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Italy: adidas to succeed Puma as equipment supplier of the FIGC's national teams from 2023

adidas will become the official equipment supplier of the Italian Football Federation's (FIGC) national teams from 01/01/2023, announced the Italian body on 09/03/2022. "The Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio is proud to announce a long-term partnership with adidas. Starting from January…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Sporting Goods & Brands, Merchandising - Licensing, Authorities, …
• Article # 244698
• Published on 09/03/22 at 16:20

MLS: Nashville SC, first club to be paid in Bitcoin by its crypto partner (Valkyrie Investments)

Valkyrie Investments, a finance company based in Nashville (Tennessee, USA), has become a "founding partner" (first level) of Nashville SC, announced the MLS franchise on 08/03/2022. "The groundbreaking partnership makes Nashville SC the first Major League Soccer club to accept its full…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 244685
• Published on 09/03/22 at 15:30

Tennis: Emma Raducanu (ENG) becomes an ambassador for Vodafone (telecoms), partner of Wimbledon

Emma Raducanu has become an ambassador for Vodafone UK, the British subsidiary of telecommunications group Vodafone, on 08/03/2022. "I'll be working as their ambassador for Play Your Way to Wimbledon. Throughout this tournament, we'll work with Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) and Wimbledon to help…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Authorities, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 244653
• Published on 09/03/22 at 14:40

2021-22 Premier League: attendance for Matchday 28 (39,104 spectators on average per game)

Matchday 28 of the 2021-22 Premier League season drew an average of 39,104 spectators per game, from Saturday 05 to Monday 07/03/2022. The average fill rate was 97.8%. Tottenham Hotspur FC - Everton FC (5-0), closing game of the matchday (kick-off at 20:00 local time, 21:00 CET), was the game…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Clubs, Stadiums
• Article # 244669
• Published on 09/03/22 at 14:00

FAANG: Apple makes its first sports media rights acquisition with MLB

Apple, the US technology and electronics company, has made its first media rights acquisition in sports by signing an agreement with Major League Baseball (MLB) to broadcast two games per gameday each Friday night via its streaming service Apple TV+, on 08/03/2022. The multi-year agreement will…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Media
• Article # 244656
• Published on 09/03/22 at 12:30

2021-22 LaLiga Santander: attendance for Matchday 27 (26,495 spectators on average per game)

Matchday 27 of the 2021-22 LaLiga Santander season drew an average of 26,495 spectators per game from Friday 04 to Monday 07/03/2022. The average fill rate was 65.4%. Since the beginning of January 2022, Spanish stadiums had been subject to limits of up to 75% of their capacity. This cap has…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Clubs, Stadiums
• Article # 244639
• Published on 09/03/22 at 11:40

France: the FFF counts 197,779 licensees, including 163,717 players on International Women's Day

197,779 girls or women registered with the FFF on 02/03/2022, including 163,717 female players (82.7%), were the figures published by the French Football Federation on the occasion of International Women's Day, 08/03/2022. "After two years disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic, the 2021-22 season…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Game - pitch, Legal, …
• Article # 244631
• Published on 09/03/22 at 11:00

Qatar 2022: Scotland-Ukraine play-off postponed from March to June, Poland advance to the final

The Scotland - Ukraine European play-off semi-final (Path A) for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, orginally scheduled for Thursday 24/03/2022, "postponed to the existing June window, and consequently, the match between the winners of Scotland - Ukraine and Wales - Austria will also be postponed to the…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Stadiums, Legal, Game - pitch, …
• Article # 244621
• Published on 09/03/22 at 10:20

Premier League: broadcasting contract in Russia suspended and £1m to be donated to Ukraine

"The Premier League and its clubs today unanimously agreed to suspend our agreement with Russian broadcast partner Rambler (Okko Sport) with immediate effect and to donate £1m (€1.2m) to support the people of Ukraine. The League strongly condemns Russia's invasion of Ukraine. We call for peace and…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Authorities, Finance, …
• Article # 244620
• Published on 09/03/22 at 09:40

Turkey/Süper Lig TV rights: a sharp decline in amount expected; Digiturk (beIN) offers rejected

The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) has announced that the signing rights for certain lots of its tender for the broadcasting rights to the Süper Lig and 1. Lig (Turkish D1 and D2), over the 2022-2025 cycle (the bids could be for a duration of between 3-5 seasons, i.e. until 2026-27), have been…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Authorities, Media
• Article # 244587
• Published on 08/03/22 at 17:50