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Real Madrid CF: Emirates extends as main shirt sponsor for five seasons (2026-2031)

Emirates, the Emirati airline, has extended as main shirt sponsor of Real Madrid CF (LALIGA EA Sports) for a further five seasons, i.e. the 2026-2031 cycle, the club announced on 9 June 2026. The agreement also covers the club's basketball team (Liga Endesa). This renewal brings the total…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Essentials Sponsors & Partners, Clubs, Sponsors - Partners, …
• Article # 443983
• Published on 09/06/26 at 14:30

Deportivo Alavés: 2026-27 season ticket prices increased, ranging from €331 to €914

Deportivo Alavés (LALIGA EA Sports) have launched their season ticket campaign for the 19 matches of the 2026-27 Spanish top flight season at Estadio Mendizorrotza (19,840 capacity) at prices ranging from €331 to €914, up compared with 2025-26 (€315 to €870), on 3 June 2026. The season ticket also…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Clubs, Ticketing, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 443974
• Published on 09/06/26 at 13:00

Belgium/RBFA: Pascale Van Damme re-elected president until 2030

Pascale Van Damme has been re-elected president of the Royal Belgian Football Association for a further four years, until 2030, at the general assembly held on 6 June 2026. She was the sole candidate in the election organised by the Belgian Football Association’s board of directors, which had…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Federations, Governance
• Article # 443943
• Published on 09/06/26 at 12:00

2026 World Cup/friendly: 5.05 million viewers for France-Northern Ireland on TF1 (audience share: 28.8%)

France - Northern Ireland (3-1), a friendly match ahead of the 2026 World Cup, drew an average of 5.05 million viewers on the private free-TV channel TF1 in France on Monday 8 June 2026 (kick-off at 21:10 CET), according to data from the audience measurement institute Médiamétrie. This figure…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Federations, Media, Media Audiences, …
• Article # 443936
• Published on 09/06/26 at 11:00

Juventus FC: a partnership with WWE including co-branded merchandise

Juventus FC (Serie A Enilive) and WWE, the US professional wrestling organisation owned by TKO Holdings, have entered into a partnership aimed at "connecting sport, entertainment and global fan culture," the club announced on 5 June 2026. The announcement comes six days after WWE Clash in Italy…

Domain(s): Clubs, Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Sponsors - Partners, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 443931
• Published on 09/06/26 at 10:00

RC Strasbourg: 2026-27 season tickets priced between €314 and €933 at the renovated Stade de la Meinau

RC Strasbourg Alsace have launched their season-ticket campaign for the 17 Ligue 1 McDonald's home matches of the 2026-27 season at Stade de la Meinau (32,000 capacity), whose extension and renovation works were completed during the 2025-26 season, with prices ranging from €314 to €933 (excluding…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Clubs, Ticketing, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 443856
• Published on 09/06/26 at 09:00

FFF: record €348m provisional budget for 2026-27 approved

"I have seen here and there allegations and concerns about the Federation being weakened. None of it is true. I am pleased that, through the presentation of the provisional budget, we can clearly state that the Federation has a record budget for the 2026-27 season," Philippe Diallo, president of…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Federations, Professional leagues, Finance, …
• Article # 443871
• Published on 08/06/26 at 18:00

FIFA/2026 World Cup: $250m distributed to clubs for final tournament, at least $5,000 per player per day

The $355m (€300m) that FIFA will distribute to clubs through the FIFA Club Benefits Programme for the 2026 World Cup will be divided into two allocations, with $250m dedicated to the final tournament and $100m to the qualifiers, the body announced on 5 June 2026. This record amount, up 70…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, Clubs, International authorities, …
• Article # 443891
• Published on 08/06/26 at 17:10

FIFA: Top 100 player ranking launched for the 2026 World Cup in partnership with Aramco (oil company)

Ahead of the kick-off of the 2026 World Cup (scheduled for 11/06), FIFA is unveiling the Power Ranking, "a pioneering system featuring a new data-led way to measure and showcase individual player performance throughout the tournament," the international federation announced on 4 June…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, Essentials Sponsors & Partners, International authorities, …
• Article # 443810
• Published on 08/06/26 at 16:00

Italy/Stadiums: "France and Euro 2016 are the model to follow" (Tommaso Giulini, Cagliari Calcio)

"I believe the example to follow is France. In 2010, when the country learned it would host UEFA Euro 2016 on its own — unlike the 2032 edition, which will be co-hosted by Italy and Türkiye — French stadiums were almost all obsolete. The only one that met UEFA standards was the Stade de France. A…

Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Local authorities, Government, …
• Article # 443791
• Published on 08/06/26 at 15:00