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©  D.R.
Weekly News Extra (12-16/05/2025)

• "Women's football and women in football are crucially important. It's growing as well, and exponentially, and we are targeting that as well to have $1bn revenue just with the Women's World Cup to reinvest in the women's game," said Gianni Infantino, FIFA president, at the Saudi-American…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Social Responsibility, Media Audiences, …
• Article # 398565
• Published on 16/05/25 at 17:30
©  LFP
LFP: special flocking in Ligue 1 as part of the International Day Against Homophobia

The Ligue de Football Professionnel and Ligue 1 McDonald's clubs will be taking action against homophobia on the 34th and final matchday of the 2024-25 season (Saturday 17/05 at 21:00 CET) as part of the International Day Against Homophobia, announced the LFP on 16/05/2025. "Following the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Marketing - Communication, Clubs, …
• Article # 398552
• Published on 16/05/25 at 16:40
©  WTA
Women's tennis: Steve Simon to step down as WTA chairman in December 2025

"Steve Simon (born 1955), WTA chairman, has informed the WTA board of directors of his intention to retire after a decade of service to the WTA and will step down from his role in December," announced the governing body of the women's professional tennis tour on 15/05/2025. The American has…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Governance
• Article # 398518
• Published on 16/05/25 at 16:10
©  Darwin Laganzon (Pixabay)
Piracy: Paris Court of First Instance orders 5 VPNs to block sites, "a judicial first"

"On 15/05/2025, Canal+ obtained a favourable decision from the Paris Court of First Instance to block 203 domain names relating to illegal sites broadcasting sports content by five VPNs, a judicial first," announced the French pay and free TV group on 16/05/2025. "In accordance with this…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Authorities, Professional leagues, Media, …
• Article # 398516
• Published on 16/05/25 at 15:00
©  FIFA
75th FIFA Congress: "90 or so countries directly represented at the Club World Cup" (G. Infantino)

"We have more countries represented in the FIFA Club World Cup, the first edition of the Club World Cup, than in 100 years of the World Cup. Because these clubs today - the top clubs in the world - are multinationals. They have good players from every country in the world. So, we have 90 or so of…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, Federations, International authorities, …
• Article # 398504
• Published on 16/05/25 at 13:40
©  Real Madrid CF
2024-25 LALIGA EA Sports: attendance on Matchday 36 (25,081 spectators on average per game)

Matchday 36 of the 2024-25 LALIGA EA Sports season, which saw FC Barcelona crowned Spanish champions, drew an average of 25,081 spectators per game from Tuesday 13 to Thursday 15/05/2025. The average stadium fill rate was 75%. This is the lowest fill rate for Spanish stadiums since Matchday 18 of…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Professional leagues, Ticketing, …
• Article # 398468
• Published on 16/05/25 at 10:40
©  D.R.
CJEU: "Sports governing bodies are limited in their self-regulation" (Nicholas Emiliou)

"Sports governing bodies are limited in their self-regulation if there is a significant impact on matters governed by EU law," states a communication from the Court of Justice of the European Union relaying the conclusions of Advocate General Nicholas Emiliou published on 15/05/2025. The…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, Clubs, Federations, …
• Article # 398425
• Published on 16/05/25 at 08:40
©  UEFA
Women's Euro Switzerland 2025: "A powerful catalyst for the growth of women's football" (A. Ceferin)

"The women's Euro is more than just a tournament - it is a powerful catalyst for the growth of women's football from grassroots to elite levels," states Aleksander Ceferin, UEFA president, in the "Women's Euro 2025 Pre-Tournament Impact Report", entitled "Approaching the Summit" and prepared by…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): International authorities, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 398103
• Published on 14/05/25 at 11:30
©  Quentin Laborde
LALIGA: a watch party for El Clásico held in Paris (FRA) with the agency Aono, on 11/05/2025

LALIGA, accompanied by the agency Aono, organised a watch party to coincide with El Clásico between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid CF ( 4-3 win for Barça, Matchday 35 of the 2024-25 LALIGA EA Sports season) on Sunday 11/05/2025 (kick-off at 16:15 CET). The event took place at the Café Oz in…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Agencies, Professional leagues, Activation, …
• Article # 398097
• Published on 14/05/25 at 10:40
©  Two Circles
Two Circles: a record $170bn (€152.6bn) generated by sports rights holders in 2024 (+7% vs 2023)

Sports rights holders generated revenues of $170bn (€152.6bn) in 2024, up 7% on 2023 ($159bn/€142.7bn) and a record, according to "The 2025 Sports Revenue League" study conducted by Two Circles and published in May 2025. "This figure puts sports as the third largest entertainment industry…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Federations, International authorities, …
• Article # 398030
• Published on 14/05/25 at 09:20