2025-10-29
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Finance & Investments
The platform will be the first social network to embed prediction market betting.
Trump Media plans to buy about $105M of Crypto.com's affiliated token, CRO.
Donald Trump Jr. is on Trump Media’s board and advises rival market operators.
The club’s player salary costs dropped to below 65% of total revenue last season.
Matchday revenue reached $204M, while commercial income grew to $428M with six new partners.
Profitability was limited by lower domestic broadcast income and a small 47,000-seat stadium.
The investment firm acquired its stake in June 2023 in a deal valuing Alpine at ~$900M.
Majority owner Renault Group remains committed to F1 and holds the right of first refusal.
The talks occur amid high F1 valuations, with Aston Martin recently valued at $3.3B.
Despite record revenue, net profit decreased year-on-year to $8.3M from $9.1M.
Sponsorship income was a key driver, rising 19% year-on-year to $121.1M.
Total assets grew to $459M after the federation issued $200M in debt.
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Media, Broadcasting & Sponsorships
In Spain, the match drew 2.95M unique viewers with a 22.2% audience share.
The game grew DAZN's streaming audience by 24% and set an ad sales record.
It also drew 730K average viewers in France and 1.23M total viewers in Italy.
The new agreement is reportedly worth a minimum of €83M plus €14.5M in bonuses.
It replaces a five-year, €25M deal with Puma that began in 2023.
Puma will continue producing the club's kits, training wear, and fan merchandise.
The deal covers all fixtures on linear channels, the Now TV streaming platform, and YouTube.
Its second season features 11 gameweeks running through January 5, 2026.
The league is planning a major expansion, entering the US market in 2026.
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Teams & Leagues
He argues removing rules would attract more top players and help grow US soccer.
MLS currently uses a salary cap and other restrictive mechanisms to promote league parity.
His view reflects a debate among owners on spending billions more on global talent.
The main disagreement is over revenue sharing and its impact on player salaries.
The league has proposed a 30-day extension to continue negotiations.
A work stoppage is not immediate if the deadline passes without an agreement.
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Miscellaneous
The lawsuit centers on the "Crashgate" incident at the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix.
Action was triggered by former CEO Bernie Ecclestone’s 2023 admission he knew of the crash.
Massa, who lost the title to Lewis Hamilton by one point, is not seeking to overturn results.
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