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©  US Sassuolo Calcio

Covid-19: US Sassuolo Calcio (Serie A TIM) donates €100,000 to the town's hospital

Unione Sportiva Sassuolo Calcio (Serie A TIM) has donated €100,000 to the Hospital of Sassuolo (Emilia-Romagna, Italy) to help medical and health staff fight Covid-19, announced the club on 22/03/2020. The Coronavirus pandemic has already claimed 6,820 lives in Italy as of 25/03/2020. "US…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Authorities, Social Responsibility
• Article # 178739
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©  Inter Miami

Covid-19/USA: Inter Miami CF (MLS) adjusts its logo "to encourage social distancing"

Club Internacional de Fútbol Miami (MLS) has adjusted the club's logo "to encourage social distancing," announced the North American franchise on 23/03/2020. "In the midst of a global pandemic and a nationwide pause on professional sports, Inter Miami CF has altered the club's logo to separate…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Social Responsibility
• Article # 178738
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©  DFL

Covid-19/Germany: DFL advises a prolonged suspension of the leagues, TV rights tender postponed

"The executive committee of the Deutsche Fußball Liga will recommend to the ordinary assembly a further suspension of match operations in the Bundesliga and 2.Bundesliga until at least 30/04/2020," announced the DFL on 24/03/2020. In preparation for this ordinary assembly, the executive…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Clubs, Agencies, …
• Article # 178754
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©  OGCN

Covid-19: "Finish season in Oct/Nov and start next season in February 2021" (J-P Rivère, OGC Nice)

"The World Cup in Qatar takes place from 21/11 to 18/12/2022. My idea is to adapt to this staggered competition, and to today's uncertainty. We can take all the time we need to finish the current season in October or November, and we start next season in February 2021. We can begin the Euro in…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Finance, Authorities, …
• Article # 178711
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Covid-19: UEFA.tv (OTT platform) to re-broadcast "classic" club and national team matches

"UEFA will continue to keep fans entertained during the current postponement period with a full programme of free archive content across its digital channels including re-runs of classic matches on UEFA.tv (OTT platform)," announced UEFA on 24/03/2020. "Classic UEFA Champions League matches…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Authorities, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 178708
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©  EFL

Covid-19: English Football League pledges £50m to help second, third and fourth division clubs

The English Football League, which is in charge of the Sky Bet Championship, Sky Bet League One and Sky Bet League Two, will provide a £50m (€54m) "short-term relief package" for the clubs of the three championships, announced the body on 18/03/2020. "The FA, Premier League, EFL and women's…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Social Responsibility
• Article # 178707
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©  UEFA

Covid-19: Euro 2020 to be rescheduled for 2021 to make way for domestic leagues and European Cups

Italy - Turkey, the opening match of the next Euro was scheduled to take place at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome (ITA) on Friday 12/06/2020: this match will now be played 52 weeks later, on Friday 11/06/2021. UEFA decided to postpone Euro 2020 by one year (from 11/06 to 11/07 2021), on 17/03/2020, in…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Authorities, …
• Article # 178456
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Covid-19: postponement of European Rugby Cup finals scheduled at the Orange Vélodrome in May 2020

"Following a conference call on Monday 23/03/2020, the EPCR board can reconfirm the suspension of this season's Heineken Champions Cup and Challenge Cup tournaments and has furthermore decided to postpone the semi-final matches, as well as the 2020 Marseille finals, which were due to be played on…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Stadiums
• Article # 178693
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©  D.R.

Covid-19: "Premier League on TV every day can only be a good thing" (Martin Semmens, Southampton FC)

"If people are home for another month and Premier League football is on the TV every day that can only be a good thing. Not because we are more essential than the NHS (National Health Sevice) but because we can give people entertainment and show that we're fighting back," said Martin Semmens…
Domain(s): Clubs, Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Authorities
• Article # 178643
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©  Tokyo 2020

Covid-19/Tokyo 2020: IOC and Japan postpone the Olympic Games until "no later than summer 2021"

Thomas Bach (GER), president of the IOC and Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan, have reached the conclusion that the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games "must be rescheduled to a date beyond 2020 but not later than summer 2021, to safeguard the health of the athletes, everybody involved in the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Marketing - Communication, Stadiums, …
• Article # 178686
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