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©  D.R.
Germany: Horst Seehofer, Interior Minister, in favour restarting the Bundesliga in May

"I find the schedule proposed by the German league (DFL) plausible and I support the restart in May. But for me it is also clear that there should be no extra privileges for the league (Bundesliga)," said German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer, also in charge of sports, to the German Sunday…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Clubs, Stadiums, …
• Article # 182202
• Published on 04/05/20 at 14:30
Piracy: Saudi Arabia remains on the "Priority Watch List" in the United States

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has maintained Saudi Arabia on its "Priority Watch List" (along with nine other countries, see list below) in its "2020 Special 301 Report" on 29/04/2020. This report identifies governments that fail to protect and respect intellectual…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Authorities, Legal
• Article # 182229
• Published on 04/05/20 at 13:30
©  FFR
World Rugby: Bill Beaumont re-elected chairman for 4 years, Bernard Laporte elected vice-chairman

Sir Bill Beaumont (ENG) has been re-elected for a four-year term as the chairman of World Rugby by a first-round majority of 28 votes to 23 versus Agustín Pichot (ARG) in a poll managed by the audit firm PwC on 02/05/2020. As the sole candidate, Bernard Laporte, president of the French Rugby…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal
• Article # 182200
• Published on 04/05/20 at 12:30
©  LFP
LFP: "We've opted to work hard to find solutions for French Football" (N. Boy de la Tour/D. Quillot)

"As you've noticed, we haven't expressed ourselves much in the media, in recent weeks we've instead opted to work hard to try and find solutions for French football, which is going through an unprecedented crisis, of course like the whole of the French population and all companies," said Nathalie…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 182205
• Published on 04/05/20 at 11:00
©  Canal+
Ligue 1/Ligue 2 TV rights: Canal+ ends its contract with the LFP for the 2019-20 season

The pay-TV group Canal+ has sent a letter to the LFP to formally end its broadcasting contract for the Ligue 1 Conforama and Domino's Ligue 2 for the 2019-20 season, according to information reported by the French media L'Equipe on 30/04/2020. Canal+, which will broadcast two Ligue 1 games…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Clubs, Authorities, …
• Article # 182122
• Published on 04/05/20 at 09:40
©  LFP
LFP: PSG are the 2019-20 champions of Ligue 1 Conforama, FC Lorient champions of Domino's Ligue 2

"The title of champions of France in the 2019-20 Ligue 1 Conforama is attributed to Paris Saint-Germain FC, and that of Domino's Ligue 2 to FC Lorient. (This was decided) during the board of directors meeting (via video-conference) this Thursday 30/04/2020 at 10:00 CET, then ratified during a…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Clubs, Stadiums, …
• Article # 182167
• Published on 30/04/20 at 18:53
©  La 7
Italy: "Road becoming narrower for the resumption of the championship" (V. Spadafora, minister)

"The road is becoming narrower for the resumption of the championship. If I were president of a football club, I would think above all of organizing myself to resume safely next season, which should start at the end of August," stated Vincenzo Spadafora, the Italian Minister for Sports, on…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Clubs, Authorities, Agencies, …
• Article # 182139
• Published on 30/04/20 at 17:30
©  ACF
Covid-19: Action contre la Faim launches its first connected sports challenge from 08/06/2020

"Action contre la Faim (ACF) is launching its first connected sports challenge dedicated to businesses from 08/06/2020," announced the NGO on 24/04/2020. "Between sporting challenge and role-playing, Action contre la Faim will offer the collaborators of companies to register for a connected…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Digital, Social Responsibility
• Article # 181771
• Published on 30/04/20 at 15:44
©  European Leagues
SIGA-Soccerex webinar: "Michel D'Hooghe should have kept his advice to himself" (L-C Olsson)

"I think Michel d’Hooghe (chairman of the FIFA medical committee) should have kept his advice (about not playing any football games until September 2020) to himself, quite honestly. That type of decision really belongs to the leagues which are in countries with very different circumstances and…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Authorities, Finance, …
• Article # 182005
• Published on 30/04/20 at 12:30
©  World Athletics
World Athletics: $500,000 fund to "support professional athletes experiencing financial hardship"

"World Athletics, together with the International Athletics Foundation (IAF), has today launched a US$500,000 fund to support professional athletes experiencing financial hardship due to the coronavirus pandemic," announced the international federation on 28/04/2020. "Sebastian Coe, chairman…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility
• Article # 182008
• Published on 29/04/20 at 17:44