European Top 5: AC Milan with the youngest team in 2020-21, followed by three Ligue 1 clubs (CIES) AC Milan (Serie A TIM) is the club with the youngest team line-up on average since the start of the 2020-21 season among the Top 5 European leagues, according to the CIES Football Observatory's Weekly Post published on 26/10/2020. With an average age of 24.5, AC Milan is ahead of three Ligue 1… Domain(s): Clubs • Category(ies): Authorities, Marketing - Communication, Transfer Market • Article # 197529 • Published on 28/10/20 at 11:55
LaLiga SmartBank: Vitaldent (dental clinics), partner of RCD Espanyol until 2022-23 Vitaldent, a Spanish network of dental clinics, has become a partner and the "official dental clinic" of RCD Espanyol (LaLiga SmartBank) as part of "a three-year agreement" until 2022-23, announced the Catalan club on 26/10/2020. Under the agreement, Vitaldent will benefit from visibility on… Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners • Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication, Stadiums • Article # 197498 • Published on 28/10/20 at 11:20
2020-21 Bundesliga: 1.32 million viewers for Dortmund - Schalke (Matchday 5) on Sky Deutschland Borussia Dortmund - FC Schalke 04 (3-0), on Matchday 5 of the 2020-21 Bundesliga season, drew an average of 1.32 million viewers on the channels of the pay-TV operator Sky Deutschland, on Saturday 24/10/2020 (kick-off 18:30 CET), according to data from German audience measurement institutes AGF… Domain(s): Media • Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences • Article # 197502 • Published on 28/10/20 at 10:44
FC Barcelona: Josep Maria Bartomeu, president since 2014, resigns along with the board of directors Josep Maria Bartomeu has announced his resignation as well as that of the entire board of directors of FC Barcelona (LaLiga Santander), of which he had been president since January 2014, on 27/10/2020. A vote of censure against the man who was serving his second term at the helm of Barça had… Domain(s): Clubs • Category(ies): Ticketing, Social Responsibility, Marketing - Communication, … • Article # 197527 • Published on 28/10/20 at 10:05
England: faced with reform, the EFL considers betting sponsorship to be vital (£40m/year) "The association between football and the gambling sector is long-standing, with a collaborative, evidence-based approach to preventing gambling harms of much greater benefit than that of a blanket ban of any kind," said the English Football League on 25/10/2020, as the British Government prepares… Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners • Category(ies): Clubs, Authorities, Legal, … • Article # 197448 • Published on 28/10/20 at 09:29
Germany: Fritz Keller (DFB) regrets that Christian Seifert will leave the DFL in June 2022 "I very much regret that Christian Seifert will only remain CEO of the DFL until (June) 2022. Just as I very much regretted that he left the Board of Directors of the German Football Federation at his request (in September 2020)," stated Fritz Keller, president of the DFB on 10/26/2020. I have… Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations • Category(ies): Agencies, Ticketing, Clubs, … • Article # 197407 • Published on 27/10/20 at 17:44
Champions League: head-to-head Olympique de Marseille - Manchester City, opponents on 27/10/2020 With a brand valuation of €1.124bn, Manchester City FC (Premier League) are ranked 5th place in the "Football Annual 2020" ranking established by the American company Brand Finance, a specialist in the economic evaluation of brands, versus 38th for Olympique de Marseille (Ligue 1 Uber Eats), as… Domain(s): Clubs • Category(ies): Ticketing, Sporting Goods & Brands, Stadiums, … • Article # 197489 • Published on 27/10/20 at 17:04
Premier League: AXA (insurance) obtains naming rights to Liverpool FC's new training centre The French insurance company AXA has extended its partnership with Liverpool FC (Premier League) and obtained the naming rights to the club's future training centre, the "AXA Training Centre", announced the English club on 26/10/2020. The new (9,200 m2) sports complex located in Kirkby - in the… Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners • Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication, Stadiums • Article # 197479 • Published on 27/10/20 at 15:56
2020-21 LaLiga Santander: 1.99 million viewers in Spain for El Clásico on Matchday 7 FC Barcelona - Real Madrid CF (1-3), on Matchday 7 of the 2020-21 LaLiga Santander season, drew an average of 1.992 million viewers in Spain on the Movistar LaLiga pay-TV channels (the match was broadcast on two channels), on Saturday 24/10/2020 (kick-off at 16:00 CET). This figure represented an… Domain(s): Media • Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences • Article # 197463 • Published on 27/10/20 at 15:07
England: "The power of football and its clubs is more apparent than ever" (EFL) "The power of football and its clubs is more apparent than ever, with the positive impact of clubs on their respective communities - including supporters, businesses and educational facilities - brought to the fore by the ongoing Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. With fans still unable to… Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations • Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Clubs, Stadiums, … • Article # 197373 • Published on 27/10/20 at 14:14