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©  Canada Soccer
Olympic Games/women's football: Canada deducted 6 points for violating "fair play principles" (FIFA)

"An automatic deduction of six points from the Canadian Soccer Association's (CSA) women's representative team's standing in Group A of the Olympic football tournament (OFT), and a fine of CHF200,000 (€208,000), and Beverly Priestman (coach), Joseph Lombardi (performance analyst) and Jasmine…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Authorities, Game - pitch, Judicial, …
• Article # 333780
• Published on 29/07/24 at 11:30
• Updated on01/08/24 at 08:01
©  D.R.
Weekly News Extra (22-26/07/2024)

• Kylian Mbappé (FRA, Real Madrid CF) has been appointed ambassador for the Accor hotel group, which will be promoting the operations of the "Inspired by KM" association, of which the footballer is president. • Sevilla FC (LALIGA EA Sports) posted a record 80,000 visitors for its Stadium Tour in…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Essentials Clubs, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, Essentials Media, …
• Article # 333690
• Published on 26/07/24 at 16:25
©  AFD
Sport for Sustainable Development Summit: the start of "an unprecedented movement" (France/IOC)

"To kick off an unprecedented movement to accelerate the contribution of sport to the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030" is the objective of France and the IOC in organising the first Sport for Sustainable Development Summit (#Sport4SD), "the largest meeting ever…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, Geopolitics, Governance, …
• Article # 333630
• Published on 26/07/24 at 11:30
©  World Rugby
Paris 2024: 69,000 spectators at the Stade de France on Day 1, an Olympic rugby sevens record

69,000 spectators were present at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis (Seine-Saint-Denis, FRA) for the first 12 matches of the group stage of the men's rugby sevens tournament at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on Wednesday 24/07/2024, according to World Rugby the same day. This was a record for a…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Authorities, Stadiums
• Article # 333546
• Published on 25/07/24 at 16:55
©  Unesco
Health: UNESCO calls on governments to invest in physical education ahead of Paris 2024

"The majority of the world's schoolchildren still do not have access to the minimum required physical education. On Wednesday, Audrey Azoulay (direct-general of UNESCO) invited sports ministers, athletes and educators to UNESCO's headquarters to work towards increasing investment in this area,…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Governance, Authorities, Social Responsibility
• Article # 333556
• Published on 25/07/24 at 16:35
©  Fédération Royale Marocaine de Football
Paris 2024/Argentina-Morocco: Argentine Football Association files a complaint with FIFA

"The Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (Argentinian Football Association) informs that, due to the public events that occurred today in the match between our Under-23 national team and their Moroccan counterparts, a formal complaint has been lodged with the FIFA Disciplinary Committee, in order to…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, Authorities, Game - pitch, …
• Article # 333528
• Published on 25/07/24 at 14:30
©  CIO / G. Martin
IOC Session: election of 2 vice-presidents and 8 members, 4 women & 4 men

The 142nd Session elected the Moroccan Nawal El Moutawakel (Olympic champion in the 400 m hurdles in Los Angeles in 1984) and the Argentinian Gerardo Werthein as vice-presidents of the IOC, "whose terms of office will start on 10/08/2024 after the conclusion of the IOC Session, when the terms of…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Geopolitics, Governance, Authorities, …
• Article # 333464
• Published on 25/07/24 at 09:20
©  CIO / G. Martin
IOC: Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games 2034 to be held in Salt Lake City (Utah, USA)

"Salt Lake City-Utah (United States) will host the XXVII Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games 2034," announced the IOC following the decision taken by the members of the world body during the International Olympic Committee's 142nd Session, at the Porte Maillot Convention Centre in Paris (FRA), on…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, Geopolitics, Game - pitch, …
• Article # 333427
• Published on 24/07/24 at 16:35
©  FIFA
Women's World Cup 2023: records in GDP generated, impact, audiences & attendance (FIFA)

Nearly $1.9bn (€1.74bn) in global gross domestic product (GDP) generated by the competition was one of the records set at the Women's World Cup 2023, co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand, according to FIFA, organisers of the event, in a study published on 23/07/2024. This ninth edition of the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Governance, Authorities
• Article # 333418
• Published on 24/07/24 at 16:00
©  CIO
IOC: 2030 Winter Olympics officially awarded to the French Alps, subject to conditions

"The International Olympic Committee is honoured to announce that the 26th Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games 2030 have been awarded to the French Alps, subject to the conditions set by the IOC Session," said Thomas Bach, president of the IOC, following a vote at the 142nd IOC Session in Paris…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, Rights Acquisitions, Finance, …
• Article # 333356
• Published on 24/07/24 at 11:30