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©  FIFA
FIFA: discussions with the Council of Europe on the promotion of human rights in sport

"FIFA president Gianni Infantino (ITA/SUI) and Council of Europe secretary general Thorbjørn Jagland (NOR) met today in Strasbourg (FRA) to discuss how to better promote human rights in sports. The meeting followed an exchange of views between the FIFA President and the Council of Europe’s…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication, Social Responsibility
• Article # 110345
• Published on 12/01/18 at 10:00
©  Lega Serie A
Italy: Lega Serie A postpones decision regarding the election of a FIGC president to 12/01/2018

The General Assembly of the Lega Serie A unanimously decided to postpone its decision about the election of the president of the FIGC, scheduled for 29/01/2018, to Friday 12/01/2018, announced the Italian league 10/01/2018. In view of this election and also considering a possible candidacy from…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 110381
• Published on 11/01/18 at 18:00
©  Climate Action
SIS 2018: conference on sustainable innovation in sport, in Amsterdam (NED), 02 and 03/05/2018

The "Sustainable Innovation in Sport 2018" conference, organised by the NGO Climate Action, is scheduled on Wednesday 02 and Thursday 03/05/2018, at the Amsterdam ArenA in Amsterdam (NED). This is the third edition of this conference, organised in Paris (FRA) in 2015 and Munich (GER) in 2017. The…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Ticketing, Clubs, …
• Article # 110264
• Published on 11/01/18 at 17:29
©  LaLiga
LaLiga: tender launched for TV rights in 36 countries (including Italy) from 2018-19

LaLiga has launched the tender for the broadcasting rights of LaLiga Santander (and LaLiga 1|2|3 promotion play-offs), in 36 countries (including Italy, see below), for the 2018-2021 period (countries of the European Union) or 2018-2023 (outside of the European Union), on 08/01/2018. Interested…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies
• Article # 110268
• Published on 11/01/18 at 13:14
©  DC
Ligue 1 TV rights: "D. Quillot and N. Boy de la Tour agree to wait" (N. Le Graët, FFF)

"To launch a tender almost three years before (the relevant cycle), this is never done. We have to finish the season before starting this consultation. I think we'll have a lot of attention as the Championship is improving. It's wisest to wait. I met with Didier Quillot (CEO of the LFP), and…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Digital, …
• Article # 110266
• Published on 11/01/18 at 11:15
©  DFL
Bundesliga: return of the league from winter break, Matchday 18 scheduled from 12 to 14/01/2018

Bayer 04 Leverkusen - FC Bayern Munich (Matchday 18 of the 2017-18 Bundesliga season), scheduled on Friday 12/01/2018 (kick-off at 20:30 CET), will be the first Bundesliga match of the 2018 year after a one month break. The other eight games of the matchday will be played on Saturday 13 and Sunday…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Ticketing, Clubs, …
• Article # 110255
• Published on 10/01/18 at 18:29
©  The FA
England: FA launch initiatives and investments for 2018, including £50m for women's football

"We have today announced a series of new initiatives and investments which will have a significant impact, both on the FA itself, and for all of English football," announced the FA on 09/01/2018. The monetary amount to be allocated to these endeavors, which will go "directly back into football"…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Social Responsibility, Stadiums
• Article # 110227
• Published on 10/01/18 at 17:54
©  UNFP
FIFPro: settlement agreed between Zahir Belounis (FRA/ALG) and El Jaish Sports Club (Qatar Stars)

"A financial settlement has been agreed in the long-running dispute between Zahir Belounis and Qatar Stars League team El Jaish Sports Club (club founded in 2007 and merged with Al-Duhail SC in 2017)," announced FIFPro on 05/01/2018."Belounis (Franco-Algerian striker born on 15/02/1980) was…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 110068
• Published on 09/01/18 at 12:00
©  LaLiga
TV rights: €1.2bn split between LaLiga Santander clubs in 2016-17, including €146m for Barça

€1.2bn of audiovisual rights (domestic and international) was distributed among the 20 clubs involved in the 2016-17 LaLiga Santander season, according to Palco23, a Spanish media outlet specialising in sports business, on 03/01/2018. FC Barcelona were the club that received the largest monetary…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Agencies, Finance, …
• Article # 109873
• Published on 09/01/18 at 10:15
©  RFU
Russia: Dmitry Medvedev signs decree that excludes Vitaly Mutko from organising the 2018 World Cup

Russian Prime Minister and former President Dmitry Medvedev has signed a decree that excludes Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko from the supervisory board of the Local Organising Committee for the 2018 World Cup, according to Russian media reports on 05/01/2018. By virtue of this decree, Alexey…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 110052
• Published on 08/01/18 at 17:59