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FIFA: Noël Le Graët (FFF) assured of being reelected to the Council of the world body on 03/03/2020

Noël Le Graët, president of the French Football Federation since 18/06/2011 and member of the FIFA Council since 29/05/2019, is assured to be reelected to this Council by the next UEFA Congress in Amsterdam (NED), since he will be the only candidate for his post on 03/03/2019. If the FIFA…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 171218
• Published on 23/12/19 at 15:35
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News Tank Football: the Top 20 most read leagues & public authorities articles of 2019

The debate over the projects to reform the European cups in football from 2024 is far and away the most read subject in the leagues and public authorities category of News Tank Football in 2019. At the end of 2019, News Tank Football showcases the most popular articles and interviews of the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Legal, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 171187
• Published on 23/12/19 at 14:20
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FIFA: "We should have fifty clubs from all continents that are at the same level" (Gianni Infantino)

"Today, we have ten or twelve clubs from five European countries that are at a certain level, and the rest of the whole world is far, far behind. My vision is that we should have, say, fifty clubs from all continents that are more or less at the same level. If we want to develop football around…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 171163
• Published on 23/12/19 at 12:45
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Formula 1: over 4.16 million spectators attended the 21 Grands Prix in 2019 (+1.75%)

"More than four million spectators (4,164,948) attended at least one of the 21 Grands Prix on the 2019 FIA Formula One World Championship calendar," announced announced Formula One Group on 19/12/2019. This figure is up 1.75% compared to in 2018 (4,093,305 spectators). The average attendance…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing
• Article # 171101
• Published on 23/12/19 at 10:49
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Spain: "We were tenth or eleventh in terms of revenue and today we're third" (Luis Rubiales, RFEF)

"I made a commitment to make the Spanish Federation the number one in the world. We were tenth or eleventh in terms of revenue and today we're third, just behind England and Germany. In a few years time we will be first," said Luis Rubiales, president of the RFEF, at the extraordinary general…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 171036
• Published on 20/12/19 at 12:19
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Saudi Arabia - Qatar: a big soft power push via the organization of sporting events

Saudi Arabia hosted the heavyweight boxing match between Anthony Joshua (UK) and Andy Ruiz (MEX-USA) on 07/12/2019 in Dariya, where the Diriyah Tennis Cup, the men's tennis tournament was held from 12 to 14/12/2019. The Saudi kingdom is also preparing to host, for the second time in a row, thanks…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 170199
• Published on 20/12/19 at 10:05
FAANGs Deal Tracker: list of acquisitions, partnerships, and activities in sports

The term FAANG directly refers to refers to the American groups in new technologies and the internet: Facebook (social network), Amazon (e-commerce and content), Apple (computing technology), Netflix (video on-demand and content), and Google (Alphabet group, internet). By extension, the term…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Digital, …
• Article # 170949
• Published on 20/12/19 at 09:30
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LaLiga: Javier Tebas "provisionally proclaimed" president, final decision expected on 23/12/2019

Javier Tebas is "provisionally proclaimed president of LaLiga," announced the Spanish Professional Football League on 18/12/2019, after the meeting of the electoral committee which verified that his candidacy for a new term had "been presented on time and in the forms, respecting the statutes and…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 170936
• Published on 19/12/19 at 12:45
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Italy: Giancarlo Abete special commissioner of Lega Serie A after the resignation of Mario Cicala

Giancarlo Abete, the former president of the Italian Football Federation (from 02/04/2007 to 30/06/2014), was elected special commissioner in charge of Lega Serie A until 10/03/2020 by the Federal Council of FIGC, on the proposal of Gabriele Gravina, the current president of the Federation, in…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal
• Article # 170892
• Published on 19/12/19 at 09:36
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Spain: RFEF promises "maximum transparency for refereeing decisions during Supercopa de España"

"Spectators in the stadium and TV viewers will be able to see the same images that the referee is watching on the big screens or on television. The Royal Spanish Football Federation will implement maximum transparency for refereeing decisions during Supercopa de España matches," announced the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 170732
• Published on 18/12/19 at 16:14