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©  LaLiga
TV rights: "The irruption of OTT platforms is bringing a decline in revenues" (Javier Tebas, LaLiga)

"The irruption of new over-the-top (OTT) platforms is bringing a decline in revenue (referring to the emergence of platforms such as Eleven or DAZN) and makes negotiations with companies such as Telefónica (Spanish telecommunications operator) more complicated," said Javier Tebas, president of…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance
• Article # 217475
• Published on 12/05/21 at 14:20
©  D.R.
Super League: "Either Juventus withdraw or they won't participate in the Serie A" (G. Gravina, FIGC)

"The rules are clear: if, at the time of registration for next season (deadline 21/06/2021), Juventus are still part of the Super League, they will not be able to participate in the Serie A. I would be sorry for the fans, but rules are rules and they apply to everyone," said Gabriele Gravina, FIGC…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Clubs, Stadiums, …
• Article # 217348
• Published on 11/05/21 at 16:20
©  Fellous avocats
Law: legal implications of the aborted European Super League project (L. Fellous, sports lawyer)

"12 of Europe's leading football clubs announced the creation of a European Super League via a press release, on the evening of 18/04/2021. The principle: a closed league of 20 clubs, with 15 fixed clubs - including the 12 founders - and 5 variable clubs, chosen according to their performance the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Clubs, Legal, …
• Article # 217181
• Published on 11/05/21 at 15:00
©  England Football
England: The FA launches England Football, a platform "to unite, and promote football in England"

The Football Association has launched England Football, "the new name and visual identity to represent, unite, and promote football participation in England," announced The FA on 05/05/2021. "England Football aims to create more chances for people to play, coach and support football and better…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Social Responsibility
• Article # 217280
• Published on 11/05/21 at 14:20
©  UEFA
Euro 2020: 1 month to go before the start of the tournament held in 11 cities from 11/06-11/07/2021

Turkey - Italy at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome (ITA) on Friday 11/06/2021 (kick-off at 21:00 CET) will be the opening match of Euro 2020, which was postponed for 52 weeks due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Around 17,000 spectators (chosen by a draw) are expected to be allowed to attend the match, a…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Legal, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 217217
• Published on 11/05/21 at 12:20
©  D.R.
Super League: Barça, Juventus and Real Madrid defend the project and denounce pressures and threats

"The founding clubs have suffered, and continue to suffer, unacceptable third-party pressures, threats, and offenses to abandon the project," said FC Barcelona (LaLiga Santander), Juventus FC (Serie A TIM) and Real Madrid CF (LaLiga Santander) in a joint press release on 08/05/2021 regarding the…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Clubs, Legal, …
• Article # 217110
• Published on 10/05/21 at 11:40
©  UEFA
Super League: 9 of the 12 founding clubs admit mistake and apologise, UEFA welcomes the gesture

Nine of the 12 clubs behind the European Super League project presented on 18/04/2021 "acknowledge and accept that the Super League project was a mistake and apologise to fans, national associations, national leagues, fellow European clubs and UEFA. They have also recognised that the project would…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Clubs, Legal, …
• Article # 217111
• Published on 10/05/21 at 09:40
©  Premier League
Premier League: partnership with Oracle to provide innovative statistics during match broadcasts

Oracle, an American company specialised in cloud computing solutions, has become the official cloud partner of the Premier League and "will present advanced player-performance data and statistics during global broadcast coverage, and across the Premier League’s social channels" from the 2021-22…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Digital, Authorities
• Article # 217036
• Published on 07/05/21 at 16:00
©  PSG
2019-20 Champions League: €1.9bn donated by UEFA to clubs, including €126.8m for Paris Saint-Germain

UEFA has redistributed a total of €1.922bn to the clubs that participated in the 2019-20 edition of the Champions League, according to the European body's Financial Report, published on 20/04/2021 (available to download). Paris Saint-Germain (Ligue 1 Uber Eats), finalists in 2020, received the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 216914
• Published on 07/05/21 at 10:20
©  FIFA
Covid-19/Qatar 2022: CAF postpones qualifying matches scheduled in Africa from 05 to 14/06/2021

"The CAF Emergency Committee, in consultation with FIFA, decided to postpone the CAF qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 that were due to be played in June 2021," announced the African Confederation on 06/05/2021. The first matchday of the group stage, originally scheduled for October…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Stadiums, Legal, …
• Article # 216898
• Published on 06/05/21 at 14:40