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©  UEFA
2020: Euro, Olympic Games, 2022 World Cup qualifiers ... the main dates for national team football

Euro 2020 and the tournaments at the men's and women's Olympics in Tokyo are the main events of 2020 in terms of national team football. The Euro football tournament, which will mark the 60th anniversary of the competition, is being held for the first time in 12 cities in 12 UEFA countries…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication, Stadiums
• Article # 171755
• Published on 06/01/20 at 17:59
©  Charlton Athletic
Sky Bet Championship: East Street Investments buys Charlton Athletic FC from Roland Duchâtelet (BEL)

"Charlton Athletic FC (Sky Bet Championship) can confirm that the purchase of the club by East Street Investments has been completed," announced the English club on 02/01/2019. The value of the agreement has been reported at over £50m (€58.7m) by British media. East Street Investments, which…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal, Stadiums
• Article # 171764
• Published on 06/01/20 at 17:29
©  FCB
LaLiga Santander: Emili Rousaud appointed as institutional vice-president of FC Barcelona

Spanish businessman Emili Rousaud has been appointed as institutional vice-president of FC Barcelona (LaLiga Santander), according to the Catalan club on 02/01/2020. Emili Rousaud (53) has been founder and CEO of Spanish energy supplier Factor Energía since 1999. "He has been a member of the…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 171772
• Published on 06/01/20 at 16:57
©  D.R.
2.Bundesliga: Software AG extends as a main shirt sponsor of SV Darmstadt 98 (2020-2024)

Software AG, a German publisher of software and IT solutions, has extended as major partner and main shirt sponsor of SV Darmstadt 98 (2.Bundesliga) for an additional four seasons (2020-2024), announced the club on 21/12/2019. This new agreement applies as long as the club is playing in a…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs
• Article # 171771
• Published on 06/01/20 at 16:35
©  CSL
Chinese Super League: new salary cap and foreign player quota regulations for 2020

The gross annual salary of Chinese players in the Chinese Super League players may not exceed CNY10m ($1.45m) from the 2020 season, with the net salary of a foreign player capped at €3m (including bonuses, image rights and benefits), according to the Chinese Football Association on…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Transfer Market
• Article # 171758
• Published on 06/01/20 at 15:21
Germany: best sports audience of the year Germany - Norway (World Handball Championship) in 2019

Germany - Norway (25-31), semi-final of the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship in Hamburg (GER), drew an average 11.91 million viewers on the German public TV channel ARD (audience share: 35.4%), on 25/01/2019. The game was the best audience in Germany for a sporting fixture in 2019. The…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 171681
• Published on 06/01/20 at 14:00
©  D.R.
eSports: Amazon signs 1st partnership and becomes title partner of university tournament via GGTech

Amazon, a US e-commerce group, has partnered with GGTech Entertainment, a Spanish eSports event company, and has become the title partner of a university eSports tournament, which will be known as Amazon University Esports, according to the organizer of the competition on 03/01/2019. This is…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): esport - gaming
• Article # 171728
• Published on 06/01/20 at 13:20
2019-20 Coupe de France: 1.48 million viewers for Trélissac - Marseille on France 3

Trélissac Football Club (National 2) - Olympique de Marseille (Ligue 1 Conforama), Round of 64 of the 2019-20 Coupe de France (1-1, 2-4, on pens), drew an average of 1.48 million viewers on the French public TV channel France 3 on Sunday 05/01/2020 (kick-off at 14:15 CET). This figure…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Clubs, …
• Article # 171739
• Published on 06/01/20 at 12:33
©  DFB
Germany: "France and Portugal (in Germany's Euro 2020 group) a stroke of luck" (F. Keller, DFB)

"With world champions France and European champions Portugal we not only got the most difficult group in Bucharest, but also the most interesting one. That was not bad luck, but a stroke of luck," said Fritz Keller, president of the German Football Association (DFB) in his end-of-year message on…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 171708
• Published on 06/01/20 at 11:34
©  Benfica SL
Liga NOS: SL Benfica becomes the first Portuguese club to launch its own OTT platform (€2.99/month)

Sport Lisboa e Benfica (Liga NOS) has launched "Benfica Play" and has become "the first club in Portugal to launch a digital video platform featuring exclusive content produced daily for its fans," announced the Lisbon (POR) club on 02/01/2020. "Benfica Play will feature content ranging from…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 171680
• Published on 06/01/20 at 10:14