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Sunderland AFC: chief business officer David Bruce to leave at the end of the 2025-26 season

David Bruce, chief business officer of Sunderland AFC (Premier League) since May 2024, will leave his post at the end of the 2025-26 season, the club announced on 31/03/2026. He was previously chief marketing officer of MLS from December 2022 to April 2024. This departure is part of a…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 436286
• Published on 02/04/26 at 11:00

Bundesliga: AB InBev to replace Bitburger as official beer partner of Bayer 04 Leverkusen (2026-2031)

Belgian brewer AB InBev is to become the "official beer partner" of Bayer 04 Leverkusen (Bundesliga) for five seasons (2026-2031), the club announced on 31/03/2026. As part of this partnership, the group will primarily promote its Anheuser Busch brand, as well as its German brands Beck's and…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Sponsors - Partners, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 436375
• Published on 02/04/26 at 10:00

Tottenham Hotspur FC: a turnover of £565.3m (+7%) & net loss of £94.7m in 2024-25

Tottenham Hotspur FC (Premier League) posted a turnover of £565.3m (€661.5m) at the end of the 2024-25 financial year (01/07/2024 to 30/06/2025), up 7% on 2023-24 (£528.2m/€623.3m), the club announced on 31/03/2026. UEFA prize money increased (from £1.3m to £34.7m) following the club’s victory…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Essentials Clubs, Clubs, Finance, …
• Article # 436394
• Published on 02/04/26 at 09:00

News Tank Football: elections, appointments & departures recorded in March 2026

• Joan Laporta, president of FC Barcelona (LALIGA EA Sports) from 2003 to 2010 and since March 2021, has been re-elected until 2031 in elections held on 15/03/2026. • Daniel McEwan, director of partnerships at Chelsea FC (Premier League) since January 2025, has left the club, he announced on…

Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Clubs, Authorities, Media, …
• Article # 436270
• Published on 01/04/26 at 18:00

Training: SL Benfica’s academy, the most profitable in the world (€589m) since 2016 (CIES)

With €589m received from the sale of 38 players from its academy, SL Benfica (Liga Portugal Betclic) is the club that has generated the most revenue from the sale of players from its academy since 2016, according to the CIES Football Observatory’s weekly post published on 01/04/2026. The…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Essentials Clubs, Clubs, Employment - training, …
• Article # 436355
• Published on 01/04/26 at 17:00

2026 World Cup/Italy: "The crisis is serious, we need to rethink football" (G. Gravina, FIGC)

"I understand that there may be calls for resignations, but these are matters which, according to the regulations, fall within the remit of the Federal Council. I have requested that a Federal Council meeting be convened next week, we must assess the situation internally. The objective…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Federations, Governance, Game - pitch, …
• Article # 436414
• Published on 01/04/26 at 16:45

Intersport: a turnover of €14.1bn in 2025, up slightly on 2024 (€14bn; +1.2%)

Intersport has posted a turnover of €14.1bn for the 2025 financial year, up 1.2% (on a currency‑neutral basis) on 2024 (€14bn), the Swiss sporting goods retail group announced on 31/03/2026. These results are driven by Intersport network's of 5,260 stores in 40 countries (compared with 5,464…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Sporting Goods & Brands, Sponsors - Partners, Finance, …
• Article # 436347
• Published on 01/04/26 at 16:00

2026 World Cup: the 48 participating teams are known, DR Congo and Iraq last qualified

The Democratic Republic of Congo, which beat Jamaica (1-0 after extra time in Guadalajara, Mexico), and Iraq, which defeated Bolivia (2-1 in Monterrey, Mexico), are respectively the 47^th and 48^th teams to qualify for the final phase of the 2026 World Cup (the first edition with 48 teams and 104…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, Federations, International authorities, …
• Article # 436367
• Published on 01/04/26 at 15:00

WLA: launch of the African Leagues, a new division to support the development of African club football

The World Leagues Association has launched a new regional division, African Leagues, bringing together eight African professional football leagues, the WLA announced on 28/03/2026. The eight founding members are Algeria, Botswana, Egypt, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe, who…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): International authorities, Professional leagues, International development, …
• Article # 436294
• Published on 01/04/26 at 14:00

Liga F Moeve: record audience of 685,335 viewers in Spain for Real Madrid - FC Barcelona

Real Madrid CF - FC Barcelona (0-3), on Matchday 24 of the 2025-26 Liga F Moeve season, drew an average of 685,335 viewers on the free-TV channel Teledeporte (RTVE) and TV3 (Catalan public broadcaster) on Sunday 29/03/2026 (kick-off at 21:00 CET), according to data released by Liga F. This is…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Professional leagues, Media, Media Audiences, …
• Article # 436309
• Published on 01/04/26 at 13:00