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©  FIFA
2018 World Cup in Russia: 7.7 million visitors to the FIFA Fan Fests, 2.5 million more than in 2014

FIFA can confirm that the Russian edition of the FIFA Fan Fest welcomed 7.7 million visitors, this compares to 5.2 million fans at the 2014 edition," announced FIFA on 19/07/2018. "Every matchday tens of thousands of Russian and international football fans opted for the FIFA Fan Fest locations…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Stadiums
• Article # 125428
• Published on 20/07/18 at 17:09
©  D.R.
Russia 2018: "We invite everyone to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar" (G. Infantino, FIFA)

"Football is all about passion, emotions, love, family and unity - we have experienced this fully in Russia and now we’re handing it over to Qatar. I am sure that in four years we will see the same energy, the same positive influence in Qatar as we have seen in Russia. I can certainly say we have…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication, Stadiums
• Article # 125366
• Published on 20/07/18 at 12:30
©  FIFA
2018 World Cup: FIFA satisfied with how VARs "contributed to the resounding success of refereeing"

"FIFA looks back extremely satisfied with how the referees performed at the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia and how the historic implementation of Video Assistant Referees (VARs) contributed to the resounding success of refereeing at the tournament," said the international federation on 18/07/2018…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication, Stadiums
• Article # 125362
• Published on 20/07/18 at 10:59
©  D.R.
China: Shanghai city to create an international industrial park dedicated to eSports by 2020

"Minhang District (Shanghai City, CHN) is planning to build an international electronic sports industrial park in its southern Hongqiao area in cooperation with Guangdong-based Super Generation Investment Chinese investment fund) and Tencent Interactive Entertainment (Chinese internet and mobile…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Sponsors - Partners, Stadiums
• Article # 125360
• Published on 19/07/18 at 18:19
©  LFP
France: LFP signs a two-year pitch and groundskeeping agreement with the French Golf Federation

"The Professional Football League signs a two-year agreement with the French Association of Golf Course Groundskeepers (AGREF) and the French Golf Federation (FFGolf) for the integration into its grounds research and surveillance network," announced the LFP on 17/07/2018. "Following Euro…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication, Stadiums
• Article # 125291
• Published on 19/07/18 at 11:19
©  LaLiga
LaLiga: a single complaint for non-payment of wages in 2017-18, versus 153 in 2012-13

"The LaLiga-AFE (Association of Spanish Footballers) Joint Commission have confirmed that only one player reported their club over non-payment of wages in the 2017-18 season. Since Javier Tebas became the president of LaLiga during the 2012-13 campaign, the number of complaints brought by players…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal
• Article # 125260
• Published on 19/07/18 at 09:45
©  MLB
MLB: license agreement with Lucid Sight (blockchain gaming) to launch the "MLB Crypto Baseball" game

Lucid Sight, an American blockchain gaming company, has launched the "MLB Crypto Baseball" game via a license agreement with MLB on 13/07/2018. Players will need to use the Ethereum cryptocurrency for their internal transactions, notably to improve their digital avatars. They will then be…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Digital, Authorities
• Article # 125249
• Published on 18/07/18 at 17:49
©  LaLiga
LaLiga: the Spanish League named as an honorary ambassador of the "Spanish Brand"

LaLiga has been named as an honorary ambassador of the "Marca España" ("Spanish Brand") programme funded by the Spanish government, whose goal is to promote the country, its economy and its culture abroad, according to the Spanish League on 11/07/2018. The recognition rewards LaLiga for its…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication
• Article # 125161
• Published on 18/07/18 at 12:00
©  UEFA
Russia 2018: "European teams held sway during this unforgettable tournament" (A. Ceferin, UEFA)

"European teams held sway during an unforgettable month in Russia. Ten of Europe's 14 representatives qualified for the knockout phase; six of the eight quarter-finalists, and then all four semi-finalists were from this continent. And, in the end, France prevailed over their excellent opponents…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication
• Article # 125088
• Published on 17/07/18 at 16:19
©  Clear_MLB
Baseball: MLB - Clear agreement to deploy biometric ticketing in the stadiums by 2019

Clear, a US-based biometric solutions firm, is partnering with MLB and Tickets.com to introduce a biometrics-based ticketing system in MLB's "ballparks", starting in 2019, announced the two parties on 12/07/2018. "Clear becomes the Official Biometric Identity and Ticketing Partner of Major League…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Authorities, Stadiums
• Article # 124993
• Published on 16/07/18 at 13:30