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©  DFB
Germany: death of Egidius Braun, ex-president of the DFB (1992-2001) and ex-vice-president of UEFA

The German Football Association (DFB) and the "DFB Egidius Braun Foundation" are mourning the death of Egidius Braun, who passed away in his hometown of Aachen (North Rhine-Westphalia, GER) at the age of 97, announced the DFB on 16/03/2022. "Braun (born on 27/02/1925) was DFB President from…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 245820
• Published on 21/03/22 at 14:00
©  VfB Stuttgart
2021-22 Bundesliga: attendance for Matchday 27 (31,698 spectators on average per game)

Matchday 27 of the 2021-22 Bundesliga season drew an average of 31,698 spectators per match from Friday 18 to Sunday 20/03/2022. The average fill rate was 68.5%. Three out of nine matches posted an attendance of 25,000 spectators, a partial capacity which was the norm at federal level (up to…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Clubs, Stadiums
• Article # 245807
• Published on 21/03/22 at 13:00
©  UEFA
War in Ukraine: Court of Arbitration for Sport upholds FIFA measures against Russian football

The Court of Arbitration for Sport has refused to suspend FIFA's sanctions against Russian football following the invasion of Ukraine, announced the CAS, based in Lausanne (SUI) on 18/03/2022, on the 23rd day of the war waged in Ukraine by Vladimir Putin's Russia since 24/02/2022. The Russian…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Game - pitch, Legal
• Article # 245782
• Published on 21/03/22 at 11:00
©  News Tank
Weekly News Extra (14-18/03/2022)

• ConsenSys and Dapper Labs are set to become the Premier League's first NFT partners in a deal valued at £434m (€518.2m) over four seasons (2022-2026). • RC Celta (LaLiga Santander) wants to invest €70m to build a 160,000 sqm sports complex with funds from the agreement between CVC Capital…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Clubs, Sponsors - Partners, …
• Article # 245703
• Published on 18/03/22 at 18:40
©  LFP
France/LFP: exclusive negotiations with CVC for the sale of 13% of its commercial company (€1.5bn)

"Following a competitive process and after a detailed review of the firm offers received, the board of directors of the Ligue de Football Professionnel has today unanimously decided to enter into exclusive negotiations with CVC Capital Partners as part of the project to create a commercial…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 245725
• Published on 18/03/22 at 17:20
©  LFP
War in Ukraine: LFP allows French clubs to sign a player from Ukraine or Russia

French Ligue 1 Uber Eats and Ligue 2 BKT clubs are allowed to sign "a foreign player playing in Ukraine, a Ukrainian player allowed to leave his country or a foreign player playing in Russia," announced the LFP following a meeting of its board of directors on 17/03/2022. "The board of directors…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Game - pitch, Legal, …
• Article # 245673
• Published on 18/03/22 at 12:30
©  Formula 1
Formula 1: 2022 season begins with the first of 22 Grands Prix, in Bahrain from 18 to 20/03/2022

The 2022 Formula One World Championship season begins with the Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix at the Sakhir International Circuit from Friday 18 to Sunday 20/03/2022. The 10 competing teams were originally scheduled to take part in 23 Grands Prix over the course of the season, compared to 22 races…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Activation, Marketing - Communication, Media, …
• Article # 245620
• Published on 18/03/22 at 10:20
©  D.R.
War in Ukraine/esports: EA & Ubisoft announce restrictions on Russian teams and competitions

"We continue to be shocked at the conflict that is unfolding in Ukraine, and join so many voices around the world in calling for peace and an end to the invasion. We have made the decision to remove Russia and Belarus as eligible countries in our esports programs. Effectively immediately, players…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Digital, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 245587
• Published on 17/03/22 at 16:10
©  ITF / C. Dubreuil
Davis Cup 2022: Bologna, Glasgow, Hamburg & Malaga named as host cities, FFT files an appeal

"We have expressed our candidacy to host the first stage of the Davis Cup finals, a bid not taken into account by the ITF. (Faced with the opacity of the choice made) we filed an appeal with the CAS this morning," confirmed the French Tennis Federation (FFT) to the French sports daily L'Equipe on…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 245591
• Published on 17/03/22 at 15:40
©  LFP
LFP: campaign to promote a platform for reporting examples of racism and anti-Semitism

"In partnership with LICRA (International League Against Racism and Anti-Semitism) and as part of Matchday 29 of the Ligue 1 Uber Eats and Matchday 30 of the Ligue 2 BKT (scheduled from 18 to 20/03/2022), the Ligue de Football Professionnel is launching the '#Signalez' ("report it") campaign to…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility
• Article # 245541
• Published on 17/03/22 at 11:40