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©  Jupiler Pro League

Belgium: Jupiler Pro League to return to a "classic 18-team format" from 2026-27

"From the 2026-27 season, the Jupiler Pro League will return to the classic format with 18 teams (instead of 16 in 2024-25) playing a regular 34-matchday competition. At the end of the competition, the winner is crowned champion. The clubs ranked second to fourth are entitled to a European ticket…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Professional leagues, Game - pitch, …
• Article # 389818
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©  The FA

Ramadan: The Football Association publishes a guide for players, leagues & clubs

The Football Association has published a guide for players, leagues and clubs in England to mark Ramadan (the Muslim month of fasting), which began on 28/02 and will last until 30/03/2025 in most countries around the world, announced The FA on 03/03/2025. The guide "aims to answer many of the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Federations, Authorities, …
• Article # 389815
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©  D.R.

France: a 2.2% audience share for La chaine L'Équipe in February 2025, its "best month ever"

La chaine L'Équipe recorded an audience share of 2.2% in February 2025 (+0.4% versus February 2024), the "best month ever" for the French free DTT channel, according to data from the audience measurement institute Médiamétrie, released by the channel on 03/03/2025. This surpasses the previous…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media, Media Audiences, France
• Article # 389784
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©  LOSC Lille

Match Calendar: "The process of devaluing the national championships is underway" (D. Terrier)

"While UEFA has beefed up its flagship competition this season, FIFA's overbearing control of the calendar continues to worry everyone involved in the game. We can only hope - but nothing is less certain! - that it will reach its climax with the Club World Cup next summer, because the process of…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, Clubs, International authorities, …
• Article # 389787
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©  IFAB

IFAB: a corner instead of an indirect free kick if the opposing goalkeeper keeps the ball too long

"If a goalkeeper holds the ball for longer than eight seconds (with the referee using a visual five-second countdown), the referee will award a corner kick to the opposing team (rather than the current indirect free kick for more than six seconds)," decided the IFAB at its 139th annual general…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Federations, International authorities, Game - pitch, …
• Article # 389764
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©  Valencia CF

Valencia CF: Kiat Lim (SGP), son of owner Peter Lim, succeeds Layhoon Chan as president

Singaporean Kiat Lim, son of Valencia CF (LALIGA EA Sports) majority shareholder Peter Lim, has been appointed the club's new president and will take up his post on 05/03, announced VCF's board of directors on 03/03/2025. Lim succeeds Layhoon Chan, who was president for two terms: from 2014 to…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Essentials Clubs, Clubs, Governance, …
• Article # 389755
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©  Pixabay

Media: a 72% increase in sports programming on streaming platforms "in Q1 2025" (Nielsen)

Sports programming on streaming platforms (Netflix, Disney+, Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV+, Paramount+) increased by 72% in the first quarter of 2025 worldwide, according to a study by data company Gracenote, owned by research firm Nielsen, published on 26/02/2025. "Four of the five SVOD…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media, Rights Acquisitions, Media Audiences, …
• Article # 389750
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©  Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Brighton & Hove Albion: a record turnover of £260.8m & net profit of £42.9m in 2023-24

Brighton & Hove Albion FC (Premier League) have posted a turnover of £260.8m (€307.7m) for the end of the 2023-24 financial year (01/07/2023 to 30/06/2024), up 27.5% on 2022-23 (£204.5m/€237m), announced the English club on 28/02/2025. Brighton & Hove Albion, who have seen an increase in all of…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Essentials Clubs, Clubs, Finance, …
• Article # 389717
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©  Manchester United FC

2024-25 Premier League: attendance on Matchday 27 (42,880 spectators on average per game)

Matchday 27 of the 2024-25 Premier League season drew an average of 42,880 spectators per game from Tuesday 25 to Thursday 27/02/2025. The average stadium fill rate was 97.6%. Manchester United FC - Ipswich Town FC (3-2), on Wednesday 26/02 (kick-off at 19:30 local time, 20:30 CET), was the…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Professional leagues, Ticketing, …
• Article # 389722
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©  X

Telefonica (Movistar): turnover of €41.31bn (+1.6%) in 2024, including €12.79bn in Spain

Spanish telecoms operator Telefonica, owner of the Movistar Plus+ pay-TV bouquet, posted a turnover of €41.315bn in 2024 (+1.63%; €40.652bn in 2023), including €12.791bn in Spain (+1.08%; €12.654bn), according to its annual financial results published on 27/02/2025. Telefonica posted an…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media, Rights Acquisitions, Finance, …
• Article # 389692
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