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©  Canal+
Covid-19/LFP: "It is not foreseeable that we will pay the upcoming installments" (M. Saada, Canal+)

"It is not foreseeable that we will pay the upcoming installments, even though due to the suspension of the Ligue 1 Conforama, no matches can be played and, consequently, will not be broadcast on our antennas," wrote Maxime Saada, chairman and CEO of Canal+ group, in a letter to the LFP, according…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Clubs, Authorities, …
• Article # 179211
• Published on 30/03/20 at 15:20
©  D.R.
Covid-19: Juventus FC reduces first team wages by €90m due to the pandemic

"Juventus FC (Serie A TIM) announces that, due to the current global health emergency preventing the performance of the sporting activity, it has reached an understanding with the players and the coach of the first team (Maurizio Sarri) regarding their compensation for the residual portion of the…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal, Essentials Clubs
• Article # 179195
• Published on 30/03/20 at 13:30
©  WRFU
Covid-19/Rugby: Principality Stadium in Cardiff converted into a temporary hospital with 2,000 beds

The Principality Stadium in Cardiff will be set up as a temporary hospital and will provide around 2,000 additional beds for the National Health Service (NHS Wales), announced Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) on 27/03/2020. "Clinicians and managers are currently working with the Principality Stadium…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Stadiums
• Article # 179194
• Published on 30/03/20 at 12:10
©  OGC Nice
OGC Nice: all donations to the Endowment Fund to be reinvested to help fight Covid-19

"All donations made to our Endowment Fund during this period will be directly reinvested into concrete aid for those fighting against the Coronavirus," announced Jean-Pierre Rivère, president of OGC Nice (Ligue 1 Conforama), in a message to fans published on the club's website on…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Social Responsibility
• Article # 179126
• Published on 30/03/20 at 11:25
©  UEFA
Covid-19: if football doesn't resume by end of June "the season is probably lost" (A. Ceferin, UEFA)

"There are at least three options: start again in mid-May, in June or at the end of June. Then, if we don't succeed, the (2019-20) season is probably lost. There is also the proposal to end this season at the start of the next, which would then be postponed, starting a little later. We'll see what…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Stadiums, Legal, …
• Article # 179127
• Published on 30/03/20 at 10:45
©  FIFA
Covid-19: "It is time to fight coronavirus all together, as a team" (G. Infantino, FIFA)

"These are difficult days, it is a difficult time, and we have one big opponent, it is Coronavirus, it is Covid-19. In these times, football has to show solidarity and it has to show unity. It is time to fight coronavirus all together, as a team," said Gianni Infantino (ITA-SUI), FIFA president…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 179125
• Published on 30/03/20 at 10:15
©  Brighton & Hove Albion FC
Covid-19: Brighton & Hove Albion (Premier League) offers 1,000 match tickets to NHS health workers

Brighton & Hove Albion FC (Premier League) will provide a minimum of 1,000 game tickets to National Health Service healthcare workers and their families, according to the club on 25/03/2020. NHS workers are facing a Coronavirus pandemic that has already infected more than 14,500 people and killed…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Authorities, Social Responsibility, …
• Article # 179079
• Published on 30/03/20 at 09:40
©  D.R.
Covid-19/Rugby: "£7m relief package" from the Rugby Football Union for English amateur clubs

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic and its impact on club finances, the Rugby Football Union (RFU) will provide "a £7m (€7.6m) relief package for community clubs," said the governing body of English rugby on 26/03/2020. "The package includes monies ring fenced and diverted for the community game as…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Social Responsibility, Stadiums
• Article # 179076
• Published on 27/03/20 at 17:40
©  Real Madrid CF
Covid-19: Real Madrid CF's Santiago Bernabéu available to store and distribute medical supplies

"Real Madrid CF (LaLiga Santander), in collaboration with the Spanish Supreme Sports Council (CSD), is making the club's stadium the Santiago Bernabéu (80,000 capacity) available to help in the fight against Covid-19," announced the club on 26/03/2020. The aim of the initiative is to use the venue…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Authorities, Social Responsibility, Stadiums
• Article # 179074
• Published on 27/03/20 at 17:14
©  D.R.
eSports: Cagliari Calcio, SPAL 1913 and US Sassuolo (Serie A TIM) all launched teams in March 2020

Cagliari Calcio (Serie A TIM) has launched an eSports team in partnership with the Italian electronic sports agency Pro2Be on 25/03/2020. "Cosimo 'NBD2699' Guarnieri and Giuseppe 'Spagnols88' Spagnolello will be the captains of the section on FIFA 20 (published by EA Sports) and PES 2020…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Sponsors - Partners, esport - gaming
• Article # 179024
• Published on 27/03/20 at 16:45