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©  KPMG Football Benchmark
KPMG: revenues of champions in 2020-21 still below pre-pandemic levels in Europe

"With total revenues of most clubs still below their pre-pandemic levels, most champions recorded massive losses for the financial year which ended in May/June 2021. The most common trend seen was that operating revenues - hit hard by almost complete loss in matchday income, but mitigated by…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Finance, Essentials Clubs
• Article # 239185
• Published on 13/01/22 at 15:30
©  D.R.
Covid-19/Australian Open 2022: capacity set at 50% for the entire tournament (17-30/01/2022)

Capacities for the Australian Open 2022 (17-30/01/2022) will be limited to 50% due to an increase in Covid-19 cases in Melbourne (Victoria, AUS), announced the Australian authorities on 13/01/2022. Tickets purchased prior to this announcement will remain valid, even if the number of tickets sold…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums
• Article # 239257
• Published on 13/01/22 at 14:40
©  FC Girondins de Bordeaux
Ligue 1 Uber Eats: Crédit Mutuel du Sud-Ouest, official bank of FC Girondins de Bordeaux (2021-2024)

Crédit Mutuel du Sud-Ouest, a French cooperative bank, has become an official partner and pocket sponsor of FC Girondins de Bordeaux (Ligue 1 Uber Eats) for three seasons (2021-2024), announced the club on 12/01/2022. As part of the agreement, the banking group has also become the back shirt…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication, Betting
• Article # 239228
• Published on 13/01/22 at 14:00
©  NFL
NFL (2021-22 regular season): an average of 17.1 million viewers in the United States (+10%)

The 2021-22 NFL regular season games posted an average audience of 17.1 million viewers in the United States, according to US media on 11/01/2022. This figure is up 10% compared to 2020 and is the best average audience since 2015: • 2020-21: 15.4 million • 2019-20: 16.5 million …
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Media
• Article # 239218
• Published on 13/01/22 at 12:30
©  Mediapro
Spain: "RFEF abused its dominant market position to prejudice Mediapro" (Court of Madrid)

The Commercial Court of Madrid has ruled in favour of Mediapro, which took the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) to court for excluding it from being awarded the audiovisual rights to the Copa del Rey, for the 2019-2022 cycle, announced the Spanish audiovisual group on 12/01/2022. "The ruling…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Authorities, Legal, Media
• Article # 239254
• Published on 13/01/22 at 11:40
©  Damien LG / OL
2021-22 Ligue 1 Uber Eats: an average of 4,789 spectators per game on Matchday 20, 3 games postponed

Matchday 20 of the 2021-22 Ligue 1 Uber Eats season drew an average of 4,789 spectators per game from Friday 07 to Sunday 09/01/2022. The average fill rate was 15.5%. These exceptionally low figures can be explained by the 5,000 spectator limit imposed at all Ligue 1 stadiums until and including…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Clubs, Stadiums
• Article # 239215
• Published on 13/01/22 at 11:00
Saudi Arabia: Dakar, Supercopa de España, Newcastle, the Kingdom continues its expansion in sports

The 2022 edition of the Dakar Rally ends in Jeddah in Saudi Arabia this Saturday 14/01/2022, an event organised by Amaury Sport Organisation in the country since 2020, after 11 editions in South America. In parallel, the Kingdom of the Persian Gulf is hosting the RFEF and its 2021-22 Supercopa…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Authorities, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 239187
• Published on 13/01/22 at 10:20
©  Linkedin - Alain Broustail
Exclusive Crypto-assets: "Some clubs don't understand what they're signing" (A. Broustail, Blockchain-EZ)

"It's all very well to want to market NFTs or Fan Tokens, but first you have to understand what's inside: the technology, the tools, the regulatory context, etc. Many elements are very specific to the world of crypto-assets and lawyers and commercial directors of clubs are not yet used to dealing…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Clubs, Authorities, …
• Article # 239172
• Published on 13/01/22 at 09:40
©  Formula E
Formula E: DHL (logistics) extends partnership, Maserati a new team from 2022-23

DHL, the logistics subsidiary of the German Deutsche Post DHL Group, has extended its role as founding and logistics partner of the ABB Formula E World Championship from the 2021-22 season, announced Formula E on 12/01/2022. The 2021-22 season of the Formula E Championship (16 races in total, a…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Activation, Authorities, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 239189
• Published on 12/01/22 at 17:55
©  Julien Guichard
France / 2025 Rugby League World Cup : "Our budget will be close to €60m" (M. Wiener)

"Our budget will be close to €60m, of which more than 70% will come from private funds, with a portion coming from ticketing and the 822,000 or so tickets that we are expecting to sell. Tickets will be available at the end of 2023 to avoid any confusion with the 2023 Rugby World Cup," said Michel…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Social Responsibility, Stadiums, …
• Article # 239051
• Published on 12/01/22 at 17:35