Filter by domain
Filter by year
Filter by month
©  CAF
CAF: resignation of secretary general Hicham El Amrani (MAR), Essam Ahmed (EGY) interim in post

Ahmad Ahmad (MAD), the new president of the Confederation of African Football since 16/03/2017, "announced that he had accepted the resignation of secretary general Hicham El Amrani (MOR, in office since 2011). Essam Ahmed (EGY), the deputy secretary general of the CAF has been promoted until…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 90097
• Published on 29/03/17 at 18:20
©  LaLiga
LaLiga: opening an office in Singapore, the fourth of the Spanish League in Asia

LaLiga officially opened an office in the city-state of Singapore, in the presence of Javier Tebas, president of the Spanish League, Miguel Angel Navarro Portera, the Spanish ambassador to Singapore and Lay Hoon Chan, the Singaporean chairwoman of Valencia CF (LaLiga Santander), on 23/03/2017.This…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication, Sponsors - Partners
• Article # 90094
• Published on 28/03/17 at 12:04
©  Renault Sport
Formula 1: 2017 season launched with the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne on 26/03/2017

The 2017 season of the Formula 1 World Championship began with the Rolex Grand Prix in Melbourne (AUS) from 24 to 26/03/2017. The race was won by the German Sebastian Vettel.The ten teams for the 2017 Formula season include:• Scuderia Ferrari (Italy)• Sahara Force India F1 Team (India)• Haas F1…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Digital, …
• Article # 90005
• Published on 27/03/17 at 18:59
CAF: Hédi Hamel appointed Communication, Media, and TV adviser to the new president, Ahmad Ahmad

Ahmad Ahmad (Madagascar), the new CAF president elected on 16/03/2017, "presented himself to the CAF staff, at the headquarters of the proceedings in Cairo (Egypt), on 26/03/2017, along with two members of his cabinet, his communications adviser, Hedi Hamel, and his legal counsel, Ludovic…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 90095
• Published on 27/03/17 at 18:20
©  D.R.
Lega Serie A: disagreement on the distribution of TV rights, 6 biggest clubs walk away from talks

"There is an unbridgeable gap between 14 clubs in the Serie A and the other 6, that is to say, Juventus, Inter, AC Milan, Napoli, Roma, and Fiorentina (all in the top 8 of the 2016-17 table after 29 matchdays, see below) which represent 80% of Italian fans! So we decided we go (walk out of the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Clubs, Agencies, …
• Article # 89950
• Published on 24/03/17 at 16:34
©  LFP
World Leagues Forum: Jérôme Perlemuter named secretary general of the association of global leagues

"Jerome Perlemuter joined the World Leagues Forum, the name given to the global association of professional football leagues, as secretary general, after 12 years at the LFP as head of legal affairs and for international relations," announced the French LFP on 14/03/2017. He will become the first…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal
• Article # 89155
• Published on 24/03/17 at 14:55
©  EPFL
EPFL: General Assembly at the Estádio do Dragão in Porto (POR), on 31/03/2017

The EPFL is organising its General Assembly at the Estádio do Dragão in Porto (POR), on Friday, 31/03/2017 from 09:00 to 12:00 (local time, 10:00 to 13:00 CET). Relations with other partners and with the European Union are listed on the agenda. "The EPFL, which is currently performing a review of…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 89889
• Published on 24/03/17 at 10:00
©  D.R.
LaLiga Santander: "Social networks are essential to get closer to our fans" (Javier Tebas)

"We are the sports league leader in terms of audience on social networks. We must succeed in finding new fans through digital strategies. The attention to social networks is essential to get closer to them (the fans). In all our projects, we know that this (social networks) is a key driver of…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Marketing - Communication, Digital, …
• Article # 89890
• Published on 24/03/17 at 09:25
©  CIES
CIES: 48 players trained in Switzerland in Top 5 leagues, top mark for such a low population country

48 players who were originally trained in Switzerland have played in a European Top 5 league in 2016-17 (as of October 2016), which ranks the country fifth among exporting countries (of players in Top 5 leagues), indicated the CIES Football Observatory in its 23rd monthly report, with a case study…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Transfer Market
• Article # 89696
• Published on 23/03/17 at 11:14
©  UEFA
UEFA: Aleksander Ceferin talks evaluating transfer rules and addressing competitive inbalance

"We do have to examine new mechanisms like luxury taxes and in particular sporting criteria like squad limitations and fair transfer rules (to avoid player hoarding and excessive concentration of talent within a few teams)," said Aleksander Ceferin, UEFA president, on 22/03/2017. "We do need to…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Clubs, Stadiums, …
• Article # 89812
• Published on 23/03/17 at 10:39