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32-team Club World Cup: "FIFA's unilateral decisions are damaging for football industry" (WLF)

"FIFA's unilateral decisions on the calendar are damaging for the football industry," said World Leagues Forum on 16/12/2022. The Zurich (SUI) based association, which represents 44 professional football leagues around the world, responded to FIFA's announcement on the same day of the launch of…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Game - pitch, Legal
• Article # 274518
• Published on 19/12/22 at 17:40

FIFA: prize money received by the 32 federations that participated in the 2022 World Cup

Argentina's victory over France (3-3, on penalties 4-2) in the final of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar on 18/12/2022 will earn the Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (AFA) $42m (€39.9m) from FIFA. The total sum to be shared by the football federations/associations of the 32 teams participating in the…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Game - pitch
• Article # 274501
• Published on 19/12/22 at 17:10

Basketball: Euroleague Final Four in Kaunas (LTU) in 2023, then in Berlin (GER) in 2024

Kaunas, Lithuania, and Berlin, Germany, have been named the host cities for the 2023 and 2024 editions of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four, announced Euroleague Basketball on 19/12/2022. Held for the first time in Lithuania, the 2023 Final Four will bring together the top four teams…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Authorities, Stadiums
• Article # 274497
• Published on 19/12/22 at 16:20

DFB: IMG appointed exclusive sponsorship agency in the APAC region

The Deutscher Fussball Bund (DFB) has appointed IMG, a global sports, events and talent management company, as its exclusive sponsorship agency for the APAC region, announced the German body on 19/12/2022. As part of the agreement, IMG will advise and identify potential new sponsors for the DFB in…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Media
• Article # 274481
• Published on 19/12/22 at 15:30

Ligue 1 Uber Eats: Mathias Barbera named director of communication & marketing at ESTAC Troyes

Mathias Barbera has been appointed as director of communication and marketing at Espérance Sportive Troyes Aube Champagne (Ligue 1 Uber Eats), announced the man via LinkedIn on 17/12/2022. Mathias Barbera had notably been head of press relations at Paris Saint-Germain (from May 2000 to December…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 274469
• Published on 19/12/22 at 14:40

Qatar 2022: 10.4 million new followers for Kylian Mbappé during the World Cup

Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain, Ligue 1 Uber Eats), is the player selected by Didier Deschamps to play for France during the 2022 World Cup, that accumulated the most new followers on social media (Facebook, Instagram and Twitter) with over 10.4 million new fans registered between the…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Digital, Social Networks
• Article # 274459
• Published on 19/12/22 at 14:00

Qatar 2022 Final: a record 24.08 million viewers for Argentina's victory over France on TF1

Argentina - France (3-3 after extra time, 4-2 on penalties), the final of the 2022 World Cup, drew an average of 24.08 million viewers in France, with a peak audience of 29.4 million, on the private free-TV channel TF1, on Sunday 18/12/2022 (kick-off at 16:00 CET), according to data from the…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Media, Essentials Media
• Article # 274421
• Published on 19/12/22 at 11:40

Qatar 2022: 3.4 million spectators for the 64 matches and an average stadium fill rate of 96%

Just over 3.4 million spectators attended the 64 matches of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, for an average stadium fill rate of 96.3%, according to FIF on 18/12/2022. The total number of spectators reached 2.45 million after the 48 matches of the group stage, which ended on 02/12/2022, for a fill…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Game - pitch, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 274402
• Published on 19/12/22 at 11:00

FIFA: "A new Club World Cup will take place in 2025 and will feature 32 teams" (G. Infantino)

"As you will certainly remember, we had agreed a few years ago to have a new men's Club World Cup with 24 teams. This should have taken place in 2021. This event was postponed because of Covid. The new men's Club World Cup will therefore take place in 2025 and will feature 32 teams, the best teams…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 274389
• Published on 19/12/22 at 10:20

Qatar 2022: Argentina crowned world champions for the 3^rd time

Argentina won the 22^nd edition of the World Cup by beating France in the final (3-3 after extra time, 4-2 on penalties) at the Lusail Stadium in Doha (QAT) on Sunday 18/12/2022. This is the third World Cup won by the Albiceleste after the 1978 edition held in their country (3-1 victory after…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Sponsors - Partners, Finance, …
• Article # 274398
• Published on 19/12/22 at 09:40