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Germany: Bernd Neuendorf, 60, elected president of the German Football Association (DFB)

Bernd Neuendorf has been elected president of the German Football Association (DFB) at the body's 44th ordinary assembly in Bonn (North Rhine-Westphalia, GER) on 11/03/2022. The former journalist and politician (Social Democratic Party/SPD, centre-left) obtained 77.2% of the votes cast (193…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 245019
• Published on 14/03/22 at 09:40
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War in Ukraine: "It hurts my heart to punish the athletes" (Aleksander Ceferin, UEFA)

"Sanctions are necessary: this is not political politics, we are facing a humanitarian catastrophe. It hurts my heart to punish the athletes: this is not their war, they did not decide or want it. But we must show unity for peace," declared Aleksander Ceferin (SVN), president of UEFA, to the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Game - pitch, Legal, …
• Article # 244999
• Published on 11/03/22 at 19:05
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Weekly News Extra (07-11/03/2022)

• City Football Group, owner of Manchester City FC (Premier League), is reportedly in negotiations to acquire a majority stake in Brazilian club Atlético Mineiro. • ParionsSport (La Française des Jeux) will take over from Unibet as betting partner of Paris Saint-Germain (Ligue 1 Uber Eats) for…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Marketing - Communication, Clubs, …
• Article # 244989
• Published on 11/03/22 at 18:35
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FAANG Deal Tracker: list of acquisitions, partnerships and activities in sports

The term FAANG directly refers to refers to the American groups in new technologies and the internet: Facebook / Meta (social network), Amazon (e-commerce and content), Apple (computing technology), Netflix (video on-demand and content), and Google (Alphabet group, internet). By extension, the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Digital, …
• Article # 244930
• Published on 11/03/22 at 12:30
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Norway: Lise Klaveness, 40, first female president of the Norwegian Football Federation (NFF)

Lise Klaveness, a former international footballer born on 19/04/1981, was elected by acclamation as president of the Norwegian Football Federation (NFF/Norges fotballforbunds) on 06/03/2022. Aged 40, she is the first woman to lead the body, which is celebrating its 120th anniversary in 2022…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 244861
• Published on 10/03/22 at 17:20
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War in Ukraine: 37 countries support the firm approach taken by international sports organisations

"We, as a collective of like-minded nations, affirm our support for international sport organisations," announced 37 countries (listed below) in a "Statement on Russia's war on Ukraine & international sport" signed on 08/03/2022. The declaration, initialled on behalf of the UK by Nadine…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 244792
• Published on 10/03/22 at 14:00
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2021-22 Premier League: attendance for Matchday 28 (39,104 spectators on average per game)

Matchday 28 of the 2021-22 Premier League season drew an average of 39,104 spectators per game, from Saturday 05 to Monday 07/03/2022. The average fill rate was 97.8%. Tottenham Hotspur FC - Everton FC (5-0), closing game of the matchday (kick-off at 20:00 local time, 21:00 CET), was the game…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Clubs, Stadiums
• Article # 244669
• Published on 09/03/22 at 14:00
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2021-22 LaLiga Santander: attendance for Matchday 27 (26,495 spectators on average per game)

Matchday 27 of the 2021-22 LaLiga Santander season drew an average of 26,495 spectators per game from Friday 04 to Monday 07/03/2022. The average fill rate was 65.4%. Since the beginning of January 2022, Spanish stadiums had been subject to limits of up to 75% of their capacity. This cap has…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Clubs, Stadiums
• Article # 244639
• Published on 09/03/22 at 11:40
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France: the FFF counts 197,779 licensees, including 163,717 players on International Women's Day

197,779 girls or women registered with the FFF on 02/03/2022, including 163,717 female players (82.7%), were the figures published by the French Football Federation on the occasion of International Women's Day, 08/03/2022. "After two years disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic, the 2021-22 season…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Game - pitch, Legal, …
• Article # 244631
• Published on 09/03/22 at 11:00
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Qatar 2022: Scotland-Ukraine play-off postponed from March to June, Poland advance to the final

The Scotland - Ukraine European play-off semi-final (Path A) for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, orginally scheduled for Thursday 24/03/2022, "postponed to the existing June window, and consequently, the match between the winners of Scotland - Ukraine and Wales - Austria will also be postponed to the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Stadiums, Legal, Game - pitch, …
• Article # 244621
• Published on 09/03/22 at 10:20