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Eredivisie: 1,200-7,500 spectators authorised depending on stadium for a test from 23-25/04/2021

The Government of the Netherlands has authorised a test for the return of spectators to stadiums with limited capacity for Matchday 30 of the Eredivisie, scheduled for 23-25/04/2021, announced the Dutch League on 06/04/2021. The championship, like the Keuken Kampioen Divisie (second division…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Clubs, Legal, …
• Article # 214792
• Published on 16/04/21 at 11:40

FC Schalke 04: VR-Bank Westmünsterland (bank) extends partnership for 2021-2024

VR-Bank Westmünsterland, a German cooperative bank, is to continue as a partner of FC Schalke 04 (Bundesliga) for an additional three seasons (2021-2024), announced the club on 15/04/2021. VR-Bank Westmünsterland, a sponsor of FC Schalke 04 since 2005-06, will continue to benefit from the…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs
• Article # 214789
• Published on 16/04/21 at 11:00

Italy: 7 clubs including Juventus and Inter call for P. Dal Pino (Lega Serie A president) to resign

Seven major Serie A clubs (Atalanta BC, ACF Fiorentina, FC Inter Milan, Juventus FC, SS Lazio, SSC Napoli and Hellas Verona FC) are calling for the resignation of Paolo Dal Pino, president of the Lega Serie A, and are even considering a complaint for mismanagement, according to Italian media on…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Clubs, Agencies, …
• Article # 214791
• Published on 16/04/21 at 10:20

esports: $1bn in funding raised for Epic Games, publisher of Fortnite (video game) valued at $28.7bn

Epic Games, an American video game publisher and notably of the "free to play" game Fortnite, has announced that it has raised $1bn (€835m) in funding on 13/04/2021. Following the funding, Epic Games is valued at $28.7bn (€23.9bn), while Tim Sweeney remains CEO and majority shareholder of the…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Finance, esport - gaming
• Article # 214729
• Published on 16/04/21 at 09:40

Serie A TIM: AC Milan signs a Manifesto against online abuse and hate speech

"AC Milan (Serie A TIM) has become the first club in the Italian league "to sign the Manifesto of non-hostile communication for sport, created by the non-profit association Parole O_Stili, with the aim to take a stand against the issue of hate speech and online discrimination," announced the Milan…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Authorities, Marketing - Communication, Social Responsibility
• Article # 214745
• Published on 15/04/21 at 17:40

Exclusive Investment firms: "Business must not collide with the values of sport" (Didier Poulmaire, lawyer)

"We must ensure that sport actors (clubs, athletes, etc.) are guaranteed that firms will not influence the normal course of competitions, nor be able to influence the development of sport. We must reconcile the legitimate concern of profitability of investment firms with the DNA and values of…

Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Authorities, Legal, …
• Article # 213804
• Published on 15/04/21 at 17:00

China: Tencent acquires non-exclusive broadcasting rights to the Chinese Super League (2021-2023)

Tencent, a Chinese internet services group, has acquired the non-exclusive broadcasting rights to the Chinese Super League (CSL) in China for the 2021-2023 period (three seasons), for a sum of CH¥240m (€30m, i.e. €10m per season), according to Chinese media on 14/04/2021. The Chinese Super…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies
• Article # 214727
• Published on 15/04/21 at 16:20

Champions League/PSG - Bayern: 4.9 million viewers in Italy, 1.4 million in Germany

The Paris Saint-Germain (Ligue 1 Uber Eats ) - FC Bayern Munich (Bundesliga) 2020-21 Champions League quarter-final second leg (0-1, 3-3 on aggregate, PSG progress due to three away goals), drew an average of 4.279 million viewers, on the Italian free and private TV channel Canale 5 (Mediaset…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences
• Article # 214728
• Published on 15/04/21 at 15:40

Europa League: head-to-head Manchester United - Granada CF (quarter-final second leg, 15/04/2021)

Manchester United FC (Premier League) are ranked 4^th place in the 2021 Most Valuable Soccer Teams established by the American business magazine Forbes with $4.2bn (€3.5bn), a Top 20, in which Granada CF (LaLiga Santander) are absent, as the two clubs prepare to face each other in the second leg of…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Digital, Finance, …
• Article # 214700
• Published on 15/04/21 at 15:00

Juventus FC: launch of 6 new academies, including the club's 1^st in India, Qatar and Reunion

Juventus FC (Serie A TIM) is strengthening the deployment of its network of academies around the world, with the launch of six new academies based in Kerala (India), St. Louis (USA), Perth (Australia), Doha (Qatar), Rostov-on-Don (Russia) and Le Port (La Réunion, France), announced the Italian…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Stadiums
• Article # 214716
• Published on 15/04/21 at 14:20