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Euroleague / franchise allocation: 11 candidates shortlisted and almost €700m in binding offers

Eleven applications have been shortlisted following the first phase of the franchise allocation process launched by Euroleague Basketball in July 2026, the European basketball organisation announced on 25 August 2026. All eleven shortlisted candidates are submitting "binding offers close to…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, International authorities, Professional leagues, …
• Article # 451289
• Published on 26/08/26 at 10:00
©  Manchester City FC
2026-27 Premier League: Matchday 1 attendance (38,646 spectators on average per game)

Matchday 1 of the 2026-27 Premier League season drew an average attendance of 38,646 spectators per game, from Friday 21 to Monday 24 August 2026. The average stadium fill rate was 99.2%. Manchester City FC - AFC Bournemouth (2-1), on Sunday 23 August (kick-off at 15:00 CET), was the match that…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Clubs, Professional leagues, Ticketing, …
• Article # 451284
• Published on 26/08/26 at 09:00
©  MS
FIFA: "Recent events have made silence impossible" (Mikaël Silvestre and other players)

"We share the exact same concerns as the millions of fans around the world. Like them, we have watched the game we love drift away from its core values under FIFA’s current leadership. Change is necessary. Power has blurred the current leadership’s ability to distinguish between its own interests…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, International authorities, Geopolitics, …
• Article # 451291
• Published on 25/08/26 at 18:00
©  European Football Clubs
EFC: 850 member clubs at start of 2026-27 season following Real Racing Club (ESP) addition

More than 80 new clubs have joined European Football Clubs since August 2025, taking the total number of clubs represented by EFC to 850 at the start of the 2026-27 season following the addition of Real Racing Club (promoted to LALIGA EA Sports), the organisation chaired by Nasser Al-Khelaïfi…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, International authorities, Governance, …
• Article # 451255
• Published on 25/08/26 at 17:00
©  LALIGA
2026-27 LALIGA EA Sports: 235,000 viewers for Malaga CF - Deportivo La Coruña on DAZN LALIGA

Malaga CF - Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña (1-1), on Matchday 2 of the 2026-27 LALIGA EA Sports, drew an average of 235,000 viewers on the pay-TV channel DAZN LALIGA in Spain, on Monday 24 August 2026 (kick-off at 21:30 CET), according to data from Barlovento Comunicación. RCD Espanyol - Real…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media, Media Audiences, Spain
• Article # 451248
• Published on 25/08/26 at 16:00
©  AC Milan
Serie A Enilive: FPG (trading) becomes premium partner of AC Milan from 2026-27

FPG Fortune Prime Global, an Australia-based financial broker, has become AC Milan’s (Serie A Enilive) official online trading partner from the 2026-27 season, announced the club on 25 August 2026. This is FPG’s first-ever partnership with a sports organisation. The company has also acquired…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Sponsors - Partners, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 451240
• Published on 25/08/26 at 15:00
©  ”The Rest is Politics : Leading”
FIFA: commercial company project is "even worse than the Super League" (A. Ceferin, UEFA)

"I think this plan (the commercial company project presented and subsequently abandoned by Gianni Infantino, president of FIFA) is even worse than the Super League plan. In the first case, super-important clubs wanted to do their own league, which is wrong and would destroy football. But in this…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, International authorities, Finance, …
• Article # 451224
• Published on 25/08/26 at 14:00
©  FIFA
FIFA: FIFA Forward Enterprise project abandoned, with governance implications

"The FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) has created divisions of a nature that, regardless of the level of support, are no longer in the interest of the objective set out in the first place. As a result, this proposal will not proceed," Gianni Infantino, president of FIFA, announced on 1 August 2026…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Federations, Authorities, International authorities, …
• Article # 450039
• Published on 25/08/26 at 13:00
©  Atlético de Madrid
2026-27 LALIGA EA Sports: Matchday 2 attendance (33,912 spectators on average per game)

Matchday 2 of the 2026-27 LALIGA EA Sports season drew an average of 33,912 spectators per game, from Thursday 20 to Monday 24 August 2026. The average stadium fill rate was 87.4 %. Club Atlético de Madrid - Villarreal CF (2-2), on Sunday 23/08 (kick-off at 17:00 CET), was the match that posted…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Clubs, Professional leagues, Ticketing, …
• Article # 451204
• Published on 25/08/26 at 12:00
©  Euroleague Basketball
Euroleague Basketball: Abu Dhabi (UAE) to host first-ever SuperCup on 18-19 September 2026

The Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi, UAE) and Euroleague Basketball have expanded their partnership and announced, on 24 August 2026, the launch of the Euroleague Basketball SuperCup, whose inaugural edition will be held at Etihad Arena (18,000 capacity), on Yas…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Authorities, International authorities, International development, …
• Article # 451193
• Published on 25/08/26 at 11:00