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Piracy/Cloudflare: "Companies running business must abide by local laws" (World Leagues Association)

"Technology intermediaries play a vital role in the digital ecosystem. With that role comes responsibility. Companies running business must abide by local laws, in the present case Italian and European laws, and comply with lawful orders issued by competent authorities. Unsubstantiated claims of a…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): International authorities, Professional leagues, Media, …
• Article # 426198
• Published on 13/01/26 at 17:00
©  Olympique de Marseille
2025-26 Ligue 1 McDonald's: attendance of 4.21 million spectators at mid-season, a record at 18 clubs

4.21 million spectators attended the 153 matches of the first 17 matchdays of the 2025-26 Ligue 1 McDonald's season, "an increase of 8,000 spectators compared with mid-season 2024-25 and a record since the top flight was reduced from 20 to 18 participants" (in 2023-24), announced the Ligue de…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Essentials Clubs, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, Clubs, …
• Article # 426167
• Published on 13/01/26 at 16:00
©  FIGC
Italy/FIGC: launch of the first data analysis course organised by a football federation

The first "advanced training course in data analysis" organised by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) has begun at the Coverciano Technical Centre (near Florence, ITA), on 12/01/2026. "FIGC is the first football federation to introduce a course of this kind at federal level," said Gian Marco…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Federations, Digital, Game - pitch, …
• Article # 426155
• Published on 13/01/26 at 15:00
©  FIFA
FIFA Foundation: the Twinning Project (support for prisoners) to be launched in 5 new countries in 2026

Launched in the United Kingdom in 2018 before being implemented in South Africa, the United States and Italy in 2024, the Twinning Project, "an innovative initiative supported by the FIFA Foundation that uses football to improve the lives of incarcerated people," will be extended to "at least…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Associations, International authorities, International development, …
• Article # 425950
• Published on 12/01/26 at 13:00
©  News Tank
Weekly News Extra (05-09/01/2026)

• "Intensive use of AI — daily or several times a day — rose from approximately 33% to 72%, confirming that AI is no longer experimental but has become an everyday working tool," said LALIGA, which published the results of a pilot project on the use of AI by its employees. • Athletic Club Bilbao…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Essentials Clubs, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, Essentials Media, …
• Article # 425795
• Published on 09/01/26 at 18:00
©  D.R.
Piracy/Italy: Cloudflare fined €14.2m by AGCOM for failing to block illegal content

The American service provider Cloudflare has been fined €14.2m for failing to comply with an order issued by the Italian Communications Regulatory Authority aimed at combating the illegal distribution of content, said AGCOM on 08/01/2026 The authority notably accused Cloudflare of failing to…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, Essentials Media, Authorities, …
• Article # 425790
• Published on 09/01/26 at 16:00
©  RFEF
RFEF: a 1,000 m² fan zone dedicated to the 2026 Supercopa de España on the Jeddah Corniche (KSA)

A 1,000 m² fan zone dedicated to the 2026 Supercopa de España has been set up on the Corniche in Jeddah (KSA), where the three matches of the competition (two semi-finals and the final) will take place from 07 to 11/01/2026. This space is accessible from 16:00 (local time, 14:00 CET) to 01:00…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, Clubs, Federations, …
• Article # 425631
• Published on 08/01/26 at 16:00
©  CAF
TotalEnergies AFCON 2025: a competition used as a strategic testing ground for African football

Since the opening match of the competition on 21/12/2025, the TotalEnergies AFCON 2025 Technical Study Group's (TSG) mission has been to "observe, dissect, and evaluate every match with methodical precision," said the Confederation of African Football on 07/01/2026. Headed by Jaida Zaikaria…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): International authorities, Game - pitch, Legal, …
• Article # 425490
• Published on 08/01/26 at 09:00
©  EASE
EASE: "A year characterised by extensive dialogue, cooperation and engagement" (2025 activity report)

The EASE 2025 Activity Report "highlights a year characterised by extensive dialogue, cooperation and engagement across the European sports movement," announced the European Association of Sport Employers upon the presentation of the document on 06/01/2026. "Throughout 2025, EASE strengthened…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): International authorities, Social partners, Employment - training, …
• Article # 425401
• Published on 07/01/26 at 12:00
©  FIGC
Italy: social dimension of football highlighted in the 10th edition of the FIGC's "Integrated Report"

"In addition to being a highly significant industrial sector (generating nearly €7bn in direct revenue and contributing €12.4bn to Italy's GDP), the football ecosystem continues to demonstrate its commitment to human rights and environmental protection," according to the Federazione Italiana…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, Federations, Ticketing, …
• Article # 425262
• Published on 06/01/26 at 13:40