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©  FIFA
FIFA: "Just keep working and letting facts speak for themselves" (G. Infantino)

"FIFA cannot afford to be perceived as an ivory tower, detached from where football actually happens. We must be the converging point of the different facets of the game and, to do so, we must be approachable. We must be present. We must be a human institution. (...) Part of the football community…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 87955
• Published on 28/02/17 at 15:39
©  D.R.
Bundesliga: attendance for Matchday 22 of 2016-17, Bayern Munich - Hamburger SV draws 75,000 fans

Matchday 22 of the 2016-17 Bundesliga season drew an average attendance of 36,587 spectators per game, for an average stadium fill rate of 92%, from 24 to 26/02/2017. The average attendance of the German league is currently 41,024 fans per game (average fill rate: 93%).FC Bayern Munich - Hamburger…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Authorities, Stadiums
• Article # 88095
• Published on 28/02/17 at 13:20
©  UEFA
USA: Univision and Turner Sports acquire rights to the 2018-2021 Champions League ($285m in total)

The US Spanish-language broadcasting group Univision Communications Inc. and the subsidiary of the Time Warner group, Turner Sports, have acquired for the United States, the media and commercial rights to the Champions League for the 2018-2021 cycle, according to US media on 25/02/2017. The total…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Authorities
• Article # 88087
• Published on 28/02/17 at 12:30
©  Chinese Super League.
Italy: Fox Sports acquires the TV rights to two games per week of the 2017 Chinese Super League

Fox Sports Italy has acquired the TV rights, for Italy, to the Ping An CSL (Chinese Super League), said the Italian pay-TV group on 26/02/2017. Fox Sports Italy will broadcast two of the eight games per matchday of the competition, starting with Guangzhou R&F FC - Tianjin Quanjian FC on Fox Sports…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Authorities
• Article # 88071
• Published on 28/02/17 at 11:49
©  CIES
Relegation aid: Germany only country of the Top 5 leagues which does not to provide "parachutes"

Germany is the only country of the Top 5 leagues which has not established a system of "parachute payments", or amounts specifically allocated to relegated clubs to help them cope with the decrease in revenue. However, one of the key components in the distribution of the domestic TV revenue for…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 85709
• Published on 28/02/17 at 10:44
©  LaLiga
LaLiga Santander: attendance for Matchday 24 of 2016-17, Atlético Madrid - Barcelona draws 52,440

Matchday 24 of the 2016-17 LaLiga Santander season drew an average of 23,931 spectators per game, for an average stadium fill rate of 79%, from 24 to 26/02/2017. The average attendance of the Spanish league is currently 28,326 fans per game on the season (average fill rate: 75%). Club Atlético de…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Authorities, Stadiums
• Article # 88053
• Published on 28/02/17 at 10:05
©  LFP
Ligue 1: attendance for Matchday 27 of 2016-17, Marseille - PSG draws 65,252 to the Orange Vélodrome

Matchday 27 of the 2016-17 Ligue 1 season drew an average attendance of 26,185 spectators per game (average stadium fill rate of 64%) from 24 to 26/02/2017, making this the best round the Ligue 1 season in terms of attendance. The average attendance of the French league is currently 20,448 fans…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Authorities, Stadiums
• Article # 87975
• Published on 28/02/17 at 09:30
©  budapest2024.org
2024 Summer Olympics: Hungary announces the abandonment of the candidature of Budapest

"Since in Budapest the required unity has disintegrated, it is now inconceivable that the city could mount a successful Olympic bid. In this situation the only responsible decision is for Budapest and the Hungarian Olympic Committee to withdraw their bid to host the Olympics," announced the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 87818
• Published on 27/02/17 at 17:51
©  DFL
Poland: Eleven Sports Network acquires TV rights to Bundesliga and 2.Bundesliga (2017-2021)

Eleven Sports Network has acquired the TV rights, valid in Poland, to the Bundesliga and the 2.Bundesliga for the 2017 to 2021 cycle, said the British audiovisual group on 16/02/2017. This acquisition was made via DFL Sports Enterprises, and focuses in particular on rights to 8 of the 9 games per…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Authorities
• Article # 87821
• Published on 27/02/17 at 17:50
©  Atlético de Madrid
LaLiga: Bwin (sports betting) becomes an official partner of Atlético de Madrid until 2017-18

Bwin, the sports betting operator belonging to the British group GVC Holdings, has become an official partner of Club Atlético de Madrid (LaLiga Santander) until the end of the 2017-18 season, on 23/02/2017. The partnership, second level in sponsorship hierarchy of the Madrid club, includes an…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Digital, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 87997
• Published on 27/02/17 at 17:49