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©  Ministère des Sports
France: "I hear the frustration of the athletes and the presidents of Ligue 1" (R. Maracineanu)

“I hear the frustration of the athletes and the presidents of Ligue 1 clubs, because it is above all them that we listen to. In the context that we had on 11/05/2020 (beginning of the post-lockdown phase in France), we could not, with the proposal that we had on the table - a French championship…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Stadiums
• Article # 183974
• Published on 26/05/20 at 10:49
©  Guinness Pro14
Rugby: CVC Capital Partners fund finalizes acquisition of 28% of the shares of Guinness Pro14

The Luxembourg-based investment fund CVC Capital Partners has acquired 28% of the Guinness Pro14 from Celtic Rugby DAC, indicated the company in charge of the competition on 22/05/2020. Celtic Rugby DAC, owned by the Irish, Scottish and Welsh Rugby Federations,  with the latter retaining 72% of…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal
• Article # 183874
• Published on 25/05/20 at 11:24
©  D.R.
Spain: "LaLiga resumption authorized for the week of 08/06/2020" (P. Sanchez, Prime Minister)

"The week of (Monday) 08/06/2020, the resumption of major sports and professional competitions, and in particular La Liga, will be authorized," said Pedro Sanchez, Prime Minister of the Spanish government, at a press conference on 23/05/2020. "The ball will roll again in conditions which…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Clubs, Stadiums, …
• Article # 183871
• Published on 25/05/20 at 09:09
Exclusive Covid-19: "Safe air travel mandatory for international matches to resume" (G. Waters, Sportsliner)

"The ongoing health crisis creates a major challenge for sporting events to restart, even as football considers playing matches behind closed doors. Players travelling on aircraft that have just previously been used by multiple nationalities of the general public (whose previous flight origin…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Authorities, Finance, …
• Article # 182748
• Published on 22/05/20 at 15:55
©  European Leagues
2019-20 European championships: 4 ended, 12 restarts confirmed and 14 pending (European Leagues)

France, Belgium, Netherlands and Scotland are the four countries that have opted for a permanent stop to their 2019-20 professional football championships, indicated European Leagues who takes stock, country by country, of the situation on 20/05/2020 (see document to download). Of the 12…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Clubs, Stadiums, …
• Article # 183780
• Published on 22/05/20 at 13:29
©  D.R.
Ligue 1 Conforama: letter on 14/05/2020 from Aleksander Ceferin (UEFA) to Jean-Michel Aulas (OL)

Was there a 03/08/2020 deadline to end the 2019-20 French Ligue 1 Conforama championship? "These dates were recommended and tentative, not official," said Aleksander Ceferin, UEFA president, in the letter to Jean-Michel Aulas, chairman of Olympique Lyonnais, on 14/05/2020, which News Tank Football…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 183705
• Published on 22/05/20 at 11:30
©  DFB
Germany: "My five-point plan for more sustainability in football" (Fritz Keller, DFB)

Use the network of the German Football Federation for anti-virus tests, establish salary caps and reasonable regulations for football, create new economic, ecological and social standards, make football sustainable by strengthening in particular volunteering, and finally initiating a broad…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Marketing - Communication, Clubs, …
• Article # 183746
• Published on 22/05/20 at 10:29
©  LFP
France: LFP adopts Ligue 2 format at 22 clubs for 2020-21, Le Mans FC and US Orléans maintained

"In accordance with the decision of the board of directors of 30/04/2020, the general assembly of the LFP decided this Wednesday 20/05/2020 on the format of Ligue 2 for the 2020-21 season. After an electronic vote, it decided that the Ligue 2 Championship will be played with 22 clubs (instead of…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal
• Article # 183776
• Published on 22/05/20 at 09:55
©  D.R.
Serie A TIM: "Italy is restarting, it's normal for football to restart too" (Vincenzo Spadafora)

"Italy is restarting, it's normal for football to restart too. I have just called a meeting for (Thursday) 28/05/2020 with the president of the FIGC, Gabriele Gravina, and with the president of the Lega Serie A, Paolo Dal Pino. That day, we will be able to decide if and when we resume the football…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Stadiums, Legal, …
• Article # 183639
• Published on 20/05/20 at 10:05
©  D.R.
LaLiga: "We want to play every day of the week, from 11-12/06/2020" (Javier Tebas)

"We are hoping for a resumption from 11-12/06/2020. We are working to be ready, whatever the date. It will be the health authorities who will say when we restart," said Javier Tebas, President of LaLiga, on the Spanish channel Movistar, about the possible resumption of LaLiga Santander and LaLiga…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies
• Article # 183640
• Published on 20/05/20 at 09:30