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©  IOC
Covid-19/Tokyo 2020: "Several hundred million dollars of additional costs" (T. Bach, IOC)

"For us, the IOC, it is already clear that we shall be faced with several hundred million dollars of additional costs (due to the postponement of the 2020 Olympic Games)," said Thomas Bach, president of the IOC, to the German daily Die Welt on 12/04/2020. The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance
• Article # 180582
• Published on 15/04/20 at 11:10
©  BCW
Covid-19/Sport: "78% of host cities admit they will suffer financial losses in 2020" (BCW study)

"78% of host cities surveyed admit that they will suffer financial losses in 2020 due to the cancellation or postponement of sporting events in their city or region (due to Covid-19)," according to a study conducted by the communication agency BCW (Burson Cohn & Wolfe) and published on…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Stadiums
• Article # 180581
• Published on 15/04/20 at 10:30
©  FIGC
Covid-19: FIGC awards the #loScudettodelCuore "to all who face the virus every day"

"The FIGC awards the #loScudettodelCuore (#TheHeartScudetto) to all who face the virus every day, putting the value of the community above themselves; the award is a special tricolour for the national emergency team battling against Coronavirus on the front line," announced the Italian Football…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 180580
• Published on 15/04/20 at 09:40
©  LFP
LFP: resumption of the 2019-20 season in June, beginning of the 2020-21 season on 22-23/08/2020

Resumption of the Ligue 1 Conforama and Domino's Ligue 2 championships on Wednesday 03/06 (scenario 1) or Tuesday 16 and Wednesday 17/06/2020 (scenario 2) and beginning of the 2020-21 season on Saturday 22 (Ligue 2) and Sunday 23/08/2020 (Ligue 1), were the measures voted unanimously by the bureau…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Clubs, Stadiums, …
• Article # 180557
• Published on 14/04/20 at 15:04
©  D.R.
Covid-19/England: Premier League clubs to receive advanced payments to alleviate revenue problems

Premier League clubs will receive partial advanced payments relating to the "merit payments" (based on their positioning in the league table) that they would normally receive, as well as from "facility fees", which are generated each time a match of the club in question is broadcast live on…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Stadiums
• Article # 180530
• Published on 14/04/20 at 14:04
©  NFL
Covid-19: an "fully virtual" NFL (National Football League) Draft from 23 to 25/04/2020

Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the 85th edition of the NFL Draft, a major annual event that brings together the 32 franchises of the league to select new players, will be "fully virtual" from 23 to 25/04/2020, announced the North American football league on 07/04/2020. "The league also is…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Digital
• Article # 180539
• Published on 14/04/20 at 12:30
©  FIFA
Covid-19: "Our first priority, our principle, is that health comes first" (Gianni Infantino, FIFA)

"Our first priority, our principle, the one we will use for our competitions and encourage everyone to follow is that health comes first. I cannot stress this enough. No match, no competition, no league is worth risking a single human life. Everyone in the world should have this very clear in…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Clubs, Legal, …
• Article # 180497
• Published on 14/04/20 at 10:00
©  IFAB
Laws of the game 2020-21: suspended competitions can continue to use 2019-20 laws after 01/06/2020

"The Laws of the Game 2020-21 come into force on 01/06/2020 but, mindful of the current suspension of football throughout the world, if a suspended competition restarts it has the option to continue using the 2019-20 Laws of the Game, even if the restart is after 01/06/2020," announced The…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 180402
• Published on 10/04/20 at 15:00
©  DFB
Covid-19/Germany: daily meetings being held between the Federation, League and regional associations

"A coordination group consisting of representatives from the DFB, the DFL and the (21) regional associations, headed by Friedrich Curtius, general secretary of the German Football Association, is meeting on a daily basis to discuss and agree on measures to be taken," announced the DFB on…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 180308
• Published on 10/04/20 at 09:40
©  Premiership rugby
Covid-19/Premiership Rugby: English championship suspended until further notice

The 2019-20 Gallagher Premiership Rugby season has been suspended until further notice with Premiership Rugby working on developing scenarios "for a number of restart dates," said the body on 08/04/2020. The English championship was initially suspended until 24/04/2020, after an announcement on…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Social Responsibility
• Article # 180255
• Published on 09/04/20 at 14:30