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©  WTA

Tennis: "I'm not afraid of the full ATP and WTA merger" (Steve Simon, Women's Tennis Association)

"I'm not afraid of the full merger (between the ATP and WTA); I never have been. I would certainly be the first to support it, because I think then you truly have the business and the strategic principles all aligned, which is what you need to do. Obviously it’s a long and winding road to get…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication
• Article # 182504
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©  AS Roma

Covid-19: AS Roma (Serie A TIM) donates 32,000 masks to key workers in the Italian capital

AS Roma (Serie A TIM) are donating 32,000 masks to key workers in the city of Rome (ITA), announced the club on 04/05/2020. A total of 28,000 FFP2 and FFP3 protective masks have already been issued by the Roman club to eight hospitals and medical centres in and around the Italian capital since the…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility
• Article # 182491
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©  Riot Games

Exclusive eSports: "20% increase in Twitch audiences for the LEC playoffs" (A. Dechelotte, Riot Games)

"We've been up over 10% in Twitch audiences for five semesters now. The trend was already very positive before the lockdown. In terms of average audiences, we have seen a 20% increase over the three weeks of the LEC playoffs and more than 50% growth in terms of hours watched (from 03 to…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Marketing - Communication, Clubs, …
• Article # 181664
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©  D.R.

eSports: ePremier League Invitational tournament on FIFA 20 generates over 150 million views

The first edition of the "ePremier League Invitational" charity tournament on the FIFA 20 (EA Sports) video game, organised by the Premier League from 21 to 25/04/2020 and featuring all 20 of the league's clubs, generated more than 150 million video views in total on the league's official…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital, …
• Article # 182470
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©  Liverpool FC

Premier League: matches could be broadcast on YouTube (possible resumption on 12/06/2020)

"The idea is that all the games would be available somewhere to watch as they are behind closed doors and YouTube is the obvious platform to show some games for free. Amazon would have the ability to get some games as they are a live broadcast licence holder as well," said an anonymous Premier…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 182424
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©  Tottenham Hotspur

NFL 2020: four scheduled games in London (Wembley and Tottenham) to be rescheduled in the USA

All games in the 2020 NFL regular season (scheduled to begin on 10/09/2020) will be played in the United States, announced the North American National Football League on 04/05/2020. Five of the season's games were to be played outside the United States: four in London (United Kingdom), two at…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Stadiums
• Article # 182400
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©  Arnaud Duret / FC Nantes

Ligue 1: FC Nantes to hold a "heroes match" at the Beaujoire "as soon as the situation allows"

"FC Nantes (Ligue 1 Conforama) and its employees will organise, as soon as possible and when the situation allows it, a "heroes match" on the occasion of an official match at the Stade de La Beaujoire (35,550 capacity)," announced the club on 30/04/2020. "The club will invite all the people on…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Marketing - Communication, Social Responsibility, …
• Article # 182389
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©  AC Milan

Covid-19: AC Milan hosts a live charity music event "From Milan with Love"

"To honor and pay tribute to key workers fighting on the front line in Italy and around the world, Italian football powerhouse AC Milan (Serie A TIM) and Roc Nation, the world's preeminent entertainment company, have partnered to create 'From Milan with Love', a virtual live event. The special…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Digital, Finance, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 182376
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©  UEFA

Covid-19: "We'll have good old football back soon" (Aleksander Ceferin, UEFA)

"Football will change, but only for a short period of time. It has already survived wars and epidemics in the past. We'll have good old football back soon," said Aleksander Ceferin (SVN), president of UEFA, to the Serbian cable television channel nova.rs, on 02/05/2020. "We'd love to see…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Clubs, Stadiums, …
• Article # 182373
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©  D.R.

England: Umbro succeeds Canterbury as equipment supplier of the Rugby Football Union (2020-2024)

Umbro, a brand of English origin belonging to the Iconix Brand Group (USA) since 2012, has become the equipment supplier of the Rugby Football Union (RFU) for four seasons (2020-2024) from 01/09/2020, announced the two parties on 05/05/2020. The partnership will cover all of England Rugby's…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Sporting Goods & Brands, Authorities
• Article # 182381
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