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Paris 2024: IOC president Thomas Bach's last Games... unless the Olympic Charter is amended

German Thomas Bach, born on 29/12/1953, Olympic foil team champion with West Germany at the Montreal Games (CAN) in 1976, was elected president of the International Olympic Committee for eight years on 10/09/2013. He was re-elected for four years at the 137th IOC Session on 10/03/2021. "The…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Geopolitics, Governance, Authorities, …
• Article # 333011
• Published on 22/07/24 at 09:20
©  BVB
Bundesliga/2.Bundesliga: a record 20.7 million tickets sold by the 36 clubs in 2023-24

Germany's 36 professional football clubs (18 in the Bundesliga and 2.Bundesliga) sold a record total of 20.7 million tickets in 2023-24 (an average of 575,000 per club), announced the Deutsche Fußball Liga on 19/07/2024. The 2023-24 season thus beats by nearly 5% the previous record set in…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Clubs, Authorities, …
• Article # 333006
• Published on 22/07/24 at 08:40
©  CBS / X
USA: CBS extends Serie A & Coppa Italia TV rights from 2024-25

The American broadcasting group CBS (Paramount Global) has extended its exclusive broadcasting rights in the United States to the Serie A Enilive and Coppa Italia Frecciarossa from the 2024-25 season and for several years, it announced on 19/07/2024. The value of the new agreement has not been…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Media
• Article # 332978
• Published on 19/07/24 at 17:10
©  UEFA Champions League / X
European Top 5: "Number of matches per season slightly down for the top clubs" (CIES)

"The analysis of the average number of official matches per season for the five major European leagues' representatives in the Champions League since the 2000-01 season shows that the number of fixtures is relatively stable, or even slightly down, which runs counter to the popular belief that the…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Governance, Authorities, …
• Article # 332977
• Published on 19/07/24 at 16:55
©  D.R.
Weekly News Extra (15-19/07/2024)

• Cryptocurrency trading platform Kraken has become a sleeve sponsor of Tottenham Hotspur FC (Premier League) from 2024-25, 16/07/2024. • RC Lens (Ligue 1 McDonald's) posted a season ticket renewal rate of 99.6% for the 2024-25 season. The club had 29,000 season ticket holders in 2023-24, the…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Essentials Clubs, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, Essentials Media, …
• Article # 332955
• Published on 19/07/24 at 16:35
©  Everton FC
Everton FC: end of exclusive negotiations with Friedkin Group (USA), which will not buy the club

The American group Friedkin, which already owns AS Roma (Serie A Enilive), will not buy Everton FC (Premier League) from Isle of Man-registered Blue Heaven Holdings Limited, which owns 94.1% of the club, announced the two companies at the end of exclusive negotiations on 19/07/2024. "Both Blue…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Investment - Shareholding
• Article # 332952
• Published on 19/07/24 at 16:00
©  UK Parliement
United Kingdom: Labour government intends to provide better protection for football fans

The UK government of the new Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer (centre-left) intends to provide better protection for football fans, particularly with regard to plans to change stadium locations or rename clubs, and is committed to imposing a "fair financial flow" between the Premier League and…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, Clubs, Governance, …
• Article # 332946
• Published on 19/07/24 at 15:20
©  Stade Rennais FC
Ligue 1 McDonald's: BWT (water treatment) shorts sponsor of Stade Rennais FC (2024-2027)

BWT (Best Water Technology), an Austrian company specialised in water treatment equipment, has become an official partner (2nd level) and shorts sponsor of Stade Rennais FC (Ligue 1 McDonald's) for three seasons, i.e. over the 2024-2027 cycle, announced the French club on 19/07/2024. As part of…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication, Sponsors - Partners
• Article # 332907
• Published on 19/07/24 at 14:30
©  UEFA
Euro 2024: victory for Spain, successful hosting by Germany & satisfaction for UEFA

UEFA Euro 2024 ended with Spain beating England 2-1 in the final at the Olympiastadion (70,000 capacity) in Berlin (GER) on Sunday 14/07/2024. This 17th edition of the competition, the second to be staged entirely in Germany (after the 1988 event in the Federal Republic of Germany), drew 2.67…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, Essentials Media, Essentials Sponsors & Partners, …
• Article # 332827
• Published on 19/07/24 at 13:40
©  CBS / X
United States: CBS acquires broadcasting rights to EFL competitions for the 2024-2028 cycle

The American broadcasting group CBS (Paramount Global) has acquired exclusive broadcasting rights in the United States for English Football League competitions over the 2024-2028 cycle, announced the EFL on 18/07/2024. CBS will broadcast each season on CBS Sports channels and the Paramount…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Authorities, Media
• Article # 332887
• Published on 19/07/24 at 13:00