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England: The FA to cut 124 jobs due to Covid-19 and its "effect on finances" (M. Bullingham, CEO)

"Covid-19 has had a significant impact on The FA and we now have a greater understanding of the long-term and irreversible effect of the pandemic on our finances. Today we are proposing to make 124 positions redundant," said Mark Bullingham, chief executive of The Football Association, on…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Clubs, Stadiums, …
• Article # 187022
• Published on 29/06/20 at 17:02
©  FFF / LFP
Calendar: Ligue 1 Uber Eats from 22/08/2020 to 23/05/2021, Ligue 2 BKT from 22/08/2020 to 15/05/2021

The first matchday of the 2020-21 Ligue 1 Uber Eats season is scheduled for the weekend of 22-23/08/2020. In connection with UEFA and due to the 2019-20 Europa League and Champions League finals scheduled on 21/08 and 23/08/2020 respectively, the first matchday of the season will be rescheduled to…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 186974
• Published on 29/06/20 at 14:00
©  DC
France: FFF-LFP agreement and 2020-2024 financial protocol adopted by 82.33% of federal assembly

82.33% votes for, 17.67% votes against: the FFF-LFP agreement for the 2020-2024 period and the four-year protocol which fixes the financial agreements between the two bodies have been adopted by the federal assembly of the FFF, gathered by video-conference under the chairmanship of Noël Le Graët…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 186906
• Published on 29/06/20 at 12:34
©  FIFA
FIFA: a $1.5bn Covid-19 Relief Plan "to assist the football community"

"The Council unanimously approved the FIFA Covid‑19 Relief Plan, which was designed by the FIFA administration in close cooperation with representatives of the confederations. Across its three stages, this global support plan will make available up to $1.5bn (€1.33bn) to assist the football…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal
• Article # 186835
• Published on 26/06/20 at 15:09
©  FIFA
Women's World Cup 2023: FIFA awards the hosting of the competition to Australia and New Zealand

With 22 out of the 35 votes cast, the Women's World Cup 2023 will be staged in Australia and New Zealand, following a vote by the FIFA Council who met via videoconference, the result of which was announced by Gianni Infantino, president of the International Federation, on 25/06/2020. Colombia…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Stadiums, Legal, …
• Article # 186839
• Published on 26/06/20 at 13:30
©  LaLiga
Spain: Patricia Rodríguez Barrios (Elche CF) appointed second vice-president of LaLiga

Patricia Rodríguez Barrios, CEO of Elche Club de Futbol (LaLiga SmartBank) since June 2019, has been appointed second vice-president of LaLiga, announced the Spanish professional league on 23/06/2020. "After the term established in the electoral calendar for the presentation of appeals against…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal
• Article # 186687
• Published on 25/06/20 at 12:45
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Germany: DFB ends contract with Infront, the agency contests the validity of the termination

The Deutscher Fussball Bund has "decided to terminate the existing contracts with the marketing agency Infront," announced the German Football Association on 24/06/2020. Infront and the DFB have been partners for more than 35 years. Infront has been handling the marketing rights of the DFB-Pokal…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Legal, Sponsors - Partners
• Article # 186707
• Published on 25/06/20 at 12:15
©  CIES
CIES: pro football coach average is 49 years old and has been with their club for 10 months

"This pioneering study on the characteristics of trainers of professional football clubs worldwide shows that the typical profile for a coach is a male just under 50 years of age (48.8), in charge for less than one year (301 days) and having grown up in the country of the club managed (in more…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 186557
• Published on 25/06/20 at 10:24
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Spain: LaLiga - "One of Spain's most important net export industries" (Javier Tebas)

"We are one of Spain's most important net export industries, if not the most important. We have a product, professional football, which is exported across the world via satellite and without transport and shipping costs. Exporting our broadcasts costs €40m and in return we generate over €1.4bn…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Marketing - Communication, Clubs, …
• Article # 186396
• Published on 24/06/20 at 18:05
©  EY
Rugby: an economic impact of €5.3bn for Japan from the 2019 World Cup in Japan (EY)

The domestic economic impact for Japan of the 2019 Rugby World Cup is estimated at ¥646.4bn (€5.3bn), "a record for the Rugby World Cup", according to a study on the economic impact of the 2019 World Cup in Japan, conducted by the firm EY and published on 24/06/2020. "Rugby World Cup 2019…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Digital, Stadiums
• Article # 186633
• Published on 24/06/20 at 16:30