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©  FIFA
FIFA: "Diversity, understanding and willingness to use football for positivity" (F. Samoura)

"I am proud to say that at FIFA there is more diversity, understanding and willingness to use football as a tool for positivity than ever before," said Fatma Samoura (SEN), FIFA secretary general, during the closing session of the World Football Summit on 27/11/2020. Fatma Samoura, who spoke…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 201056
• Published on 30/11/20 at 12:49
©  FIFA
Qatar 2022/European qualifiers: the six pots for the draw on 07/12/2020 decided

Belgium, France, England, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Croatia, Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands are the ten teams that make up the Top 10 seeded teams in Pot 1 of the draw for the European qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, announced FIFA on 27/11/2022. These are the Top 10 European…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 200954
• Published on 30/11/20 at 11:01
©  Tennis Australia
Tennis: Australian Open, scheduled from 18 to 31/01/2021, could be postponed for one or two weeks

The Australian Open, the first Grand Slam tennis tournament of the 2021 season, scheduled to take place from 18 to 31/01/2021 at Melbourne Park in Melbourne (AUS), is "likely" to be postponed for a week or two, according to Martin Pakula, Minister for Sport for the Parliament of Victoria (State…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Stadiums
• Article # 200900
• Published on 27/11/20 at 13:20
©  D.R.
Ligue 1 / Ligue 2 TV rights: Mediapro faces the loss of confidence from French football

"I hope that the links are not irreparably broken with the (French) League, I am confident in the fact that we find reasonable solutions with them," declared Jaume Roures, partner-founder of the Chinese-Spanish audiovisual group Mediapro, during a press conference on 21/10/2020. Even if the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Finance, …
• Article # 200672
• Published on 26/11/20 at 17:34
©  Riot Games
esports: Riot Games launches a seasonal competition schedule for 2021 on its game Valorant

Riot Games has launched the Valorant Champions Tour, its new programme of esports competitions to be held in 2021 on its video game Valorant (a team shooting game), announced the American publisher on 24/11/2020. "Today we are taking our next step to grow Valorant into the next great…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Sponsors - Partners, esport - gaming
• Article # 200610
• Published on 26/11/20 at 12:30
©  AFA
Argentina: death of Diego Armando Maradona (1960-2020)

"The Argentine Football Association, through its president Claudio Tapia, expresses its deepest sorrow for the death of our legend, Diego Armando Maradona. You will always be in our hearts," announced the AFA on 25/11/2020. Diego Maradona, born on 30/10/1960, died of a heart attack at the age…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Clubs, Essentials Clubs, …
• Article # 200698
• Published on 26/11/20 at 10:10
©  FIGC
Italy: 32.4 million Italians interested in football, 4.6 million play (FIGC, Integrated Report 2019)

32.4 million Italians say they are interested in football, or 64% of the Italian population aged over 18, indicated the FIGC in its Integrated Report 2019, published on 19/11/2020 (document to download, see below). Globally, the audience for Italian football reaches 2.3 billion viewers, notes…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Marketing - Communication, Clubs, …
• Article # 200612
• Published on 26/11/20 at 09:35
©  Pro League
Belgium/Covid-19: loss of revenue for Pro League clubs estimated at €275m in 2020 (-50%)

"A comparison of the VAT returns of Pro League clubs from March to September 2019 compared to the same period in 2020 shows a decrease in revenue of almost 50%, or an overall loss of €275m. This decrease is due to the almost complete loss of income linked to matchdays (in particular ticketing…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 200466
• Published on 24/11/20 at 17:40
©  IFAB
IFAB: Advisory Panels in favour of an additional substitute in the case of a potential concussion

The IFAB's Football and Technical Advisory Panels held their ninth meeting, organised by videoconference, to discuss the possibility of providing additional substitutes when a player suffers a concussion, on 23/11/2020. Both panels "agreed that the main proposed principles of an additional…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 200419
• Published on 24/11/20 at 15:40
©  D.R.
Ahmad Ahmad suspended by FIFA: CAF takes note and extends Constant Selemani Omari's interim period

"In accordance with its statutes, CAF announces that the current interim period of Mr. Constant Selemani Omari (DR Congo) as president of CAF is extended," announced the Confederation of African Football on 23/11/2020. Ahmad Ahmad (MAD), president of CAF since 16/03/2017 and vice-president of…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 200382
• Published on 24/11/20 at 13:00