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Bundesliga: FC Bayern Munich, 1^st sports club in the world to cross the 300,000 members milestone

FC Bayern Munich (Bundesliga) has passed the 300,000 members mark, "further cementing its status as the sports club with the biggest membership in the world," announced the 2021-22 German champions on 26/02/2023. The club is also celebrating its 123^rd anniversary on 27/02/2023. Annual…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication
• Article # 281391
• Published on 27/02/23 at 15:30

SL Benfica: a joint venture with HJKSA Group to develop activities in Saudi Arabia

SL Benfica (Liga Portugal Bwin) has entered into a strategic partnership with the Saudi holding Heights & Jewels KSA Group (HJKSA) in order to "explore new sporting and commercial opportunities in Saudi Arabia and implement the club's training methodology in this region," announced the latter on…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Game - pitch, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 281365
• Published on 27/02/23 at 14:00

2022-23 Europa League & Europa Conference League: draw for the Round of 16

Manchester United FC (Premier League) will face Real Betis Balompié (LaLiga Santander) in the Round of 16 of the 2022-23 Europa League on Thursday 09 and 16/03/2023 (first leg at Old Trafford in Manchester, ENG), following the draw held by UEFA in Budapest (HUN), on 24/02/2023. The other seven…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Authorities, Game - pitch, …
• Article # 281283
• Published on 24/02/23 at 15:50

Weekly News Extra (20-24/02/2023)

• BBC football commentator John Motson, who had a 50-year career with the British Broadcasting Corporation, died aged 77 on 23/02/2023. • Florence Hardouin, general manager of the French Football Federation, did not show up for the meeting prior to her dismissal, which she was invited to attend…

Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Clubs, Sponsors - Partners, …
• Article # 281267
• Published on 24/02/23 at 15:25

France/LFP: 11% of club licence points to be awarded based on environmental criteria from 2023-24

11% of the points (i.e. 1,100 out of 10,000) required to obtain a club licence for Ligue 1 Uber Eats and Ligue 2 BKT residents will be awarded by the Ligue de Football Professionnel on the basis of environmental criteria from the 2023-24 season onwards, according to information from the French…

Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Authorities
• Article # 281143
• Published on 24/02/23 at 08:40

UK: Government policy paper entitled "A sustainable future-reforming club football governance"

"The commercial growth of English football's top division is an achievement to be celebrated. It is a force for good in promoting the UK abroad, and a product that should be protected. However, English football is currently endangered by the high and growing risk of financial failure among clubs…

Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Clubs, Stadiums, …
• Article # 281161
• Published on 23/02/23 at 17:20

Ukraine/a year of war: consequences of the conflict triggered by Russia on the world of sport

While Vladimir Putin and Russia waited until the end of the Winter Olympics in Beijing (CHN) on 20/02/2022 before launching the war in Ukraine four days later, on Thursday 24/02/2022, Thomas Bach (GER), president of the International Olympic Committee, accused Moscow of having violated the Olympic…

Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Social Responsibility, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 281119
• Published on 23/02/23 at 16:35

2022-23 Europa League: head-to-head FC Nantes - Juventus FC, Knockout Round play-offs, 23/02/2023

With nearly 128 million subscribers on social networks (Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Twitter, as of 01/02/2023), Juventus FC (Serie A TIM) has 71 times more than FC Nantes (Ligue 1 Uber Eats), which totals 1.8 million, at a time when the two clubs prepare to face each other in the first leg of…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Marketing - Communication, Sporting Goods & Brands, …
• Article # 281055
• Published on 23/02/23 at 14:30

2022-23 Champions League: head-to-head RB Leipzig - Manchester City (Round of 16 1^st leg 22/02/2023)

With more than 109 million followers on social media (Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Twitter, as of 01/02/2023), Manchester City FC (Premier League) have 25 times more than RB Leipzig (Bundesliga), who count 4.3 million, as the two clubs prepare to face each other in the first leg of their…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Marketing - Communication, Sporting Goods & Brands, …
• Article # 280933
• Published on 22/02/23 at 10:40

FC Barcelona/suspicions of corruption: 40 of LaLiga's 42 clubs "deeply concerned"

"The majority of LaLiga clubs expressed their deep concern about this Negreira/FC Barcelona case, which they consider to be of the utmost seriousness, so the proposal for a joint statement received the unanimous support of all LaLiga SmartBank clubs and all LaLiga Santander clubs except for two…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Authorities, Legal, Essentials Clubs
• Article # 280881
• Published on 21/02/23 at 16:55