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©  UEFA
UEFA: threat to boycott FIFA competitions suspended, independent review of FFE requested

Representatives of national associations serving on the UEFA Executive Committee, European FIFA Council members and presidents of UEFA national associations "unanimously mandated the UEFA president and administration to pursue every available institutional, political and legal avenue necessary to…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, Federations, Authorities, …
• Article # 451582
• Published on 27/08/26 at 19:03
©  Fédération Française de Football
FIFA / Infantino: "FFF’s official position to be determined at 10 September ExCo meeting" (P. Diallo)

"I believe we have achieved a success because FIFA’s project has been withdrawn. Now there is the political question, on which several associations and the UEFA president, whom I have spoken to several times, have expressed their views. I wanted the FFF’s official position to be determined at the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Federations, International authorities, Governance, …
• Article # 451480
• Published on 27/08/26 at 15:00
©  AO
Australian Open 2027: AO Originals produces reality-style series focused on "six superfans"

Tennis Australia has launched a global call for applications to select "six superfans" to take part in Superfans, a new "reality-style content series" produced by AO Originals for the Australian Open Tennis Championships, the national governing body that organises the Grand Slam tournament…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Federations, International authorities, Media, …
• Article # 451473
• Published on 27/08/26 at 14:00
©  D.R.
US Sports: NBA revenue expected to reach $14.3bn, ahead of MLB for the first time (Sports Value study)

NBA revenue is expected to rise by 14% to a record $14.3bn (€12.4bn) in the 2026-27 season, compared with $12.5bn (€10.8bn) in the previous season, according to a study published on 4 August 2026 by Sports Value, a sports marketing agency based in São Paulo (BRA). The NBA’s growth is being…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, International authorities, Professional leagues, …
• Article # 451465
• Published on 27/08/26 at 13:00
©  FIGC
FIFA: Italian Football Federation withdraws support for Gianni Infantino’s 2027 candidacy

The Italian Football Federation has withdrawn its support for Gianni Infantino’s candidacy in the FIFA presidential election for the 2027-2031 term, scheduled to take place in Rabat (MAR) on Thursday 18 March 2027, the FIGC announced on 26 August 2026. "This decision is intended to clearly and…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, Federations, International authorities, …
• Article # 451432
• Published on 26/08/26 at 18:00
©  FCBM
Environment: UEFA launches new methodology to measure impact of supporter travel

Helping clubs, leagues and national associations better understand and measure the environmental impact of supporters travelling to football matches is the aim of a new methodology "developed in collaboration with the Premier League, Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) and Bundesliga (ex-DFL),…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): International authorities, Ticketing, Legal, …
• Article # 451408
• Published on 26/08/26 at 17:00
Euroleague / franchise allocation: 11 candidates shortlisted and almost €700m in binding offers

Eleven applications have been shortlisted following the first phase of the franchise allocation process launched by Euroleague Basketball in July 2026, the European basketball organisation announced on 25 August 2026. All eleven shortlisted candidates are submitting "binding offers close to…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, International authorities, Professional leagues, …
• Article # 451289
• Published on 26/08/26 at 10:00
©  MS
FIFA: "Recent events have made silence impossible" (Mikaël Silvestre and other players)

"We share the exact same concerns as the millions of fans around the world. Like them, we have watched the game we love drift away from its core values under FIFA’s current leadership. Change is necessary. Power has blurred the current leadership’s ability to distinguish between its own interests…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, International authorities, Geopolitics, …
• Article # 451291
• Published on 25/08/26 at 18:00
©  European Football Clubs
EFC: 850 member clubs at start of 2026-27 season following Real Racing Club (ESP) addition

More than 80 new clubs have joined European Football Clubs since August 2025, taking the total number of clubs represented by EFC to 850 at the start of the 2026-27 season following the addition of Real Racing Club (promoted to LALIGA EA Sports), the organisation chaired by Nasser Al-Khelaïfi…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, International authorities, Governance, …
• Article # 451255
• Published on 25/08/26 at 17:00
©  ”The Rest is Politics : Leading”
FIFA: commercial company project is "even worse than the Super League" (A. Ceferin, UEFA)

"I think this plan (the commercial company project presented and subsequently abandoned by Gianni Infantino, president of FIFA) is even worse than the Super League plan. In the first case, super-important clubs wanted to do their own league, which is wrong and would destroy football. But in this…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, International authorities, Finance, …
• Article # 451224
• Published on 25/08/26 at 14:00