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Olympique de Marseille: foods items distributed at the Vélodrome via Restos du Coeur

"OM Fondation and the Restos du Cœur des Bouches-du-Rhône have launched 'RestOMs du Cœur', a distribution of food parcels under the Ganay stand at the Orange Vélodrome for students and people in need," announced Olympique de Marseille (Ligue 1 Conforama) on 29/04/2020. "In this period of…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Stadiums
• Article # 182119
• Published on 30/04/20 at 16:30

SIGA-Soccerex webinar: "Michel D'Hooghe should have kept his advice to himself" (L-C Olsson)

"I think Michel d’Hooghe (chairman of the FIFA medical committee) should have kept his advice (about not playing any football games until September 2020) to himself, quite honestly. That type of decision really belongs to the leagues which are in countries with very different circumstances and…

Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Authorities, Finance, …
• Article # 182005
• Published on 30/04/20 at 12:30

Premier League: Brighton & Hove Albion FC players and staff launch charity fund with £263,939

Brighton & Hove Albion’s Albion As One charity fund has kicked off with a staggering donation of £263,939 (€302,350) from the club’s players and directors - and now staff, partners and fans, who are in a position to do so, are being invited to add their support to the fund which will boost a…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Social Responsibility
• Article # 182068
• Published on 30/04/20 at 11:44

FC Barcelona: Sant Jordi celebrated via video paying tribute to the "heroes" of the health crisis

FC Barcelona (LaLiga Santander) published a video of tribute to the "heroes of the daily fight against the coronavirus" as part of the celebrations of Sant Jordi (Saint George's Day), a very popular holiday in Catalonia, on 23/04/2020. The video, entitled "The heroes of Sant Jordi", features…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication, Social Responsibility
• Article # 182051
• Published on 30/04/20 at 10:40

Ligue 1: "Freezing the 2019-20 season is as unacceptable as a blank season" (G. Lopez, LOSC Lille)

"Only a blank season has a legal existence, because it is written that only a season which concludes at the end of the 38 matchdays can be validated. Therefore, logically, everything else cannot be validated. A blank season poses problems for many people and clubs, who find this unacceptable, from…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Authorities, Legal
• Article # 182015
• Published on 30/04/20 at 09:31

France: O. Lyonnais and the Sport dans la Ville association launch an eSports tournament on FIFA 20

"As part of the actions carried out to combat the spread of Covid-19, the Sport dans la Ville association, a partner of Olympique Lyonnais (Ligue 1 Conforama), is launching an online tournament with young people from the Lyon metropolis, from 28/04/2020," announced the Lyon club on the same date…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, esport - gaming
• Article # 181991
• Published on 29/04/20 at 17:04

Covid-19 / Liverpool FC: completion of Anfield extension postponed to summer 2023 at the earliest

"The proposed expansion of the Anfield Road stand project paused due to impact COVID-19 lockdown delays are having on the construction and build programme. The complex build must be completed between seasons and therefore the impact is at least a 12-month pause. Earliest target for project…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Finance, Authorities, …
• Article # 181951
• Published on 29/04/20 at 14:45

Domino's Ligue 2: Chinese group Nenking officially becomes owner of FC Sochaux-Montbéliard

"FC Sochaux-Montbéliard SASP (Domino's Ligue 2) officially became the property of the Nenking group (real estate, CHN) on 27/04/2020", announced the club on that date. "This sale to the group, whose founding president is Mr. Zhong Naixiong, comes in accordance with the agreements previously…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal
• Article # 181869
• Published on 29/04/20 at 12:44

Covid-19/Serie A TIM: AC Milan Foundation joins the city's food aid programme

"After the first phase of fundraising which raised more than 600,000 euros for the benefit of Azienda Regionale Emergenza Urgenza (AREU, regional health agency) via a crowdfunding campaign on the GoFundMe platform (launched on 10/03 and closed on 24/04/2020), the AC Milan Foundation joins the food…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Authorities, Social Responsibility
• Article # 181922
• Published on 29/04/20 at 10:45

RCD Espanyol: player wages down 19% if the season ends, down 4% if it resumes

"The negotiations initiated a few weeks ago with the players of the first team and the technical staff have resulted in an agreement providing for their wages to be reduced by 19% in case the 2019-20 LaLiga Santander season does not resume. In case of resumption and if the 11 remaining matchdays…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 181839
• Published on 28/04/20 at 16:14