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©  FCB
FC Barcelona: Sant Jordi celebrated via video paying tribute to the "heroes" of the health crisis

FC Barcelona (LaLiga Santander) published a video of tribute to the "heroes of the daily fight against the coronavirus" as part of the celebrations of Sant Jordi (Saint George's Day), a very popular holiday in Catalonia, on 23/04/2020. The video, entitled "The heroes of Sant Jordi", features…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication, Social Responsibility
• Article # 182051
• Published on 30/04/20 at 10:40
©  LOSC Lille
Ligue 1: "Freezing the 2019-20 season is as unacceptable as a blank season" (G. Lopez, LOSC Lille)

"Only a blank season has a legal existence, because it is written that only a season which concludes at the end of the 38 matchdays can be validated. Therefore, logically, everything else cannot be validated. A blank season poses problems for many people and clubs, who find this unacceptable, from…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Authorities, Legal
• Article # 182015
• Published on 30/04/20 at 09:31
©  World Athletics
World Athletics: $500,000 fund to "support professional athletes experiencing financial hardship"

"World Athletics, together with the International Athletics Foundation (IAF), has today launched a US$500,000 fund to support professional athletes experiencing financial hardship due to the coronavirus pandemic," announced the international federation on 28/04/2020. "Sebastian Coe, chairman…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility
• Article # 182008
• Published on 29/04/20 at 17:44
©  Olympique Lyonnais
France: O. Lyonnais and the Sport dans la Ville association launch an eSports tournament on FIFA 20

"As part of the actions carried out to combat the spread of Covid-19, the Sport dans la Ville association, a partner of Olympique Lyonnais (Ligue 1 Conforama), is launching an online tournament with young people from the Lyon metropolis, from 28/04/2020," announced the Lyon club on the same date…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, esport - gaming
• Article # 181991
• Published on 29/04/20 at 17:04
©  fotobpb
Covid-19/Spain: the government authorizes individual training from 04/05/2020

"From 04/05/2020, it will be possible to resume individual training for professional and national level athletes, and basic training within professional leagues," announced Pedro Sanchez, the Spanish Prime Minister, on 28/04/2020. The resumption of sports training is one of the measures…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Stadiums
• Article # 181988
• Published on 29/04/20 at 15:45
©  LFC
Covid-19 / Liverpool FC: completion of Anfield extension postponed to summer 2023 at the earliest

"The proposed expansion of the Anfield Road stand project paused due to impact COVID-19 lockdown delays are having on the construction and build programme. The complex build must be completed between seasons and therefore the impact is at least a 12-month pause. Earliest target for project…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Finance, Authorities, …
• Article # 181951
• Published on 29/04/20 at 14:45
©  D.R.
Exclusive "The vision of Nicecactus is to become the La Masia of eSports" (Mike Hessabi, CEO of Nicecactus)

"The number of players trained through Nicecactus is growing exponentially around the world and we hope soon that they join pro eSports teams. We want to develop talents and the future champions of eSports. If I dared toward an analogy with football, I would say that the vision of Nicecactus is to…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Digital, Essentials Sponsors & Partners, …
• Article # 181697
• Published on 29/04/20 at 14:00
©  FCSM
Domino's Ligue 2: Chinese group Nenking officially becomes owner of FC Sochaux-Montbéliard

"FC Sochaux-Montbéliard SASP (Domino's Ligue 2) officially became the property of the Nenking group (real estate, CHN) on 27/04/2020", announced the club on that date. "This sale to the group, whose founding president is Mr. Zhong Naixiong, comes in accordance with the agreements previously…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal
• Article # 181869
• Published on 29/04/20 at 12:44
©  Formula One Group
Covid-19/Formula One: advance payments for certain teams in financial difficulty

"(We have already) advanced prize money to certain Formula 1 teams already (because of the Covid-19 crisis). There are cases where we may do more of that. There are other things that we might do to bridge teams that might need help. (We will) make sure that teams are solvent because they are part…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance
• Article # 181874
• Published on 29/04/20 at 11:59
©  PL
England: the public health NHS "grateful" for the support of the Premier League, which provided £20m

"The NHS is facing the greatest health emergency in our history and it has been humbling to see the huge response from all areas of the public to rise to this challenge. We are grateful for the support we have received from organisations including the Premier League who are helping out at this…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 181937
• Published on 29/04/20 at 11:24