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LFP TV rights: loan of €120m validated by LFP board of directors and formal notice to Mediapro

The board of directors of the LFP validated the loan of €120m contracted by the League to compensate for the non-payment of Mediapro (October 2020 amount of approximately €140m), during a meeting on 15/10/2020, reported the French sports media L'Équipe the next day. This solution must be…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Authorities, Agencies, Finance, …
• Article # 196401
• Published on 16/10/20 at 15:15
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Premier League: Project Big Picture dropped, £50m offered to the EFL for 3rd and 4th division clubs

"All 20 Premier League clubs today unanimously agreed that 'Project Big Picture' will not be endorsed or pursued by the Premier League, or The Football Association," announced the English league on 14/10/2020. On 11/10/2020, an article in the Daily Telegraph reported on "Project Big Picture"…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Marketing - Communication, Clubs, …
• Article # 196384
• Published on 16/10/20 at 14:40
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LFP: "In terms of organization, the League is still in the Fourth Republic" (V. Labrune, president)

"The need is to keep French football alive with the times. In terms of organization, the LFP is still in the Fourth Republic (period from 1946 to 1958). The status quo is impossible," said Vincent Labrune, president of the French Professional Football League, to L'Équipe on 10/10/2020. "But I…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal
• Article # 195813
• Published on 16/10/20 at 12:24
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esports: FIFA unveils new FIFAe competition brand with a total cash prize of $4.35m (€3.7m)

FIFA has unveiled "a new structure" for its esports competitions which will be grouped under the "FIFAe" brand, with a total cash prize of $4.35m (€3.7m), announced the world body on 14/10/2020. These competitions, which will be played on FIFA 21 (video game published by EA Sports), are divided…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): esport - gaming
• Article # 196283
• Published on 16/10/20 at 09:30
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Piracy: UEFA and Premier League welcome High Court of Rwanda decision against a local TV channel

The Rwandan television channel Victory TV Ltd has been ordered by the Commercial High Court of Rwanda to cease all illegal broadcasting of European Cup matches, according to UEFA on 14/10/2020. "UEFA, organizer and owner of the Champions League and Europa League competitions, the Football…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Authorities, Legal, …
• Article # 196279
• Published on 15/10/20 at 17:44
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Covid-19: evening games in Paris and eight other French cities under curfew behind closed doors

Professional athletes will benefit from an exemption in the areas of France affected by the curfew (21:00 - 06:00 CET) which begins on Saturday 17/10/2020 at 0:00 CET. But the competitions will take place behind closed doors if they take place after 21:00, these are the two details provided by the…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Clubs, Authorities, …
• Article # 196258
• Published on 15/10/20 at 17:15
Rugby: a turnover of £79.9m and net loss of £5.3m for the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) in 2020

The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU), posted a turnover of £79.9m (€87.5m) "and was able to limit retained losses to £5.3m (€5.8m)" for the financial year ended 30/06/2020 "despite the Covid-19 pandemic," said the body on 11/10/2020. "The postponement of the Scotland (6 Nations) game alone amounted to…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance
• Article # 196026
• Published on 15/10/20 at 14:44
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Juventus FC-SSC Napoli: sporting judge awards 3-0 win to Juventus and deducts a point from Napoli

Match won 3-0 by default for Juventus FC and a point deducted for SSC Napoli, was the decision taken by the Lega Serie A's sporting judge Gerardo Mastrandrea on 14/10/2020 regarding the Juventus - Napoli game (Matchday 3 of the Serie A TIM) which could not be played as scheduled at the Allianz…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 196193
• Published on 15/10/20 at 10:14
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"The crisis has forced us to innovate and exploit our creativity" (R. Thiam Diaw, LaLiga Africa)

"Despite the end of the competitions (in March 2020), we have continued to work on our objectives. The crisis has also forced us to innovate and exploit our creativity," said Ramata Thiam Diaw, LaLiga's representative for Senegal, Ivory Coast and Mauritania, on 25/09/2020. Ramata Thiam Diaw…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Digital, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 195987
• Published on 14/10/20 at 13:20
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England: David Baldwin, chief executive of the EFL since June 2020, to leave the body in 2021

"David Baldwin has today announced he is set to leave his position as chief executive of the EFL in six months time," said the English Football League on 12/10/2020. Appointed in December 2019 when he was CEO of Burnley FC (Premier League), a club with which he had hoped to end the 2019-20…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal
• Article # 196024
• Published on 14/10/20 at 10:00