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©  LaLiga
Spain: "If we want to continue growing, the key is international expansion and evolution" (LaLiga)

"At LaLiga we want to take Spanish football to the top. We are an industry that supports hundreds of thousands of families in Spain and if we want to continue growing, the key is international expansion and evolution. We must lead innovation in the world of football," said the Spanish League in a…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital, …
• Article # 128961
• Published on 18/09/18 at 12:00
©  UEFA
UEFA: first matches of the Champions League (18 and 19/09/2018) and Europa League (20/09/2018)

The first matchday of the group stage of the 2018-19 Champions League is scheduled on Tuesday 18 and Wednesday 19/09/2018. The first matchday of the group stage of the 2018-19 Europa League will be played on Thursday 20/09/2018. The final of the Champions League will take place at the Wanda…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Ticketing, Clubs, …
• Article # 128829
• Published on 17/09/18 at 18:30
©  Premiership Rugby
England: Premiership Rugby refuses a 51% takeover bid (£275m) by the fund CVC Capital Partners

The 12 Gallagher Premiership Rugby clubs have "unanimously" refused the offer of a majority takeover of the league by the investment fund CVC Capital Partners, according to Ian Ritchie, president of Premiership Rugby, who spoke to the British public broadcasting group the BBC on 11/09/2018. CVC…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal
• Article # 128794
• Published on 17/09/18 at 17:30
©  UEFA
Champions League: €585m to be shared by the 32 clubs based on "ten-year coefficient rankings" (UEFA)

"30% (or €585m, of the estimated total of €1.95bn for the 32 clubs featuring in the group stage of the 2018-19 Champions League), will be distributed on the basis of ten-year performance-based coefficient rankings," explained UEFA, regarding the 2018 UEFA Champions League, of which the first group…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 128870
• Published on 17/09/18 at 16:04
©  TAS
TPO: Brussels Court "expressed no objection nor reservation towards sports arbitration" (ICAS)

"The International Council of Arbitration for Sport (ICAS) notes the decision issued by the Brussels Court of Appeal on 29/08/2018 in a procedure involving RFC Seraing (Belgian third division) and Doyen Sports against FIFA, UEFA), URBSFA (the governing body of football in Belgium) and FIFPro,…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 128859
• Published on 17/09/18 at 13:34
©  D.R.
UEFA: "We are building our own OTT platform to really go beyond the current content" (G-L. Epstein)

"It is not ready yet, but we are building our own OTT platform to really go beyond the current content," said Guy-Laurent Epstein, marketing director at UEFA, to the Spanish news website Palco23, on 14/09/2018. "We do not want to compete with TV channels, but to take advantage of the wide…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital, …
• Article # 128774
• Published on 17/09/18 at 11:30
©  UEFA
Euro 2024: UEFA to designate host country - Germany or Turkey - on Thursday 27/09/2018 in Nyon

"The UEFA Executive Committee will select the host association for UEFA EURO 2024 on Thursday 27/09/2018. The final bid presentations and the announcement ceremony will take place at UEFA's headquarters, the House of European Football, in Nyon, Switzerland. In April 2018, the German Football…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Stadiums
• Article # 128746
• Published on 14/09/18 at 14:02
©  ECA
European cups: no change of format is possible without the green light of the clubs

"Clubs were provided with an update on on-going discussions between ECA and UEFA relating to the future of the UEFA Europa League post-2021 and possible changes that may be introduced to the competition," announced the ECA at the end of its 21st General Assembly, held in Split (CRO) on 10 and…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Clubs, Legal, …
• Article # 128567
• Published on 14/09/18 at 10:45
©  D.R.
eSports: eight new franchises (20 in total) will compete in the 2019 Overwatch League season

"Last month, franchises representing Atlanta (USA) and Guangzhou (CHN) joined the Overwatch League, and now six more new teams - Chengdu (CHN), Hangzhou (CHN), Paris (FRA), Toronto (CAN), Vancouver (CAN), and Washington D.C. (USA) - will compete for the 2019 Overwatch League championship, official…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, esport - gaming
• Article # 128684
• Published on 13/09/18 at 18:45
©  DC
LFP: Indian tyre manufacturer BKT acquires Coupe de la Ligue naming rights for 2018-2024

"On the occasion of the draw for the Coupe de la Ligue's Round of 32, the LFP is pleased to announce a premium partnership with the company BKT (Indian tyre company)," said the LFP in Paris (FRA) on 12/09/2018. "A world leader for off-road tires used in specialist segments like mining…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication, Sponsors - Partners
• Article # 128626
• Published on 13/09/18 at 17:59