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Weekly News Extra (05-09/02/2024)

• "FIFA wishes to clarify that reports of the so-called 'blue card' (temporary exclusion of a player) at elite levels of football are incorrect and premature," said the International Federation on 08/02/2024, reacting to article in the British media according to which the IFAB was considering…

Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Clubs, Sponsors - Partners, …
• Article # 314747
• Published on 09/02/24 at 16:30

UK: £8bn impact on the economy generated by the Premier League & its clubs in 2021-22 (EY)

The direct and indirect economic impact of the Premier League and its clubs on the UK economy amounts to £8bn (€9.2bn as at 30/06/2022) during the 2021-22 season, according to the UK branch of the audit and consultancy firm EY (Ernst & Young) in its report on the "Economic and Social Impact" of…

Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Authorities, Finance, …
• Article # 314742
• Published on 09/02/24 at 15:40

ACF Fiorentina: partnership with 450 taxis for fans to buy tickets during their journey

ACF Fiorentina (Serie A TIM) has entered into a partnership with a selection of 450 local taxis so that fans can purchase tickets for home matches during their journey, announced the club on 08/02/2024. Fans taking a taxi from the "4242" company will be able to use their smartphone to scan a QR…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums
• Article # 314690
• Published on 09/02/24 at 10:40

OL Féminin: "We need a stadium with 15,000 - 20,000 seats" (Michele Kang)

"The Groupama Stadium is a great stadium and I'd like to fill it at every game. But I think that's ambitious and a bit unrealistic. They (the OL Féminin players) play their big games there, including the Champions League matches, which is great. All the others are played on the training centre…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Stadiums
• Article # 314668
• Published on 09/02/24 at 10:00

OL Groupe: sale of a majority stake (52.91%) in OL Féminin to Michele Kang finalised

The sale of 52.91% of the share capital and voting rights of OL Féminin (D1 Arkema) by OL Groupe to American businesswoman Michele Kang, via her company YMK Holdings, has been finalised, announced the two parties on 08/02/2024. Michele Kang was appointed president of "OLF" on 19/12/2023 and…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Investment - Shareholding, International development, Essentials Clubs
• Article # 314641
• Published on 09/02/24 at 08:40

China: Sevilla FC, European club with the best growth on the social network Weibo (+64%) in 2023

Sevilla FC (LALIGA EA Sports) is the fastest-growing European club on the Chinese social network Weibo in 2023, with 501,076 new followers (+64%), announced the club on 08/02/2024. These new fans bring Sevilla FC's total number of followers on the social network to nearly 1.3 million at the start…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): International development, Social Networks
• Article # 314598
• Published on 08/02/24 at 14:40

Paris SG: "We wasted years trying to buy the Parc des Princes. We want to move" (Nasser Al-Khelaïfi)

"It's too easy to say now that the stadium is no longer for sale. We know what we want, we wasted years trying to buy the Parc des Princes. That's over now. We want to move away from the Parc," said Nasser Al-Khelaïfi, president of Paris Saint-Germain (Ligue 1 Uber Eats), on the occasion of the 48…

Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Stadiums, Authorities, …
• Article # 314591
• Published on 08/02/24 at 14:15

MLS: Los Angeles FC & Inter Miami valued at over $1bn (Forbes)

Los Angeles FC (Los Angeles, California) and Inter Miami (Miami, Florida) are the two MLS franchises to surpass the billion-dollar valuation mark, according to the "Major League Soccer's Most Valuable Teams 2024" ranking published by the US business magazine Forbes on 02/02/2024. LAFC, which…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Authorities
• Article # 314529
• Published on 08/02/24 at 09:20

UEFA: adoption of the new revenue distribution system for clubs over the 2024-2027 cycle

The system for distributing revenue associated with men's club competitions over the 2024-2027 cycle has been approved by the UEFA executive committee meeting in Paris (FRA), announced the European confederation on 07/02/2024. "Of the projected threshold of €4.4bn: 10% (€440m) is allocated to…

Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Authorities, Finance, …
• Article # 314498
• Published on 07/02/24 at 17:15

Fenway Sports Group: Theo Epstein becomes a minority shareholder & senior advisor

Theo Epstein, general manager of the Boston Red Sox Major League Baseball franchise from 2003 to 2011 and then president of baseball operations for the Chicago Clubs (MLB) from 2012 to 2020, has become a senior advisor and minority shareholder of Fenway Sports Group (FSG), an international company…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Governance, Investment - Shareholding, Legal
• Article # 314441
• Published on 07/02/24 at 13:40