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©  NTF
GAFA Deal Tracker: list of acquisitions, partnerships, and activities in sports

The term GAFA originally referred to four American groups in new technologies and the internet: Google (Alphabet group, internet), Amazon (e-commerce), Facebook (social network) and Apple (computing technology). By extension, the term GAFA now includes other new internet and technology groups…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Authorities, Agencies, …
• Article # 150306
• Published on 21/06/19 at 10:40
©  World Rugby
World Rugby: Nations Championship project abandoned after unions fail to reach an agreement

"World Rugby can confirm that that it has taken the reluctant decision to discontinue plans for the Nations Championship after the required unanimous agreement by unions to enter into exclusive negotiations was not achieved by Wednesday's (18/06/2019) deadline," said the body on 19/06/2019…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance
• Article # 150284
• Published on 21/06/19 at 10:10
©  DFL
Germany: a structural reform of the DFL will be examined at the General Assembly on 21/08/2019

The abolition of the position of DFL president as "supreme representative of the German League" is one of the most dramatic changes in the structural reform of the DFL e.V. (Deutsche Fußball Liga eingetragener Verein / German Football League Non-Profit Association) that the Bundesliga and…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 150236
• Published on 20/06/19 at 14:57
©  LaLiga
LaLiga: launch of an interactive experience based on Lionel Messi with the Cirque du Soleil

LaLiga and the Cirque du Soleil, a Canadian company specialised in circus arts, will host the "Messi10 Challenge LaLiga", a "unique interactive experience for fans who dream of being Lionel Messi for a day", at Barcelona's Parc del Fòrum (ESP), from 10/10 to 10/11/2019, announced the Spanish…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Marketing - Communication, Merchandising - Licensing, …
• Article # 150139
• Published on 19/06/19 at 18:00
©  EPCR
Rugby: a 5.6% increase in attendance for the European Cups during the 2018-19 season

"The healthy position of European club tournaments was underlined by a 5.6% increase in combined attendances across the Heineken Champions Cup and Challenge Cup during the 2018-19 season," announced European Professional Club Rugby on 18/06/2019. "More than one million fans passed through the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Ticketing
• Article # 150096
• Published on 19/06/19 at 13:30
Piracy: beIN loses legal case against Arabsat but is satisfied with the French court's decision

"beIN companies (pay-TV groups beIN Media Group and beIN Sports France) fail to demonstrate the existence of a manifest unlawful disturbance or evidence of imminent damage that would justify granting requests to order Arabsat (Saudi satellite TV provider) to provide documents relating to the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Legal, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, …
• Article # 150019
• Published on 18/06/19 at 15:09
©  Première Ligue
Exclusive European Cup reform: "Only three clubs are on board with the project" (B. Caïazzo, Saint-Étienne )

"The situation is clear and terrible: only three clubs in the five major leagues are on board with the European Cup reform project: Real Madrid and Barcelona in Spain, and Juventus in Italy," said Bernard Caïazzo, president of Première Ligue, the French union of primarily Ligue 1 club presidents…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Clubs, Finance, …
• Article # 149852
• Published on 18/06/19 at 11:02
©  FIFA
FIFA: Reguations on the Status and Transfer of Players, which came into force on 01/06/2019

"These regulations lay down global and binding rules concerning the status of players, their eligibility to participate in organised football, and their transfer between clubs belonging to different associations," states article 1 of the "Reguations on the Status and Transfer of Players" approved…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 149974
• Published on 18/06/19 at 09:50
©  LaLiga
LaLiga: extension of the permanent training centre dedicated to Chinese youth teams in Madrid (ESP)

LaLiga and the Chinese Football Association (CFA) have presented the project to extend the permanent training centre dedicated to Chinese national youth teams based in Madrid (Spain), in the presence of Javier Tebas, president of the Spanish League, and Du Zhaocai, president of the CFA, on…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Stadiums
• Article # 149905
• Published on 17/06/19 at 15:35
©  UEFA
Scotland: Rod Petrie succeeds Alan McRae as the 53rd president of the Scottish Football Association

Rod Petrie has been appointed as the 53rd president of the Scottish Football Association (SFA). He succeeds Alan McRae, who is stepped down as president after two terms, at the Association's Annual Meeting held at Hampden Park in Glasgow (SCO) on 12/06/2019. President of Hibernian FC (Scottish…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 149898
• Published on 17/06/19 at 14:11