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Premier League: Aldar (real estate, UAE), official partner of Manchester City FC from 2021-22

Aldar Properties PJSC, a real estate development company based in Abu Dhabi (UAE), has become a global partner (first level) of Manchester City FC (Premier League) from 2021-22, announced the club on 27/01/2022. "As part of the agreement, Aldar will use the Manchester City brand and…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 240677
• Published on 28/01/22 at 11:40

LaLiga Santander: Real Sociedad forms partnership with Japanese group Wakatake (training)

Real Sociedad (LaLiga Santander) has entered into a partnership with Wakatake Group, a Japanese organisation specialised in the training of young players, to whom it will provide "educational and methodological advisory services by giving training sessions," announced the club on…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Game - pitch, Stadiums
• Article # 240652
• Published on 28/01/22 at 11:00

Crypto: IQONIQ goes into liquidation after signing around 15 sports partnerships between 2020-2021

IQONIQ, a cryptocurrency platform specialised in fan engagement, "has gone into liquidation, leaving thousands of supporters with tokens that are now virtually worthless," according to the British daily newspaper The Times on 26/01/2022. Between 2020 and 2021, the Monaco-based company had…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Authorities, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 240647
• Published on 28/01/22 at 10:20

FIFA/FFF: Noël Le Graët appointed as Gianni Infantino's delegate to FIFA's office in Paris

Noël Le Graët, president of the FFF, has been appointed as the FIFA president's delegate to the office opened by the international federation in Paris (Hôtel de la Marine, Place de la Concorde, FRA), after a meeting between Gianni Infantino (SUI/ITA) and the FFF executive committee on…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Clubs, Stadiums, …
• Article # 240664
• Published on 28/01/22 at 09:40

Spain: Spanish National Court confirms a €15.5m fine for Telefonica for favouritism

The National Court ("Audiencia Nacional"), the Spanish criminal court, has confirmed the CNMC's sanction to impose a €10m fine on the Spanish telecommunications group Telefonica and a €5.5m fine on the pay-TV group DTS (Canal+ Spain) for their unlawful agreement on 24/07/2015. The decision can…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Authorities, Investment - Shareholding, Legal, …
• Article # 240625
• Published on 27/01/22 at 17:35

Merchandising: FC Bayern Munich, the European club that sold the most shirts (3.25 million) in 2020

FC Bayern Munich (Bundesliga) was the European football club that sold the most shirts - amounting to 3.25 million - between January 2020 and January 2021, according to a study by the Argentine agency Euromericas Sport Marketing published on 26/01/2022. The 2020-21 German champions were ahead…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Sporting Goods & Brands, Marketing - Communication, Merchandising - Licensing
• Article # 240621
• Published on 27/01/22 at 16:35

"Italian football is in danger, the government can no longer ignore it" (G. Marotta, FC Inter Milan)

"The Serie A and Italian football in general are in danger. The government and political institutions can no longer ignore it. It is a system on the verge of collapse, which certainly had imbalances even before Covid, but which has received practically nothing in the two years of the pandemic. The…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Finance, Authorities, …
• Article # 240601
• Published on 27/01/22 at 15:35

Rugby: TikTok, title sponsor of the Women's Six Nations for 4 editions of the tournament (2022-2025)

TikTok (Douyin in Asia), a Chinese social network available in over 150 countries and 75 languages, has become an official partner of Six Nations Rugby Ltd for four years (2022-2025), announced the body on 27/01/2022. As part of the agreement, TikTok becomes the first title sponsor of the…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Digital, Authorities, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 240581
• Published on 27/01/22 at 14:50

Council of Europe: "A lot still needs to change in Qatar" (Gianni Infantino, FIFA)

"Is Qatar now a paradise country? No, certainly not. A lot needs still to change, a lot needs still to be done. We need to keep the focus and the pressure all together, but we also have to recognise that change has indeed happened, and support those who are investing their time, their energy, and…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Clubs, Transfer Market, …
• Article # 240576
• Published on 27/01/22 at 14:00

EFL/Sky Bet Championship: Derby County FC granted an extra month to provide proof of funding

"Following a formal review of revised financial forecasts at Derby County FC (Sky Bet Championship), the EFL and Quantuma (the club's administrators) have today agreed a month-long extension to the deadline set for proof of funding to be provided," announced the club, whose administrators had…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Authorities, Legal, Essentials Clubs
• Article # 240564
• Published on 27/01/22 at 12:30