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Basketball: Hamane Niang (MAL) elected president of the international federation (2019-2023)

The Malian Hamane Niang succeeds Horacio Muratore (ARG) as president of FIBA for the 2019-2023 period, announced the body at the end of its Congress on 29/08/2019. Hamane Niang, a vice-president of FIBA and president of FIBA Africa during the 2014-2019 period, had previously been president of the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 154934
• Published on 30/08/19 at 17:04
©  LaLiga
LaLiga: the #HolaLaLigaSantander challenge generates more than 50 million views on TikTok

The #HolaLaLigaSantander challenge launched by the LaLiga to celebrate the start of the 2019-20 season (16/08/2019), has generated 220,000 creations and over 50 million views in more than 40 countries on the Chinese social network TikTok, according to LaLiga on 27/08/2019. "The challenge for…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 154799
• Published on 29/08/19 at 13:44
©  LaLiga
LaLiga: "Matches involving Espanyol attract bigger audiences in China than Real or Barça" (J. Tebas)

"It's evident that China wants to have players that compete in football's elite and it's very interesting for us because Chinese players, like Wu Lei (Chinese striker who joined RCD Espanyol, LaLiga Santander, in January 2019), are a big part of this strategy. Statistically, matches involving…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Clubs, Stadiums, …
• Article # 154750
• Published on 29/08/19 at 10:20
©  UEFA
UEFA: a financial management training programme for football players launched with Banco Santander

UEFA has launched UEFA Financial Management Training (FMT), a financial management training programme for professional football players, in partnership with the Spanish bank Banco Santander, announced the European body on 23/08/2019. "The UEFA FMT is an e-learning platform and the course…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Social Responsibility
• Article # 154698
• Published on 28/08/19 at 13:39
©  UEFA
2019-20 Champions League: draw for the group stage on Thursday 29/08/2019 at 18:00 CET

The 2019-20 UEFA Champions League group stage draw is scheduled at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco on Thursday 29/08/2013 from 18.00 CET, announced UEFA on 26/06/2019. In the format of the competition that came into effect from 2018-19, 26 teams are directly qualified for this group stage…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Ticketing, Clubs, …
• Article # 154608
• Published on 27/08/19 at 17:14
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LaLiga Santander: Cupra (car manufacturer, ESP) becomes a global partner of FC Barcelona (2019-2024)

Cupra, a Spanish car manufacturer belonging to the German group Volkswagen, has become the "official automotive and mobility partner" of FC Barcelona (LaLiga Santander) for five seasons (2019-2024), according to the Catalan club on 25/08/2019. Cupra, an independent manufacturer since February…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication, Sponsors - Partners
• Article # 154610
• Published on 27/08/19 at 11:34
©  LaLiga
LaLiga: creation of a programme to promote the integration of young Chinese players in Spain

LaLiga and the Chinese Football Association (CFA) have presented the "GoalFuture" project, which aims to promote the integration of young Chinese players into Spanish professional clubs, in the presence of Javier Tebas, president of the Spanish league, and Chen Xuyuan, the new president of the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication, Stadiums
• Article # 154562
• Published on 26/08/19 at 15:00
©  EFA
Egypt: FIFA appoints a normalisation committee to hold Egyptian FA elections before 31/07/2020

"The Bureau of the FIFA Council today decided to appoint a normalisation committee for the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) in accordance with art. 14 par. 1 (a) and art. 8 par. 2 of the FIFA Statutes," announced the International Federation on 20/08/2019. According to FIFA, "the mandate of…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 154552
• Published on 26/08/19 at 14:14
©  DFL
DFL: "Bundesliga Pass" an OTT platform project presented at the German League's general assembly

The DFL has presented a draft OTT platform called the "Bundesliga Pass" at its general assembly in Berlin (GER) on 21/08/2019. The platform is expected to be launched for the 2020-21 season, although the German League has not indicated a launch date. The cost of the subscription would be $7.99 per…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies
• Article # 154526
• Published on 26/08/19 at 11:39
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World Rugby: Fifty Digital agency in charge of the 2019 World Cup digital strategy

Fifty Digital, an agency specializing in digital and social strategies for sponsorship and sports, has been selected by World Rugby "to manage creative, social media and content for Rugby World Cup 2019", on 21/08/2019. "This brief is part of World Rugby’s wider objectives of growing the game…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies
• Article # 154527
• Published on 26/08/19 at 10:34