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Wales: Kieran O'Connor elected president of the Football Association, succeeds David Griffiths

Kieran O'Connor has been elected president of the Football Association of Wales (FAW) and will succeed David Griffiths who became a "life vice-president of the Association" at the FAW council meeting in Deganwy on 22/08/2018. "Kieran O'Connor has been involved in football since 1970 and was a…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 127358
• Published on 28/08/18 at 12:20
©  UEFA
Champions League: draw for the 2018-19 group stage on Thursday 30/08/2018 at 18:00 CET

The 2018-19 UEFA Champions League group stage draw is scheduled at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco on Thursday, 30/08/2018 from 18:00 CET, according to UEFA on 24/08/2018. The 26 teams given direct entry to the group stage under the new competition system will be joined by the six winners of the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Marketing - Communication, Clubs, …
• Article # 127332
• Published on 27/08/18 at 17:45
©  FIFA
FIFA: "Cultural barriers have fallen and girls can play football anywhere" (B. Henriques, FFF)

"With this organisation of the Women's World Cup in France, we hope that we can give a good illustration of what can happen in a country, where ten years ago, nobody cared or believed in women's football. A country, where it was really hard to find a club for a girl to play football. Now, the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Digital, Legal, …
• Article # 127260
• Published on 27/08/18 at 11:30
©  D.R.
Six Nations: Benjamin Morel (FRA) appointed CEO, effective from 05/11/2018

Frenchman Benjamin Morel has been appointed as the chief executive officer of Six Nations Rugby Ltd, said the trading company and rights holder of the Six Nations tournament on 23/08/2018. Morel's appointment will be effective from 05/11/2018. He will succeed Irishman John Feehan who resigned from…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Legal, Stadiums
• Article # 127249
• Published on 27/08/18 at 10:40
©  UCS
Lega Serie A: solidarity fund created after the Morandi bridge disaster in Genoa

"As a sign of sympathy and solidarity with the victims of the Genoa tragedy, the Lega Serie A will set-up, as it had previously announced, a fund that will meet the needs of the people of Genoa, in agreement with the authorities of the city," announced Gaetano Miccichè, president of the Italian…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 127242
• Published on 27/08/18 at 10:00
©  AUF
Uruguay: FIFA appoints a normalisation committee to manage and hold elections for the Association

"The Bureau of the FIFA Council decided on 21/08/2018 to appoint a normalisation committee for the Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) in accordance with art. 14 par. 1(a) and art. 8 par. 2 of the FIFA Statutes," announced the international federation on 22/08/2018. "This decision follows the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 127205
• Published on 24/08/18 at 16:45
©  D.R.
Tennis: prize money for the US Open 2018 rises to $53m (+5.1% compared to the 2017 edition)

The prize money for the 2018 edition of the US Open Grand Slam, which runs from 27/08 to 09/09/2018, has risen to $53m (€45m on 17/07/2018), according to the organisers of the tournament, on 17/07/2018. The amount is up 5.1% compared to the 2017 edition ($50.4m, or €43.9m on 18/07/2017). "Each…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance
• Article # 127182
• Published on 24/08/18 at 15:10
©  LNR_MRL
Rugby: strategic negotiation agreement Between French NRL and Major League Rugby (USA)

"The French Rugby League, Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR), organizer and manager of the French Top 14 and Pro D2 professional rugby championships and Major League Rugby (MLR), organizer of the US rugby championship, have agreed to enter into a negotiation period to explore potential areas of…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 127199
• Published on 24/08/18 at 13:29
©  AFE
LaLiga Santander: club captains oppose the relocation of one match per year to the United States

"It's time to say 'Basta!' The players are tired and ready to go all the way. They are tired because they are the protagonists and are not valued. We think that football is not only business. We have a lot to say in the world of football and we consider that we lack respect," said David Aganzo…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 127183
• Published on 24/08/18 at 11:24
©  DFL
Bundesliga: innovative new augmented reality football video content within Bild publications

The DFL and Bild, a subsidiary of the German media group Axel Springer, are launching for the 2018-19 Bundesliga season "a brand-new media offering" where "readers will be able to access football videos via the printed media with the help of augmented reality," said the DFL on 21/08/2018. "Thanks…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Authorities, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 127163
• Published on 24/08/18 at 10:30