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International development, ESG strategies, takeover bids, social media... a look at clubs in 2025

European clubs carried out various development strategies in 2025, with a focus on international expansion (in varying regions depending on the club), ESG criteria and ownership models. While several major clubs saw their revenues and estimated valuations increase, others, such as Juventus FC…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Essentials Clubs, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, Essentials Media, …
• Article # 423768
• Published on 17/12/25 at 18:00
©  FIFA
The Best FIFA Football Awards 2025: Ousmane Dembélé (FRA) & Aitana Bonmatí (ESP) among the winners

France's Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint-Germain, Ligue 1 McDonald's) and Spain's Aitana Bonmatí (FC Barcelona, Liga F Moeve), crowned "The Best FIFA Men's Player" and "The Best FIFA Women’s Player", are among the winners of "The Best FIFA Football Awards 2025" ceremony held in Doha (QAT) on…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): International authorities, Game - pitch, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 423826
• Published on 17/12/25 at 17:00
©  FFF / Sportpack / S. Morcel
2026 World Cup: a few tickets at $60 (€51) for fans of the participating member associations

"Fans of the national teams that have qualified for the FIFA World Cup 2026 will benefit from a dedicated ticket pricing tier, which has been designed to make following their teams on football’s greatest stage more affordable. The newly introduced ”supporter entry tier” will be available at the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): International authorities, Ticketing, Legal, …
• Article # 423812
• Published on 17/12/25 at 15:10
©  D.R.
Ligue 1 TV rights/France: all matches on Ligue 1+ from 2026-27, end of beIN contract

The Ligue 1+ streaming platform will broadcast all Ligue 1 McDonald's matches exclusively in France from the 2026-27 season, according to the French daily L’Équipe on 16/12/2025, an information News Tank is able to confirm. According to L'Équipe, this decision, taken unanimously by the Collège…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, Essentials Media, Professional leagues, …
• Article # 423797
• Published on 17/12/25 at 14:20
©  Euroleague
Euroleague Basketball: partnership with Sportian (Globant-LALIGA) to combat piracy

Euroleague Basketball has entered into a partnership with Sportian (a joint venture between LALIGA and the digital transition consultancy Globant) to tackle the piracy of sports broadcasts of its competitions, announced the organisation on 16/12/2025. Euroleague will be able to use the Piracy…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Authorities, Professional leagues, Media, …
• Article # 423666
• Published on 16/12/25 at 18:15
©  UEFA
UEFA: €13m invested in sustainability and 100% of CO2 emissions mitigated in 2024-25 (Respect report)

€13m invested in sustainability projects, 128 projects supported via the ”HatTrick” programme (redistribution of revenue from the men's Euros to member associations for investment in football development projects), 100% of CO2 emissions mitigated and 413 million people reached by the ”FootbALL…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Federations, International authorities, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 423659
• Published on 16/12/25 at 18:00
©  CAF
Piracy/AFCON: ISPs ordered to put in place "all measures" to block illegal streams after beIN request

beIN SPORTS France has obtained a favourable ruling from the Paris Judicial Court, "ordering all internet service providers to implement, from 21/12 and until the date of the final match of the TotalEnergies AFCON 2025, all appropriate measures to prevent access to online public communication…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Authorities, Media, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 423599
• Published on 16/12/25 at 14:10
©  RFEF
Spain/RFEF: projected budget of €403.5m (+8.4%) unanimously approved for 2026

The general assembly of the Real Federacion Espanola de Futbol which met in an extraordinary session on 15/12/2025, unanimously approved (87 votes in favour, 0 abstention, 0 against) a projected budget of €403.5m for the financial year 2026 (01/01 to 31/12) announced the RFEF the same day. The…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, Federations, Finance, …
• Article # 423539
• Published on 16/12/25 at 12:00
©  FFF / C. Léger
FFF: "A €8.7m deficit which is consistent with our choices and vision" (V. Lainé, general treasurer)

"We are fully aware of this deficit, which is consistent with our choices and vision. We have invested in the right areas, supported our ecosystem when needed, secured strong partnerships for the future, and continued to support the development of grassroots football, which remains central to our…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Federations, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 423467
• Published on 16/12/25 at 10:00
©  FIFA
FIFA/2026 World Cup: 3rd phase of ticket sales launched on 11/12, 5 million requests in 24 hours

Five million ticket requests from over 200 territories have been made in 24 hours for the 2026 World Cup as part of the third phase of tickets sales, announced FIFA on 12/12/2025. This third phase, open from 11/12/2025 to 13/01/2026, consisted of a registration period for a draw during which…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Federations, International authorities, Ticketing, …
• Article # 423464
• Published on 16/12/25 at 09:00