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Chelsea FC: Jason Gannon (COO) also promoted to president, departure of Chris Jurasek (CEO)

Jason Gannon, current chief operating officer (COO) of Chelsea FC (Premier League) since October 2023, has also been promoted to the position of president of the London club, on 05/09/2024. He succeeds Chris Jurasek, CEO of Chelsea FC since May 2023, who "will transition back to be an operating…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Clubs, Governance, United Kingdom
• Article # 336707
• Published on 06/09/24 at 16:00

Stade Rennais FC: fourth season of the "Bouge!" programme, promoting an active lifestyle

Stade Rennais FC (Ligue 1 McDonald's) has launched the fourth season of its "Bouge!" ("Move!") programme, which aims to combat sedentary lifestyles and promote an active lifestyle, particularly among schoolchildren, announced the club on 04/09/2024. Registrations for this fourth edition are open…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication, Social Responsibility, …
• Article # 336637
• Published on 06/09/24 at 14:00

Liverpool FC: a series of events organised in New York (USA) from 26 to 28/09/2024

Liverpool FC (Premier League) will hold "a series of unique events" in New York (USA) from 26 to 28/09/2024 as part of its "The LFC Experience" programme, announced the club on 04/09/2024. This visit "coincides with New York Climate Week" during which the club will visit the United Nations. In…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Clubs, International development, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 336549
• Published on 05/09/24 at 15:00

MLS: Inter Miami CF's Miami Freedom Park to be inaugurated in 2026 (€325m)

Club Internacional de Fútbol Miami (MLS) will open its new 25,000-seat stadium, Miami Freedom Park (Miami, Florida, USA) in 2026, announced the Major League Soccer franchise on 04/09/2024. The delivery of the stadium has therefore been postponed by one year, since the work was originally due to be…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Stadiums, …
• Article # 336438
• Published on 05/09/24 at 09:20

ECA: board approves reform of governance & membership structure

The board of the European Club Association, which met in Dublin (Ireland) on 04/09/2024, has approved the "Membership for all" reform, announced the ECA the same day. This reform still has to be ratified by the association's general assembly, to be held in Athens (Greece) from 08 to…

Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Essentials Clubs, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, Clubs, …
• Article # 336415
• Published on 04/09/24 at 17:35

Finance: sanction of Leicester relegated to the Championship outside Premier League's jurisdiction

The independent appeal board called upon to rule on the Premier League's power to impose sanctions following the alleged breach of its Profitability and Sustainability Rules (PSR) by Leicester City FC (promoted to the Premier League after the 2023-24 season) has ruled in favour of the club, which…

Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Essentials Clubs, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, Clubs, …
• Article # 336403
• Published on 04/09/24 at 16:50

RC Lens: "Racing Cross de Lens" (running race) & "Village de l'Emploi" (Jobs Village) on 05/10/2024

RC Lens (Ligue 1 McDonald's), via its Racing Coeur de Lens endowment fund and with the support of equipment supplier Puma, are organising the second edition of the "Racing Cross de Lens" race on Saturday 05/10/2024, announced the club on 03/09/2024. The race will start from La Gaillette, the…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Clubs, Employment - training, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 336340
• Published on 04/09/24 at 11:45

Transfers: Chelsea have the most expensive squad (€1.26bn) in the European Top 5 in 2024-25 (CIES)

Chelsea FC (Premier League) is the club from the European Top 5 leagues to have spent the most on building its squad for 2024-25, with €1.263bn spent on transfer fees for "their current squad members (both permanently or on loan)," according to the CIES Football Observatory in its "Weekly Post…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Essentials Clubs, Clubs, Finance, …
• Article # 336302
• Published on 04/09/24 at 09:35

TSG Hoffenheim: Jörg Albretcht elected chairman until 2027 after Kristian Baumgärtner steps down

Jörg Albretcht has been elected as the new first chairman of TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (Bundesliga) for three years, until 2027, announced the club on 02/09/2024. He received 273 votes in his favour, compared to 123 for his opponent, Marvin Rotermundt. The former mayor of Sinsheim, where the club's…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Clubs, Governance, Germany
• Article # 336289
• Published on 04/09/24 at 08:40

European Top 5: social media communities of the 96 clubs (September 2024)

• The clubs in the European Top 5 leagues registered 21.3 million new followers during August 2024, bringing their total followers to 2.76 billion on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and X. • Real Madrid CF (LALIGA EA Sports) is the club with the most followers with 392 million, ahead of FC Barcelona…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Essentials Clubs, Clubs, Digital, …
• Article # 336145
• Published on 03/09/24 at 13:40