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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

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

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

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

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

Covid-19/Serie A TIM: AC Milan Foundation joins the city's food aid programme

"After the first phase of fundraising which raised more than 600,000 euros for the benefit of Azienda Regionale Emergenza Urgenza (AREU, regional health agency) via a crowdfunding campaign on the GoFundMe platform (launched on 10/03 and closed on 24/04/2020), the AC Milan Foundation joins the food…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Authorities, Social Responsibility
• Article # 181922
• Published on 29/04/20 at 10:45

France: "Ligue 1, Ligue 2, National and women's D1 are all definitively stopped" (N. Le Graët, FFF)

"We informed the executive committee of what they already knew (from the French State's announcement in the afternoon of 28/04/2020), that Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 cannot restart, nor can the National (men's third division) and the women's Division 1. These four competitions are definitively stopped…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Stadiums, Legal, …
• Article # 181923
• Published on 29/04/20 at 10:00

LaLiga: Sorare (blockchain) offers crypto-digital cards bearing the image of Real Betis players

Sorare, a French blockchain startup, has entered into a license agreement with Real Betis Balompié (LaLiga Santander) from 2020 to integrate club players on Sorare's "fantasy leagues" type platform, on 23/04/2020. Real Betis joins Atlético Madrid and Valencia CF among the Spanish clubs present on…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Merchandising - Licensing
• Article # 181873
• Published on 28/04/20 at 17:20

RCD Espanyol: player wages down 19% if the season ends, down 4% if it resumes

"The negotiations initiated a few weeks ago with the players of the first team and the technical staff have resulted in an agreement providing for their wages to be reduced by 19% in case the 2019-20 LaLiga Santander season does not resume. In case of resumption and if the 11 remaining matchdays…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 181839
• Published on 28/04/20 at 16:14

NFL: a record 55 million TV viewers in total for the virtual draft from 23 to 25/04/2020

The 85^th edition of the NFL Draft, a major annual event that brings together the 32 franchises of the League to select new players, drew, in the United States, a record 55 million TV viewers on the NFL Network, the ESPN channels (pay-TV), ABC (free-TV), ESPN Deportes (pay-TV) and digital…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Digital
• Article # 181870
• Published on 28/04/20 at 15:29