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War in Ukraine: "Decisions on war and peace are the exclusive remit of politics" (T. Bach, IOC)

"Everybody in the Olympic community wishes we could be more than a symbol and an inspiration. But we have had to learn once again the hard lessons that sport cannot create peace, and that decisions on war and peace are the exclusive remit of politics," said Thomas Bach (GER), president of the IOC…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Legal, Game - pitch, …
• Article # 245182
• Published on 15/03/22 at 09:40
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War in Ukraine: Andriy Pyatov, Shakhtar Donetsk and national team captain, appeals to Ukrainians

"I would like to appeal to all Ukrainians: every day you prove that you are the strongest and best nation. We must stick together, because only we can help ourselves. We know that we have strong-minded people who will cope and who will be able to overcome everything!" said Ukrainian international…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Clubs, Authorities, Game - pitch, …
• Article # 245163
• Published on 14/03/22 at 17:50
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2021-22 Ligue 1 Uber Eats: attendance for Matchday 28 (22,613 spectators on average per game)

Matchday 28 of the 2021-22 Ligue 1 Uber Eats season drew an average of 22,613 spectators per game from Friday 11 to Sunday 13/03/2022. The average fill rate was 77.2%. Paris Saint-Germain - FC Girondins de Bordeaux (3-0), on 13/03/2022 (kick-off at 13:00 CET), was the game that posted the best…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Clubs, Stadiums
• Article # 245099
• Published on 14/03/22 at 15:30
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Italy: Lorenzo Casini elected president of the Lega Serie A on 11/03/2022

Lorenzo Casini was elected president of Lega Serie A with 11 votes out of 20 (55%, the minimum required) at the Italian professional football league's fourth elective general assembly held at its headquarters in Milan (ITA) on 11/03/2022. In the ballot, were eight blank votes (40%) and one in…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 245033
• Published on 14/03/22 at 11:40
©  BVB
2021-22 Bundesliga: attendance for Matchday 26 (23,358 spectators on average per game)

Matchday 26 of the 2021-22 Bundesliga season drew an average of 23,358 spectators per match on Saturday 12 and Sunday 13/03/2022. The average fill rate was 58.3%. The FC Augsburg - FSV Mainz 05 match has been postponed due to too many cases of Covid-19 in Mainz 05's squad. A capacity limit of…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Clubs, Stadiums
• Article # 245027
• Published on 14/03/22 at 11:00
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Germany: Bernd Neuendorf, 60, elected president of the German Football Association (DFB)

Bernd Neuendorf has been elected president of the German Football Association (DFB) at the body's 44th ordinary assembly in Bonn (North Rhine-Westphalia, GER) on 11/03/2022. The former journalist and politician (Social Democratic Party/SPD, centre-left) obtained 77.2% of the votes cast (193…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 245019
• Published on 14/03/22 at 09:40
©  UEFA
War in Ukraine: "It hurts my heart to punish the athletes" (Aleksander Ceferin, UEFA)

"Sanctions are necessary: this is not political politics, we are facing a humanitarian catastrophe. It hurts my heart to punish the athletes: this is not their war, they did not decide or want it. But we must show unity for peace," declared Aleksander Ceferin (SVN), president of UEFA, to the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Game - pitch, Legal, …
• Article # 244999
• Published on 11/03/22 at 19:05
©  News Tank
Weekly News Extra (07-11/03/2022)

• City Football Group, owner of Manchester City FC (Premier League), is reportedly in negotiations to acquire a majority stake in Brazilian club Atlético Mineiro. • ParionsSport (La Française des Jeux) will take over from Unibet as betting partner of Paris Saint-Germain (Ligue 1 Uber Eats) for…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Marketing - Communication, Clubs, …
• Article # 244989
• Published on 11/03/22 at 18:35
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FAANG Deal Tracker: list of acquisitions, partnerships and activities in sports

The term FAANG directly refers to refers to the American groups in new technologies and the internet: Facebook / Meta (social network), Amazon (e-commerce and content), Apple (computing technology), Netflix (video on-demand and content), and Google (Alphabet group, internet). By extension, the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Digital, …
• Article # 244930
• Published on 11/03/22 at 12:30
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Norway: Lise Klaveness, 40, first female president of the Norwegian Football Federation (NFF)

Lise Klaveness, a former international footballer born on 19/04/1981, was elected by acclamation as president of the Norwegian Football Federation (NFF/Norges fotballforbunds) on 06/03/2022. Aged 40, she is the first woman to lead the body, which is celebrating its 120th anniversary in 2022…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 244861
• Published on 10/03/22 at 17:20