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Leaders 2018: "Mexican football is the third most watched sport in the USA" (E. Bonilla, Liga MX)

"Mexican football is the third most watched sport in the United States, after the NFL (American football) and the NBA (basketball). Although in Mexico football as an institution with the Federation (1927) is almost a hundred years old, the league was only born six years ago. We have two pillars…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication, Stadiums
• Article # 131393
• Published on 18/10/18 at 18:19
©  The FA
England: Shahid Kahn to withdraw £600m (€675m) offer to buy Wembley Stadium

Shahid Khan, owner of Fulham FC (promoted to the Premier League for 2018-19) and the Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL), has stated that he will withdraw his £600m (€675m) offer to purchase Wembley Stadium (90,000 capacity), home of the England national team, from The FA, according to the Football…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Marketing - Communication, Stadiums, …
• Article # 131492
• Published on 18/10/18 at 16:49
©  FIFA
2018 FIFA World Cup Russia Technical Report: "France were worthy winners" (Zvonimir Boban, FIFA)

"France were worthy winners. Under the steady stewardship of Didier Deschamps, who had a clear and precise vision of how to make the most of the players at his disposal and go all the way, they were the most settled and assured performers overall," said Zvonimir Boban (CRO), FIFA deputy secretary…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication
• Article # 131392
• Published on 18/10/18 at 11:20
©  D.R.
European Leagues: first general assembly of the season in Frankfurt (GER) on Friday 19/10/2018

"The European Leagues will hold its first general assembly of the 2018-2019 football season in Frankfurt (GER) on 19/10/2018, kindly hosted by DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga (Bundesliga)," announced the European association on 15/10/2018.  "One of the key items on the agenda will be a discussion and…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 131307
• Published on 17/10/18 at 10:00
NBA: "Most powerful sports brand in the world", the basketball league is back on Tuesday 16/10/2018

The NBA is the most powerful sports brand in the world, ahead of Real Madrid CF (LaLiga Santander), FC Barcelona (LaLiga Santander), the NFL, and the Premier League, according to a study by the British firm POWA Index on 06/10/2018. "We've built a huge global community on social networks, and…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Rights Acquisitions, Clubs, …
• Article # 131132
• Published on 16/10/18 at 18:40
©  FFF
FFF: the YouTube channel reaches 1 million subscribers, a world record for a football federation

The YouTube channel of the French Football Federation (FFF) has reached the 1 million subscribers mark on 15/10/2018. The FFF is one of 211 National Federations affiliated to FIFA, and has the most subscribers on YouTube. Launched on 24/04/2012, the channel totals more than 4,430 videos with over…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital
• Article # 131255
• Published on 16/10/18 at 17:10
©  DFL
Germany: DFL "first football league with investments in innovative and promising companies"

"The DFL wants to be the first football league to create a portfolio of investments in innovative and promising companies in the media, technology and sports industries," said the German Professional Football League, announcing it has taken "approximately 10% in the Israeli start-up Track160", on…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Digital, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 131194
• Published on 16/10/18 at 13:00
©  FIGC
FIGC: new, "highly innovative" logos and a new "visual identity" for Italian women's football

"The FIGC continues the process of implementing female football, by giving the division its own visual identity with a highly innovative logo," announced the Italian Federation on 12/10/2018. "It's a modern brand, whose sinuous lines evoke the C and F of the words 'Calcio' (football…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication
• Article # 131128
• Published on 16/10/18 at 10:20
©  FIFA TV
FIFA: Marco Van Basten (NED) to step down as chief technical development officer on 31/10/2018

The Dutchman Marco Van Basten is to step down as FIFA's chief technical development officer on 31/10/2018 (the day of his 54th birthday), in order to "to spend more time in the Netherlands with his family," announced the international federation on 12/10/2018. Van Basten, former Dutch…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 131008
• Published on 15/10/18 at 14:29
©  UEFA
FIFA: Michel Platini files lawsuit against "X", in France, for "slanderous defamation"

"Michel Platini has filed a lawsuit against 'X' for 'slanderous defamation' and 'criminal conspiracy to commit the offense of slanderous defamation.'" The complaint officially arrived on 14/09/2018 on the Deputy Prosecutor's Office of the Paris Tribunal," reported the French daily Le Monde on…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 131012
• Published on 15/10/18 at 12:29