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©  NTF
Sportel: "Football bureaucracy in Europe is very different than American leagues" (J. Tebas, LaLiga)

"I'm still asking myself this, why so much resistance to a business strategy (about LaLiga Santander playing one regular season game per year in the United States)? I think a lot of it is cultural. Cultural in that the bureaucracy that football has built (in Europe) is very different than the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Agencies, Digital, …
• Article # 131828
• Published on 23/10/18 at 17:39
©  DC
FIFA: new competitions on the agenda of the Council meeting in Kigali (RWA) on 26/10/2018

The FIFA Club World Cup and a global Nations League are listed (under item 4, "future of competitions") on the agenda of meeting no.8 of the FIFA Council (see downloads) organised at the Kigali Convention Centre (Rwanda), on Friday 26/10/2018 (from 09:00 local time), according to the international…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 131854
• Published on 23/10/18 at 16:10
©  DFL
eSports: DFL launches an official competition for its clubs on the FIFA game (January to March 2019)

The "VBL Club Championship", the official competition for DFL clubs (Bundesliga and 2.Bundesliga), on the FIFA 19 video game, will begin on 15/01/2019, according to the DFL on 22/10/2018. "Participating clubs may nominate a team of two to four players by 21/12/2018," added the German football…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): esport - gaming
• Article # 131819
• Published on 23/10/18 at 14:30
©  n/a
Sportel: "Only 4% of over 25,000 rights holders produce live streaming content" (FeedConstruct)

"Right now, with the classic rights holder to intermediary to end user model, only 4% of over 25,000 sports rights holders produce live streaming content. Friendship is a platform which enables the rights holder to operate their own live-streaming content directly to the end user, without an…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Media Audiences, …
• Article # 131821
• Published on 23/10/18 at 12:35
©  FIGC
Italy: Gabriele Gravina, sole candidate, is elected as FIGC president with 97.2% of the votes

Gabriele Gravina, born on 05/10/1953, has been elected as president of the Italian Federation (FIGC) at its Elective Assembly at the Hilton Rome Airport hotel in Fiumicino (ITA), today (Monday 22/10/2018). As the sole candidate, Gravina gained 97.2% of the votes (2.8% blank votes). At the age…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 131731
• Published on 22/10/18 at 15:30
©  UEFA
UEFA: a 50% increase in funds dedicated to the development of women's football in Europe from 2020

"UEFA is increasing funding in its Women's Football Development Programme by 50% in order to show the organisation's commitment to supporting the women's game," announced the European confederation on 12/10/2018. As part of the UEFA HatTrick development programme, UEFA's Women's Football…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal
• Article # 131671
• Published on 22/10/18 at 11:20
©  FIFA
FIFA: second Compliance Summit to "strengthen good governance and promote ethical conduct"

"As part of its ongoing efforts to strengthen good governance and promote ethical conduct across the international football community, FIFA held its second Compliance Summit at the Home of FIFA in Zurich (SUI) on 17/10 and 18/10/2018. The two-day gathering saw professionals from all around the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 131672
• Published on 22/10/18 at 10:40
©  Lega Pro
Italy: Gabriele Gravina, the sole candidate for the presidency of the FIGC, in Rome on 22/10/2018

"The FIGC Elective Assembly is scheduled today (Monday 22/10/2018, at 11:00 CET) at the Hilton Rome Airport hotel in Fiumicino (ITA), with the election of the president of the Federation for the remainder of the 2016-2020 four-year period. Gabriele Gravina (65), resigning president of the Lega Pro…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 131674
• Published on 22/10/18 at 10:00
©  FIFA
FIFA: the global strategy for women's football will "advocate against gender discrimination"

"Although women's football has grown exponentially at all levels in recent times, the passion for and potential of the sport offers vast untapped opportunities. The launch of the FIFA Women's Football Strategy (document available to download) charts the course for how FIFA will work with all…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 131583
• Published on 19/10/18 at 15:50
©  Leaders
Leaders: Sport Business Summit in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) on 30 and 31/01/2019

A cycle of Leaders Sport Business Summit conferences will be hosted at the Bab Al Qasr Hotel in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) on 30 and 31/01/2018. Leaders, organiser of the sports business event, concluded a three-year agreement with Abu Dhabi Sports Council (ADSC) on 28/03/2018. "The two…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Media Audiences, …
• Article # 131588
• Published on 19/10/18 at 13:20