Messi agrees deal to purchase Spanish second-tier side Eldense
MADRID, Sept 9 : Spanish second-division side C.D. Eldense said on Wednesday that Argentine great Lionel Messi has reached an agreement in principle to become the club's new owner.
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French Alps 2030 Winter Games boss set to leave amid governance turmoil, source says
PARIS Sept 9 : Edgar Grospiron, president of the organising committee for the 2030 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in the French Alps, is set to leave his post just 18 months after his appointment, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Wednesday.
Former F1 supremo Ecclestone stopped in Portugal over shotgun on private jet
LISBON, Sept 7 : Ex-Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone was stopped at an airport in Portugal on Monday after police found he had brought a shotgun into the country on his private jet without documentation.
Three Nordic FAs seek EU talks over FIFA governance concerns
PARIS, Sept 2 : The football associations of Finland, Sweden and Denmark have written to European Commissioner for Sport Glenn Micallef seeking a meeting over concerns about governance at FIFA, sources with direct knowledge of the matter said on Wednesday.
Exclusive-Private equity firms Carlyle, Bain, Oaktree readying bids for Serie A international media unit, sources say
MILAN, Sept 2 : Carlyle and Bain are among private equity funds preparing to bid for a minority stake in a company holding the international media rights of Serie A, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, in the latest attempt from Italy's top-flight soccer league to bring in outside investors.
NFL keen for Australia game to become annual fixture in 'strategic' market
MELBOURNE, Sept 1 : The National Football League (NFL) is looking to bring a game to Australia every season as part of its international strategy and sees the nation as a strategic growth market for American football, a senior executive told Reuters on Tuesday.
Key player Kushner regrets the way FIFA private investment proposal played out
Aug 31 : Venture capitalist Josh Kushner said his company Thrive would not have become involved in FIFA President Gianni Infantino's proposal to sell part of the commercial rights of the World Cup to private investors if they had known how it would play out.
Messi announces departure from Argentina national team
Lionel Messi, who captained Argentina to World Cup victory in 2022 and the final in 2026, said on Monday in a post on Instagram that he would be leaving Argentina's national team.