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CIES: France, country that exports the 2^nd most players in 2022 after Brazil and ahead of Argentina

With 978 expatriate players in the 135 professional leagues included in the sample (as at 01/05/2022), France is second place in the ranking of countries exporting football players in 2022, behind Brazil (1,219 players) and ahead of Argentina (815), according to the CIES the Football Observatory's…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Game - pitch, Transfer Market
• Article # 251564
• Published on 13/05/22 at 09:40

Media: Warner Bros. Discovery and BT Group create BT Sport/Eurosport UK joint venture

Media and entertainment conglomerate Warner Bros. Discovery and British telecoms operator BT Group have reached a definitive agreement to create the BT Sport/Eurosport UK joint venture in the UK and Ireland, announced the two groups on 12/05/2022. "BT plc will retain a 50% interest in the…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Finance, Investment - Shareholding, Media, …
• Article # 251571
• Published on 12/05/22 at 17:40

Spain: €3.818bn in total revenue for the 42 LaLiga clubs in 2020-21

Total revenue for the 42 LaLiga clubs (20 clubs for LaLiga Santander and 22 for LaLiga SmartBank) reached €3.818bn in 2020-21, down 24.1% compared to the record 2019-20 season (€5.029bn), according to the Spanish Professional League on 10/05/2022. The 2020-21 financial year was particularly…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Investment - Shareholding, …
• Article # 251560
• Published on 12/05/22 at 17:00

Rugby: confirmation of the two Men's and three Women's World Cup hosts until 2033

England will host the 2025 Rugby World Cup (women's), Australia the 2027 Rugby World Cup (men's) and 2029 Rugby World Cup (women's), and the United States the 2031 Rugby World Cup (men's) and 2033 Rugby World Cup (women's), according to World Rugby on 12/05/2022. The body will "form partnerships…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Game - pitch
• Article # 251526
• Published on 12/05/22 at 16:20

Chelsea FC: WhaleFin (Amber Group, crypto) to succeed Hyundai as sleeve sponsor from 2022-23

WhaleFin, a cryptocurrency trading platform owned by Amber Group, is to become the sleeve sponsor of Chelsea FC (Premier League) from 2022-23, announced the London club on 12/05/2022. This is Chelsea FC's first foray into the crypto-asset sector. The partnership, which covers Chelsea FC's…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 251521
• Published on 12/05/22 at 15:30

Tennis: Roland-Garros enters the metaverse with NFTs of seats on the Philippe-Chatrier Court

Roland-Garros has launched "RG Game, Seat & Match", its first metaverse operation offering NFTs in the form of virtual seats on the Philippe-Chatrier Court, announced the FFT, the organising body of the Grand Slam tournament at Porte d’Auteuil in Paris (FRA), on 12/05/2022. "The Grand Slam…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Authorities, Marketing - Communication, Merchandising - Licensing
• Article # 251513
• Published on 12/05/22 at 14:40

Exclusive Rugby: "We are very pleased with our streaming platform's audience figures" (F. Vergnol, EPCR)

"We are looking to the feedback and customer experience from last season and this season to continue to improve the service we offer through our streaming platform epcrugby.tv. That said, we are very pleased with this season's audience figures, which exceeded our expectations and give us many…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Stadiums, Sponsors - Partners, Media, …
• Article # 251490
• Published on 12/05/22 at 14:00

2021-22 Coppa Italia final: 8.7 million viewers for Juventus - Inter Milan on Canale 5

Juventus FC (Serie A TIM) - FC Inter Milan (Serie A TIM), final of the 2021-22 Coppa Italia Frecciarossa (2-4 after extra time) played at the Stadio Olimpico (72,698 capacity) in Rome (ITA), drew an average of 8.7 million viewers on the Italian private free-TV channel Canale 5 (Mediaset group), on…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Media
• Article # 251478
• Published on 12/05/22 at 12:30

UEFA: Annual Report 2020-21

"By successfully delivering Euro 2020 (in 2021), safely allowing fans back into stadiums and completing all scheduled competitions, UEFA generated €5.7bn in revenue in 2020-21 - a €2.7bn increase on the previous reporting period (2019-20, €3bn)," said the body in its Annual Report 2020-21…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 251459
• Published on 12/05/22 at 11:40

GSW 2022: "It is fundamental to have devoted resources and channels for women" (A. Zagklis, FIBA)

"It is fundamental to have devoted resources and channels for women because the audience for men's and women's basketball are not the same. They don't have the same fans but our role is also to break the barriers between them. We have to try and create new role models, women's role models for…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Sponsors - Partners, Authorities, …
• Article # 251447
• Published on 12/05/22 at 11:00