Israeli Billionaire Idan Ofer Bays Portuguese Soccer Club
Israeli Billionaire Idan Ofer is adding a 51% stake in Portuguese second-tier soccer club Futebol Clube de Famalicão, according to Calcalist. Ofer plans to buy young players from Former Portuguese protectorates, More...
Communities Across Russia Open Doors to World Cup Jewish Visitors
The International Sports Travel Agencies Association estimates that 10,000 Israelis are expected at the international soccer tournament, held every four years. Thousands more Jewish fans are expected to More...
The Billionaire Sports Clubs Bosses
Billionaires are buying sports clubs all over the world. According to a report by UBS and PwC, more than 140 top sports clubs are owned by just 109 billionaires. Sixty of those super-rich club owners are from the More...
Idan Ofer buys a stake from Atletico Madrid
Israeli businessman Idan Ofer signed a deal to acquire a stake in Atletico Madrid. The value of the Spanish soccer club, one of the largest in Europe, is estimated by Forbes at $732 million. The group’s sponsor More...
A new deal will let ‘Facebook Watch’ users view NFL highlights immediately after the game
Facebook has signed with NFL a two-year deal to distribute game highlights and in-depth recaps to its two billion users worldwide. The deal kicks in immediately. The NFL undisclosed amount for rights. According More...
Fitness trackers accurately measure heart rate but not calories burned, study finds
Popular fitness trackers are unreliable when it comes to calories counting, but it is good at monitoring heart rate, a team of researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine reports. Millions More...
Chelsea boss Antonio Conte rejects transfer of Neymar, in a £155 million world record deal, despite owner Roman Abramovich agreeing the Fee
Chelsea boss Antonio Conte has reportedly turned down the chance to sign Neymar despite the club owner Roman Abramovich agreeing a world record fee £155.5 million with Barcelona. The verbal agreement with More...
American Eagle’s Jay Schottenstein Negotiating to Buy Maccabi Tel Aviv Basketball, Report
Jay Schottenstein, chairman of America’s largest fashion retailers American Eagle Outfitters and DSW is in talks to acquire control of the basketball club Maccabi Tel Aviv, at a value of $35 million, More...
Miami Marlins Sold to the Kushner family for $1.6 Billion?
Have the Miami Marlins been sold to Joshua Kushner, brother of first son in law Jared Kushner, for $1.6 billion? This is what people close to Miami Marlins owner the Jewish businessman Jeffrey Loria have said. According More...
The First all Jewish Super Bowl Set for 2017
We will see the first all Jewish Super Bowl in 2017, that is as far as the teams’ owners are concerned. The New England Patriots are owned by Robert Kraft and the Atlanta Falcons are owned by Arthur Blank. The More...