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FIFA Foundation: "2020 budget will be 4 to 5 times higher than in 2019 ($8m)" (Y. Djorkaeff)

"The FIFA Foundation's 2020 budget has not yet been defined. The strategy is still being finalised with the deployment of the Football For Schools programme. It was $8m (€7m) in 2019 and will be four to five times higher this year," said Youri Djorkaeff, CEO of the FIFA Foundation (since…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Marketing - Communication, Clubs, …
• Article # 176340
• Published on 05/03/20 at 11:50
©  UEFA
2020-21 Nations League: composition of the groups

Italy and the Netherlands in Group 1, Belgium and England in Group 2, France and Portugal in Group 3 Germany and Spain in Group 4, these are some of the key fixtures that will take place in the Group stage of the 2020-21 Nations League, after the draw hosted by the organising body of the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 176755
• Published on 04/03/20 at 14:15
©  UEFA
UEFA: "European football is the greatest success story of modern-day sport" (Aleksander Ceferin)

"European football is the greatest success story of modern-day sport, but you have to put purpose before profit. Should our success be measured only in terms of our commercial achievements, or should it be able to take bold decisions that are not always guided by financial interests? Purpose over…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 176730
• Published on 04/03/20 at 12:45
©  UEFA
UEFA: Financial Report 2018-19, total revenue at €3.86bn for 2018-19 (+38% y-on-y 2017-18)

"Overall total revenue stands at €3.86bn (for 2018-19), which represents a 38% increase compared with the previous season (2017-18)," stated UEFA in the introduction to the Financial Report 2018-19, which was approved at the 44th Ordinary Congress, in Amsterdam (NED) on 03/03/2020. "Thanks to…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 176767
• Published on 04/03/20 at 12:10
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Covid-19 coronavirus epidemic: MotoGP Thailand and Qatar Grand Prix cancelled, Swiss football halted

The MotoGP Grand Prix of Thailand, scheduled for the Buriram circuit on 03/22/2020 is canceled, the organizers announced on 03/01/2020. After the cancellation of the Qatar Grand Prix (Doha), which was to open the World Championship on 08/03/2020, these are the first two scheduled events which…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal
• Article # 176695
• Published on 03/03/20 at 17:59
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UEFA: 2022 Europa League final in Budapest (HUN), 2022 Women's Champions League final in Turin (ITA)

The 2022 final of the Europa League will take place at Budapest's Puskás Aréna (Hungary), while the Women's Champions League final will be held at the Juventus Stadium (Allianz Stadium) in Turin (Italy), announced UEFA at the end of its Executive Committee meeting in Amsterdam (Netherlands) on…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Stadiums
• Article # 176652
• Published on 03/03/20 at 11:57
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Bundesliga: "Hostility towards Dietmar Hopp (TSG Hoffenheim) is unacceptable" (C. Seifert, DFL)

"The permanent hostility against Dietmar Hopp (owner of TSG 1899 Hoffenheim) has long been unacceptable and must be condemned in the strongest terms. We have reached a sad climax in this regard today. There is no excuse for this," ssaid Christian Seifert, CEO of the DFL, on 29/02/2020, after TSG…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Marketing - Communication, Clubs, …
• Article # 176610
• Published on 03/03/20 at 11:16
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IFAB: consultation launched to review the offside rule in order to promote attacking football

"The annual general meeting (AGM) agreed to consultation with all the relevant stakeholders, including The IFAB Technical Advisory Panel (TAP, see below) and the Football Advisory Panel (FAP, see below), to review the offside Law to foster the spirit of attacking play," announced The International…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 176541
• Published on 03/03/20 at 10:10
©  DFL
SportsInnovation 2020: "Broadcasting, Matches & Tournaments, Match Analysis and Stadium Experience"

"More than 60 exhibitors have already registered for SportsInnovation 2020 and ensure a diverse portfolio of state-of-the-art technologies in the fields of Broadcasting, Matches & Tournaments as well as Match Analysis and Stadium Experience (see below)," announced the DFL on 27/02/2020, ahead of…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 176585
• Published on 02/03/20 at 16:30
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Sports betting: Genius Sports, Sportradar and Stats Perform, data providers for European Leagues

European Leagues and its data partners (Genius Sports, Sportradar and Stats Perform) have announced a second multi-league agreement for a further three seasons ending in 2022, marking the continuation of a partnership that began in 2017, according to the European Association on 26/02/2020…
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• Category(ies): Clubs, Digital, Legal, …
• Article # 176430
• Published on 02/03/20 at 14:57