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Germany: Bernd Neuendorf, 60, elected president of the German Football Association (DFB)

Bernd Neuendorf has been elected president of the German Football Association (DFB) at the body's 44^th ordinary assembly in Bonn (North Rhine-Westphalia, GER) on 11/03/2022. The former journalist and politician (Social Democratic Party/SPD, centre-left) obtained 77.2% of the votes cast (193…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 245019
• Published on 14/03/22 at 09:40

War in Ukraine: "It hurts my heart to punish the athletes" (Aleksander Ceferin, UEFA)

"Sanctions are necessary: this is not political politics, we are facing a humanitarian catastrophe. It hurts my heart to punish the athletes: this is not their war, they did not decide or want it. But we must show unity for peace," declared Aleksander Ceferin (SVN), president of UEFA, to the…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Game - pitch, Legal, …
• Article # 244999
• Published on 11/03/22 at 19:05

Weekly News Extra (07-11/03/2022)

• City Football Group, owner of Manchester City FC (Premier League), is reportedly in negotiations to acquire a majority stake in Brazilian club Atlético Mineiro. • ParionsSport (La Française des Jeux) will take over from Unibet as betting partner of Paris Saint-Germain (Ligue 1 Uber Eats) for…

Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Marketing - Communication, Clubs, …
• Article # 244989
• Published on 11/03/22 at 18:35

War in Ukraine: Formula 1 terminates its broadcasting contract in Russia with Match TV

Formula One Group has terminated its Formula One broadcasting contract in Russia with pay-TV group Match TV and banned access to the F1 TV streaming platform in Russia on 11/03/2022, as part of the sanctions imposed on the country following the invasion of Ukraine on 24/02/2022. Match TV, a…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Media
• Article # 244980
• Published on 11/03/22 at 17:05

Ballon d'Or: trophy to be awarded after the sporting season and not the calendar year from 2021-22

The Ballon d'Or will henceforth be awarded after the end of a sporting season, and no longer at the end of the calendar year, from the end of the 2021-22 season, according to the French sports media group L'Équipe on 11/03/2022. The exact date for the award has not yet been communicated, but the…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Media
• Article # 244973
• Published on 11/03/22 at 16:20

Deal Tracker: all the latest sponsorship/partnership agreements in football

This table allows you to find all the major sponsorship/partnership contracts concluded by clubs, federations, leagues, and football players/managers around Europe and throughout the world, since 01/05/2017. By default, all deals have been sorted in a reverse chronological order (newest first)…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Sporting Goods & Brands, Authorities, …
• Article # 244962
• Published on 11/03/22 at 15:30

Sky Italia: a €1m fine for misleading information on the TV rights included in its football package

"The Competition and Market Authority has concluded an investigation against Sky Italia, imposing a fine of €1m on the company for the dissemination of misleading information on the allocation of football rights for Serie A TIM matches," announced the AGCM (Competition Authority in Italy), on…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Authorities, Media
• Article # 244948
• Published on 11/03/22 at 14:40

Bundesliga: Jako (GER) extends as VfB Stuttgart's equipment supplier & becomes club shareholder

The German brand Jako has extended its contract as the official equipment supplier of VfB Stuttgart (Bundesliga) until 30/06/2029, announced the club on 10/03/2022. The initial agreement concluded on 14/05/2018 was initially due to end at the end of 2022-23 (€3m/season). The duration of the…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Sporting Goods & Brands, Investment - Shareholding
• Article # 244928
• Published on 11/03/22 at 14:00

FAANG Deal Tracker: list of acquisitions, partnerships and activities in sports

The term FAANG directly refers to refers to the American groups in new technologies and the internet: Facebook / Meta (social network), Amazon (e-commerce and content), Apple (computing technology), Netflix (video on-demand and content), and Google (Alphabet group, internet). By extension, the…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Digital, …
• Article # 244930
• Published on 11/03/22 at 12:30

Olympique Lyonnais/UNICEF: 2^nd edition of the "Heroes Match" 10/05/2022 at Groupama Stadium

"On 10/05/2022, the Groupama Stadium will host the Match des Héros (Heroes Match), where Team OL Legends and Team UNICEF will meet in a friendly match, the proceeds of which will contribute to the protection of children in Ukraine," announced Olympique Lyonnais (Ligue 1 Uber Eats) on…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Authorities, Game - pitch, …
• Article # 244922
• Published on 11/03/22 at 11:40