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IOC: inauguration of the new "Olympic House" headquarters, in Lausanne (SUI), on Sunday 23/06/2019

"The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will officially inaugurate its new headquarters on 23/06/2019 during the celebration of Olympic Day," said the international body on 11/02/2019. "In 2019, this symbolic day will mark the 125th anniversary of the creation of the IOC," added the body…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication, Stadiums
• Article # 140399
• Published on 19/02/19 at 17:59
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English Football League: Shaun Harvey will leave as CEO "at the end of the 2018-19 season"

Shaun Harvey will leave his post as CEO of the English Football League "at the end of the 2018-19 season," indicated this English professional league on 18/02/2019. He was appointed on 29/07/2013 and took office on 01/10/2013. The position was created to support Greg Clarke, chairman of the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 140424
• Published on 19/02/19 at 14:27
©  D.R.
2030 World Cup: Argentina-Chile-Paraguay-Uruguay joint bid for the centennial edition

"The Presidents of the Argentine Republic, Mauricio Macri; of the Republic of Chile, Sebastián Piñera; of the Republic of Paraguay, Mario Abdo; and the Republic of Uruguay, Tabaré Vázquez; have agreed to submit a joint bid to host the 2030 World Cup," announced the Chilean President Sebastián…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 140382
• Published on 19/02/19 at 11:24
©  .DR
NBA: presentation of a new "smart jersey" that changes name and number via an application

Adam Silver, commissioner of the National Basketball Association, has presented the "smart jersey of the future" which enables the wearer to change the flocking on the back of the jersey (name and number) via an application, on 15/02/2019. "Silver used an app on a phone to change the number…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Merchandising - Licensing
• Article # 140384
• Published on 19/02/19 at 10:55
©  UEFA
VAR: "The technology worked perfectly" in the four Champions League games (R. Rosetti, UEFA)

"I am very happy with the way VAR was implemented, the technology worked perfectly, and the refereeing teams performed at a very high level. It showed all the hard work we have put in," said Roberto Rosetti (ITA), chief refereeing officer for UEFA on 15/02/2019, after the first 2018-19 Champions…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication, Stadiums
• Article # 140313
• Published on 18/02/19 at 18:14
©  MLS
MLS: Don Garber extends as commissioner of the league for 5 years until the end of the 2023 season

Major League Soccer (MLS) has extended Don Garber's contract as commissioner for five years or until the end of the 2023 season, according to the North American professional football league on 14/02/2019. "Garber, 61, has presided over MLS's dramatic growth and consolidation since taking the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal
• Article # 140314
• Published on 18/02/19 at 17:10
©  FIFA
Global Transfer Market Report: 16,533 international transfers in 2018 and a total of $7.03bn spent

Clubs spent a record of $7.03bn (€6.14bn on 31/12/2018) on international transfers in 2018, a 10.3% increase compared to 2017, according to the 2018 edition of the Global Transfer Market Report published by FIFA on 30/01/2019. According to the study by FIFA TMS, the platform that records…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 140265
• Published on 18/02/19 at 14:20
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Global Sports Week: a sports industry event in Paris (FRA) Carrousel du Louvre from 05 to 07/02/2019

Global Sports Week, a professional event that brings together professionals in the sports industry, will take place from Wednesday 05/02 to Friday 07/02/2020 at the Carrousel du Louvre (Paris, FRA), according to the organisers during the 15th edition of the "Sporsora Sports Marketing Trophies" in…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital, …
• Article # 139892
• Published on 18/02/19 at 12:19
©  DFL
DFL: a record cumulative revenue of €4.42bn for the 36 German professional football clubs in 2017-18

The cumulative revenue of the 36 German professional football clubs (18 in the Bundesliga, 18 in 2.Bundesliga) reached a record of €4.42bn in 2017-18 (+10% compared to 2016-17), which confirms "the positive economic development of German professional football," announced the DFL, which presented…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Merchandising - Licensing, Sponsors - Partners, Authorities, …
• Article # 140259
• Published on 18/02/19 at 11:05
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Think Football 2019: FIFA reports on News Tank Football's event held on 07/02/2019

"At the beginning of February, with four months to go until the start of the FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 (from 07/06 to 07/07/2019), Paris played host to 'Think Football', a symposium organised by News Tank Football. At the event, FIFA secretary general Fatma Samoura and 2019 Local…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 140316
• Published on 18/02/19 at 10:45