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Sheffield United Football Club has become the latest English football club to sign a crypto deal, partnering with the Maneki cryptocurrency. https://lnkd.in/dvFSwm9i

The New York Knicks will have ‘Experience Abu Dhabi’ as its latest jersey patch sponsor ahead of the upcoming National Basketball Association (NBA) season. The deal comes off the back of Sphere Entertainment Co. – owned by James Dolan who is the Chairman of the Knicks – inking a deal with DCT Adu Dhabi which confirms plans to build a sphere arena in Abu Dhabi similar to the one in Las Vegas. https://lnkd.in/eDzb_Wnb

Lucas Paquetá has issued a strongly worded statement criticising recent media reports about a Football Association (FA) investigation into alleged betting breaches. https://lnkd.in/ePRb7Bz4

Sports tech company Eyeball Football has secured a €5m funding round that will enable it to expand its AI-powered scouting services to the US and Latin America. Vendep Capital led the funding round, backed by Sportlogiq, Heartland and Founderment and comes just nine months after Eyeball.Club’s pre-seed round, indicating its growth within the sports data and analytics field. https://lnkd.in/eKNb8D-R

After becoming the highest paid athlete for the fourth year in a row, it should come as no surprise that Cristiano Ronaldo is football’s highest paid player for 2024. According to Forbes, the Portuguese superstar earned $285m for the year. $220m came from his lucrative contract with Saudi Arabian club نادي النصر السعودي - ALNASSR Saudi Club and other on-field earnings, whilst $65m came from off-field sponsorships and endorsements. https://lnkd.in/eNDMuFNt

Wrexham AFC has appointed former Inter Milan employee Robert Faulkner as the club’s new Chief Business and Communications Officer. https://lnkd.in/eC-U_Cvn

Manchester United has announced that Tiger Beer will become the club’s official beer partner. https://lnkd.in/erKbQjFB

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Juventus Football Club has extended its partnership with TikTok Italia and will expand the agreement by placing a greater focus on enhancing the profile of its Women’s team. Looking to build upon the early engagement success, TikTok Italia will look to reach new audiences through a concerted effort to help Juventus Women grow on the platform by connecting to existing and new fans. https://lnkd.in/e-hr8Fsu

The British government is committed to protecting the future of football, one of the UK's 'greatest exports', says Lisa Nandy, UK Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport - but the resurrected Football Governance Bill has still not been reintroduced to parliament. https://lnkd.in/ecDTZwh3