Eric Jackson

3 days ago | sportico.com | Eric Jackson

Peyton Manning is following in the footsteps of his younger brother Eli. The Pro Football Hall of Famer has joined the ownership group of Denver’s NWSL expansion club as the women’s soccer team prepares for its inaugural season in 2026. The former NFL quarterback, who starred on the Denver Broncos for four seasons and won Super Bowl 50 there, joins his brother and former New York Giants QB, Eli, who has owned a stake in NWSL team NJ/NY Gotham FC since 2022.

4 days ago | sportico.com | Eric Jackson

The Super Bowl isn’t just a game—it’s a giant convention, a who’s who of football money, where the members of the sport’s ownership class rub shoulders and makes deals. During the run-up to last year’s event in Las Vegas, Cipriani, the upscale Italian eatery at the Wynn Plaza, served as the backdrop for one such meeting, featuring one of the game’s most accomplished players and an NFL power couple.

4 days ago | sportico.com | Eric Jackson

A sponsorship deal with Honda is driving renewed optimism from LA28 organizers. The Japanese auto giant has signed on as a founding partner for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics organizing committee and Team USA. This is LA28’s first founding partner sponsorship deal since the Salesforce partnership was announced in 2021; that deal, originally signed as a seven-year pact, ended in 2024 after just three years.

1 week ago | sportico.com | Eric Jackson

The San Francisco 49ers have officially added another storied soccer club to their portfolio. 49ers Enterprises, the team’s venture arm, has completed its takeover of Scotland’s Rangers FC, acquiring a majority stake (51%) following months of negotiations. The 49ers, who already own English soccer club Leeds United, are part of a U.S. consortium that also includes health care tycoon Andrew Cavenagh.

1 week ago | sportico.com | Eric Jackson

Breanna Stewart, two-time WNBA MVP, three-time league title winner and mother of two, has finally reached another milestone in the WNBA. In her ninth year in the league, she has unlocked family planning benefits under the league’s current CBA, which calls for eight years of service. But at 30 years old, she says that’s far too long to wait to collect family benefits. “You have to freeze your eggs sooner than that,” she told Sportico after a Liberty practice this week.