The FA’s education arm, England Football Learning, has relaunched its website learn.englandfootball.com, with the easy to navigate new site offering a breadth of learning resources and courses. The website replaces the previous platform for coaches, The Boot Room, and aims to support the development of coaches and wider footballing roles at all levels of […]
Jordan Rue explains strategy behind Team Whistle’s social media A game
Jordan Rue is the Senior Director of Content for Team Whistle where she leads content department across Team Whistle’s social content agency, managing strategy and execution on all initiatives across influencer, social media, and content strategy. The Playknox spoke with her to find out more about Team Whistle’s content strategy. What is Team Whistle’s […]
The Athletic launches women’s soccer and WNBA project with Google
The Athletic has launched its first of four content series in partnership with Google to expand women sports coverage. The Athletics’ global team of journalists will be with some of the biggest names in the sport as they face daily challenges in pursuing their dreams, watch long careers come to a close and prepare […]
Horizon Media launches a sports and experiences vertical
Horizon Media has announced the launch of the newest company under Horizon’s portfolio of marketing services — Horizon Sports & Experiences (HS&E), the latest in a series of strategic moves to continue to offer marketers innovative solutions to drive better business outcomes. HS&E will be led by the team of David Levy, Founder of […]
Miami Dolphins signs Cheq as official in-stadium mobile ordering partner
CHEQ Inc., the world’s first social payments platform continues their growth in professional sports as they are named the official in-stadium mobile ordering and delivery partner of the Miami Dolphins and Hard Rock Stadium. Mobile Ordering through CHEQ will be available throughout the stadium for the 2022 season and in-seat delivery will be available […]
RedBird Capital Partners & Elliott Advisors UK to acquire AC Milan
RedBird Capital Partners (“RedBird”) and Elliott Advisors UK Limited (“Elliott”) have announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement for RedBird to acquire Associazione Calcio Milan (“AC Milan”, “Milan” or the “Club”), newly crowned Champions of Serie A. The transition to new ownership will take place over the summer, with an expected closing no […]
Tour of Britain names Adyen as official payments partner
Adyen, the global financial technology platform of choice for leading businesses, is the official payments partner of the Women’s Tour and Tour of Britain The company, which processes payments for the likes of Uber and Spotify and UK businesses, Brompton Bicycle and Rapha, will be supporting the Tour’s organisers, Sweet Spot, to set up and process […]
Aston Villa inks kit partnership with Castore
Aston Villa have signed a multi-year partnership with premium sportswear brand Castore, supplying kits for the start of the 2022/23 season. The agreement signifies Castore’s continued push into the highest level of English football, the Premier League, and is a further statement of Aston Villa’s intent to partner with premium brands who share the […]
Polsat bags Volleyball World rights in a historic deal
Volleyball World has announced a historic partnership with Polsat, Poland’s premier broadcaster, for the television rights in Poland for all international volleyball and beach volleyball events over the next decade. The agreement will run from 2022 to 2032, with Polsat viewers able to watch all major international competitions, including the men’s and women’s editions […]
Naomis Osaka to launch her own sports agency Evolve
Tennis champion Naomi Osaka is launching her own sports agency called Evolve after her contract with IMG expired last year. Osaka is one of the highest-paid woman athlete in sports. In 2021, she pulled in nearly $60 million in prize money and endorsements from Louis Vuitton, Nike, Mastercard, Tag Heuer, and Beats by Dre. […]