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©  Tennis Australia
Covid/Australian Open: city of Melbourne confined for five days, behind closed doors from 13/02/2021

The Australian Open will continue, at the Melbourne Park site in Melbourne (AUS), behind closed doors, for at least five days from Saturday 13/02/2021, the organizers of the Grand Slam tournament Australian Tennis announced on 12/02/2021. The government of the local State of Victoria has in fact…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal
• Article # 208245
• Published on 12/02/21 at 17:10
©  European Leagues
Champions League: "For 20 years big clubs have threatened to play among themselves" (L-C Olsson, EL)

"For 20 years, from the G14 (lobby of big clubs founded in 2000 and dissolved in 2008) to the ECA, the big clubs have always threatened to secede in order to play among themselves. Consultations between FIFA and UEFA have prevented this from happening," said Lars-Christer Olsson (SWE), president…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Clubs, Legal, …
• Article # 208034
• Published on 11/02/21 at 17:04
©  Premier League
Premier League: action plan to promote "opportunities and career progression" for minority groups

"Creating greater access to opportunities and career progression for Black, Asian and other minority ethnic groups in football, and actions to eradicate racial prejudice," are part of the Premier League's "action plan to promote equality, diversity and inclusion" announced the English league on…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 208098
• Published on 11/02/21 at 12:49
©  CAF
CAF: A. Ahmad eligible for president, decision "inappropriate" according to the executive committee

The candidate Ahmad Ahmad (MAD) has been declared eligible for the post of CAF president according to the Confederation of African Football's Governance Committee, on 05/02/2021, based on the Court of Arbitration for Sport's (CAS) decision on 29/01/2021 to provisionally suspend "the sanctions…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 208007
• Published on 11/02/21 at 09:34
©  DC
Covid-19: LFP asks French State for a meeting "in order to build an emergency support plan"

"The LFP asks for an emergency meeting with the Ministry of the Economy, Finance and Recovery (Minister: Bruno Le Maire), and the Ministry of National Education, Youth and Sports (Minister: Jean-Michel Blanquer) in order to build an emergency support plan," announced the French Professional…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Clubs, Finance, …
• Article # 207923
• Published on 10/02/21 at 10:29
©  Tottenham Hotspur FC
Covid-19: FIFA extends special measures for players selected for national team duty

The Bureau of the FIFA Council has extended until the end of April 2021 "the amendments to the Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players (document available to download) governing the release of players for national team duty," announced the international federation on 05/02/2021. FIFA…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 207778
• Published on 09/02/21 at 14:00
©  D.R.
Tennis: Australian Open, the first Grand Slam tournament, played in Melbourne from 08 to 21/02/2021

"We are going to send a message to the rest of the world: Melbourne (AUS) is the capital of sport in Australia and perhaps even of the planet," announced Craig Tiley, director of the Australian Open, the day before the launch of the 109th edition of the Australian tennis grand slam tournament, on…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Finance, Sponsors - Partners, …
• Article # 207728
• Published on 08/02/21 at 17:54
©  Première Ligue
Exclusive "Are we going to sink with €1bn in losses, while paying €1bn in taxes?" (B. Caiazzo, Saint-Étienne)

"Are we going to sink with €1bn in losses because of Covid, while paying €1bn in taxes to the State?," Asks Bernard Caïazzo, president of the Première Ligue (union of primarily Ligue 1 club presidents) and, as such, a member of the LFP board of directors, on 05/02/2021. "Even with the failure…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Clubs, Stadiums, …
• Article # 207710
• Published on 08/02/21 at 17:24
©  DFL
Germany/DFL: the 17 proposals of the "Future of Professional Football" task force

Sustainable development, economic stability, reforms at European and global level, dialogue with fans, promotion of women's football and interdisciplinary contacts are the main themes addressed by the 17 proposals (see below) put forward by the "Future of Professional Football" task force…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 207531
• Published on 08/02/21 at 13:39
©  Damien LG / OL
LFP TV rights: "Resolve this for short term, everything is possible for the future" (J-M Aulas, OL)

"Nothing is settled for the future. But if Canal+ has done what it takes to provide us with a solution, and this is because it wants to find football again. And for Amazon, Discovery, and DAZN there is the future (as soon as the 2021-22 season). This is essential. We resolve these (TV rights…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Finance, …
• Article # 207565
• Published on 08/02/21 at 11:19