Sport news in Europe

An overview of news, trends and research in the Sport industry in Europe:

M&A in sports industry picking up, says Oaklins M&A experts in the sports market are set to have a good year in 2024.
16 July 2024
FIFPRO approves governance upgrades following Oliver Wyman review FIFPRO’s member player unions have approved a new governance model to enhance the global representation of professional footballers.
05 June 2024
EU selects consortium for Safer GRASSroots project The EU has chosen a consortium including Qantara Sports for a sports-focused initiative co-funded by the European Commission.
14 May 2024
Media grappling with sports rights and the changing landscape Media companies are lagging behind in sports content availability, according to a survey that shows global sports fans have trouble finding or affording content.
18 April 2024
Kylian Mbappé departure a massive economic blow for PSG On the pitch, Kylian Mbappé is still delivering for Paris Saint Germain.
15 March 2024
FIFPRO selects Oliver Wyman for review of governance structure FIFPRO, the representative organisation for professional footballers worldwide, has hired management consultancy Oliver Wyman to help enhance its governance structure.
13 February 2024
South Pole joins Belgian cycling teams on climate change initiative Global consultancy South Pole is stepping up an existing collaboration with three Belgian cycling teams to guide sustainability initiatives.
27 June 2023
Italy’s football clubs could be on cusp of ‘Renaissance’ In the years since the Calciopoli scandal, Italian football has endured an uncharacteristically lean period.
19 May 2023
FC Barcelona replaced EY with Grant Thornton after warnings Spanish football giant FC Barcelona has reported a strong profit for its latest financial year, months after it installed Grant Thornton as its new auditor.
23 September 2022
Consultant Fabrice Bocquet takes the reins at OGC Nice French football club OGC Nice has appointed Fabrice Bocquet, a high-profile consultant in France’s football scene, as its new general manager.
15 September 2022
How Hypercube helped revamp Romania’s football cup Romania’s football governing body has tapped experts from Hypercube, as it looks to make its leading cup competition more attractive to fans and sponsors.
15 July 2022
Portugal's Ericeira seeing positive impact from being a top surf spot Designating Portugal’s world-famous Ericeira surf spot as an official ‘World Surfing Reserve’ has had an overall positive effect on the region.
20 February 2022
Monitor Deloitte advising plan to make Inter Milan fan-owned club The bid to change the ownership model of Italian champions Inter Milan has entered a new phase, with Monitor Deloitte now on board as a strategic advisor.
14 January 2022
Infosys launches new digital stats features for men’s ATP tennis As part of its partnership with the ATP Tour, IT consultancy Infosys has developed a new range of online data-driven features for fans of men’s tennis, delivering real-time insights and analysis.
13 October 2021
Cegeka becomes new title sponsor of Racing Genk’s stadium Cegeka has become the new title sponsor of Racing Genk’s stadium, expanding a relationship that goes back to the summer of 2019. Two years ago, the Belgium-headquartered IT services group (over 6.
27 August 2021
EFESO Consulting supports Axel Tréhin and Project Rescue Ocean EFESO Consulting is now on board a joint venture between Project Rescue Ocean and renowned sailor Axel Tréhin – as they use competitive boat racing as a platform to raise awareness around ocean conse
06 August 2021
EY-Parthenon study for FIA: Motorsport a €160 billion industry The total output from all global motorsport activity – and wider economic activity from its participants – amounts to nearly €160 billion.
02 August 2021
5 charts from Deloitte’s Annual Review of Football Finance 2021 Global professional services firm Deloitte has released the 2021 edition of its ‘Annual Review of Football Finance’ report – an annual in-depth report on the financials of Europe’s top football leagues and clubs.
30 July 2021
Tech Mahindra gets go-ahead for global chess league gambit At the forefront of the digital revolution, Indian ICT consultancy Tech Mahindra is aiming to disrupt yet another age-old segment, through the creation of an advanced global chess league.
09 July 2021
High performance mindset helped Belgium's hockey team win gold After years of close calls and second-place finishes, Belgium’s national hockey team was determined to finally secure a championship victory.
10 June 2021
Lessons from Formula 1: How data can drive performance International consulting firm Metyis has hosted a knowledge session leveraging insights from the world of Formula 1 racing.
07 June 2021
Ex-PwC'er and Olympian Sedef Köktentürk joins Blue Horizon Switzerland-based impact investor in the food sector Blue Horizon has named former PwC consultant Sedef Köktentürk as its Chief Operations Officer.
21 April 2021
Spain’s La Liga sees revenues fall 19% over pandemic seasons Spanish football looks to be set to face a multi-billion shortfall in funds, after Spain’s top two divisions saw revenue tumble by 19% over the last two seasons.
19 March 2021
An ex-consultant leads the Board of Grand Slam tournaments Ugo Valensi, a media professional with prior experience at EY and Kearney, has been named Executive Director of the Grand Slam Board – coordinators of the four most prestigious tennis tournaments in
01 March 2021
Only 'minor risk' of Covid-19 transmission in football match While the matter remains controversial, new research has shown that playing football is actually much less of a risk for transmitting Covid-19 than previously thought.
17 June 2020
List of the 30 richest football clubs in Europe Europe’s 30 richest football clubs are only getting richer, according to a new analysis of enterprise value by Big Four accounting and advisory firm KPMG.
01 June 2020
Top football leagues take €4 billion hit from Coronavirus The impact of the coronavirus on Europe’s national football competitions are huge.
20 March 2020
Social Inclusion Games named 'Good Practice Example’ The European Commission (EC) has lauded the ‘European Social Inclusion Games 2018’ as a ‘Good Practice Example’.
01 November 2019
Real Madrid and Manchester United lead football's rich list As the domestic season of Europe’s elite leagues quickly approaches kick-off, Manchester United has been bumped from the top of football’s rich list.
02 August 2019
Capgemini sponsors Danish eSports organisation North Capgemini has signed a sponsorship agreement with North, an eSports organisation based in Denmark. “Capgemini is one of the leading IT consultancies in the world.
05 July 2019
The true legacy of building stadiums for the FIFA World Cup A comprehensive study of the World Cup ‘legacy’ in South Africa – conducted by an Associate Fellow at research at consulting agency Said Business School in Oxford – has revealed how most of the tourn
25 June 2018
French sports equipment group Abeo acquires Dutch counterpart Bosan French listed sports and leisure equipment group Abeo has acquired Bosan, a Dutch player in the sports equipment market.
28 February 2018

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