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©  Seb Lascoux
French LFP: "After 20 years in football, I want to move on" (N. Boy de la Tour, president)

"I am 51 years old, I have other desires and other projects. I spent four years at the League (since 11/11/2016). Four years is a good cycle. It is both short and long. I gave a lot and received a lot, and learned a lot too. After 20 years in football, on which I intend to keep an informed and…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 189559
• Published on 28/07/20 at 11:30
©  D.R.
FIFA: Swiss Attorney General Michael Lauber resigns "in the interests of the institutions"

"The fact that I am not believed as the Attorney General is detrimental to the (Swiss) federal prosecution office. Therefore, in the interests of the institutions I offer my resignation to the competent Judicial Commission," wrote Swiss Attorney General Michael Lauber on 24/07/2020 (see statement…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 189514
• Published on 27/07/20 at 17:45
©  Premier League
Premier League: 2020-21 season to begin on 12/09/2020 and end on 23/05/2021

The 2020-21 Premier League season will begin on 12/09/2020 and end with the final matchday on 23/05/2021, according to the English league after its shareholders' meeting on 26/07/2020. "The Premier League will continue to consult The FA and EFL regarding the scheduling of all domestic…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Stadiums
• Article # 189487
• Published on 27/07/20 at 15:38
©  D.R.
World Rugby: international window extended to 6 weekends instead of 3, from 24/10 to 05/12/2020

"The World Rugby executive committee has recommended a revised temporary 2020 international calendar with the express objective of optimising recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic for the betterment of the global game at all levels," announced the international body on 22/07/2020. "Recognising…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication
• Article # 189275
• Published on 24/07/20 at 17:09
©  FIGC
Italy: Franco Carraro elected president of the Paralympic and Experimental Football Division (FIGC)

Franco Carraro, former president of CONI and FIGC and IOC member, has been unanimously elected president of the Paralympic and Experimental Football Division (DCPS/Divisione Calcio Paralimpico e Sperimentale) of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) at the elective assembly organised in Rome…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 189357
• Published on 24/07/20 at 13:20
©  Première Ligue
France: Première Ligue union offers a revival plan for French professional football after Covid-19

Exemption from employer charges for professional clubs for the second semester of 2020 (01/07 to 31/12/2020), reinstatement of a mechanism similar to the DIC (right to collective image) from 2020 to 2024 or even reduction of the Buffet tax (the funding of the National Sports Agency being offset by…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Ticketing, Clubs, …
• Article # 189235
• Published on 24/07/20 at 09:35
©  Première Ligue
France: loss of €1.27bn for the professional football sector due to Covid-19 (EY / Première Ligue)

The coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19) causes, for the 2019-20 season alone, an operating loss of €1.27bn for the French professional football sector (down -16.4% compared to the season prior), "this would bring the sector back to its 2015-16 level", indicates a study "on the economic and social…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Ticketing, Clubs, …
• Article # 189202
• Published on 23/07/20 at 11:39
©  ONU
Covid-19: 118 United Nations member states call to integrate sport into recovery plans

"118 Member States of the United Nations (UN) have called for all States to include sport and physical activity in their recovery plans post Covid-19 and to integrate sport and physical activity into national strategies for sustainable development," announced the IOC on 16/07/2020. "In a joint…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 189114
• Published on 22/07/20 at 16:25
©  CIO
IOC: Sebastian Coe (World Athletics) among the 5 new members of the International Olympic Committee

Maria de la Caridad Colón Rueñes (born 1958/Cuba), Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović (1968/Croatia, President of the Republic of Croatia from 2015 to 2020, present in Moscow during the final of the World Cup France - Croatia, 4-2, 15/07/2018), Princess Reema Bandar Al-Saud (1975/Saudi Arabia), Battushig…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 188894
• Published on 20/07/20 at 15:30
©  DFB - DFL
Germany: DFB and DFL working together for the return of spectators to stadiums

"The German Football Association (DFB) and League (DFL) continue to work intensively on the possible return of spectators at football matches in Germany and have provided professional clubs in their leagues with comprehensive guidelines for the creation of site-specific concepts. The most…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Stadiums, Legal, …
• Article # 188768
• Published on 17/07/20 at 15:02