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War in Ukraine: Borussia Dortmund revokes Gerhard Schröder's honorary membership

"Borussia Dortmund have withdrawn Gerhard Schröder's honorary membership with immediate effect," announced the Bundesliga club on 02/03/2022. The former Federal Chancellor of Germany (from October 1998 to November 2005), who has chaired the board of directors of the Russian company Rosneft (a…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Authorities, Marketing - Communication, Sponsors - Partners
• Article # 244032
• Published on 02/03/22 at 18:05
©  News Tank Football
War in Ukraine: "I call on Putin to immediately stop the shooting and bombing" (Michel Platini)

"I call on the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, with whom I have often discussed football and sport, to immediately stop the shooting and bombing in Ukraine, to put an end to this aggression in order to initiate a real diplomatic dialogue without delay in favor of peace," wrote Michel Platini…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 244025
• Published on 02/03/22 at 17:55
©  IPC
Beijing 2022/Paralympic Games: Russians and Belarusians allowed to participate under a neutral flag

"The Russian Paralympic Committee and Belarus Paralympic Committee will participate as neutrals at the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games (04-13/03/2022). Within the parameters of the International Paralympic Committee Handbook, the IPC has taken the strongest possible actions, which are as…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Game - pitch, Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 244005
• Published on 02/03/22 at 17:45
©  RFEF
Spain: Iberia (airline) extends as an official partner of the Spanish Football Federation until 2026

Iberia has extended as a partner and "official airline of the Real Federacion Espanola de Futbol (RFEF) and its national teams" for five seasons (2022-2026), announced the Spanish Federation on 02/03/2022. Iberia will continue to benefit from the status of official sponsor, the second level in…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Authorities, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 243990
• Published on 02/03/22 at 17:30
©  FIFA
Qatar 2022/Spain: RTVE acquires free-to-air rights; Mediapro to produce a pay-TV channel

The Spanish public broadcasting group RTVE has acquired the free-to-air broadcasting rights in Spain for the 2022 World Cup (to be held in Qatar), under sub-license from the Spanish broadcasting group Mediapro, on 02/03/2022. The rights were acquired for an estimated €35m, while Mediapro was…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Media, Essentials Media
• Article # 243989
• Published on 02/03/22 at 17:00
©  Everton FC
War in Ukraine: Everton suspends partnership with Alisher Usmanov's Russian group USM Holdings

"The club can confirm that it has suspended with immediate effect all commercial sponsorship arrangements with the Russian companies USM, Megafon and Yota," announced Everton FC (Premier League) on 02/03/2022. The reason for the suspension is Russia's invasion of Ukraine led by President Vladimir…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Clubs, Stadiums, …
• Article # 243988
• Published on 02/03/22 at 16:20
©  Arsenal FC
Arsenal FC: a turnover of £328.2m (-4.7%) and net loss of £107.3m in 2020-21

Arsenal FC (Premier League) posted a turnover of £328.2m (€381.7m on 31/05/2021) for the financial year 2021 (01/06/2020 to 31/05/2021), down 4.7% versus 2020 (£344.5m/€382.7m on 31/05/2020), announced the club on 28/02/2022. Arsenal FC's revenue fell for the fourth consecutive season in…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums, Finance, …
• Article # 243967
• Published on 02/03/22 at 15:30
©  Panini
Crypto-assets: Panini launches its first collection of NFTs dedicated to French football

Panini, an Italian manufacturer of collectible cards and stickers, has launched its first collection of NFTs dedicated to French football, consisting of 420 digital cards and authenticated on its own blockchain, announced the group on 01/03/2022. "This first collection of NFT stickers is…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication, Merchandising - Licensing
• Article # 243965
• Published on 02/03/22 at 14:40
©  Liverpool FC
Premier League: Instagram, Facebook and Twitter accounts of the 20 clubs (March 2022)

The 20 clubs participating in the 2021-22 Premier League season have more than 630 million fans on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, according to data collected by News Tank Football on 01/03/2022. This total enables the Premier League to maintain its position as the most popular European Top 5…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Authorities, Marketing - Communication, Social Networks
• Article # 243963
• Published on 02/03/22 at 14:00
©  Gazprom-RusVelo
War in Ukraine: FIBA and UCI suspend Russian teams, following IOC recommendations

• "Russian and Belarusian national teams and/or national selections are not authorised to take part in any events on the UCI international calendar, with immediate effect. • UCI Team status is withdrawn from all teams under Russian or Belarusian nationality and the UCI shall not consider any…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs
• Article # 243926
• Published on 02/03/22 at 12:30