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Spain: disciplinary proceedings open against the president of the RFEF who is likely to be suspended

Spain's administrative court of sport unanimously decided to initiate disciplinary proceedings against Angel Maria Villar Llona, president of the Spanish Federation (RFEF), on 24/07/2017. This procedure could result in the suspension of the officer, arrested on 18/07/2017 and placed in detention…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 98594
• Published on 25/07/17 at 12:20
©  Deloitte
Deloitte: European football represented a market size of €24.6bn in 2015-16 (+13%)

"Driven by continued growth in broadcast rights values in the European football's biggest leagues, and the impact of UEFA Euro 2016, total European football market revenues reached almost €25bn in 2015-16, a 13% increase on 2014-15 (€21.8bn)," said the July 2017 edition of the "Annual Review of…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Marketing - Communication, Clubs, …
• Article # 98576
• Published on 25/07/17 at 11:39
©  CAF
CAF: AFCON increases to 24 teams and moved to June-July from the 2019 edition in Cameroon

"Increasing the Africa Cup of Nations to 24 teams as of the 2019 edition, and the tournament will now be held in the months of June and July. The competition will, however, remain a biennial event (every two years), odd years and exclusively held on African soil with African national teams," was…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 98477
• Published on 24/07/17 at 17:48
©  LFP
Leaders Beijing: "Convince Chinese media that Ligue 1 is a good product" (M. Ficot, LFP)

"This year we opened our first office abroad, here in Beijing, with the political support of the FFF. I have to admit that this has been a difficult process because the members of the LFP executive office - the club presidents - want to earn more money for their clubs and players, but they do not…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Marketing - Communication, Clubs, …
• Article # 98546
• Published on 24/07/17 at 16:34
©  CAF
CAF: "I am a happy man today. A contented manager. An overwhelmed president." (Ahmad Ahmad)

"I am a happy man today. A contented manager. An overwhelmed president. Yes! Happy, contented, and overwhelmed by all I have seen, heard, and retained. Our great football family has done an unbelievable demonstration of its intellectual, technical, and strategic capabilities. The voices I heard…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 98534
• Published on 24/07/17 at 13:30
©  RFEF
Spain: Angel Maria Villar Llona, president of RFEF, placed in detention for financial malpractices

Angel Maria Villar Llona, president of the Spanish federation (RFEF) since 29/06/1988, has been placed in detention without bail, together with his son, Gorka Villar, said the Spanish prosecutor on 20/07/2017. The two are charged with "misappropriation of funds, breach of trust and / or fraud…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 98509
• Published on 24/07/17 at 10:29
©  LaLiga Santander
LaLiga Santander: 2017-18 fixture list

RC Deportivo de La Coruña - Real Madrid CF and FC Barcelona - Real Betis Balompié will figure on Matchday 1 (on 20/08/2017) of the 2017-18 LaLiga Santander, whose fixture list was drawn on 21/07/2017. Due to construction work in their stadiums, Club Atlético de Madrid and Villarreal CF will play…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Stadiums
• Article # 98483
• Published on 24/07/17 at 10:29
©  D.R.
Leaders Beijing: "We are doing our own development work in China" (Ivan Gazidis, Arsenal)

"Should the leagues be more centralised, with development driven by the leagues, or by the clubs? This is an ongoing debate. The Premier League does do things for our development in Asia, in particular with the Premier League Asia Trophy, and I previously worked on the development of MLS, which is…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Marketing - Communication, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 98474
• Published on 21/07/17 at 16:59
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Leaders Beijing: "The young Chinese audience is looking for engagement" (Collins Qian, NBA China)

"You will be surprised how long people watch on mobile here in China; it's the same as on TV. The difference in screen size is a challenge, not the length of the game. Our viewers are mobile driven. You have to be constantly listening to the market and adapt very quickly. In less than two years, a…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Marketing - Communication, Stadiums, …
• Article # 98442
• Published on 21/07/17 at 12:05
©  RFEF
Spain: the RFEF president could be suspended, draw of the new fixture list delayed one day

Angel Maria Villar Llona, president of the Spanish federation (RFEF) since 29/06/1988, could be suspended from his post after being held in police custody on 18/07/2017 as part of an investigation for suspicion of financial malpractices in the organisation of international matches. "The list of…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Ticketing, Clubs, …
• Article # 98312
• Published on 20/07/17 at 18:24