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©  D.R.

Covid-19: Arsenal FC donates to local charities and lends cars to National Health Service workers

Donating money to local charities, making cars available to the NHS (National Health Service, public health network in the United Kingdom) health workers, creating educational content for children deprived of school... these are the main initiatives of Arsenal FC (Premier League) in the fight…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Authorities, Social Responsibility
• Article # 179007
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©  D.R.

Covid-19/Football: suspension of competitions, challenges and prospects (J-L. Valentin/S. Guennad)

"The question will sooner or later arise as to what internal solidarity mechanisms the football world will be able to implement in order to continue to ensure a quality spectacle, guarantee a balanced presence on the territories and limit the inflation of costs," said Jean-Louis Valentin, lawyer…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Clubs, Stadiums, …
• Article # 178933
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©  Rugby Europe

Covid-19: Rugby Europe suspends "all its matches and tournaments for an indefinite period"

"Considering the current evolution of Covid-19 (Coronavirus) throughout Europe, Rugby Europe has decided to extend the suspension of all its matches and tournaments for an indefinite period of time," said the European body on 25/03/2020. Rugby Europe, which had announced on 12/03/2020 a first…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Clubs, Stadiums
• Article # 178968
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©  DFL

Covid-19: Bayern, Dortmund, Leverkusen and Leipzig offer €20m to struggling German clubs

"In a show of solidarity, the German Champions League participants from Borrusia Dortmund, FC Bayern Munich, RB Leipzig and Bayer 04 Leverkusen have made a pledge of €20m. The aim of the initiative is to offer financial support to clubs in the Bundesliga and 2.Bundesliga who are struggling due to…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Authorities, Finance, Essentials Clubs
• Article # 178960
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©  UEFA

Covid-19: Atalanta BC-Valencia CF "was a biological bomb" (Giorgio Gori, Mayor of Bergamo, ITA)

According to the Mayor of Bergamo (ITA) Giorgio Gori, the Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio (Serie A TIM) - Valencia CF (LaLiga Santander) 2019-20 Champions League Round of 16 first-leg (4-1) at the Stadio Guiseppe Meazza (78,328 capacity) in Milan (ITA) on 19/02/2020, "was a biological bomb" which…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Authorities, Stadiums
• Article # 178948
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©  Paris SG

Covid-19: Paris Saint-Germain launches 1,500 limited edition shirts to support Paris hospitals

"Paris Saint-Germain (Ligue 1 Conforama) has launched a "Tous Unis" (All Together) jersey available on the official PSG online store, bearing the logo of Assistance Publique - Paris Hospitals (AP-HP), the Greater Paris University Hospitals and 100,000 healthcare staff," announced the French club…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Sporting Goods & Brands, Authorities, Merchandising - Licensing, …
• Article # 178934
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©  Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

eSports: Wolves create an eSports tournament portal to host tournaments for fans of the club

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC (Premier League) have created an eSports tournament portal, with the help of Bundled, a Dutch eSports agency and partner of the club, "where FIFA 20 (published by EA Sports) and a host of other gaming tournaments will be hosted for supporters to get involved in,…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, esport - gaming
• Article # 178907
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©  Stade de Reims

Covid-19: a shortfall of "€2-2.5m" for the 5 remaining home matches" (J-P Caillot, Stade de Reims)

"It is estimated that there is a shortfall of between €200,000 and €400,000 for each un-played home match. But we still had to host Olympique de Marseille and Paris Saint-Germain, who generate good attendance and therefore higher revenues. The five home matches still to be played therefore…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Finance, Authorities, …
• Article # 178881
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©  D.R.

Basketball: IQONIQ (social media platform) becomes a partner of Euroleague Basketball (2019-2024)

IQONIQ, a social media and fan engagement platform focused on the world of sport and entertainment, has become a partner of Euroleague Basketball from 25/03/2020 and "until the end of 2023-24," announced the European body on 25/03/2020. "Starting immediately, the partnership makes IQONIQ the…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Digital, Authorities, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 178885
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©  LTT Sports

Covid-19: "Football industry business model wholly dependent on the live match" (LTT Sports)

"Whilst the Covid-19 crisis is not over yet, it is clear that the existing football industry business model has been placed under an extreme resilience test. The current model, with all its balances, trade-offs and developments, is still wholly dependent on the live match, which generates revenue…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Clubs, Finance, …
• Article # 178841
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