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Australia: Optus acquires LaLiga Santander broadcast rights as part of a "multi-year" agreement

Telecommunications operator Optus has acquired the full and exclusive broadcasting rights to LaLiga Santander for Australia, as part of "a multiyear deal," announced the operator on 27/06/2022. "The multi-year deal to stream LaLiga Santander gives Optus Sport an additional 380 matches per…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Media
• Article # 256520
• Published on 27/06/22 at 16:20

Mediapro-LFP affair: "To speak of shared responsibility is cowardly and misleading" (Pierre Maes)

"At the beginning of 2021, tired of being constantly asked to talk about Mediapro, I couldn't take it anymore. But in the summer of 2021, I listened by chance to the parliamentary hearings of the players involved, in particular that of Didier Quillot, and told myself that there was a great deal of…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Authorities, Finance, …
• Article # 256470
• Published on 27/06/22 at 15:30

Premier League: Dafabet (sports betting), main shirt sponsor of AFC Bournemouth (2022-2024)

Dafabet, a Philippines-based online sports betting and gambling operator, has become a partner and main shirt sponsor of AFC Bournemouth (promoted to the Premier League for the 2022-23 season) for two seasons (2022-2024), announced the club on 25/06/2022. Dafabet, which has the status of…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication, Betting
• Article # 256482
• Published on 27/06/22 at 14:40

Ligue 1 Uber Eats: Umbro succeeds Kappa as equipment supplier of FC Lorient for 2022-2025

Umbro, a brand distributed in France by the Royer Group, has become the official equipment supplier of FC Lorient (Ligue 1 Uber Eats) for three seasons (2022-2025), announced the Breton club on 24/06/2022. As part of the agreement, the brand will provide "technical match, training and away…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Sporting Goods & Brands, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 256480
• Published on 27/06/22 at 14:00

Rugby: Canon, official imaging supplier of France 2023 & worldwide partner of New Zealand 2021

Japanese company Canon has become a "worldwide partner" of the 2021 Women's Rugby World Cup in New Zealand (08/10 to 12/11/2022) and the "official imaging supplier" of the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France, announced the GIP France 2023 and World Rugby on 27/06/2022. This is "the first time that…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication
• Article # 256449
• Published on 27/06/22 at 12:30

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