Martin Ross

Football

Pascal Lafitte has left Castore to take up the position of commercial director, new ventures at England’s Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA).
Motorcycling

Dorna Sports’ expected sale to Liberty Media for over €4bn ($4.3bn) offers the potential to generate a host of commercial efficiencies across both Formula 1 and MotoGP in a watershed moment for motorcycling.
Breaking

Long-standing Olympic sponsor Samsung has become a commercial backer of breaking, skateboarding and surfing properties ahead of Paris 2024 but sponsorship support for the sports’ governing bodies remains m…
Biathlon

Stefan Krauss, the long-standing managing director of Infront Austria and the agency’s vice-president of winter sports, is to leave the company by the end of next month.
Football

World governing body FIFA enjoyed income of $1.17bn (€1.07bn) in 2023, boosted by strong commercial revenues from the Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
Wrestling

United World Wrestling has issued a global request for proposal from 2025 onwards covering broadcast, betting and sponsorship rights to its major competitions.
Football

DAZN has extended its contract with the Mediaset-owned Digitalia 08 for advertising sales around the subscription broadcaster’s live coverage of Italian football’s Serie A.
Football

Fifa is locked in a dispute with Dalian Wanda, one of its highest-paying sponsors, and has ceased activating the company’s sponsorship rights after the company missed scheduled payments in its contract with the federation.
Football

Sports betting and online casino operator Betsson is expected to be unveiled as Inter Milan’s new shirt sponsor after overcoming rival bids for the contract.
Tennis

The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) has formed closer ties with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) in a multi-faceted sponsorship agreement unveiled today (Wednesday) but has stopped s…