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©  Saudi Arabian Football Federation
2034 World Cup: Saudi Arabia plans for 11 new stadiums (of a total of 15) in 5 host cities

15 stadiums, including 11 new ones, spread across five host cities, with eight stadiums in the capital Riyadh, will host the 2034 World Cup according to Saudi Arabia's bid book published by FIFA on 31/07/2024. The International Federation officially received Saudi Arabia's application at a…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, Federations, Government, …
• Article # 334393
• Published on 05/08/24 at 16:35
©  COJOP Paris 2024
Paris 2024: F-X. Bonnaillie, commercial director, appointed to the same position for Brisbane 2032

François-Xavier Bonnaillie, marketing and commercial director in charge of partners and licensing within the Paris 2024 COJOP, has been appointed chief commercial officer for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games, according to a post on Bonnaillie's LinkedIn account on 03/08/2024. He will…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): International authorities, Sponsors - Partners, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 334384
• Published on 05/08/24 at 16:00
©  News Tank Football
News Tank Football: elections, appointments & departures in July 2024

• Pascale Van Damme (55) has been re-elected president of the Royal Belgian Football Association for a further two years, until 2026, announced the RBFA on 28/06/2024. She was the sole candidate in the election, which was organised by the RBFA's board of directors, who unanimously nominated…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Clubs, Federations, Government, …
• Article # 334372
• Published on 05/08/24 at 14:30
©  LALIGA
LALIGA EA Sports: new agreement with 16 clubs for a maximum ticket price of €30 in visitors' stands

A minimum of 300 tickets per match sold to the visiting club's supporters at a maximum price of €30 each is the content of the new reciprocal agreement signed by 16 LALIGA EA Sports clubs, announced LALIGA on 02/08/2024. "The agreement, which is governed by the principle of reciprocity, is…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Professional leagues, Ticketing, …
• Article # 334309
• Published on 05/08/24 at 08:40
©  D.R.
Weekly News Extra (29/07-02/08/2024)

• Daniel Levy, chairman of Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur FC, is negotiating with several investors to sell around 10% of the club's shares for an estimated €400m, according to the British media. • The SAFF has presented the second version of its development programme for women's teams…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Essentials Clubs, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, Essentials Media, …
• Article # 334291
• Published on 02/08/24 at 16:20
©  X
Media: a letter signed by 14 organisations to the CEO of X to improve the fight against piracy

A number of sports bodies have signed a letter to Linda Yaccarino, CEO of X Corp (owner of the social network X), "to draw X’s immediate attention to its persistent failings in the fight against the availability of unlawful content on its platform and urgently call for a meeting with X's…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Authorities, International authorities, Professional leagues, …
• Article # 334280
• Published on 02/08/24 at 15:00
©  FIFA
Confederation of African Football: opening of an internal investigation into the CAF Secretariat

"The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has requested its Audit and Governance Committee to investigate allegations of breach of its internal Governance and Auditing Regulations within the CAF Secretariat," announced the body on 01/08/2024. According to The Guardian, Véron Mosengo-Omba…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Federations, International authorities, Governance, …
• Article # 334243
• Published on 02/08/24 at 11:30
©  World Athletics
World Athletics: $54.2m in revenue in 2023 including 85% from media & commercial rights

World Athletics posted revenues of $54.198m (€49.1m) for the 2023 financial year (01/01 to 31/12/2023), down 1.3% on the $54.923m (€51.4m) achieved in 2022, according to the body on 01/08/2024. Revenues from broadcasting rights and sponsorship account for 85.4% of World Athletics' revenues, or…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Federations, Finance, Governance, …
• Article # 334236
• Published on 02/08/24 at 10:40
©  LFP
France: Ligue 1 TV rights officially awarded to DAZN & beIN (€500m/per season)

The Ligue de Football Professionnel has officially awarded the domestic broadcasting rights for the Ligue 1 McDonald's to the OTT platform DAZN and the pay-TV group beIN SPORTS France for the 2024-2029 cycle (five seasons), on 01/08/2024, 15 days before the start of the 2024-25 season in the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Essentials Media, Clubs, Authorities, …
• Article # 334191
• Published on 01/08/24 at 16:35
©  NTF
News Tank Football: interviews & opinion pieces published in July 2024

• "The 2024 summer tour to the United States is the next step in our development. We started 15 years ago in the 5th division and the club just keeps growing. We managed to establish ourselves as a top European club. We're growing as a club but we're also growing as a brand, with increasingly more…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Clubs, Authorities, Professional leagues, …
• Article # 334157
• Published on 01/08/24 at 13:00