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©  K-League
Coronavirus: Korean (K-League) and Japanese (J-League) leagues postponed due to the outbreak

"The K-League (South Korean football league) has decided to temporarily postpone the start of the 2020 K-League season until the spread of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) outbreak eases" in order to "protect the health and safety of the citizens and our players," announced the organising body on…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Stadiums
• Article # 176069
• Published on 25/02/20 at 15:25
©  LaLiga
LaLiga: environment, equality and inclusion on programme of the 13th Meeting of Club Foundations

LaLiga organized the 13th Meeting of the Foundations of Professional Football Clubs, which brought together representatives of the LaLiga Santander and LaLiga SmartBank clubs at the headquarters of the Spanish Professional League in Madrid (Spain) on 20/02/2020. Environment, equality and…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Social Responsibility
• Article # 176077
• Published on 25/02/20 at 14:45
©  SKY
Coronavirus: football matches postponed in Italy, future games could take place behind closed doors

Paolo Dal Pino, president of the Lega Serie A, has asked the Italian Government to authorise the organisation of matches behind closed doors in the regions affected by the Coronavirus outbreak, on 24/02/2020. The League has stressed the need to hold matches of the season no later than 24/05/2020…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Stadiums, Legal, …
• Article # 176016
• Published on 24/02/20 at 17:49
©  D.R.
Premiership Rugby: Z. Clapp and M. Brittain appointed marketing and commercial roles on 24/02/2020

Zoë Clapp and Mark Brittain have respectively been appointed to the position of marketing director and commercial director of Premiership Rugby, indicates the body on 19/02/2020. They will take office on 24/02/2020, under the direction of Darren Childs, CEO since 16/04/2019, to "to help lead the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Sponsors - Partners
• Article # 175865
• Published on 21/02/20 at 17:40
©  beIN Media Group
Switzerland: FIFA withdraws complaint, N. Al-Khelaïfi no longer accused of corruption

"FIFA informed the OAG at the end of January 2020 in writing that it had reached an unspecified 'amicable agreement' with (Nasser) Al-Khelaifi, and that as a consequence it was withdrawing its criminal complaint (from 2016) against Al-Khelaifi and also partially against (Jerome) Valcke," announced…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 175801
• Published on 21/02/20 at 14:38
©  RMC Sport
Refereeing: "It is high time to change the offside rule" (Arsène Wenger, FIFA)

"A player should no longer be signaled offside if at least one part of his body is aligned with the last defender, even if other parts of his body are in front. It is high time to change the rule," said Arsène Wenger (FRA), FIFA's chief of global football development, at the Laureus World Sports…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication, Stadiums
• Article # 175695
• Published on 20/02/20 at 16:30
©  MPC
Switzerland: N. Al-Khelaïfi (beIN Media Group) and J. Valcke (ex-FIFA) charged by the Prosecutor

"The Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland (OAG) has filed an indictment against the former Secretary General of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), Jerôme Valcke, the chairman of the BeIN Media Group, Nasser Al-Khelaifi, and a businessman in the sports rights…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Authorities, Legal
• Article # 175750
• Published on 20/02/20 at 15:28
©  UEFA
Euro 2020: a mobile ticketing system to be used to distribute more than 1 million tickets to fans

"To enhance the fan experience, over one million Euro 2020 tickets will be distributed to fans via a ground-breaking new blockchain-based mobile ticketing system, which will make entry into the stadium smooth, safe and secure," said UEFA on 17/02/2020. "The new state-of-the-art mobile…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Digital, Legal
• Article # 175585
• Published on 19/02/20 at 13:04
©  UEFA
2019-20 Champions League: Round of 16 first legs on Tuesday 18/02 and Wednesday 26/02/2020

Borussia Dortmund (Bundesliga) - Paris Saint-Germain (Ligue 1 Conforama) and Club Atlético de Madrid (LaLiga Santander) - Liverpool FC (Premier League), are the first two fixtures for the knockout stages of the 2019-20 Champions League, scheduled on Tuesday 18/02/2020. Two other matches will…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Marketing - Communication, Clubs, …
• Article # 175465
• Published on 18/02/20 at 17:45
©  DFL
Germany: the 36 Bundesliga and 2.Bundesliga clubs generated a record €4.8bn in revenue in 2018-19

The 18 Bundesliga clubs and the 18 clubs of the 2.Bundesliga generated a total of €4.802bn in revenue in 2018-19, according to the DFL, who presented their 2020 Economic Report (available to download) on 18/02/2020. The revenue generated by the 18 Bundesliga clubs exceeded €4bn for the first…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Clubs, Finance, …
• Article # 175522
• Published on 18/02/20 at 15:15