When Don Garber was named MLS commissioner in August 1999, the headlines were not kind. An NFL marketing executive with no soccer background taking charge of America’s top flight? Sports editors across the country panned the decision. What they didn’t know — what they couldn’t see — was that the kid from Bayside, Queens had…
David Berson is reportedly the leading candidate to run a combined CBS/TNT Sports division if Paramount Global completes its proposed merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. According to John Ourand of Puck, Berson—currently President and CEO of CBS Sports—is viewed as the “strongest candidate†to lead the unified sports operation. He joined CBS in 2011 after…
The Italian government has officially confirmed the appointment of Massimo Sessa as Extraordinary Commissioner for stadium infrastructure ahead of UEFA Euro 2032. The decree, announced by Sports Minister Andrea Abodi, has been formally registered by the Court of Auditors, making Sessa’s role fully effective. His mandate is to oversee and accelerate the development of key…
The Italian Football Federation will hold presidential elections on June 22 following the resignation of longtime president Gabriele Gravina, who stepped down after Italy’s third consecutive failure to qualify for a World Cup. Gravina, who had led the federation since 2018 and was re-elected with over 98% of the vote in 2025, announced his resignation…
Michele Uva has been officially appointed as Executive Director for Italy’s role in UEFA EURO 2032, marking a new chapter in his long-standing career in international sport. Uva will step down from his role at UEFA, where he has served since 2017, most recently as Executive Director for Social and Environmental Sustainability. In that position,…
Australian motorsport series Supercars is once again looking for a new chief executive after James Warburton stepped down less than a year after returning to the role. Racing Australia Consolidated Enterprises (RACE) confirmed the departure, describing it as a mutual decision taken in the best interests of the organization as it enters a new phase….
