U.S. Investment
In the 1990s, Italy’s top league, Serie A, was the epicenter of European football, with superstars such as Marco van Basten, Ruud Gullit, Roberto Baggio, Ronaldo and…
Champions League Semifinals Feature Four Financial Heavyweights
With apologies to U.S. sports fans solely focused on the NBA and NHL playoffs, the week’s biggest global matchups are in Europe where the first legs of the Champions…
Fanatics Acquires E-Commerce Partner to AC Milan, Juventus
Fanatics has acquired Italian e-commerce outfit EPI, partner to many of the country’s biggest soccer clubs, in a deal that will expand the company’s international…
Serie A Partners With German Media Platform OneFootball on NFTs
The NFT market recorded its worst performance of the year in June. Still, despite these losses, OneFootball, the Germany-based football media platform, has announced a…
RedBird Capital to Buy AC Milan in $1.3 Billion Deal
RedBird Capital has reached an agreement to purchase AC Milan in a deal that values the Italian soccer club at $1.3 billion (€1.2 billion). The deal, announced…
Arctos Sports Buys $36 Million Stake in Italian Soccer Club Atalanta
Private equity firm Arctos Sports Partners has invested about $36 million to buy a minority stake in Atalanta, the Serie A soccer club based in Bergamo, Italy. Arctos…
ViacomCBS Snares Serie A Rights for Paramount+ in $200 Million Deal
Cristiano Ronaldo is coming to Paramount+, as news from overseas reveals that ViacomCBS has secured the U.S. rights to the Italian soccer league Serie A through…
Chinese Investors Flee European Football After Home Government Policy Change
Chinese investors are pulling out of European football en masse. In mid-2017 there were upwards of 20 Chinese-owned clubs in Europe. “There are now fewer than 10, and it…
Italy’s Serie A Chooses CVC-Led Group To Enter Talks on Possible $1.9 Billion Deal
Serie A has chosen a group led by private equity giant CVC Capital Partners to invest in its media rights, a deal that could provide more than $1 billion of up-front…
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