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Republic of Ireland: Gerry McAnaney elected as interim president of the Association until July 2020

Gerry McAnaney, 61, has been elected president of the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) after beating Martin Heraghty by 88 votes to 40 at the Association's general assembly held in Blanchardstown, a suburb of Dublin (IRL) on 25/01/2020. Until the annual general assembly scheduled for July…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 173645
• Published on 28/01/20 at 11:10
©  EPCR
European Cups (rugby): "Sponsorship revenues on the rise, TV rights much higher" (V. Gaillard, EPCR)

"While sponsorship revenues are indeed on the rise, those from TV broadcasting rights for the Heineken Champions Cup and Challenge Cup around the world are much higher, by a ratio of approximately 1 to 5," said Vincent Gaillard CEO of EPCR to News Tank Football on 07/01/2020, ahead of the Round 5…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Marketing - Communication, Sponsors - Partners, …
• Article # 173351
• Published on 28/01/20 at 10:30
©  FIFA
Women's World Cup 2023: FIFA inspection visits to the four official host candidates from 29/01/2020

Colombia, followed by Brazil, Australia/New Zealand and Japan, is the order chosen by FIFA for its official inspection visits to the national member associations that are official candidates to host the Women's World Cup 2023 (deadline: 13/12/2019), announced the International Federation on…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Stadiums, Legal, …
• Article # 173558
• Published on 27/01/20 at 16:15
©  NBA
NBA: former basketball player Kobe Bryant dies aged 41 in a helicopter crash (1978-2020)

The former Los Angeles Lakers player Kobe Bryant (1996-2016) and his daughter Gianna Bryant (13) have died in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, west of Los Angeles (California, USA) on Sunday 26/01/2020. Kobe Bryant, 41, won five NBA titles (2000, 2001, 2002, 2009 and 2010), one MVP title (2008) as…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 173559
• Published on 27/01/20 at 12:35
©  FIFA
Global Transfer Market Report: 18,042 international transfers in 2019 for a total of $7.35bn

"The value of international transfers in 2019 reached (an unprecedented) $7.35bn (€6.54bn on 31/12/2019), 5.8% more than in 2018," states the Global Transfer Market Report 2019 on men's professional football, published by FIFA on 22/01/2020. According to the study by FIFA TMS, the platform…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Transfer Market, Finance, …
• Article # 173544
• Published on 27/01/20 at 11:30
©  Mailman Group
Red Card 2020: Premier League, most popular league online in China, ahead of LaLiga and Bundesliga

The Premier League is the most popular European League on social media in China, according to the "Red Card 2020" report from the Mailman Group, a Chinese agency that analyses and manages the digital presence of brands online, published on 17/01/2020. The English League was also at the top of the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Digital, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 173316
• Published on 23/01/20 at 17:50
©  Tottenham
UEFA: 241 stadium projects (renovation or construction) completed in Europe from 2010 to 2019

241 projects (renovation, construction or reconstruction) on stadiums with a capacity of over 5,000 have been completed across 43 countries in Europe since 2010, 45% of which are for stadiums with a capacity of over 25,000, according to the 11th edition of the "European Club Footballing Landscape…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Stadiums, Legal, …
• Article # 173294
• Published on 23/01/20 at 14:20
©  D.R.
Italy: "The transformation of Lega Serie A into a media company" (P. Dal Pino, president)

"There is a wonderful challenge to accelerate the transformation of Lega Serie A into an internationally competitive 'media company', where 'media company' does not mean making a channel, but working as a content producer that distributes on platforms that have nothing to do with normal…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Clubs, Agencies, …
• Article # 173243
• Published on 23/01/20 at 10:15
©  Amazon
FAANG Deal Tracker: list of acquisitions and partnerships and activities in sports

The term FAANG directly refers to refers to the American groups in new technologies and the internet: Facebook (social network), Amazon (e-commerce and content), Apple (computing technology), Netflix (video on-demand and content), and Google (Alphabet group, internet). By extension, the term…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Digital, …
• Article # 173217
• Published on 22/01/20 at 15:25
©  FIFA
2022 World Cup: "first-ever joint sustainability strategy" (FIFA/Qatar)

Five sustainable development commitments have been defined by FIFA and Qatar, which presented the "first-ever joint FIFA World Cup sustainability strategy," on 21/01/2020. The objectives are as follows: • "to develop human capital and safeguard workers' rights; • to provide an inclusive…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Legal, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 173174
• Published on 22/01/20 at 12:25