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©  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
©  FIFA
2018 World Cup: €32.5m to French Football Federation as world champions, €24m to runners-up Croatia

By winning the 2018 World Cup thanks to its 4-2 victory in the final against Croatia at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow (RUS) on 15/07/2018, the French Football Federation wins a monetary prize of $38m, or €32.5m on 16/07/2018. This sum awarded by FIFA, the organizer of the competition, represents…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal
• Article # 124979
• Published on 16/07/18 at 12:50
©  D.R.
2018 World Cup: Luca Modric (CRO) adidas Golden Ball, Kylian Mbappé (FRA) elected FIFA Young Player

Croatian Luca Modric was presented with the "adidas Golden Ball" award as best player, and French international Kylian Mbappé was named "FIFA Young Player" as the best young player, two of the five major categories awarded by the FIFA Technical Study Group (TSG), at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 124966
• Published on 16/07/18 at 11:04
©  FIFA
2018 World Cup: French champions arrive to the Élysée Palace in Paris on 16/07/2018 (18:30 CET)

"On the occasion of the victory of the French national team at the 2018 FIFA World Cup of football, the President of the Republic (Emmanuel Macron) and his wife, Mrs. Brigitte Macron, will offer a reception in honour of the players, their supervision team, and the Federation (FFF), on Monday…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication
• Article # 124963
• Published on 16/07/18 at 10:19
©  FIFA
Russia 2018: "This fantastic World Cup is the best in history" (G. Infantino, FIFA)

"It's fantastic, great, amazing! We said we wanted this to be the best World Cup ever and it’s been the best World Cup ever. And we should say thanks to Russia: the Russian Government, the LOC, the Russian Football Union. And the volunteers, who are the smile and the heart of the World Cup. All of…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication, Stadiums
• Article # 124917
• Published on 13/07/18 at 16:49
©  D.R.
2018 World Cup final in Russia: France - Croatia (in Moscow on Sunday 15/07/2018 at 17:00 CET)

With more than 13.35 million fans on social networks (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram), the French national football team has nearly 13 times more than the Croatian team, which totals a little over 1.03 million (on the Croatian Federation's social networks, unlike the French men's team which has…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Sporting Goods & Brands, Merchandising - Licensing, …
• Article # 124889
• Published on 13/07/18 at 14:55
©  FIFA
2018 World Cup in Russia: 2,037 negative doping tests since January 2018 (FIFA)

"Since January 2018, a total of 2,037 tests have been conducted by FIFA, NADOs and confederations and so far, the analyses of all doping tests conducted before and during the competition have yielded negative results," announced FIFA on 12/07/2018. The doping controls "produced 3,985 samples…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 124861
• Published on 13/07/18 at 11:39
©  Aston Villa FC
2017-18 attendance: English Championship best average of the second divisions of Top 5 countries

Among the second divisions of the European Top 5 countries, the Sky Bet Championship (24 clubs) in England ranked first with an average of 20,489 spectators per game (+1.8%) in the 2017-18 season. The 2.Bundesliga (18 clubs) in Germany, which topped the second divisions in attendance in the…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Marketing - Communication, Clubs, …
• Article # 124036
• Published on 12/07/18 at 15:48
©  WR
Japan 2019: nearly 2.5 million ticket requests since the opening of sales in January 2018

The first phase of ticket sales for the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan, launched in January 2018, received nearly 2.5 million requests, according to World Rugby on 10/07/2018. "With tournament organisers Japan Rugby 2019 targeting a total of 1.8 million ticket sales, demand across the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums
• Article # 124766
• Published on 12/07/18 at 13:11