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©  Paris SG

IAAF World Championships in Qatar: N. Al-Khelaifi (PSG) formally investigated for "active bribery"

Nasser Al-Khelaifi, president of Paris Saint-Germain, Qatar Sports Investments and beIN Media Group, has been formally investigated for "active bribery" by French authorities as part of an inquiry into the Doha (Qatar) bid candidatures to host the World Championships in 2017 and 2019, according to…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Legal
• Article # 148059
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©  FIFA

FIFA: the 2022 World Cup in Qatar will consist of 32 teams and will only expand to 48 teams in 2026

"The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 will remain as originally planned with 32 teams and no proposal will be submitted at the next FIFA Congress on 05/06/2019," announced FIFA on 22/05/2019. The FIFA Council meeting in Miami (Florida, USA) on 15/03/2019, had recommended the transition to 48 teams for…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal, Stadiums
• Article # 148042
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IAAF World Championships in Qatar: Y. Al-Obaidly and L. Diack investigated by French authorities

Yousef Al-Obaidly, CEO of beIN Media Group and president of beIN Sports France, and Lamine Diack, president of the IAAF from 1999 to 2015, were investigated by French authorities for "active corruption" and "passive corruption", respectively, on 27 and 28/03/2019, according to information reported…
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• Category(ies): Agencies, Legal
• Article # 147917
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©  FCBM

European Top 5 leagues: all the 2017-18 champions retain their domestic titles in 2018-19, a first

FC Bayern Munich have won the 2018-19 Bundesliga title after the 34th and final matchday on 18/05/2019. Therefore, all the champions of the Top 5 European leagues, with the titles clinched in the following chronological order: Juventus FC (at the end of Matchday 33 of the Serie A TIM), Paris…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 147714
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©  D.R.

Euro 2020: 1.5 million tickets for sale (from 12/06-12/07/2019) of which 83% are less than €100

1.5 million Euro 2020 tickets will go on sale between 12/06 and 12/07/2019, UEFA announced on 19/05/2019. In total, the European Confederation will market nearly 2.5 million tickets for the event, with 960,000 tickets being offered to participating Federations following the draw for the final…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums
• Article # 147749
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©  Mairie de Paris

Women's World Cup 2019: Paris City Hall presents the fan village at Forum des Halles (Paris, FRA)

For the Women's World Cup 2019 in France (07/06 to 07/07/2019), Paris City Hall has presented the "FIFA Fan Experience" village located in front of Forum des Halles (shopping complex), in the square at the Jardin Nelson Mandela (Paris), according the City Hall on 20/05/2019. "The venue will be…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Stadiums, esport - gaming
• Article # 147748
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©  LFP

LFP: "EA Ligue 1 Games" summer tour with 4 French clubs in Washington DC sponsored by EA Sports

"As part of its strategy to promote French football internationally, the Ligue de Football Professionnel, in partnership with Electronic Arts, publisher of the FIFA video game, is launching 'EA Ligue 1 Games' a pre-season tour of the United States this summer," said the LFP on 20/05/2019. The…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication, Sponsors - Partners
• Article # 147735
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©  UEFA

UEFA: launch of "Time for Action" a programme dedicated to developing women's football (2019-20)

"For the first time in its history, UEFA has launched a dedicated women's football strategy. It commits UEFA to a five-year strategic framework with the aim of supporting, guiding and lifting both women's football and the position of women in football across Europe," said the body on 17/05/2019…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 147657
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©  UEFA

European Cup reform: "We'd never accept changes that harm European football" (A. Ceferin, UEFA)

"The consultation process is ongoing and we look forward to receiving the thoughts of other stakeholders directly, rather than having to piece them together from media statements. We will not decide anything without taking everyone's views into account. We would never accept changes that would…
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• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 147630
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©  CIES Football Observatory

CIES: Brazil (1,330 players) and France (867) are the countries exporting the most football players

With 1,330 expatriate players in the 147 leagues (in 98 different countries) used for the study, Brazil is at the top of the list of countries exporting football players, according to the CIES Football Observatory's monthly report, published on 15/05/2019. "In total, 1,330 players having grown…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Transfer Market
• Article # 147675
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