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Governance of French football: "Now is not the time for marginal adjustments but for a complete overhaul"

"Now is not the time for marginal adjustments. It's time for a complete overhaul. The future of French professional football is at stake," wrote Frank McCourt (owner of Olympique de Marseille), Joseph Oughourlian (owner and chairman of RC Lens), Guillalume Cerutti (chairman of the board of Stade…

Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Essentials Clubs, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, Clubs, …
• Article # 430660
• Published on 16/02/26 at 15:07

Paris Saint-Germain: opening of an academy in Munsbach in March 2026, the club's first in Luxembourg

Paris Saint-Germain (Ligue 1 McDonald's) will open its first academy in Luxembourg, in the city of Munsbach, on 18/03, announced the club on 16/02/2026. The academy will be located in the Sport4Lux centre, which is part of the UrbanSoccer 5-a-side football network, already a partner of the…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Clubs, International development, Employment - training, …
• Article # 430639
• Published on 16/02/26 at 13:00

2025-26 Ligue 1 McDonald's: Matchday 22 attendance (28,702 spectators on average per game)

Matchday 22 of the 2025-26 Ligue 1 McDonald's season drew an average of 28,702 spectators per game, from Friday 13 to Sunday 15/02/2026. The average stadium fill rate was 82.5%. Olympique de Marseille - RC Strasbourg Alsace (2-2) on Saturday 14/02 (kick-off at 17:00 CET), was the match that…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Clubs, Professional leagues, Ticketing, …
• Article # 430588
• Published on 16/02/26 at 11:00

2025-26 Bundesliga: Matchday 22 attendance (46,528 spectators on average per game)

Matchday 22 of the 2025-26 Bundesliga season drew an average of 46,528 spectators per game, from Friday 13 to Sunday 15/02/2026. The average stadium fill rate was 95.3% Borussia Dortmund - 1. FSV Mainz 05 (4-0), the opening game of the matchday (kick-off at 20.30 CET), was the match that posted…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Clubs, Professional leagues, Ticketing, …
• Article # 430564
• Published on 16/02/26 at 10:00

Weekly News Extra (09-13/02/2026)

• UEFA's 55 national associations members will now vote every year to elect the best male and female referees of the season, based on a shortlist of five names drawn up by the European Confederation's Refereeing Committee. • Joan Laporta, president of FC Barcelona (LALIGA EA Sports), and part of…

Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Essentials Clubs, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, Essentials Media, …
• Article # 430514
• Published on 13/02/26 at 18:15

EFC: FC Barcelona re-admission request approved following club's withdrawal from the Super League project

The board of European Football Clubs (EFC) unanimously approved FC Barcelona’s (LALIGA EA Sports) application to re-integrate the organisation as an ordinary member, announced both parties on 13/02/2026. Barça, a founding member of the former ECA, was no longer a member of the organisation…

Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Essentials Clubs, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, Clubs, …
• Article # 430546
• Published on 13/02/26 at 18:05

Paris Saint-Germain: launch of the ”PSG Running” programme, 2^nd edition of WeRunParis on 28/06/2026

Paris Saint-Germain (Ligue 1 McDonald's) has launched the ”PSG Running”, a programme dedicated to running, announced the club on 12/02/2026. The programme includes the organisation, on 28/06/2026, of the second edition (see below) of the WeRunParis 10km race, which attracted "more than 10,000…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Clubs, Digital, Social Responsibility
• Article # 430451
• Published on 13/02/26 at 12:00

ESTAC Troyes: a “City Tour” for the club’s partners across City Football Group teams, 1^st stop in Palermo

ESTAC Troyes (Ligue 2 BKT) is organising, for its “business club”, the first stage of its “City Tour”, dedicated to discovering City Football Group clubs, in Palermo (ITA) from 16 to 18/03/2026, announced the club on 12/02/2026. This initiative is organised in collaboration with Lommel SK…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Clubs, Sponsors - Partners, International development, …
• Article # 430355
• Published on 12/02/26 at 17:00

Transfers: most negative balance for Arsenal (-€362m) in 2025-26, most positive for Monaco (+€149m)

Arsenal FC (Premier League) is the club with the most negative balance (-€362m) in the two transfer windows of the 2025-26 season (summer 2025 and winter 2026), according to the CIES Football Observatory's "Weekly Post", published on 11/02/2026. The London club spent €378m over the season, with…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Essentials Clubs, Clubs, Finance, …
• Article # 430155
• Published on 12/02/26 at 09:00

Brentford FC: record turnover of £173.1m & a net loss of £17.7m in 2024-25

Brentford FC (Premier League) has posted a record turnover of £173.1m (€202.5m) for the 2024-25 financial year (01/07/2024 to 30/06/2025), up 4% on 2023-24 (£166.5m / €196.4m), announced the English club on 11/02/2026. The majority of the club's revenue (excluding transfers) came from TV rights…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, United Kingdom
• Article # 430116
• Published on 11/02/26 at 17:11