Soccer

Arsenal’s north London derby win sets new WSL attendance record (SportsPro Insider)

• Liverpool-Everton also sees Anfield witness WSL record crowd of 27,574
• Sky Sports had netted record audience for league’s opening fixture earlier this month

The north London derby between Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur smashed the Women’s Super League (WSL) attendance record as 47,367 fans turned out to watch the match at the Emirates Stadium.

Juventus’ €254.3m loss for 2021/22 sets new Serie A record (SportsPro Insider)

• Juve see revenue fall 7.8% YoY to €443.4m
• Debt cut by 60.7% to €153m following €400m capital increase

Italian soccer giants Juventus posted a loss of €254.3 million (US$245.4 million) for the 2021/22 financial year, setting a new record for a Serie A club.
Revenue for the period ended 30th June 2022 was down 7.8 per cent year-over-year (YoY) to €443.4 million (US$427.9 million), while operating costs increased 7.6 per cent to €483.4 million (US$466.6 million).

Report: Premier League’s UK£400m NFT deal hit by crypto crash (SportsPro Insider)

• Premier League clubs had given approval to deal
• NFT crash means firm cannot commit to same sums

The Premier League’s plans to launch non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have reportedly been derailed by the crash in the cryptocurrency market, threatening a potential new revenue stream worth more than UK£400 million (US$427 million).
English soccer’s top-flight has been considering its NFT options for some time with reports earlier this year that four firms – Candy Digital, ConsenSys, Dapper Labs and Sorare – were in the running for the initial partnerships.

Angel City name Chevrolet as latest founding partner (SportsPro Insider) The National Women’s Soccer League’s (NWSL) Angel City have named US car brand Chevrolet as their latest founding partner.
The deal places Chevrolet into the same third-level sponsorship tier as eight other brands, including Therabody, Heineken and Diageo’s Jane Walker whiskey line. Angel City have confirmed, as per all of the franchise’s commercial deals, the tie-up with Chevrolet will see ten per cent of partnership revenue redistributed back to community causes.

D1 Arkema, Serie A Femminile and Frauen Bundesliga to air on CBS Sports Network via Ata Football deal (SportsPro Insider) US media giant Paramount has agreed a sublicensing deal with women’s soccer media company Ata Football to air top-flight matches from France, Italy and Germany on the CBS Sports Network pay-TV channel during the 2022/23 season.