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EFL: a £117.5m funding package from MetLife Investment Management for Sky Bet Championship clubs

"The EFL has today agreed a new £117.5m funding package from MetLife Investment Management, the institutional asset management business of MetLife Inc., to support Sky Bet Championship clubs in meeting PAYE (Pay As You Earn) liabilities," announced the English Football League on 29/03/2021. The…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Clubs, Finance, …
• Article # 213071
• Published on 30/03/21 at 17:50
©  LFP
LFP: eLigue 1 Tour, the League's first international esports competition to be played in 6 countries

The Ligue de Football Professionnel has launched its first international esports competition, the eLigue 1 Tour, with qualifying rounds played in six countries between January and March 2021, announced the French League on 30/03/2021. The competition is played on the FIFA 21 video game (published…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, esport - gaming
• Article # 213040
• Published on 30/03/21 at 14:00
©  ECA
ECA: launch of "Be a Changemaker" the body's first women's football strategy (2021-2023)

"Be a Changemaker" is the slogan of ECA's "first ever women's football strategy" for 2021-2023 "which aims to help clubs drive a better tomorrow for women's football through creative actions to deliver lasting positive change," announced the European Club Association on 29/03/2021. "Full scale…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Clubs, Legal, …
• Article # 212887
• Published on 29/03/21 at 16:20
©  RFEF
Spain: new women's football league in 2021-22 to accelerate its professionalisation

The path towards the professionalisation of women's football in Spain will take a new step forward with the birth of a new league named "Liga Ellas" ("Ellas" means "they" in female, in Spanish) from the 2020-21 season, according to Irene Lozano, president of the High Council for Sports (Consejo…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Marketing - Communication, Clubs, …
• Article # 212808
• Published on 29/03/21 at 11:28
©  D.R.
Covid-19/European Union: "Commitment to promote sport's contribution to health and well-being"

"We, Ministers responsible for sport, reiterate our commitment to promote the role and value of sport and physical activity in terms of its contribution to the physical and mental health and well-being of citizens and in terms of prevention of chronic and infectious diseases, especially in crisis…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication, Social Responsibility
• Article # 212692
• Published on 29/03/21 at 09:40
©  LFP
LFP: 2021-22 competition general calendar validated by the FFF executive committee

The FFF executive committee has validated the general competition calendar for the 2021-22 season. The LFP board adopted the dates of the season for Ligue 1 Uber Eats and Ligue 2 BKT at its meeting on 11/03/2021, according to the Ligue de Football Professionnel on 24/03/2021. In the Ligue 1…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Stadiums
• Article # 212647
• Published on 26/03/21 at 17:30
©  UEFA
UEFA: launch of "Cleaner Air, Better Game" (anti-pollution campaign) for European U21 Championship

"Cleaner Air, Better Game" is the slogan of the awareness campaign launched by UEFA's "Football and Social Responsibility" division coinciding with the beginning of the group stage of the European U21 Championship, which began in Hungary and Slovenia on 24/03/2021. The objective of the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication, Social Responsibility
• Article # 212761
• Published on 26/03/21 at 14:40
©  FIFA
FIFA/2022 budget: $4.666bn in expected revenues, including 56% from TV rights

"The total revenue budget for 2022 amounts to $4.666bn (€3.907bn as of 19/03/2021), of which $3.807bn (€3.188bn, 82%) had been contracted at the balance sheet date of 31/12/2020," said FIFA, presenting its 2022 budget, which was validated by the FIFA Council on 19/03/2021. 2022 is the last year…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Marketing - Communication, Clubs, …
• Article # 212705
• Published on 26/03/21 at 10:59
©  beIN Sports Turquie
Turkey: "We want to play the Champions League final with spectators" (N. Özdemir, TFF)

"We are in talks with the (Turkish) Ministry of Sports and the Ministry of Health. We will discuss the issue of playing the matches with spectators on 01/04/2021. One of the decisions we will take on 01/04/2021 is to play the Champions League final with spectators! We want the match to have…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Stadiums
• Article # 212660
• Published on 26/03/21 at 10:15
©  LaLiga
LaLiga: MoU with the Ukrainian Premier League for the development of football

LaLiga and the Ukrainian Premier League "have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) under which they will work together, to promote football development," announced the Spanish professional league on 24/03/2021. "The MoU will establish new lines of communication for the competitions to…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication
• Article # 212627
• Published on 26/03/21 at 09:40