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©  Leaders
Leaders 2019: Y. Al-Obaidly, A. Agnelli, L. De Laurentiis, P. Hutton among the speakers

"We now live in a world where exclusive broadcast rights are, effectively, wholly non-exclusive. Consumers, young and old, are accessing everything for nothing - via a kodi or a VPN or beoutQ - wherever they are, whenever they like, and this behaviour is being normalised. As the largest buyer of…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Authorities, Sponsors - Partners, …
• Article # 164855
• Published on 16/10/19 at 17:54
©  LaLiga
Spain: Javier Gómez to step down as corporate general director of LaLiga in December 2019

Javier Gómez (52) will leave the post of corporate general director of LaLiga in December 2019, a position he has held since 2013, announced the Spanish League on 10/10/2019. "Gómez has made many contributions to professional football, but he will undoubtedly go down in history for having been…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal
• Article # 164854
• Published on 16/10/19 at 11:28
©  The FA
Bulgaria-England: The FA asks UEFA to launch a racism investigation and the BFU president resigns

"We can confirm that England players were subjected to abhorrent racist chanting while playing in the Euro 2020 qualifier against Bulgaria (0-6)," said The Football Association via Twitter, after witnessing racist abuse from Bulgarian fans during the match at the Stadion Vasil Levski (44,000…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 164813
• Published on 15/10/19 at 17:19
©  D.R.
France-Turkey: French minister of sports asks UEFA to sanction the Turkish team's military salute

"Thank you to the FFF and the police for their work in ensuring that the match ran smoothly (France-Turkey, 1-1). The Turkish players ruined these efforts by making a military salute, contrary to sportsmanship. I am asking UEFA for an exemplary sanction," wrote Roxana Maracineanu, the French…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 164832
• Published on 15/10/19 at 16:44
©  D.R.
2022 World Cup in Qatar: "A spectacular competition with fresh players" (G. Infantino, FIFA)

"I think it's fair, once every 100 years, to play it (World Cup) where it has never been done before. With a twist: the 2022 World Cup in Qatar will be held in November-December (from 21/11 to 18/12/2022). Technically, it will be a spectacular competition because the players will arrive fresh and…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 164662
• Published on 14/10/19 at 14:24
©  D.R.
Iran: 3,500 women watched the Iran's 14-0 victory over Cambodia at the Azadi Stadium in Tehran

3,500 women were able to attend Iran's 14-0 victory over Cambodia in the 2022 World Cup qualifying match in Qatar (Asia zone, Group C) at Tehran's Azadi Stadium (IRN) on 10/10/2019. A delegation of FIFA experts visited Tehran on 19/09/2019 "to discuss measures designed to allow women in Iran…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication, Social Responsibility
• Article # 164559
• Published on 11/10/19 at 17:00
©  DFL
Germany: two of the six DFL committees, "Football" and "Internationalisation", are now fully staffed

"The nominations to the DFL committees are under way, after the DFL general assembly on 21/08/2019, but two of the six committees, 'Football' and 'Internationalisation', are full (see below)," announced the German Professional Football League on 08/10/2019. "The six committees, 'Club Media'…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 164554
• Published on 11/10/19 at 12:30
©  D.R.
FIFA: Fatma Samoura honored at "Best of Africa Awards" as a "History Maker"

Fatma Samoura (SEN), FIFA secretary general and FIFA general delegate for Africa was recognized as a "History Maker" at the Best of Africa Awards, in London (ENG) on 06/10/2019. "The Best of Africa Awards are held annually in London and bring together some of the most influential members of…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 164496
• Published on 11/10/19 at 10:59
NBA: eight members of the US Congress ask the League to suspend its activities in China

Eight members of the US Congress have asked the NBA "to suspend its activities in China until Chinese-controlled broadcasters and sponsors cease their boycott of NBA activities and their special treatment of the Houston Rockets," in a letter addressed to the North American basketball league on…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Authorities, Sponsors - Partners
• Article # 164476
• Published on 10/10/19 at 14:14
©  JMA
Japan 2019: French Rugby "notes the decision of World Rugby to cancel the England-France match"

"The French Rugby Federation takes note of World Rugby's decision to cancel the England - France match (scheduled at Yokohama Stadium on Saturday 12/10/2019 at 17:10 local time, 10:10 CET) due to an alert issued by the Japan Meterological Agency: typhoon 'Hagibis' threatens Japan for the weekend…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 164472
• Published on 10/10/19 at 12:55