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Piracy (beoutQ): seven major football rights holders consider a complaint in S. Arabia impossible

"We, the rights holders of various football competitions, collectively condemn in the strongest possible terms the ongoing theft of our intellectual property by the pirate broadcaster known as 'beoutQ' and call on the authorities in Saudi Arabia (KSA) to support us in ending the widespread and…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Legal, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, …
• Article # 153513
• Published on 01/08/19 at 11:53
©  FIGC
Italy: FIGC studies the possibility of expanding the Serie A Women from 12 to 14 clubs in 2020-21

"I asked to evaluate the possibility of changing the format of the 2020-21 Serie A Women's league, given that several of the men's Serie A clubs have expressed a desire to increase the league from 12 to 14 teams. For greater involvement and an ever-expanding championship," said Gabriele Gravina…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs
• Article # 153536
• Published on 01/08/19 at 11:23
Spain: Madrid Court rules that women's clubs are the holders of their TV rights not the Federation

The Madrid Commercial Court has ruled that women's football clubs are the holders of their individual broadcasting rights, according to information reported by the Spanish press on 30/07/2019. This decision thus contradicts the plans of the RFEF which wanted to market the rights of women's…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Legal
• Article # 153478
• Published on 31/07/19 at 14:04
©  Lega Serie A
2019-20 Serie A TIM: top three from 2018-19 (Juventus, Napoli, Atalanta) begin with away matches

Juventus in Parma (ITA), SSC Napoli at Fiorentina and Atalanta versus SPAL in Ferrara (ITA): the top three from the 2018-19 Serie A TIM season begin the 2019-20 season away from home, on 24 and 25/08/2019. The draw for the 2019-20 season took place at the Lega Serie A headquarters in Milan…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 153386
• Published on 30/07/19 at 12:34
©  Radio 24
Italy: "The League wants to respect the contract with Saudi Arabia" (L. De Siervo, Lega Serie A)

"We have a contract with Saudi Arabia for three editions of the Supercoppa Italiana, one of which has already taken place in Jeddah (Juventus FC - AC Milan, 1-0, at the King Abdullah Stadium, on Wednesday 16/01/2019). The League wants to respect the contract, we are not fighting against Saudi…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Legal
• Article # 153387
• Published on 30/07/19 at 11:40
Piracy: LaLiga renews its agreement with the Pro League to fight audiovisual piracy

The Pro League and LaLiga have renewed their agreement signed in March 2018, whereby LaLiga provides services in the fight against audiovisual piracy, for the 2019-20 season, according to the Spanish League on 25/07/2019. LaLiga applies its own tools for detecting, analysing and deleting…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Digital, Legal
• Article # 153388
• Published on 30/07/19 at 10:55
©  D.R.
LaLiga: delegated committee for the first and second divisions decided for the 2019-20 season

LaLiga has filled all vacancies in its delegated (supervisory) committee for the Spanish first and second divisions (LaLiga Santander and LaLiga 1|2|3) for the 2019-20 season, with Javier Tebas as president, Clemente Villaverde as first vice-president and Víctor Manuel Martín Ortega as second…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Stadiums
• Article # 153355
• Published on 29/07/19 at 16:49
©  Formula One
eSports: launch of a regional competition in China as part of the "Formula 1 Esports Series"

"F1 New Balance Esports Series China Championship", an eSports competition organised by Formula One Group and part of the "F1 New Balance Esports Series", will take place between August and December 2019, according to the American holding company that holds the rights to Formula 1, on 24/07/2019…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): esport - gaming
• Article # 153207
• Published on 29/07/19 at 15:40
©  CAF
AFCON 2019: "Moving to 24 teams was the best decision to make" (A. Ahmad, President, CAF)

"The AFCON at 24 (instead of 16 teams) was a real challenge, and on one side are the big football nations that everyone wants to see in the final. In recent times, some of them have failed to qualify, on the other hand, there are the emerging football countries, which have made enormous efforts…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 153315
• Published on 29/07/19 at 13:29
©  FIFA
Club World Cup: the 2019 edition will take place in Qatar from 11/12 to 21/12/2019

The Club World Cup in Qatar 2019 will take place from Wednesday 11/12 to Saturday 21/12/2019, according to FIFA, which stated that these dates had been confirmed by the Bureau of the FIFA Council on 25/07/2019. "The FIFA Council decided to award Qatar the right to host the next two editions of…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 153268
• Published on 29/07/19 at 11:00