LaLiga: Barça, Real and 5 other clubs ordered by the European Commission to repay money

European Commission concluded seven Spanish clubs (LaLiga) to pay back "illegal state aid" which gave them "an unfair advantage", on 04/07/2016. FC Barcelona, Real Madrid CF, Athletic Club Bilbao, CA Osasuna, Valencia CF, Hércules de Alicante CF, and Elche CF will have to repay millions of euros…

Euro 2016: Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo to reward the fans of Ireland and Northern Ireland on 07/07/2016

Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris, will present the Medal of the City of Paris to the fans of Ireland and Northern Ireland, at the Eiffel Tower fan-zone (Paris) this Thursday, 07/07/2016 at 19:45 CET, just before the broadcasting of the Euro 2016 semi-final between Germany - France (kick-off at 21:00)…

World Football Forum 2016: official programme of the convention held in Paris on 07 - 08/07/2016

The agency Eventica Sports Marketing, which has organised the World Football Forum annually since 2011, published, on 06/07/2016, the official programme of the 2016 edition of the convention, to be held in Paris (FRA), on Thursday, 07/07 (in the premises of the law firm Dentons) and Friday…

Bundesliga: "We must show that we give something back to society" (Christian Seifert, DFL)

"In terms of social responsibility, the 500 Bundesliga players earn very large sums of money and this is sometimes difficult to understand for the general public. We must show that we give something back to society. This is the role of our Bundesliga Foundation," said Christian Seifert (GER), CEO…

Nike: financial breakdown (in $bn)

Euro 2016: "1000 arrests, 600 persons in custody and 56 convictions" (B. Cazeneuve, Interior)

"Since the beginning of the competition, the police have conducted more than 1,000 arrests, resulting in 600 persons being placed into police custody, and 56 convictions. 34 prefectural orders of deportation were made, particularly with regards to the hooligans responsible for the violence in…

Council of Europe: 14 countries sign the Convention on stadia safety, on 03/07/2016

"The Council of Europe Convention on an integrated safety, security and service approach at football matches and other sports events was signed by fourteen states... (see list below) at a ceremony held at the Stade de France in the presence of several European ministers," said the Council of…

Première Ligue Convention: "We must enhance the attractiveness of our product" (Didier Quillot, LFP)

"We must enhance the attractiveness of our product, our spectacle, and to achieve this we must improve in five areas, which are the pitches, the games, the stands (stadium infrastructure and attendance), the refereeing and the audiovisual production," stated Didier Quillot, the CEO of the LFP, to…

LaLiga: J. Tebas to receive international broadcasters at the Spanish Embassy in Paris on 03/07/2016

Javier Tebas, president of LaLiga, will receive international broadcasters at the Spanish Embassy in France, in Paris, Sunday, 03/07/2016 at 17:00 CET, on the sidelines of the Euro 2016, announced the Spanish League on 28/06/2016. Javier Tebas will be accompanied by Ramon de Miguel, Spanish…