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UEFA: 2020-21 Champions League final to be held in St. Petersburg, Europa League final in Seville

The final of the 2020-21 Champions League will take place on Saturday 29/05/2021 at the St Petersburg Stadium (RUS) -- for such an event, UEFA does not use sponsored stadium name (Gazprom Arena) -- while the final of the Europa League will be on 26/05/2021 at the Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán in…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Stadiums, Legal, …
• Article # 163145
• Published on 25/09/19 at 15:05
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Portugal: FPF launches "Liga BPI Fantasy", the first women's fantasy football league

The FPF has launched the "Liga BPI Fantasy", a virtual sports league dedicated to the Liga BPI, the Portuguese women's first division, according to the Portuguese Football Federation on 13/09/2019. "We have teamed up with the specialist website RealFevr to launch the BPI Fantasy League, the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 163014
• Published on 24/09/19 at 15:29
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FIFA: the Fútbol Más Foundation wins the fourth edition of the Diversity Award on 22/09/2019

The Fútbol Más Foundation, a non-profit organisation, has been awarded the fourth FIFA Diversity Award, in Milan (ITA) on 22/09/2019. This organisation "puts inclusion at the forefront of their work to promote youth and community empowerment through football," said the International…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication, Social Responsibility
• Article # 162886
• Published on 24/09/19 at 14:45
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Andorra: former international Felix Álvarez becomes the fifth president of the Football Federation

Felix Álvarez was elected as president of the Andorran Football Federation (FAF) for a four year term at the Federation's extraordinary assembly on 12/09/2019. The 53-year-old former international won the election by 21 votes to 6 for Carles Riba, plus one blank and one invalid vote. He thus…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 162927
• Published on 23/09/19 at 17:29
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FIFA: a delegation visited Iran about measures to allow women to access football matches

"On 19/09/2019, a delegation of FIFA experts visited Tehran (IRN) to discuss measures designed to allow women in Iran to freely attend football matches," the international football federation announced on 21/09/2019. "Our position is clear and firm. Women have to be allowed into football…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication, Social Responsibility
• Article # 162887
• Published on 23/09/19 at 15:50
Piracy: "Arabsat deeply regrets irresponsible statements made by FIFA and other federations"

"The Arab Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat) is pleased to announce a new ruling by a another independent French court upholding the previous ruling which dismissed all claims by beIN Sports against the organization and rejecting an appeal attempt by beIN (see below)," stated the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Rights Acquisitions, Authorities, …
• Article # 162843
• Published on 23/09/19 at 15:05
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Women's World Cup France 2019: a report by FIFA's Technical Study Group

"FIFA's Technical Study Group (TSG) presented its report on the FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 in Milan (ITA) today during the first-ever FIFA Football Conference aimed at analysing the women's showpiece," announced FIFA on 22/09/2019. "The 105-page TSG document is a testament to the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication
• Article # 162885
• Published on 23/09/19 at 14:32
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Exclusive End of the Coupe de la Ligue BKT: "Surprised, but this is the market" (L. Salmaso, BKT Europe)

"(I was) surprised. But this is the market, there is no time for being surprised. We understand the rules of the market. We are a business as well. Sometimes it is necessary to take decisions that you do not want to take," stated Lucia Salmaso, the CEO of BKT Europe, in an exclusive interview with…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Sponsors - Partners, Authorities, …
• Article # 160836
• Published on 23/09/19 at 09:15
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FIGC: Italian Federation study shows that football is the top sport in the world

265 million licensees worldwide, 1.7 million affiliated teams, a total turnover of $42.9bn (€38.8bn), or 47% of the turnover of the sport sector on a global scale, 3.6 billion cumulative audience viewers for the 2018 World Cup in Russia (see infographic below), these are some of the figures in the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 160772
• Published on 20/09/19 at 11:35
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FIFA: "Women have to be allowed into football stadiums in Iran" (Gianni Infantino)

"Our position is clear and firm. Women have to be allowed into football stadiums in Iran," said Gianni Infantino, FIFA president, on 19/09/2019. "I am hopeful that the Iranian Federation and the Iranian authorities were receptive to our repeated calls to address this unacceptable situation.I…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Marketing - Communication, Legal, …
• Article # 160760
• Published on 20/09/19 at 10:04