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©  Bundesliga
CIES: record average attendance of 43,302 fans per game in the Bundesliga over 2013-14 to 2017-18

With an average of 43,302 spectators per game, the Bundesliga is the top league in the world with the highest attendance over 2013 to 2018 (five seasons, from 2013-14 to 2017-18), according to the CIES Football Observatory in its monthly report published on 10/04/2019. "The analysis of the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Clubs, Stadiums, …
• Article # 145021
• Published on 15/04/19 at 13:09
©  LaLiga
LaLiga: 80% of football fans in China, India and Indonesia enjoy the Spanish league.

"As a competition, LaLiga enjoys an excellent image: 80% of football fans in the countries studied (China, India and Indonesia) rate it positively, because they consider it to be 'high quality', to possess significant 'prestige' and to have the 'best players in the world'," said LaLiga after a…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication
• Article # 144850
• Published on 12/04/19 at 11:25
©  DFB
FIFA-UEFA: former president of the DFB R. Grindel (GER) resigns from international positions

"In a letter to UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin, I announced my resignation as UEFA vice-president and a member of the FIFA Council (positions he held since 05/04/2017," wrote the Reinhard Grindel (GER) on 10/04/2019. The leader had already resigned as president of the DFB with immediate…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 144739
• Published on 11/04/19 at 11:50
©  DC
"Super" Champions League: LFP convenes an exceptional GA in order to establish an official position

"The LFP administrative council has decided to convene an exceptional general assembly of the LFP in the coming weeks to establish the official position of French professional football clubs and players," announced the French Professional Football League on 10/04/2019, regarding the project to…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 144714
• Published on 10/04/19 at 18:25
©  RFEF
Spain: RFEF wants to redesign the Copa del Rey and Supercopa ("Final Four" outside Spain in January)

Luis Rubiales, president of the RFEF, informed the members of the board of directors of the project to redesign the formats of the Copa del Rey and the Supercopa de España, during a meeting held at the "Ciudad del Fútbol, the headquarters of the Royal Spanish Football Federation in Madrid (ESP)…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal
• Article # 144668
• Published on 10/04/19 at 17:15
©  AFC
Asia: Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa re-elected as AFC president for another four year term (2019-23)

Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, president of the AFC and the sole candidate in the running for the presidency, has been re-elected for a four-year term at the 29th AFC Congress, held in Kuala Lumpur (MAS) on 06/04/2019. Sheikh Salman, who recently lost his mother, did not attend the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 144568
• Published on 09/04/19 at 16:59
©  D.R.
"I like that Javier Tebas challenged the sports governance system in Europe" (Marshall Glickman, G2)

"The potential LaLiga game in the USA stirred up a huge controversy in Europe. I am sure Javier Tebas expected this reaction. I like that he challenged the system. He made a statement of intent by questioning the status quo of sports governance in Europe. He didn't win the first round, but it’s a…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Marketing - Communication, Clubs, …
• Article # 143405
• Published on 09/04/19 at 11:34
©  UEFA
UEFA: a strategic communications guide for the development of women's football

"A strategic communications guide (document available to download) is being issued by UEFA to help the associations establish communications plans and initiatives that not only promote the game but also increase awareness of and interest in women's football," said the European body on 02/04/2019…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 144250
• Published on 09/04/19 at 10:50
©  World Gaming Federation
eSports: World Gaming Federation raises €2m from companies in order to create a social network

World Gaming Federation (WGF), a French eSports competition organiser, has raised €2m from, among others, Normandie Participations (Regional Investment Fund), Normandie Capital (real estate investment), BPI France Investissement (public investment bank) and the French footballer Mamadou Sakho to…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Digital, esport - gaming
• Article # 143954
• Published on 09/04/19 at 10:10
French LFP: US company Ooyola will work with Microsoft on the League's OTT platform

Ooyala, a US company specializing in video content management systems, will work with Microsoft (US computer company) on the OTT platform of the LFP, announced Ooyola 03/04/2019. "This mission stems from the collaboration between Ooyala and Microsoft, with whom the LFP has signed a contract to…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies
• Article # 144452
• Published on 08/04/19 at 16:29