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Euroleague organizers warn NBA’s European league plans could fragment sport
Euroleague organizers said yesterday that plans by the NBA for a new European league “were a threat” and “could risk fragmenting the sport,” according to Karolos Grohmann of REUTERS. The NBA is currently exploring the launch of a European league with world basketball governing body FIBA as a partner...
NFL exploring potential UAE regular-season game
The NFL could “one day play a regular-season game in Dubai or Abu Dhabi,” but the idea is “in an exploratory phase as the league continues to expand its marketing efforts internationally.” NFL EVP/Club Business, International & League Events Peter O’Reilly said there is “definitely interest” in ...
Four more NFL teams join Global Markets Program
The NFL’s Global Markets Program has expanded with four new teams set to participate in 2025 and two new markets added. In total, 29 teams will participate in the program across 21 international markets -- up from 25 teams across 19 markets in 2024. The new teams set to join include the Ravens (gran...
NBA formally takes European league to ‘next stage,’ gets support from BOG
The prospect of a 16-team NBA Europe that could potentially include legacy brands such as Real Madrid took a major step forward today when Commissioner Adam Silver purposely ended “back-room conversations” and announced a plan to continue vetting a possible new international league.
NBA, FIBA confirm exploration of European league
The NBA and FIBA confirmed Thursday that the two sides “are now exploring partnering on a new league in Europe and further expanding their roles there.” Calling it a “central topic” of the two-day BOG meeting that concluded Thursday, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver -- seated with FIBA Secretary General...
Tokyo Series viewership up in U.S.
Fox Sports averaged 590,000 viewers for the two MLB Tokyo Series games between the Dodgers and Cubs, an increase of 59% over last year’s season-opening Korea Series games between the Padres and Dodgers. The first game of the series, which aired on Fox at 6am ET, averaged 838,000 viewers -- an increa...
Leon out of Club WC due to multi-club ownership
Mexican team Leon was “kicked out of the Club World Cup” on Friday after FIFA’s appeals committee “upheld a decision that it violated a rule that forbids multi-club ownership.” Leon and fellow Mexican club Pachuca both qualified for this summer’s event in the U.S., but they “have the same owner,” Gr...
Predators, Penguins set to play in Sweden
The Predators will “play two games” against the Penguins in Sweden as part of the NHL’s Global Series. The matchups are set for Nov. 14 and Nov. 16 at Avicii Arena in Stockholm, Sweden. This will be Nashville’s “first trip abroad” since playing the Sharks in Prague, Czechia, in 2022. The event will ...
Manfred expects Tokyo Series to set event records
MLB opened its regular season Tuesday with the first game of the Tokyo Series between the Dodgers and Cubs at the Tokyo Dome, and MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred “expects this Opening Series will set records across the board among league special events, including in viewership and revenue” -- the latte...
Report: Penguins to play games in Sweden next season
The Penguins are “scheduled to play games in Sweden next season,” though dates and opponents “are not yet publicly known,” according to sources. The NHL is “expected to formally announce details Tuesday.” The NHL typically stages games in Europe with “a focus on” countries such as Sweden, Finland, C...
MLB’s 2025 Tokyo Series opens with a bang
The atmosphere ahead of the 2025 MLB Tokyo Series between the Dodgers and Cubs was one-of-a-kind, as the Tokyo Dome “put on a show” prior to first pitch -- “including an epic Pokémon-themed intro highlighting the great MLB stars who have come to Japan, and the great Japanese stars who have played in...
Pelicans to play preseason games in Australia
The NBA announced that the Pelicans will play “a pair of preseason games in Australia,” which will mark the first time one of the league’s teams has played in the country. The Pelicans will play against two teams in the National Basketball League: Melbourne United on Oct. 3 and South East Melbourne ...
Arsenal to raise season ticket prices by 3.7% for next season
Arsenal is “putting their ticket prices up for next season” by around 3.7% despite Premier League rivals Liverpool, West Ham United and Brentford announcing their seats “will cost the same for the 2025/26 campaign,” according to John Cross of the London DAILY MIRROR. Arsenal already has “some of the...
Everton eyes Goodison Park for women’s team
Premier League club Everton is “considering making Goodison Park the new home for the club’s women’s team” as the men’s team gets set to leave the venue for the new Everton Stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock at the start of the 2025-26 season. The departure of the men’s team “has opened the possibility” ...
ManU cutting another 150-200 jobs to save costs
Manchester United staff were told on Monday that “a further 150 to 200 jobs will be made redundant” on top of the 250 roles that were already cut by co-owner Jim Ratcliffe last year. In all, the club’s cuts could “soar to as many as 450 staff members,” with plans to “refocus the club away from Londo...
Chicago to host New Zealand, Ireland rugby match
Chicago’s Soldier Field “will host an international clash of the rugby titans” on Nov. 1 when the New Zealand All Blacks face Ireland in a rematch of their 2016 clash. Ireland defeated the All Blacks in Chicago in 2016 for the first time in their 111-year history, and since then, the teams have each...
EPL clubs in talks for U.S. preseason tournament
Sources said that Manchester United, Bournemouth, West Ham United and Everton are “in advanced talks” to participate in the 2025 Summer Series event in the U.S. at the end of July. This year’s lineup “is not yet finalised,” but those four clubs are “all set to take part” in the second edition of the...
EPL clubs claim tax relief meant for R&D
Premier League clubs have “claimed millions in public money using a tax scheme designed to support innovations for the public good in science and technology.” An audit of sports teams’ accounts by the London Times found that 28 top-flight clubs across soccer, rugby and cricket have been “making clai...
Premier League sponsorship rules declared void
Manchester City have “struck a substantial blow in their battle” against the Premier League after a tribunal “ruled that the entirety of the original rules related to associated party transactions (APTs) were ‘void and unenforceable.’” The result creates “even greater uncertainty over the functionin...
NFL’s Foreign Affairs
In the days leading up to Super Bowl LVIII in February 2024, there was a debate over whether Taylor Swift would be able to travel from her concert in Tokyo to Las Vegas in time to watch her boyfriend, Travis Kelce, and the Chiefs play the 49ers.
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