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FIFA: the two bids for the organisation of the 2026 World Cup designated by the FIFA Council

"Following the publication of the Bid Evaluation Report by the 2026 Bid Evaluation Task Force, the FIFA Council designated the two bids - the one jointly submitted by the Canadian Soccer Association, the Mexican Football Association and the United States Soccer Federation, as well as the one…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication, Stadiums
• Article # 122201
• Published on 12/06/18 at 16:50

2017-18 Serie A TIM: percentage of refereeing errors falls from 5.78% to 0.89% thanks to VAR

Of the 397 matches played with the use of the video assistant referee (380 Serie A TIM matches and 17 TIM Cup/Coppa Italia matches), 2,023 calls to the VAR (5.1 per game) were made, with 117 corrected decisions (one every 3.29 games) and the percentage of refereeing errors fell from 5.78% to…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Stadiums
• Article # 122355
• Published on 12/06/18 at 15:50

2018-2021 Serie A TV rights: split into three lots, no single operator can acquire all three lots

The Lega Serie A has published the three lots (lots 5, 6 and 7) selected for the allocation of the domestic audiovisual rights of the Serie A for the 2018-2021 period on 08/06/2018. These three lots cannot be acquired by a single operator and the total floor price is €1.1bn per season. • Lot…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Authorities, Agencies, Finance, …
• Article # 122286
• Published on 12/06/18 at 14:30

Premier League: Hyundai (KOR) becomes the shirt sleeve sponsor of Chelsea FC for 2018-2022

The South Korean car manufacturer Hyundai has become the shirt sleeve sponsor of Chelsea FC for the 2018-2022 period (four seasons) on 11/06/2018. The deal was announced by the British newspaper The Times on 12/05/2018. "The relationship will see Hyundai's famous logo appear on our match…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Rights Acquisitions, Clubs, …
• Article # 122335
• Published on 12/06/18 at 13:30

FFF: KFC (fast food chain) extends its partnership with the Federation until 2023

KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) France, a French subsidiary of the American fast food chain, has renewed and extended its partnership with the FFF for five years (until 30/06/2023) on 08/06/2018. KFC became an official partner of France's men's, women's, youth and amateur football teams for the…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Activation, Agencies, …
• Article # 122158
• Published on 12/06/18 at 12:30

Friendly: Germany - Saudi Arabia draws 8.2 million viewers in Germany on ARD (audience share: 32%)

Please find below, after each match of the German national team, the TV audiences, in Germany, of the "die Mannschaft", according to data recorded by News Tank Football since 03/09/2014.

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Authorities
• Article # 122264
• Published on 12/06/18 at 11:30

Friendly: France - USA draws 7.28 million viewers on TF1 in France (audience share: 37%)

Please find below after each match of the French national team, the TV audience figures of the "Les Blues" in the France, according to data recorded by News Tank Football since 2012.

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Authorities
• Article # 122258
• Published on 12/06/18 at 11:00

Friendly: England - Costa Rica draws 5.1 million viewers in the UK on ITV (audience share: 28%)

Please find below, after each game of the English national team, the TV audiences of the "Three Lions" in the United Kingdom, according to data recorded by News Tank Football since 2016.

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Authorities
• Article # 122263
• Published on 12/06/18 at 10:30

Friendly: Tunisia - Spain draws 3.77 million viewers on Cuatro (Mediaset) in Spain (share: 27.7%)

Please find below, after each game of the Spanish national team, the TV audiences of the "La Roja" in Spain, according to the data recorded by News Tank Football since 2016.

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Authorities
• Article # 122262
• Published on 12/06/18 at 10:00

2018 World Cup: Coca-Cola, the most prominent brand among the 394 sponsors of the 32 teams and FIFA

"FIFA and the 32 national federations involved in the 2018 World Cup have a total of 394 sponsors, of which 377 have a website, 332 have a Facebook page (as their premier social media platform) and 245 have a Twitter account," said The Metrics Factory, in "The Perfect Match" report, of which the…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Sporting Goods & Brands, Merchandising - Licensing, …
• Article # 122269
• Published on 12/06/18 at 09:30