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©  IRFU
Rugby: turnover of €79.2m and net loss of €35.7m for the Irish Rugby Football Union in 2020

"After recording its best-ever financial year in 2019 with a surplus of over €28m, The Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) suffered a deficit of €35.7m for the accounting period, after income fell from €87.5m to €79.2m and expenditure increased from €84.2m to just under €115m," announced the body in…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance
• Article # 197428
• Published on 27/10/20 at 13:09
©  Stade Rennais FC
Covid-19: disciplinary proceedings opened against Stade Rennais for violation of UEFA regulations

"Disciplinary proceedings have been opened following the UEFA Champions League group stage match Stade Rennais FC (Ligue 1 Uber Eats) and FC Krasnodar (RFPL), played on 20/10/2020 in France (at the Roazhon Park in Rennes)," announced UEFA on 23/10/2020. According to the body, the charges…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Stadiums
• Article # 197354
• Published on 26/10/20 at 17:54
©  DFL
Germany: "I intend to leave the company when my contract expires in June 2022" (C. Seifert, DFL)

"These are demanding times and they call for clarity and reliability. That applies both to DFL as a whole and to my own professional ambitions. For this reason, I have informed the chairman of the supervisory board of DFL GmbH of my intention to leave the company when my contract expires in June…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Clubs, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 197341
• Published on 26/10/20 at 17:09
©  DFB
Covid-19/football: "Infections can hardly ever occur on the pitch" (T. Mayer, DFB/UEFA)

"During a football match, the duration of close contact is so short that infections can hardly ever occur on the pitch. It should be noted that, contrary to what is assumed, football is not a contact sport, but a sport with limited contact," said Professor Tim Meyer (GER), head physician of the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Clubs, Stadiums, …
• Article # 197313
• Published on 26/10/20 at 15:23
©  Formule E
Formula E: 2020-21 season begins with two races in Santiago (Chile) on 16 and 17/01/2021

The 2020-21 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship will start behind closed doors in downtown Santiago (Chile) with two races (Rounds 1 and 2) on 16 and 17/01/2021, announced the organisers of the electric car competition on 21/10/2020. "Rounds 3 and 4 will be in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia, on 26 and…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Sponsors - Partners, Stadiums
• Article # 197201
• Published on 26/10/20 at 12:24
©  Qatar 2022
Qatar 2022: draw for the European qualifiers in Zurich (SUI) on 12/07/2020

Dividing the 55 European teams into five groups of six teams (30) and five groups of five (25) in order to qualify 13 of them for the final stage of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar (the top 10 from each group and the other three via play-offs, see below) is the aim of the draw for the European…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 197243
• Published on 26/10/20 at 10:07
©  LaLiga
LaLiga: red carpet rolled out in 7 places around the world for "El Clásico" Barcelona - Real Madrid

To celebrate the return of El Clásico between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid CF (LaLiga Santander), LaLiga has "rolled out" a red carpet "in seven iconic locations across six continents around the world," announced the Spanish body on 22/10/2020. The 181st league match between the two clubs will…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 197188
• Published on 23/10/20 at 17:04
©  IFAB
IFAB / concussions: Expert Group recommends trails of "additional permanent substitutions"

"The main principles of an additional permanent substitution protocol, potential test environments and timelines," were the focus of discussion at the second meeting of the IFAB Concussion Expert Group, organized by video-conference on 21/10/2020. Composed of medical specialists, team doctors…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal
• Article # 197059
• Published on 22/10/20 at 16:40
©  FFF
FFF: opening of a "French Football Academy" in Singapore, the second after New York (USA)

The Fédération Française de Football has opened the "French Football Academy", an academy dedicated to the training of young players, in the city-state of Singapore (south of Malaysia), on 17/10/2020. This is the second "French Football Academy" to see the light of day, after the one launched in…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication, Stadiums
• Article # 197000
• Published on 22/10/20 at 13:29
©  LaLiga
LaLiga: launch of the "Players App" offering sporting and non-sporting information to players

LaLiga has launched the "Players App", an application for LaLiga Santander and LaLiga SmartBank players that allows them to access a wide range of sports and non-sports information on 16/10/2020. The application was developed with Club del Deportista, a company specialised in luxury services and…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 196970
• Published on 22/10/20 at 11:15