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©  Riot Games

esports: global audience peak (including China) of 50 million cumulative viewers for the 2024 Worlds

The 2024 League of Legends World Championships (Worlds), an esports competition held between Berlin (GER), Paris (FRA) and London (ENG) from 25/09/2024 to 02/11/2024, reached a global audience peak, including China, of 50 million cumulative viewers, a record since 2021 (73.8 million viewers)…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media, Media Audiences, Digital
• Article # 345202
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©  D.R.

Webedia: "Esports events generate economic spin-offs for host cities" (B. Amar)

"Processions of fans come to esports events in towns and cities across France. They stay overnight and go to restaurants. This obviously generates economic spin-offs for the host cities. These events also attract the press, with huge media coverage (digital, specialised, news programmes, etc.)…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Media, …
• Article # 345161
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©  Chelsea FC

Transfers: a negative balance of €11.6bn for Premier League clubs from 2015 to 2024

The Premier League is the league whose clubs have the highest negative balance on the transfer market over the 2015-2024 cycle, at -€11.6bn, according to the CIES Football Observatory's "Weekly Post" published on 20/11/2024. The English league is followed by the Saudi Pro League, although with…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Clubs, Professional leagues, Finance, …
• Article # 345165
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©  WTA

Tennis: Rolex (watchmaker) becomes a global partner & official timekeeper of the WTA from 2024

Swiss watchmaker Rolex has become a global partner (2nd level) of the Women's Tennis Association from the 2025 season, announced the body on 19/11/2024. The brand, which has also been a partner of the Association of Tennis Professionals since 2013, has been involved with the women's…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Authorities, Professional leagues, Sponsors - Partners, …
• Article # 345128
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©  NBA

Human rights: NBA's links with Abu Dhabi (UAE) denounced by Human Rights Watch (NGO)

The pre-season games organised by the National Basketball Association in Abu Dhabi (UAE) in October 2024 (two games between the Boston Celtics and the Denver Nuggets) "are part of the Emirati government's efforts to distract from the many human rights violations it is committing at home and…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): International authorities, Professional leagues, International development, …
• Article # 345146
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©  News Tank

Paris FC: "A long-term investment, without rushing into things" (Antoine Arnault, Agache)

"The Arnault family doesn't have a two- or three-year time horizon, and it's not a fund that's come to 'hide' or make a short-term profit. It's a long-term investment, without rushing into things, a virtue that we know and apply within the LVHM (luxury) group," said Antoine Arnault, CEO of Berluti…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Essentials Clubs, Clubs, Sponsors - Partners, …
• Article # 345130
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©  News Tank

Stade Rennais FC: "A project for an endowment fund to support the 'Bouge!' programme" (M. Lakhdar)

"For the moment, the club's partners are not directly involved, but we have a project for an endowment fund that will support the 'Bouge!' (Move!) programme. In this way, we hope to reach out to the club's partners and other stakeholders," said Mathilde Lakhdar, head of protocol and CSR at Stade…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Essentials Clubs, Clubs, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 344912
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©  Euroleague Basketball

Basketball: Visa (payment solutions, USA) official partner of the Euroleague until 2026-27

Visa, an American group specialised in payment solutions, has become an official partner of Euroleague Basketball (Turkish Airlines EuroLeague and the BKT EuroCup) for three seasons (2024-2027), announced the two parties on 19/11/2024. The American group will become the third-largest sponsor of…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Professional leagues, Sponsors - Partners, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 344962
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©  FIFA

FIFA: the Clearing House has allocated "more than $350m to over 5,000 clubs" in 2 years

The FIFA Clearing House (FCH) has already allocated "more than $350m (€331m) to over 5,000 training clubs of all categories" after "two years of operation," according to the International Federation, which published its first report on the operations and activities (document available to download…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, International authorities, Finance, …
• Article # 345076
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©  Vredestein

Ligue 1 McDonald's: Vredestein (tyres) sleeve sponsor of AS Monaco FC for 2024-25

Dutch tyre brand Vredestein has become the sleeve sponsor of AS Monaco FC (Ligue 1 McDonald's) for the 2024-25 season, announced the two parties on 20/11/2024. As part of the agreement, in addition to its presence on AS Monaco's shirt, the subsidiary of the Indian group Apollo Tyres will…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Sponsors - Partners, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 345045
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