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©  Fortuna Düsseldorf
Germany: "Major events may no longer be held with the public" (Olaf Scholz)

"In order to slow down the spread of the virus, major inter-regional events may no longer be held with the public, this applies in particular to football matches. The number of infections will increase massively in the coming weeks, we must prepare for this now," said Olaf Scholz, the new German…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Clubs, Game - pitch, …
• Article # 237660
• Published on 22/12/21 at 16:45
©  Sportradar
Bundesliga : Sportradar extends as betting and streaming rights provider for five years (2021-2026)

Sportradar AG, a Swiss company specialised in sports betting monitoring and sports data provision, has extended as the "official betting and streaming rights provider" for the Bundesliga and the 2.Bundesliga, "outside the United States and the DACH (Deutschland, Austria and Switzerland) regions"…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Betting, Sponsors - Partners
• Article # 237638
• Published on 22/12/21 at 16:00
©  RFEF
RFEF: Spanish Federation adopts a record budget of €406.56m for 2022 (+13.8% vs 2021)

"The extraordinary assembly of the Real Federacion Espanola de Futbol (RFEF) has unanimously approved, the entity's 2022 budget; an estimated expenditure of €406.56m, which is the largest in its history," announced the Spanish Federation on 20/12/2021. This budget is 13.8% higher than that of 2021…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 237651
• Published on 22/12/21 at 15:20
©  BBL
Basketball: investment firm 777 Partners acquires 45% of the British Basketball League (BBL)

777 Partners, an investment firm based in Miami (Florida, USA), has acquired a 45% stake in the British Basketball League (BBL) for an investment of £7m (€8.2m), announced the British professional basketball league on 20/12/2021. "The BBL is targeting at least four new, high-quality franchises to…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Investment - Shareholding, Game - pitch
• Article # 237623
• Published on 22/12/21 at 11:30
©  USS 1919
US Salernitana: 10 days to find a buyer or "club will be excluded from the Serie A" (G.Gravina/FIGC)

"If a buyer is not found within 10 days, US Salernitana 1919 will be excluded from Serie A TIM on 01/01/2022," declared Gabriele Gravina, president of the FIGC, after an extraordinary meeting of the federal council on 21/12/2021. The reason: the Salerno club (Campania, ITA) is co-owned by Claudio…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 237583
• Published on 22/12/21 at 09:20
©  FCB
2021-22 LaLiga Santander: attendance for Matchday 18 (23,883 spectators on average per game)

Matchday 18 of the 2021-22 LaLiga Santander season drew an average of 23,883 spectators per game, from Friday 17 to Monday 20/12/2021. The average fill rate was 58.3%. The Spanish league is gradually regaining its pre-Covid-19 pandemic stadium attendance figures. Since Matchday 8, the partial…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Clubs, Stadiums
• Article # 237564
• Published on 21/12/21 at 17:55
©  FIFA
"Biennial World Cup only part of the new international calendar being considered" (G. Infantino)

"As i said to the federations, we will take the time to come to some conclusions. It is important to analyse. We just finished a feasibility study (for a biennial World Cup) of over 700 pages. There is a lot of opposition, there are also a lot of voices in favour. The World Cup every two years is…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 237502
• Published on 21/12/21 at 17:25
©  AC Milan
2021-22 Serie A TIM: attendance for Matchday 18 (16,224 spectators on average per game)

Matchday 18 of the 2021-22 Serie A TIM season drew an average of 16,224 spectators per game from Friday 17 to Sunday 19/12/2021. The average fill rate was just 44.9%. Despite the capacity increase to 75% for Italian stadiums, approved by the authorities from Matchday 8 (mid-October 2021), from…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Clubs, Stadiums
• Article # 237521
• Published on 21/12/21 at 15:40
©  EPL
Premier League/Covid-19: Matchdays 19, 20 and 21 to be maintained during the holiday period

"While recognising a number of clubs are experiencing Covid-19 outbreaks and challenges, it is the League's collective intention to continue the current fixture schedule where safely possible," announced the Premier League, following a meeting of its clubs on 20/12/2021. England is currently…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Clubs, Stadiums, …
• Article # 237471
• Published on 21/12/21 at 11:00
©  FIFA
Biennial World Cup: "An additional $4.4bn in revenue from first four-year cycle" (G.Infantino, FIFA)

"We have been advised by independent experts that a switch to a switch to a biennial FIFA World Cup would provide a combined additional $4.4bn (€3.9bn) in revenue from the first four-year cycle, with these funds being distributed across our 211 member associations," said Gianni Infantino…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Clubs, Finance, …
• Article # 237434
• Published on 21/12/21 at 10:20