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Tennis: Australian Open, the first Grand Slam tournament, played in Melbourne from 08 to 21/02/2021

"We are going to send a message to the rest of the world: Melbourne (AUS) is the capital of sport in Australia and perhaps even of the planet," announced Craig Tiley, director of the Australian Open, the day before the launch of the 109^th edition of the Australian tennis grand slam tournament, on…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Finance, Sponsors - Partners, …
• Article # 207728
• Published on 08/02/21 at 17:54

Exclusive "Are we going to sink with €1bn in losses, while paying €1bn in taxes?" (B. Caiazzo, Saint-Étienne)

"Are we going to sink with €1bn in losses because of Covid, while paying €1bn in taxes to the State?," Asks Bernard Caïazzo, president of the Première Ligue (union of primarily Ligue 1 club presidents) and, as such, a member of the LFP board of directors, on 05/02/2021. "Even with the failure…

Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Clubs, Stadiums, …
• Article # 207710
• Published on 08/02/21 at 17:24

Champions League: Sky Italia officially acquires rights to 121 matches per season (2021-2024 cycle)

The pay-TV operator Sky Italia has officially announced the acquisition of the broadcasting rights for 121 of the 137 Champions League matches per season, for the 2021-2024 cycle, on 05/02/2021. The Italian press had previously announced the allocation of the Champions League rights for the…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies
• Article # 207709
• Published on 08/02/21 at 16:39

Facebook: Top 100 European football clubs with the most likes (February 2021)

Real Madrid CF (LaLiga Santander) is the most popular European club on Facebook (nearly 111 million likes), ahead of FC Barcelona (LaLiga Santander, 103 million) and Manchester United FC (Premier League, 73 million), according to data collected by News Tank Football, which has established the Top…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Authorities, Digital, …
• Article # 207688
• Published on 08/02/21 at 16:04

United States: Starbucks (coffee shops), partner of OL Reign (NWSL) from 2021

Starbucks, an American chain of coffee shops based in Seattle (Washington State, USA), has become an official sponsor of OL Reign (NWSL) from the 2021 season, announced the club based in Tacoma (southern suburb of Seattle), on 04/02/2021. "Starbucks will serve as the presenting partner of OL…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Social Responsibility
• Article # 207695
• Published on 08/02/21 at 15:40

Germany/DFL: the 17 proposals of the "Future of Professional Football" task force

Sustainable development, economic stability, reforms at European and global level, dialogue with fans, promotion of women's football and interdisciplinary contacts are the main themes addressed by the 17 proposals (see below) put forward by the "Future of Professional Football" task force…

Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 207531
• Published on 08/02/21 at 13:39

Ligue 1 Uber Eats: "Frank McCourt categorically denies rumors about the sale of Olympique Marseille"

"Frank McCourt (American owner of Olympique de Marseille, Ligue 1 Uber Eats) categorically denies the misleading and deleterious rumours about the sale of OM. The sole purpose of these rumours is to destabilise a project in which Frank McCourt has been personally involved in for more than four…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal
• Article # 207618
• Published on 08/02/21 at 12:34

LaLiga Santander: Instagram, Facebook and Twitter accounts of the 20 clubs (February 2021)

The 20 clubs in the 2020-21 LaLiga Santander have 531 million fans on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, according to data compiled by News Tank Football on 01/02/2021. This total makes the Spanish first division the second most popular European Top 5 league on the three social networks combined…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Digital, Authorities, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 207505
• Published on 08/02/21 at 11:54

LFP TV rights: "Resolve this for short term, everything is possible for the future" (J-M Aulas, OL)

"Nothing is settled for the future. But if Canal+ has done what it takes to provide us with a solution, and this is because it wants to find football again. And for Amazon, Discovery, and DAZN there is the future (as soon as the 2021-22 season). This is essential. We resolve these (TV rights…

Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Finance, …
• Article # 207565
• Published on 08/02/21 at 11:19

MLS: Facebook, Twitter and Instagram communities of the 26 franchises (February 2021)

Please find in the infographics below the Facebook (number of likes) and Twitter (number of followers) communities of the 26 MLS franchises of the North American professional soccer league. These infographics are automatically updated on the first of each month. The 25^th MLS season began on…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Digital, Authorities, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 207283
• Published on 08/02/21 at 10:54