Paramount Pays $1.5 Billion to Renew Champions League Rights in U.S.
Paramount Global has re-upped its stateside agreement to carry UEFA Champions League matches, in a deal that is said to be worth $1.5 billion over the course of six…
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Champions League Eyes $2.4B Haul for U.S. Rights Amid Soccer Glut
Relevent Sports Group recently issued an RFP for the U.S. rights to UEFA, including the UEFA Champions League and the Europa League. A source familiar with the process…
Liverpool’s Champions League Final Caps a $337.6 Million Season
While Real Madrid won the UEFA Champions League final 1-0 against Liverpool on Saturday in Paris, a dominant performance by Liverpool on the business side of the ledger…
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Soccer’s Geopolitics Loses Energy as Champions League Final Nears
Today’s guest columnist is professor Simon Chadwick of the Emlyon Business School in Paris. There is an old cliché that a week in soccer is a long time, which means that…
UEFA Drops $45 Million Gazprom Sponsorship as Russia Sanctions Grow
UEFA announced the cancellation of its $45 million a year sponsorship with Russian energy company Gazprom in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last week. “UEFA…
Russia’s Ukraine Invasion Puts Millions of Dollars in Sponsorships at Risk
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has created serious concerns across Europe. Since Wednesday night’s attack, a handful of countries, organizations and athletes have called…
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Four UEFA Finalists Bid for $30 Billion in Soccer Rights
Four finalists have emerged in the multibillion-dollar auction for media and sponsorship rights to UEFA’s men’s club competitions, expected to be among the most…
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Champions League Slate Features Private Equity Showdowns
It’s the most wonderful time of the year for soccer fans. English Premier League, LaLiga and Serie A matches are again regular staples of weekends, while weeknights (or…
Best Of 2021
Chelsea’s Champions League Win a Milestone for Pulisic, U.S. Soccer
The U.S. made soccer history this weekend, as two American men suited up for the final of the UEFA Champions League for the first time ever, a milestone that stateside…
Anti-Yank Sentiment Cows Would-Be Media Partners of Euro Super League
The last time a group of wealthy Americans so infuriated the English, an expeditionary force of British troops occupied Washington and set fire to the White House and…
The Big Money Owners Behind the New European Super League
The global soccer landscape experienced a seismic shift Sunday when 12 of the world’s top clubs confirmed plans to establish a new competition, the Super League, which…
Facebook Declines to Renew UEFA, La Liga Broadcasts in Latin America and India
Facebook is changing its approach to live sports, deciding not to pursue renewed free-to-air broadcast rights deals involving UEFA in Latin America and Spain’s La Liga…
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