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SFS 2025: "Maintaining Serie A's appeal in the face of the Champions League" (L. De Siervo, Lega Serie A)

"We have to maintain the appeal of our league and our domestic matches. The Champions League has become gigantic and is causing a decline in public interest in the domestic leagues. We need to protect the product that people pay season tickets for. There is a risk of finding ourselves in the same…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, Clubs, International authorities, …
• Article # 420210
• Published on 20/11/25 at 14:20
©  FIFA
2026 World Cup: 42 of the 48 countries qualified, including Curaçao, the smallest nation ever to qualify

With some 156,000 inhabitants (the population of Grenoble) spread over 444km2 (four times the size of Paris), Curaçao, an autonomous island in the West Indies close to Venezuela but part of the Netherlands, became, after its 0-0 draw with Jamaica on 18/11/2025, the smallest and least populated…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Federations, International authorities, Geopolitics, …
• Article # 420050
• Published on 19/11/25 at 17:15
©  UEC
UEC: "Shaping European football for all" - theme of the 3rd Football Forum held in Brussels on 18/11/2025

"Shaping European football for all" was the theme of the third edition of the UEC Football Forum, which brought together "more than 200 representatives from clubs, leagues, EU institutions and football stakeholders" in Brussels (BEL), according to the Union of European Clubs at the end of the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Professional leagues, Social partners, …
• Article # 419987
• Published on 19/11/25 at 15:40
©  Social Football Summit
SFS Awards 2025: Borussia Dortmund, FIFA, Premier League & Bologna FC among the winners

Borussia Dortmund (Bundesliga) for its marketing campaign in the United States for the Club World Cup 2025, FIFA for the launch of this new competition, the Premier League for its support for amateur football through its "More than a game" initiative and Claudio Fenucci, CEO of Bologna FC 1909…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Clubs, International authorities, Professional leagues, …
• Article # 419980
• Published on 19/11/25 at 15:15
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LFP: 21 clubs with a dedicated CSR structure & an average budget of €178,250 in 2024-25

21 of the 36 McDonald's Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 BKT clubs had a structure dedicated to CSR projects, with an average budget of €178,250 in 2024-25, according to the ninth edition of the 1TEAM report published by the Ligue de Football Professionnel on 18/11/2025. "For the past two seasons, the Club…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Professional leagues, Governance, …
• Article # 419908
• Published on 19/11/25 at 10:40
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SFS25: "Fantasy football is the primary tool for talking to fans" (Michele Ciccarese, Lega Serie A)

"We don't want to talk to fans only during match broadcasts, but all the time and across the globe, using digital tools and not just social media. Fantasy football is the primary tool for this. Many children develop their passion through Panini cards, then through Fantacalcio (fantasy league),…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, Professional leagues, Sponsors - Partners, …
• Article # 419834
• Published on 18/11/25 at 17:10
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RFEF: Copa del Rey final to be held at the Estadio la Cartuja in Seville (Spain) until 2027-28

The Copa del Rey Mapfre final will be held at the Estadio la Cartuja (70,000 capacity) in Seville (ESP) for the next three editions of the competition (2025-2028) following a decision by the Real Federacion Espanola de Futbol's board of directors, on 17/11/2025. The final of the competition has…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Federations, Professional leagues, …
• Article # 419770
• Published on 18/11/25 at 16:20
©  FIFA
United States: an accelerated visa application procedure for 2026 World Cup ticket holders

Ticket holders for the 2026 World Cup (78 of the 104 matches will take place in 11 cities in the USA) will benefit from priority interview slots in order to speed up the process of obtaining a visa to enter the United States, according to FIFA on 17/11/2025. Piloted by the US State Department…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Government, International authorities, Ticketing, …
• Article # 419768
• Published on 18/11/25 at 15:40
©  BvB
Germany: authorities want to combine safety & fan culture at stadiums

How can security at German football stadiums be improved without undermining "a fan culture that is unique in Europe"? This is the question that politicians, police officers, members of the DFB and DFL and representatives of supporters' clubs have been working on for several months, according to…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Federations, Government, Professional leagues, …
• Article # 419763
• Published on 18/11/25 at 14:20
©  CAF
AFCON Morocco 2025: compulsory "Fan ID" & free e-visas for supporters via the "Yalla" app

"Electronic visas to enter Morocco - obtained through the Yalla app - are now free of charge for supporters attending the competition, which runs from 21/12/2025 to 18/01/2026," announced the Confederation of African Football on 13/11/2025. French nationals and citizens of virtually all…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): International authorities, Ticketing, Legal, …
• Article # 419705
• Published on 18/11/25 at 13:00