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©  RCD Espanyol
LaLiga SmartBank: "RCD Espanyol is a first division club in every respect" (Mao Ye, board member)

"RCD Espanyol is a first division club in every respect and always will be. Our only goal is to return to LaLiga Santander," said Mao Ye, member of the club's board of directors, on 21/07/2020. RCD Espanyol finished 20th and last in the 2019-20 LaLiga Santander table with 25 points (5 wins, 10…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Finance, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 189356
• Published on 24/07/20 at 12:45
©  Leicester City FC
Leicester City FC: "Thailand Smiles With You" as shirt sponsor to support the country post Covid-19

The Tourism Authority of Thailand has become the main shirt sponsor of Leicester City FC for its Premier League matches during the 2020-21 season, announced the club on 23/07/2020. Thanks to the club's Thai owner, King Power Group (duty free), the Tourism Authority of Thailand will be able to…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication, Social Responsibility
• Article # 189348
• Published on 24/07/20 at 12:00
Twitch: creation of a sports channel launched in collaboration with four football clubs

Twitch, a streaming platform specialised in video games, has launched a new channel dedicated to sports named "/twitchsports" on 22/07/2020. For the launch of the channel, Twitch has announced a collaboration with four football clubs from the European Top 5: Real Madrid CF (LaLiga Santander)…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 189285
• Published on 24/07/20 at 11:20
©  EA Sports
Video games: Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain, FRA) on the cover of FIFA 21 (EA Sports)

Kylian Mbappé, a French player for Paris Saint-Germain (Ligue 1 Uber Eats), will be featured on the cover of the FIFA 21 video game, announced the American video game publisher EA Sports on 22/07/2020. The game will be released on 09/10/2020. The 2018 World Champion succeeds Belgian Eden Hazard…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication
• Article # 189212
• Published on 24/07/20 at 10:50
©  Real Madrid CF
2019-20 LaLiga Santander: audiences down 15% for matches played behind closed doors due to Covid-19

The 2019-20 LaLiga Santander matches played behind closed doors due to the Covid-19 health crisis (excluding Matchdays 37 and 38 broadcast via a multiplex) posted an average audience that was over 15% lower than for the first 27 matchdays, according to data collected by News Tank Football. The…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Agencies, Essentials Media
• Article # 189323
• Published on 24/07/20 at 10:10
©  Première Ligue
France: Première Ligue union offers a revival plan for French professional football after Covid-19

Exemption from employer charges for professional clubs for the second semester of 2020 (01/07 to 31/12/2020), reinstatement of a mechanism similar to the DIC (right to collective image) from 2020 to 2024 or even reduction of the Buffet tax (the funding of the National Sports Agency being offset by…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Ticketing, Clubs, …
• Article # 189235
• Published on 24/07/20 at 09:35
©  Lega Serie A
Italy: new official Nike "Flight" football to be used in the 2020-21 Serie A TIM

Nike has presented their new football named the "Flight" which will be used in the Serie TIM, Coppa Italia, Supercoppa Italiana and Primavera TIM (youth football) for the 2020-21 season, announced the Lega Serie A on 23/07/2020. "Nike Flight, a game-changing football, addresses issues of…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Sporting Goods & Brands, Marketing - Communication, Merchandising - Licensing
• Article # 189282
• Published on 23/07/20 at 17:34
©  D.R.
esports: GG.bet becomes a betting partner of the Electronic Sports League from 2020

GG.bet ("GG" for "good game"), an online betting platform dedicated to sports betting and based in Curacao (an island in the Caribbean), has become a "global betting partner" of Electronic Sports League events from 2020, announced the ESL on 14/07/2020. "GG.Bet will be the official global…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Authorities, Betting
• Article # 189261
• Published on 23/07/20 at 16:30
China: Premier League broadcast canceled by CCTV for diplomatic reasons

The Chinese public broadcaster CCTV cancelled the broadcast of Liverpool FC - Chelsea FC (5-3), Matchday 37 of the 2019-20 Premier League, originally scheduled on CCTV5, on the night of 22-23/07/2020 (kick-off at 20:15 BST, 03:15 in Beijing). This deprogramming is due to diplomatic and trade…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Clubs, Authorities, Agencies, …
• Article # 189249
• Published on 23/07/20 at 15:45
©  NWSL
USA: launch of WFC LA/Angel City, project for a NWSL franchise in Los Angeles in 2022

The National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) has announced "that a majority woman-founded group led by Academy Award-winning actress and activist Natalie Portman, technology venture capitalist Kara Nortman, media and gaming entrepreneur Julie Uhrman, and tech entrepreneur and venture capitalist…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Authorities, Legal, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 189222
• Published on 23/07/20 at 14:51