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DFL: Reinhard Rauball named honorary president, after 12 years at the head of the German League

"After twelve years as head of the Deutsche Fußball Liga, Reinhard Rauball is now elected honorary president of the DFL by representatives of the 36 Bundesliga and 2.Bundesliga clubs," announced the German League at its General Assembly in Berlin (GER) on 21/08/2019. A structural reform of the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal
• Article # 154494
• Published on 23/08/19 at 16:00
©  DFL
Germany: new DFL management, resulting from a structural reform, elected for three years

"The 36 Bundesliga and 2.Bundesliga clubs have decided, this Wednesday at the general assembly of the Deutsche Fußball Liga eV in Berlin (GER), the composition of the executive board of the DFL for the next three years through 2022," announced the German League on 21/08/2019. A structural…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 154446
• Published on 23/08/19 at 10:59
©  D.R.
China: Chen Xuyuan (ex-Shanghai SIPG, Chinese Super League) elected president of the Federation

"Chen Xuyuan was elected the new Chinese Football Association president at the 11th CFA  (Chinese Football Association) membership conference at the Xianghe National Football Training Center in Hebei Province," reported Xinhua, a Chinese national news agency, on 22/08/2019. He succeeds Cai…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 154425
• Published on 23/08/19 at 09:35
©  Juventus FC
Italy: Serie A TIM is the last Top 5 league to launch its 2019-20 season, on Saturday 24/08/201

The kick-off of the 2019-20 season of the Serie A TIM will take place on Saturday 24/08/2019 with the Parma Calcio 1913 - Juventus FC match at the Stadio Ennio-Tardini (22,352 places), kick-off at 18:00 CET. The Serie A TIM is the last European Top 5 league to begin its 2019-20 season, more…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Ticketing, Clubs, …
• Article # 154393
• Published on 22/08/19 at 17:25
©  OGC Nice
Ligue 1 Conforama: French Competition Authority authorizes takeover OGC Nice by Ineos (J. Ratcliffe)

"The Competition Authority authorizes the acquisition of the OGC Nice (Ligue 1 Conforama) by the Ineos group," announced the French administrative authority on 21/08/2019. This antitrust clearance was the last step for the club and its new owner before formalizing the takeover, which is expected…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Authorities, Legal, Essentials Clubs, …
• Article # 154392
• Published on 22/08/19 at 16:34
©  UEFA
eSports: UEFA launches the UEFA eEURO 2020 competition in partnership with Konami (video games, JPN)

"UEFA is introducing UEFA eEURO 2020, a national-team eFootball tournament featuring all 55 of UEFA's national associations and kicking off in November 2019," announced the European body on 20/08/2019. "The competition will be the largest national-team eFootball event to date and will see…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Merchandising - Licensing, Sponsors - Partners, esport - gaming
• Article # 154353
• Published on 22/08/19 at 11:30
©  FIFA
FIFA: a record 10 member associations as candidates to host the Women's World Cup 2023

"Following the unanimous decision by the FIFA Council to increase the number of teams taking part in the FIFA Women's World Cup from 24 to 32 as of 2023 and the subsequent reopening of the bidding process for that year's edition of the competition, FIFA has received an additional expression of…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Legal, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 154297
• Published on 21/08/19 at 09:55
©  D.R.
ECA: P. Jiménez, R. Sanllehí and E. Van der Sar on UEFA's Pro Football Strategy Council (2019-2023)

Pedro López Jiménez (Real Madrid CF, LaLiga Santander), Raúl Sanllehí (Arsenal FC, Premier League), Edwin Van der Sar (AFC Ajax, Eredivisie) and Peter Lawwell (Celtic FC, Ladbrokes Premiership) are the four representatives appointed by the Executive Board of the European Club Association who will…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 154232
• Published on 19/08/19 at 16:09
©  SC Freiburg
Germany: Fritz Keller, president of SC Freiburg, named sole candidate for DFB president

"The selection committee of the DFB unanimously proposes to its associations at the regional and Länder levels, as well as to the DFL, the candidacy of Fritz Keller for the presidency of the German Football Federation," the body announced on 15/08/2019. The election of the 13th president of the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 154160
• Published on 19/08/19 at 10:29
©  Premier League
England: Premier League, City of London, and Met police partner to improve social inclusion

Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London (ENG), and Harry Kane, the English international striker of Tottenham Hotspur FC (Premier League), participate in the launch of a three-year partnership between the Premier League, the City of London and the Met Police of British capital to improve the performance, in…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication, Social Responsibility
• Article # 154157
• Published on 16/08/19 at 17:00