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©  RFEF
Spain: Luis Rubiales re-elected for four years as president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation

With 95 votes in favour, 0 against and 10 blank votes: Luis Rubiales was re-elected president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation until 2024, at the RFEF general assembly held at body's headquarters the Ciudad de Futbol in Las Rozas, in the northern suburbs of Madrid (ESP), on 21/09/2020…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal
• Article # 193607
• Published on 22/09/20 at 09:54
©  D.R.
G. Infantino and D. Trump discuss the installation of FIFA HQ in the USA for the 2026 World Cup

FIFA president Gianni Infantino met with Donald Trump, President of the United States, at the White House in Washington DC (USA) on 15/09/2020 "to discuss the establishment of FIFA headquarters in the US for the 2026 World Cup," announced FIFA on 17/09/2020. "They also used the occasion to…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication, Stadiums
• Article # 193514
• Published on 21/09/20 at 18:01
©  FIFA
70th FIFA Congress: "Money goes where it needs to go, in football" (Gianni Infantino, president)

"FIFA is not facing a crisis, but football is... The money goes where it has to go: to football, and to help football," said Gianni Infantino, president of FIFA, regarding the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic and its health and economic consequences, during the 70th Congress of the world body held…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 193519
• Published on 21/09/20 at 13:45
©  FIFA
FIFA: revised budget for the 2019-2022 quadrennial cycle / detailed provisional budget for 2021

"We have revised our 2019-2022 revenue and expense budgets accordingly. The revised budget is presented in this report together with the 2021 annual budget as approved by the Finance Committee and the FIFA Council at their meetings on 22/06 and 25/062020 respectively," indicated FIFA in the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 193518
• Published on 21/09/20 at 12:25
©  FIFA
Covid-19: "The estimated impact of the disruption was around $14bn (€11.8bn)" (Olli Rehn, FIFA)

"The estimated impact of the disruption (due to Covid-19) was around $14bn (€11.8bn). The baseline assumption is that roughly a third of the football economy, which is worth $40-45bn (€33.8-38.1bn) a year, has been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic to date. Of course, the consequences are still…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 193380
• Published on 21/09/20 at 11:30
©  ITF
Tennis: the Fed Cup renamed "Billie Jean King Cup by BNP Paribas" from the 2020 edition

The Fed Cup is renamed to the "Billie Jean King Cup by BNP Paribas" from the 2020 edition (postponed to 2021), announced the International Tennis Federation (ITF) on 17/09/2020. Former American tennis player Billie Jean King has been the competition's ambassador since 2019. The ITF also…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Authorities, Social Responsibility, Sponsors - Partners
• Article # 193431
• Published on 18/09/20 at 15:25
©  Lega Serie A
2020-21 Serie A TIM: opening match Fiorentina - Torino, Juventus seeking a 10th consecutive title

ACF Fiorentina - Torino FC will be the first match of the 2020-21 Serie A TIM season and will be played at the Stadio Artemio Franchi in Florence (ITA) on Saturday 19/09/2020 (kick-off at 18:00 CET). The match will be broadcast in Italy on Sky Sport Serie A. A further six matches on Matchday 1 are…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Digital, Legal, …
• Article # 193378
• Published on 18/09/20 at 12:25
©  LFP
France: Arnaud Rouger succeeds Didier Quillot as CEO of the LFP, alongside president Vincent Labrune

The board of directors of the LFP decided, "on a proposal from Vincent Labrune, president of the League since 10/09/2020, to replace Didier Quillot with Arnaud Rouger as CEO from this day," announced the French Professional Football League on 17/09/2020. "Following the election of Vincent…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 193311
• Published on 18/09/20 at 09:55
©  DFL
Bundesliga: "Our biggest competitors will be the Premier League and Netflix" (C. Seifert, DFL)

"How can young people become enthusiastic about the Bundesliga? All the more so if fewer people are allowed to enter the stadiums, as is currently the case with the Coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis. Our biggest competitors in the future will be the Premier League and Netflix (the American…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Stadiums, Legal, …
• Article # 193271
• Published on 17/09/20 at 17:20
©  Bayern
Bundesliga: stadiums at 20% capacity for the first six weeks (Matchday 1 on 18 to 20/09/2020)

A maximum of 20% of the seats in Bundesliga stadiums have been authorized to be occupied by spectators until 31/10/2020, ahead of Matchday 1 of the German championship scheduled from Friday 18 to Sunday 20/09/2020. This rule (with a minimum of 1,000 spectators), which also applies to handball…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Stadiums, Legal, …
• Article # 193189
• Published on 17/09/20 at 10:04