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©  World Rugby
World Rugby: attribution in May 2022 of Men's World Cups 2027 and 2031 and Women's 2025 and 2029

"In a ground-breaking move, World Rugby will award hosting rights to its next two men’s and women’s Rugby World Cups within the same process.The international federation has today announced details of the timeline and phases that will determine the hosts of the 2025 and 2029 women’s events and the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication, Stadiums
• Article # 190710
• Published on 17/08/20 at 16:00
©  Alfonso de Tomás - Fotolia
Switzerland: no events or gatherings with more than 1,000 people before 01/10/2020

The ban on gatherings of more than 1,000 people in Switzerland will be lifted no earlier than 01/10/2020, announced the Swiss Federal Council on 12/08/2020. "These demonstrations will be authorized again" provided that strict protection measures are respected and authorization is obtained from the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Authorities
• Article # 190746
• Published on 17/08/20 at 11:59
©  Premier League
2020-21 Premier League: dates set for the 38 matchdays, full schedule by 21/08/2020

The first matchday during the weekend of 12-13/09/2020, Matchday 15 scheduled for the traditional Boxing Day (Saturday 26/12/2020), with the following rounds scheduled for Monday 28/12/2020 and on Saturday 02/01/2021, and the final Matchday 38 scheduled for Sunday 23/05/2021, these are some of the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Stadiums
• Article # 190744
• Published on 17/08/20 at 09:58
©  FIFA
Exclusive FIFA: "Gianni Infantino turned FIFA into a transparent organization" (Zvonimir Boban, CRO)

"Gianni Infantino (ITA-SUI, FIFA president since 26/02/2016) is a clean person who has transformed FIFA into a transparent and football-oriented organization, far from the muddy and toxic situation prior," former Croatian international Zvonimir Boban stated to News Tank Football on 13/08/2020…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Legal, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 190703
• Published on 17/08/20 at 09:10
©  NBA
Basketball: creation of an NBA Foundation to help African-American community ($300m over 10 years)

The board of directors of the National Basketball Association have created the first NBA foundation in partnership with the NBPA (National Basketball Players Association), which will have a budget of $300m (€255m) for helping African-American communities, announces NBA 05/08/2020. This…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Social Responsibility
• Article # 190666
• Published on 14/08/20 at 17:15
©  DFL
Germany: Franziska Fey appointed chairwoman of the DFL Foundation from 01/09/2020

The DFL Foundation has appointed Franziska Fey as chairwoman, who will officially take up her functions from 01/09/2020, announced the German Professional Football League on 13/08/2020. Franziska Fey replaces Stefan Kiefer, who held the post since November 2014 (see below). "Since 2018, she…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 190682
• Published on 14/08/20 at 13:29
©  UEFA
Covid-19 / UEFA: postponement or cancellation of competitions for national youth teams

Cancellation of the "elite round" and the final phase of the 2019-20 Women's Euro U-17, andpostponement to March 2021 of the final phase of the Euro U-19 scheduled for November 2020 are two of the measures (see details below) announced by the UEFA executive committee "after consulting the 55…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Stadiums
• Article # 190701
• Published on 14/08/20 at 12:19
Covid-19 / FIFA: "Health as its first priority" (Olli Rehn, FIFA Covid-19 Relief Plan)

"FIFA has worked with health as its first priority, and rightly so. A good indicator of the situation is that at the worst point in early spring, all but four of the 211 FIFA member associations stopped [playing]…. In the name of solidarity, FIFA started to act to help mitigate the consequences…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 190652
• Published on 13/08/20 at 13:49
©  Stade Rennais FC
2020-21 Champions League: Stade Rennais FC now qualified directly for the group stage

"Thanks to a third place finish in Ligue 1 after the 2019-20 season, and after the qualifications of FC Internazionale Milano (Serie A TIM), Manchester United FC (Premier League), Sevilla FC (LaLiga Santander) and Shakhtar Donestk (Premier-Liha, UKR) for the semi-finals of the Europa League, the…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 190624
• Published on 13/08/20 at 12:04
©  LFP
LFP: "I renew the wish to have as many people as possible in the stadiums" (D. Quillot, CEO)

"I renew the wish to have as many people as possible in the stadiums," said Didier Quillot, CEO of the LFP, in a statement sent to Agence France Presse on 11/08/2020 and communicated to News Tank Football. This statement responds to the declarations of the new French Prime Minister Jean…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Clubs, Stadiums, …
• Article # 190621
• Published on 13/08/20 at 10:04