Grand Budapest Intel

This week on The SportBusiness Podcast, Jonathan Rest and Joseph Perry return from the Champions League final to pore over big European football topics with Martin Ross.THE NEWSROOM: High stakes for latest Uefa club comps sponsor secured by RFP/UC3, UCL piracy numbers, why now for Uefa’s national teams tender and who’s winning AFC’s agency tender?INSIDE THE DEAL: The ECB’s sponsorship strategy overhaul, aided by Two Circles, and driven by fresh thinking and new inventory opportunities. Matthew Williams has all the details.AOB: Absent World Cup kits, F1 back on German FTA TV and a pawsome return for the Stanley Pup You can subscribe to The SportBusiness Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and YouTube.Enter SBPODCAST30 at checkout for monthly and annual SportBusiness.com subscriptions for a 30-per-cent discount here.  Co-hosts: Jonathan Rest, Martin RossContributors: Joseph Perry, Matthew WilliamsEditor: Lumi LehmuskallioSources:EXCLUSIVE: Bet365 close, Alibaba signs as Uefa eyes €1bn windfallEpstein: AB InBev and PepsiCo UC3 deals send ‘strong message’EXCLUSIVE: Uefa invites national team rights bidsEXCLUSIVE: AFG-Sela preferred AFC bidderCentralisation backed despite Benfica resistanceEXCLUSIVE: Sky retains exclusive ATP Tour rightsNew assets, new approach: inside the ECB’s sponsorship resetLive F1 returns to RTL following Sky takeover Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.