Mexican broadcaster Grupo Multimedios was approved as a majority partner of Mexican Baseball League (LMB) side Bravos de León, "assuring the financial stability" of the club and confirming it will participate in the '19 season. The move was approved during a vote in Las Vegas (LA AFICIÓN, 12/11).
La Liga side Sevilla reportedly "is going to be to sold, it is just a matter of time." The club is reportedly seeking an offer of between €200M ($227M) and €250M ($284M) for a stake of more than 70%. There "are various interested buyers and they have all proposed the same possibility: Monchi [currently with AS Roma] returning to the club to take the reigns of the sporting project" (AS, 12/12).
Cap Cana, Dominican Republic, will host the third edition of the Barça Academy Las Américas Cup from Friday through Sunday. Former Barcelona player Juliano Belletti will be attending the competition for FC Barcelona schools from all over the Americas. The tournament will feature 600 players ages 6-18 and will be sponsored by Barcelona regional partner Scotia Bank for the first time (Barcelona).
Spanish second division side Reus "is nearing the abyss." The club's situation is "now completely unsustainable" and players have reportedly decided not to accept La Liga's offer to pay them what they are owed and cover their salaries for the rest of the season. The club's debt is €5M ($5.7M). The players "believe that La Liga should not have to make the payments and are directly blaming the club." On Wednesday, they filed a claim to the La Liga-Spanish Footballers' Association (AFE) joint committee "with the intention of rescinding their contracts" (AS, 12/12).
Scottish Premiership side Celtic confirmed it will receive its ticket allocation for the upcoming Old Firm match at Rangers. The club's board previously said that it was "considering turning down the allocation" if the safety of its supporters could not be guaranteed. It now seems it decided to accept the tickets and will distribute them to fans prior to the match on Dec. 29 (SCOTSMAN, 12/12).
Australian Football League side Hawthorn President Jeff Kennett defended the club's gaming business, while "flagging the possibility of divesting from poker machines in the long term if alternative revenue streams are found." Kennett stressed the financial importance of the club's gaming revenues, without which the club "would recede into a financial deficit" (THE AGE, 12/12).
Ford's Mustang was "given the green light" to line up on the Supercars grid next year after "extensive aerodynamic testing." The car was on Wednesday given approval by the Supercars Commission after nine days of testing (HERALD SUN, 12/12).
Aston Martin Racing announced it will use analytics solutions provider Spirent Communications' iTest platform to assist the brand's FIA World Endurance Championship GTE team. Aston Martin Racing deploys a high-speed local area network trackside to connect drivers and cars with the pit crew, engineers and managers (Spirent Communications).
