While the teams compete on pitch, their club sites are also locked in competition with media companies to ensure they capture and hold fans’ attention when a game is on.

Beyond the back page, another battle is brewing: between clubs and media companies over who commands fans’ attention on match days.

Whisper it, in these troubled geopolitical times, but Spain is getting ready to invade China.

The fact that sports economists predict that there is at least €150 million to be gained by the Spanish clubs if they market and sell a properly structured package of television rights to China has been a galvanising force in the Primera Division.

Arsenal Football Club’s international rights holder, MP & Silva has reached a multi-year agreement with the Yankees Entertainment and Sports (YES) Network.

Top La Liga clubs including Real Madrid and Barcelona may be close to a deal under which TV income would be shared more equitably, according to the president of the professional football league (LFP).

Uefa has appointed Sportfive to market the media rights for Euro 2012 in 49 territories across Asia and Oceania.

Manchester United have announced a deal with Hong Kong telecommunication giant PCCW, as the club look to further expand their operations in Asia.

Manchester City are hoping to conquer more than just the Premier League this season with the release of Blue Moon Rising, a behind-the scenes documentary that details City’s first season under Abu Dhabi control and contains interviews with players, staff and fans

Chelsea FC has launched a online TV portal for the 2010/11 season, with new and exclusive content from its Sky channel, Chelsea TV.

While the Football League hopes it will still be the next big earner, online streaming of matches has proved distinctly unpopular

The Premier League’s status as the world’s most popular sports league is underlined by new research by sportingintelligence, published for the first time today, that shows how the League’s income from selling its TV rights in foreign markets puts every other league in the shade.