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Global Sports Week 2021: "multi-country" edition with central hub at the Eiffel Tower 01-05/02/2021

"Global Sports Week is where global sports leaders, cultural influencers, change-makers, athletes and activists gather to shake, shape and share the future of sport across the boundaries of geography, society and business," said the organisers of the event, whose second edition is taking place…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Ticketing, …
• Article # 206975
• Published on 01/02/21 at 16:34
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e-Think Sport 2021: "He who has sporting power is popular everywhere" (Pascal Boniface, IRIS)

"Soft power is a way of being popular while hard power creates resistance, sometimes even hatred against the one who has it. The one who has sporting power is popular everywhere. The Brazilian regime was not popular when it was a military regime, but its football team was popular. If you are…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 206910
• Published on 01/02/21 at 11:44
©  D.R.
Serie A TV rights: private negotiations phase (offers from Sky Italia, DAZN, Mediapro, Discovery)

The Lega Serie A will start private negotiations for the allocation of its 2021-2024 domestic broadcast rights, after having received offers from Sky Italia, DAZN, Mediapro and Discovery, said Luigi De Siervo, CEO of the Italian League, to the Italian media on 29/01/2021. Amazon, expected to in…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Authorities
• Article # 206887
• Published on 01/02/21 at 10:30
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Germany: Hermann Winkler appointed vice-president of the DFB, succeeds Erwin Bugar, who died in 2020

The executive committee of the German Football Association (DFB) has appointed Hermann Winkler to the position of vice-president of the executive committee with immediate effect, announced the body on 29/01/2021. Winkler succeeds Erwin Bugar, who died on 02/12/2020 at the age of 68. Hermann…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal
• Article # 206796
• Published on 29/01/21 at 16:45
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Exclusive e-Think Sport: "Spotify is both a good and bad example for the sports industry" (G. Collard, Eleven)

"I think the example of Spotify for the sports industry is both a good one and a bad one, because they have been losing money for years. So we have to have a discussion on that business model, and its sustainability. I think just lowering the price and hoping that piracy will be gone is not true…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Media Audiences, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 205983
• Published on 29/01/21 at 14:39
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e-Think Sport: "Football, the leading party in France, but carries no political weight" (F. Thiriez)

"I am extremely shocked that football carries no political weight. Nothing! It's abnormal, because I usually say that it's the leading party in France with 2 million members. If we add the families, that makes almost 10 million people. We are not using this political force," said Frédéric Thiriez…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 206678
• Published on 28/01/21 at 18:09
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2026 World Cup: host cities to be designated in the final quarter of 2021 if the pandemic allows

"Provided the venue visits are conducted (in early July 2021), FIFA and the host associations aim to have the host cities appointed by the FIFA Council in the last quarter of 2021," announced the international Federation (regarding the 2026 World Cup that will be co-hosted by Canada, Mexico and…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication, Stadiums
• Article # 206649
• Published on 28/01/21 at 17:09
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Euro 2020: "UEFA is committed to holding Euro 2020 in the 12 cities originally planned" (A. Ceferin)

"UEFA is committed to holding Euro 2020 in the 12 cities originally planned (see list below). The Euro is the flagship competition for national team football in Europe and is a vital source of funding for grassroots and wider football development," said Aleksander Ceferin, president of the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication, Stadiums
• Article # 206650
• Published on 28/01/21 at 15:38
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Exclusive e-Think Sport 2021: "Today we need to reduce the number of elite teams" (J-M. Aulas, O. Lyonnais)

"For the product (Ligue 1 Uber Eats), everything starts from a market approach. We need solutions that correspond to what broadcasters can bring. We realise that today we need to reduce the number of elite teams, also because UEFA is asking for it. We also know that the federations want this…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Marketing - Communication, Clubs, …
• Article # 206528
• Published on 28/01/21 at 12:10
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Exclusive e-Think Sport: "Football finance and governance today are at a crossroads" (A. Agnelli, Juventus)

"Given the size of our industry, we have our sport football, and we have the finance side and (interest from) private equities. And then we have an issue with governance. I think football finance and governance today are at a crossroads. You can choose the angle (to look at this governance issue…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Social Responsibility, Media Audiences, …
• Article # 206433
• Published on 27/01/21 at 16:29