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LOSC Lille: stadium to be renamed "Decathlon Arena Stade Pierre-Mauroy" for 5 seasons (press)

Decathlon, a French-based group that designs, produces and distributes sporting goods, has been awarded the naming rights to the Stade Pierre-Mauroy (50,156 capacity) by the Lille European Metropolis (MEL) for five seasons (2022-2027), according to the French radio station, France Bleu Nord, on…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Stadiums, Essentials Sponsors & Partners
• Article # 254220
• Published on 08/06/22 at 16:20

LaLiga Santander: Premier Sports renews broadcasting rights in the UK and Ireland

The pay-TV channel Premier Sports has renewed its full and exclusive broadcasting rights to LaLiga Santander, for the UK and Ireland, until 2025, announced the Spanish league on 07/06/2022. "Additionally, Premier Sports has confirmed that LaLigaTV, the competition's 24/7 channel offering all…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Media
• Article # 254228
• Published on 08/06/22 at 15:50

Serie A TIM: Instagram, Facebook and Twitter accounts of the 20 clubs (June 2022)

The 20 clubs competing in the 2021-22 Serie A TIM season total more than 238 million fans on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, according to data compiled by News Tank Football on 01/06/2022. The Serie A TIM is the third most followed European Top 5 league on these three social networks combined…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Authorities, Marketing - Communication, Social Networks
• Article # 254226
• Published on 08/06/22 at 15:20

Stade de France incidents: Police Prefect, FFF & Metro Mayor of Liverpool at the Senate (09/06/2022)

"The Senate's Committee on Culture, Education and Communication and the Committee on Constitutional Laws, Legislation, Universal Suffrage, Regulations and General Administration will hear Didier Lallement, the Paris Police Prefect, on Thursday 09/06/2022 at 10:00 (CET), and then the French…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Stadiums
• Article # 254158
• Published on 08/06/22 at 14:40

esports: FC Lorient, eLigue 1 champions for the second consecutive year

FC Lorient has won its second consecutive French eLigue 1 title in 2022 on the FIFA 22 game (published by EA Sports), announced the club on 04/06/2022. The team, represented by Leandro "LJRPeixoto" Peixoto and Julien "Fouma" Perbal, beat Olympique de Marseille 4-1. Prior to the match Leandro…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): esport - gaming
• Article # 254213
• Published on 08/06/22 at 14:00

Women's Euro 2022: schedule for TF1 and Canal+, broadcasters of the competition

The free-TV group TF1 will broadcast 14 matches (out of 31) of the 2022 Women's Euro (held in England from 06 to 31/07/2022), including eight matches on the TF1 channel and six on the TMC channel (DTT): • TF1: three matches of the French national team during the group stage (versus Italy…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Digital, Authorities, Game - pitch, …
• Article # 254155
• Published on 08/06/22 at 12:30

Justice: Joseph Blatter & Michel Platini trial in Switzerland 08-22/06/2022, verdict on 07/08/2022

• "Joseph S. Blatter and Michel François Platini are accused of having illegally obtained, to the detriment of FIFA, a payment of CHF2m (or €1.54m in February 2011, at the time of the facts) as well as social security contributions in the amount of CHF229,126 (€176,427) in favour of Michel…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal
• Article # 254156
• Published on 08/06/22 at 11:40

LaLiga Santander: an average of 22,979 spectators per game (-20.4%) & fill rate of 59% in 2021-22

The 20 LaLiga Santander clubs drew an average of 22,979 spectators per match during the 2021-22 season, down 13.6% versus the 2018-19 season (26,585 spectators) - the last to be played in full without any crowd restrictions - and 20.4% compared to 2019-20 (28,868 spectators), a year in which the…

Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Clubs, Stadiums, …
• Article # 254154
• Published on 08/06/22 at 11:00

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC: AstroPay (payment solutions) main shirt sponsor for 2022-23

AstroPay, a British payment solutions company, has extended its partnership with Wolverhampton Wanderers FC (Premier League) to become the club's main shirt sponsor for the 2022-23 season, announced Wolves on 07/06/2022. "This exciting new partnership will see AstroPay branding feature on the…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication, esport - gaming
• Article # 254162
• Published on 08/06/22 at 10:20

Germany/DFL: sustainability criteria imposed on clubs for the granting of licenses from 2023-24

"The Bundesliga and 2.Bundesliga have become the first major professional football leagues to include a binding sustainability guideline in their licensing regulations," announced the DFL on 30/05/2022. Compliance with three minimum criteria ("club management and organisation", "environment and…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs
• Article # 254153
• Published on 08/06/22 at 09:40