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©  D.R.
Weekly News Extra (11-14/08/2025)

• The Franz Beckenbauer Foundation and the DFL Foundation have launched the "Good Friends Development Fund", endowed with €100,000 from the German league, to make sport more accessible, especially to young disabled people. • The Coca-Cola Company (beverages, USA) has become an official partner of…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Social Responsibility, Media Audiences, …
• Article # 408286
• Published on 14/08/25 at 16:30
©  C+
Premier League: no games relocated abroad, while Spain and Italy are working on it

The Premier League has no plans to relocate any of its games outside England, said Richard Masters, CEO of the English League, at the 2025-26 season presentation in Liverpool (ENG) on 13/08/2025. "The RFEF board of directors has approved the request made by FC Barcelona and Villarreal CF to…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Professional leagues, Game - pitch, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 408264
• Published on 14/08/25 at 12:00
©  Futpro
Spain: Amanda Gutiérrez to step down as president of Futpro, the Spanish women's football union

"The deadline for candidacies for the presidency of Futpro having now passed, I would like to publicly announce that I will not be running in the upcoming elections," said Amanda Gutiérrez, lawyer and president of the Spanish union of professional women football players since its creation in…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Social partners, Game - pitch, Legal, …
• Article # 408244
• Published on 14/08/25 at 11:00
©  FIFA
2026 World Cup: launch of the FIFA programme to recruit around 65,000 volunteers

"Approximately 65,000 volunteers will be called on to support the delivery of the biggest FIFA World Cup yet. FIFA today launched the application process for the volunteer programme. This once-in-a-generation community of volunteers will help bring to life a tournament uniting three countries and…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): International authorities, Employment - training, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 408217
• Published on 13/08/25 at 15:00
©  LALIGA
Piracy: "Spanish football clubs lose an estimated €600-700m annually due to illegal broadcasts" (LALIGA)

"As the new 2025-26 season kicks off (Matchday 1 from 15 to 19/08/2025), LALIGA is renewing its commitment to combat audiovisual piracy, the biggest threat to the sports and entertainment industry. Spanish football clubs alone lose an estimated €600-700m annually due to illegal broadcasts,…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Professional leagues, Media, Media Audiences, …
• Article # 408193
• Published on 12/08/25 at 16:25
©  FIGC
UEFA Super Cup: two days of festivities in Udine (ITA) for Paris SG - Tottenham Hotspur on 13/08/2025

"Everything is ready for the two days of celebrations in Udine for the UEFA Super Cup. It all kicks off on Tuesday 12/08 with the inauguration of the UEFA Fan Festival in Piazza Libertà, with the official ribbon-cutting ceremony at 11:00 (CET). The village will be open and accessible throughout…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Federations, International authorities, …
• Article # 408184
• Published on 12/08/25 at 15:00
©  The FA
England: "Around 39,000 referees, 57% under 24 & 40% under 18" (The FA)

"We've continued to grow, with the number of registered referees now at around 39,000, up 2,000 from this time last year. Encouragingly, much of this growth is among young people - around 57% of our referees are under 24, and 40% are under 18," said Peter Elsworth, The FA's head of refereeing…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Federations, Employment - training, Governance, …
• Article # 408175
• Published on 12/08/25 at 13:00
©  FCB
LALIGA EA Sports: RFEF agreement to relocate Villarreal CF - FC Barcelona to Miami (USA)

"The RFEF board of directors has approved the request made by FC Barcelona and Villarreal CF to hold the match corresponding to Matchday 17 in the first division (LALIGA EA Sports) in the United States," announced the Spanish Football Federation on 11/08/2025. "After receiving and verifying the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Federations, International authorities, …
• Article # 408159
• Published on 12/08/25 at 09:20
©  World Rugby
Rugby: "Strong Bodies, Strong Minds" - a campaign for the Women's World Cup 2025

World Rugby launched the "Strong Bodies, Strong Minds" communications campaign for the Women's World Cup 2025 (to be held in England from 22/08 to 27/09/2025), on 05/08/2025. The campaign is "aimed at empowering women and girls by sparking a conversation around body confidence in sport," said…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Social Responsibility
• Article # 408146
• Published on 11/08/25 at 16:15
©  DFL
Germany/DFL: Hans-Joachim Watzke, sole candidate, will extend his term as speaker on 03/09/2025

Hans-Joachim Watzke (Borussia Dortmund), speaker of the executive committee of the DFL e.V. (an association of which DFL GmbH has been a wholly-owned subsidiary since 01/07/2001) and, in accordance with the statutes, chairman of the supervisory board of DFL GmbH, is the sole candidate for…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Professional leagues, Governance, Legal, …
• Article # 408145
• Published on 11/08/25 at 15:45