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©  World Rugby
Japan 2019: over 1 million people have visited the 16 official fanzones breaking the 2015 record

"Following Saturday's semi-final between New Zealand and England (7-19), 1,024,000 people have now visited the 16 fanzones across the length and breadth of Japan, surpassing the one million set at Rugby World Cup 2015," said World Rugby on 27/10/2019. Without the cancellation of three matches…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing
• Article # 166674
• Published on 29/10/19 at 13:29
©  WRU
Rugby: Welsh Rugby Union posts a turnover of £90.5m and a net loss of £4.3m in 2019

Welsh Rugby Union posted a turnover of £90.5m (€100.9m) for the financial year 2019 (01/07/2018 to 30/06/2019) after "having hosted one less home fixture (six instead of the seven hosted in 2018)" at the Principality Stadium, announced the body on 22/10/2019. "A planned loss of £4.3m (€4.8m…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance
• Article # 166453
• Published on 29/10/19 at 12:40
©  DFB
Germany: the DFB proposes Rainer Koch as a UEFA Executive Committee and FIFA Council candidate

Rainer Koch, vice-president of the DFB, will be a candidate for the UEFA Executive Committee and the FIFA Council at the 44th UEFA Ordinary Congress in Amsterdam (NED) on 03/03/2020, announced the German Football Association on 25/10/2019. The DFB Executive Board unanimously proposed Rainer Koch…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 166536
• Published on 28/10/19 at 11:20
©  D.R.
Sportel: "We have separated sponsorship of men's and women's competitions" (G-L. Epstein, UEFA)

"We have separated sponsorship of men's and women's competitions at UEFA (from the 2018-2021 cycle), and I think that was necessary because if you don't do it, on the one hand you don't know the true commercial value of women's competitions, and on the other hand you have less involved partners…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Sponsors - Partners, Agencies, …
• Article # 166403
• Published on 25/10/19 at 13:10
©  FIFA
2021 Club World Cup in China: "Zero dollars for FIFA, 100% reinvested into football" (G. Infantino)

"The first real Club World Cup, in 2021, will produce very substantial revenues. The marketing of this competition should even allow us to reach the highest level per game. But I want to emphasize that zero dollars will go to FIFA, and 100% will be reinvested into football," stated FIFA resident…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 166424
• Published on 25/10/19 at 12:39
©  DFL
DFL: Robert Klein (GER) extended as chief executive officer of Bundesliga International GmbH

"The DFL has extended the contract with Robert Klein as CEO of Bundesliga International (BLI). Klein joined the DFL subsidiary in May 2017 (as chief commercial officer, see below). With effect from 01/01/2018, the 49-year-old took on overall responsibility for BLI as CEO," announced the German…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 166413
• Published on 25/10/19 at 11:39
©  D.R.
Belgium/Netherlands: toward a "BeNeLiga" combined league with 18 clubs (10 Dutch and 8 Belgian)

"We are creating a league with the Netherlands that will open up a market of 28 million consumers (about 17 million people in the Netherlands and 11 million in Belgium). A new meeting is scheduled this week (Friday 25/10/2019). The championship should include 18 clubs, including 8 Belgian clubs…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Clubs, Legal, …
• Article # 166320
• Published on 25/10/19 at 09:32
©  FIFA
FIFA: first edition of the new 24-team Club World Cup to be hosted in China in June-July 2021

The FIFA Council unanimously nominated China (the only candidate) as host of the new version of the Club World Cup, starting in 2021, announced the international federation at the conclusion of the meeting of its Council in Shanghai (CHN) on 24/10/2019. "A historic decision", according to Gianni…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 166324
• Published on 24/10/19 at 15:50
©  Sportel Monaco 2019
Sportel Monaco 2019: "Everyone is talking about data, and data is glocal" (Javier Tebas, LaLiga)

"Everyone is talking about data. We have been working with AI (Artificial Intelligence) to solve many many problems. We have partners and sponsors now all over the world from the USA all the way to China. There's been a quantum leap," said Javier Tebas, president of LaLiga, at the 2019 edition of…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 166033
• Published on 24/10/19 at 12:44
©  RFEF
Spain: Barça-Real Madrid postponed to 18/12/2019 by the Federation, despite opposition from LaLiga

The FC Barcelona - Real Madrid CF match, counting for the Matchday 10 of the 2019-20 LaLiga Santander and initially scheduled on Saturday 26/10/2019 at the Camp Nou in Barcelona (ESP), has been officially postponed to Wednesday 18/12/2019, stated the Competition Committee of the Spanish Football…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Stadiums, Legal, …
• Article # 166289
• Published on 24/10/19 at 11:40