Public Authorities & Regulations: archives 2020 (page 53/72)

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©  WRFU

Covid-19/Rugby: Principality Stadium in Cardiff converted into a temporary hospital with 2,000 beds

The Principality Stadium in Cardiff will be set up as a temporary hospital and will provide around 2,000 additional beds for the National Health Service (NHS Wales), announced Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) on 27/03/2020. "Clinicians and managers are currently working with the Principality Stadium…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Stadiums
• Article # 179194
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©  UEFA

Covid-19: if football doesn't resume by end of June "the season is probably lost" (A. Ceferin, UEFA)

"There are at least three options: start again in mid-May, in June or at the end of June. Then, if we don't succeed, the (2019-20) season is probably lost. There is also the proposal to end this season at the start of the next, which would then be postponed, starting a little later. We'll see what…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Stadiums, Legal, …
• Article # 179127
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©  FIFA

Covid-19: "It is time to fight coronavirus all together, as a team" (G. Infantino, FIFA)

"These are difficult days, it is a difficult time, and we have one big opponent, it is Coronavirus, it is Covid-19. In these times, football has to show solidarity and it has to show unity. It is time to fight coronavirus all together, as a team," said Gianni Infantino (ITA-SUI), FIFA president…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 179125
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©  D.R.

Covid-19/Rugby: "£7m relief package" from the Rugby Football Union for English amateur clubs

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic and its impact on club finances, the Rugby Football Union (RFU) will provide "a £7m (€7.6m) relief package for community clubs," said the governing body of English rugby on 26/03/2020. "The package includes monies ring fenced and diverted for the community game as…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Social Responsibility, Stadiums
• Article # 179076
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©  FIGC

Covid-19: authorities, clubs, athletes, equipment manufacturers, partners... world of sport united

"In facing the emergency caused by the spread of Covid-19, the Italian Football Federation has offered up the Coverciano Federal Training Centre (near Florence, ITA) to the Florentine authorities, offering the hotel and auditorium as places to house those under medical supervision as well as to…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Marketing - Communication, Clubs, …
• Article # 179003
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©  Pro League

Covid-19: Belgian Pro League launches an eSports competition "to offer fans a much-needed break"

The Pro League has launched its first eSports competition, the Proximus Pro League e-Cup, on the FIFA 20 video game (published EA Sports) "in order to virtually continue the Pro League and the competitions temporarily suspended due to Covid-19," announced the Belgian football league on 21/03/2020…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Digital, esport - gaming
• Article # 179006
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©  D.R.

Covid-19/Football: suspension of competitions, challenges and prospects (J-L. Valentin/S. Guennad)

"The question will sooner or later arise as to what internal solidarity mechanisms the football world will be able to implement in order to continue to ensure a quality spectacle, guarantee a balanced presence on the territories and limit the inflation of costs," said Jean-Louis Valentin, lawyer…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Clubs, Stadiums, …
• Article # 178933
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©  Rugby Europe

Covid-19: Rugby Europe suspends "all its matches and tournaments for an indefinite period"

"Considering the current evolution of Covid-19 (Coronavirus) throughout Europe, Rugby Europe has decided to extend the suspension of all its matches and tournaments for an indefinite period of time," said the European body on 25/03/2020. Rugby Europe, which had announced on 12/03/2020 a first…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Clubs, Stadiums
• Article # 178968
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©  UEFA

Covid-19: Atalanta BC-Valencia CF "was a biological bomb" (Giorgio Gori, Mayor of Bergamo, ITA)

According to the Mayor of Bergamo (ITA) Giorgio Gori, the Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio (Serie A TIM) - Valencia CF (LaLiga Santander) 2019-20 Champions League Round of 16 first-leg (4-1) at the Stadio Guiseppe Meazza (78,328 capacity) in Milan (ITA) on 19/02/2020, "was a biological bomb" which…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Authorities, Stadiums
• Article # 178948
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©  LTT Sports

Covid-19: "Football industry business model wholly dependent on the live match" (LTT Sports)

"Whilst the Covid-19 crisis is not over yet, it is clear that the existing football industry business model has been placed under an extreme resilience test. The current model, with all its balances, trade-offs and developments, is still wholly dependent on the live match, which generates revenue…
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• Category(ies): Ticketing, Clubs, Finance, …
• Article # 178841
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