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©  ECA
European Cups reform: "More European matches are essential for the development of football" (ECA)

"Member feedback has continuously emphasised that reform is necessary and that more European matches are essential for the development of football as a whole," said the European Club Association on 29/10/2019, at the end of a series of meetings organised across Europe (see calendar below) attended…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 166934
• Published on 04/11/19 at 10:20
©  D.R.
Germany: Fritz Keller (DFB) condemns recent acts of violence against amateur referees

"The numerous acts of violence, disrespect and attacks on amateur referees shock us; we are dismayed, stunned and affected. Every incident is one too many, every form of violence is unacceptable. Attacks on the referee are attacks on football and that must stop, there is no doubt about it!" said…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 166879
• Published on 31/10/19 at 13:44
©  LFP
2019-20 Coupe de la Ligue BKT: €2.87m for the winner, €400,000 for clubs eliminated in Round of 32

The 10 clubs eliminated in the "Round of 32" of the 2019-20 Coupe de la Ligue BKT, scheduled on 29/10 and 30/10/2019 (see programme below), will each receive €400,000. The 10 advancing clubs from this round are guaranteed to receive a minimum of €604,000 in the event of elimination in the next…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 166843
• Published on 30/10/19 at 17:29
©  LaLiga
LaLiga: a turnover of €1.95bn in 2018-19 (+9.5%) including 95.2% from audiovisual rights

LaLiga ended the financial year 2018-19 with a turnover (including subsidiaries, see below) of €1.957,65bn, an increase of 9.5% compared to the 2017-18 season (€1.771,51bn), announced the Spanish Professional Football League during the presentation of its annual accounts (document available to…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 166806
• Published on 30/10/19 at 15:15
©  UEFA
UEFA hires 3 start-ups and launches the "Open Innovation platform" to "stay ahead of the game"

"As part of its commitment to using technology and innovation to stay ahead of the game, UEFA has signed three start-ups while also launching its own Open Innovation platform in order to help shape the footballing vision of European football's governing body," announced UEFA on…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 166689
• Published on 29/10/19 at 15:14
©  World Rugby
Japan 2019: over 1 million people have visited the 16 official fanzones breaking the 2015 record

"Following Saturday's semi-final between New Zealand and England (7-19), 1,024,000 people have now visited the 16 fanzones across the length and breadth of Japan, surpassing the one million set at Rugby World Cup 2015," said World Rugby on 27/10/2019. Without the cancellation of three matches…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing
• Article # 166674
• Published on 29/10/19 at 13:29
©  WRU
Rugby: Welsh Rugby Union posts a turnover of £90.5m and a net loss of £4.3m in 2019

Welsh Rugby Union posted a turnover of £90.5m (€100.9m) for the financial year 2019 (01/07/2018 to 30/06/2019) after "having hosted one less home fixture (six instead of the seven hosted in 2018)" at the Principality Stadium, announced the body on 22/10/2019. "A planned loss of £4.3m (€4.8m…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance
• Article # 166453
• Published on 29/10/19 at 12:40
©  DFB
Germany: the DFB proposes Rainer Koch as a UEFA Executive Committee and FIFA Council candidate

Rainer Koch, vice-president of the DFB, will be a candidate for the UEFA Executive Committee and the FIFA Council at the 44th UEFA Ordinary Congress in Amsterdam (NED) on 03/03/2020, announced the German Football Association on 25/10/2019. The DFB Executive Board unanimously proposed Rainer Koch…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 166536
• Published on 28/10/19 at 11:20
©  D.R.
Sportel: "We have separated sponsorship of men's and women's competitions" (G-L. Epstein, UEFA)

"We have separated sponsorship of men's and women's competitions at UEFA (from the 2018-2021 cycle), and I think that was necessary because if you don't do it, on the one hand you don't know the true commercial value of women's competitions, and on the other hand you have less involved partners…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Sponsors - Partners, Agencies, …
• Article # 166403
• Published on 25/10/19 at 13:10
©  FIFA
2021 Club World Cup in China: "Zero dollars for FIFA, 100% reinvested into football" (G. Infantino)

"The first real Club World Cup, in 2021, will produce very substantial revenues. The marketing of this competition should even allow us to reach the highest level per game. But I want to emphasize that zero dollars will go to FIFA, and 100% will be reinvested into football," stated FIFA resident…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 166424
• Published on 25/10/19 at 12:39