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©  NEC Nijmegen
"European club competitions must remain accessible to as many countries as possible" (J. Swart)

"With the new format of the Champions League for the 2018-2021 cycle, the top four countries (Premier League, LaLiga Santander, Bundesliga and Serie A TIM) are getting half of the spots in the group stage (16 out of 32). As a result, the number of national associations represented in the group…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 118807
• Published on 26/04/18 at 11:54
©  D.R.
Six Nations Championship: John Feehan (IRL) resigns as CEO as of 20/04/2018

The Irishman John Feehan has resigned as CEO of the NatWest 6 Nations and British & Irish Lions Tournament with immediate effect, said Six Nations Rugby Ltd, the company which holds the rights to both competitions, on 20/04/2018. "A recruitment process will commence shortly for John's replacement…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Authorities
• Article # 118715
• Published on 26/04/18 at 09:20
©  LaLiga
European cups: "The Champions League is giving the big clubs more money" (Javier Tebas)

"As president of LaLiga, I have no problem with the fact that Real Madrid CF, FC Barcelona and Club Atlético de Madrid are the only ones to win LaLiga Santander every year, but we cannot allow them to win by more than 20 or 25 points. This is not desirable. In 2015, the centralisation of LaLiga TV…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 118729
• Published on 25/04/18 at 13:29
©  European Leagues
European cups: "The new format will unbalance our national championships" (European Leagues)

"We need to protect the competitive balance of our domestic leagues. The new European competition format for the 2018-2021 cycle will profoundly unbalance our national championships, regardless of their size, by redistributing even more money to the wealthiest clubs. Even the big European clubs…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 118669
• Published on 24/04/18 at 17:40
©  UEFA
Financial fair play: "positive trends among monitored clubs" (UEFA on 19/04/2018)

"In terms of the break-even requirement, the report shows positive trends among monitored clubs. In particular, the 71 clubs who were subject to further monitoring in the 2016/17 season (excluding clubs under settlement agreements) achieved a total net break-even surplus of €6m in 2015 and €51m in…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 118572
• Published on 23/04/18 at 17:30
©  UEFA
UEFA: 2015-2017 report regarding financial fair play and club licensing is published

"The new UEFA Compliance and Investigation Activity Report 2015-2017, published this week and available here on UEFA.com, reviews another busy two years of club licensing and financial fair play developments for UEFA. The comprehensive report reviews, in transparent detail, the implementation and…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 118570
• Published on 23/04/18 at 15:40
©  Premier League
Premier League: record pre-tax profit (nearly £500m) for the 20 clubs in 2016-17 (Deloitte)

The 20 Premier League clubs accumulated a record pre-tax profit of nearly £500m (€570m on 30/06/2017) in 2016-17, according to a study by the Sports Business Group of the British branch of the audit and consultancy firm Deloitte on 20/04/2018. In 2015-16, the Premier League clubs recorded a…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 118541
• Published on 23/04/18 at 14:00
©  FIFA
Transfers: workshop at FIFA HQ with "topic of agents as a priority in the current review"

"FIFA today held a consultative workshop in Zurich (SUI) on working with intermediaries and agents in football. The Task Force Transfer System, established by the FIFA Football Stakeholders Committee, has identified the topic of agents as a priority in the current review of the transfer system,…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 118497
• Published on 23/04/18 at 11:00
©  RFEF
eSports: RFEF organizes a tournament (FIFA 18) alongside Copa del Rey final on 21/04/2018

"If you are a fan of FC Sevilla (Laliga Santander) or FC Barcelona (Laliga Santander), you can participate in the first Copa e-Sports (eSports Cup) on the game FIFA 18 in the official fan-zone of the Wanda Metropolitano (Madrid, 68,000 capacity) ahead of the final of the Copa Del Rey," announced…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Authorities, esport - gaming
• Article # 118416
• Published on 20/04/18 at 15:44
©  LaLiga
LaLiga: "The challenge is a balanced mix of business, so club revenues are diversified" (J. Guerra)

"One of the main challenges we see today is for clubs to achieve a balanced 'mix' of business, so that the sources of club revenue is diversified among other lines or business areas that are not audiovisual revenues," stated José Guerra Álvarez, the head of corporate operations at LaLiga, to News…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Clubs, Stadiums, …
• Article # 118377
• Published on 20/04/18 at 12:59