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Athletic Club Bilbao: Jon Uriarte Uranga elected president by delegate members (46.7% of the vote)

Jon Uriarte Uranga has been elected president of Athletic Club Bilbao (LaLiga Santander) for four years following a vote by the club's delegate members, held for the first time at the Estadio San Mamés (Bilbao, ESP) on 24/06/2022. Uranga succeeds Aitor Elizegi, who has held the post since his…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 256436
• Published on 27/06/22 at 11:40

Naming rights: LOSC Lille's stadium renamed "Decathlon Arena - Stade Pierre Mauroy"

Decathlon, a French group that designs, produces and distributes sporting goods, has been awarded the naming rights to the Stade Pierre Mauroy (50,156 capacity) by the European Metropolis of Lille (MEL) for five seasons (2022-2027), announced the French group following a city council meeting on…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Stadiums, Essentials Sponsors & Partners
• Article # 256428
• Published on 27/06/22 at 11:00

Stade Rennais FC: Piverdière training centre to be extended by 3.6 hectares by 2025 (€35m)

Stade Rennais FC (Ligue 1 Uber Eats) and Rennes City Hall (Ille-et-Vilaine, FRA) jointly presented on 24/06/2022 the project for the club's future training centre, which will increase in size from 11.4 to 15 hectares after works starting in September 2023 and ending in summer 2025. The…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Authorities, Investment - Shareholding, …
• Article # 256414
• Published on 27/06/22 at 10:20

FIFA: 26-player squads approved for Qatar 2022; presidential election in Kigali (Rwanda) 16/03/2023

"The number of players to be included on the final list (for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar) has been increased to at least 23 and a maximum of 26 (instead of a fixed limit of 23)," announced FIFA following approval by the Bureau of the FIFA Council on 23/06/2022. Other amendments adopted…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Sporting Goods & Brands, Legal, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 256402
• Published on 27/06/22 at 09:40

Weekly News Extra (20-24/06/2022)

• World Rugby says it is "concerned by media reports in relation to alleged working conditions within the France 2023 organising committee" as described by the French daily newspaper L'Equipe in its 22/06/2022 edition. • DAZN has signed a distribution agreement in Spain with Orange from August…

Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Clubs, Sponsors - Partners, …
• Article # 256365
• Published on 24/06/22 at 18:15

Qatar 2022: Douyin (TikTok) acquires streaming rights in China

The Chinese digital media group Douyin has acquired the streaming rights to the 2022 World Cup for China, under sublicense from China Media Group (CMG), the country's leading state-owned media group and parent company of the state-owned broadcasting group CCTV, announced the two groups on…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Digital, Media
• Article # 256358
• Published on 24/06/22 at 17:25

Turkey: Digiturk (beIN) renews its global Süper Lig broadcasting rights until 2023-24

The Turkish pay-TV group Digiturk, a subsidiary of Qatari pay-TV group beIN Media Group, has renewed its domestic and international broadcasting rights for the Süper Lig and TFF 1. Lig (Turkish first and second division) until 2023-24, announced the group on 24/06/2022. The rights were acquired…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Digital, Media
• Article # 256357
• Published on 24/06/22 at 16:55

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, in Europe and throughout the world, since 01/05/2017. By default, all deals have been sorted in reverse chronological order (newest first). This table allows you to sort the…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Sporting Goods & Brands, Authorities, …
• Article # 256349
• Published on 24/06/22 at 16:40

NBA: strategic partnership with Kylian Mbappé's production company Zebra Valley

Zebra Valley, a production company belonging to Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain) created in 2022 with the agency WME Sports, has become a partner of the National Basketball Association to create original content "that will engage fans around the world," announced the North American league on…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Authorities, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 256343
• Published on 24/06/22 at 16:20

Bundesliga: Trive (trading) succeeds Floki (crypto) as Bayer Leverkusen's sleeve sponsor (2022-2024)

Trive, an Amsterdam-based multi-asset investment platform, has become a premium partner and sleeve sponsor of Bayer 04 Leverkusen (Bundesliga) for two seasons (2022-2024), announced the club on 24/06/2022. The agreement covers matches in the German championship and European competitions played…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance
• Article # 256341
• Published on 24/06/22 at 15:50