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©  LaLiga
LaLiga: a single complaint for non-payment of wages in 2017-18, versus 153 in 2012-13

"The LaLiga-AFE (Association of Spanish Footballers) Joint Commission have confirmed that only one player reported their club over non-payment of wages in the 2017-18 season. Since Javier Tebas became the president of LaLiga during the 2012-13 campaign, the number of complaints brought by players…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal
• Article # 125260
• Published on 19/07/18 at 09:45
©  MLB
MLB: license agreement with Lucid Sight (blockchain gaming) to launch the "MLB Crypto Baseball" game

Lucid Sight, an American blockchain gaming company, has launched the "MLB Crypto Baseball" game via a license agreement with MLB on 13/07/2018. Players will need to use the Ethereum cryptocurrency for their internal transactions, notably to improve their digital avatars. They will then be…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Digital, Authorities
• Article # 125249
• Published on 18/07/18 at 17:49
©  LaLiga
LaLiga: the Spanish League named as an honorary ambassador of the "Spanish Brand"

LaLiga has been named as an honorary ambassador of the "Marca España" ("Spanish Brand") programme funded by the Spanish government, whose goal is to promote the country, its economy and its culture abroad, according to the Spanish League on 11/07/2018. The recognition rewards LaLiga for its…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication
• Article # 125161
• Published on 18/07/18 at 12:00
©  UEFA
Russia 2018: "European teams held sway during this unforgettable tournament" (A. Ceferin, UEFA)

"European teams held sway during an unforgettable month in Russia. Ten of Europe's 14 representatives qualified for the knockout phase; six of the eight quarter-finalists, and then all four semi-finalists were from this continent. And, in the end, France prevailed over their excellent opponents…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication
• Article # 125088
• Published on 17/07/18 at 16:19
©  Clear_MLB
Baseball: MLB - Clear agreement to deploy biometric ticketing in the stadiums by 2019

Clear, a US-based biometric solutions firm, is partnering with MLB and Tickets.com to introduce a biometrics-based ticketing system in MLB's "ballparks", starting in 2019, announced the two parties on 12/07/2018. "Clear becomes the Official Biometric Identity and Ticketing Partner of Major League…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Authorities, Stadiums
• Article # 124993
• Published on 16/07/18 at 13:30
©  FIFA
2018 World Cup: €32.5m to French Football Federation as world champions, €24m to runners-up Croatia

By winning the 2018 World Cup thanks to its 4-2 victory in the final against Croatia at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow (RUS) on 15/07/2018, the French Football Federation wins a monetary prize of $38m, or €32.5m on 16/07/2018. This sum awarded by FIFA, the organizer of the competition, represents…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal
• Article # 124979
• Published on 16/07/18 at 12:50
©  D.R.
2018 World Cup: Luca Modric (CRO) adidas Golden Ball, Kylian Mbappé (FRA) elected FIFA Young Player

Croatian Luca Modric was presented with the "adidas Golden Ball" award as best player, and French international Kylian Mbappé was named "FIFA Young Player" as the best young player, two of the five major categories awarded by the FIFA Technical Study Group (TSG), at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 124966
• Published on 16/07/18 at 11:04
©  FIFA
2018 World Cup: French champions arrive to the Élysée Palace in Paris on 16/07/2018 (18:30 CET)

"On the occasion of the victory of the French national team at the 2018 FIFA World Cup of football, the President of the Republic (Emmanuel Macron) and his wife, Mrs. Brigitte Macron, will offer a reception in honour of the players, their supervision team, and the Federation (FFF), on Monday…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication
• Article # 124963
• Published on 16/07/18 at 10:19
©  FIFA
Russia 2018: "This fantastic World Cup is the best in history" (G. Infantino, FIFA)

"It's fantastic, great, amazing! We said we wanted this to be the best World Cup ever and it’s been the best World Cup ever. And we should say thanks to Russia: the Russian Government, the LOC, the Russian Football Union. And the volunteers, who are the smile and the heart of the World Cup. All of…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication, Stadiums
• Article # 124917
• Published on 13/07/18 at 16:49
©  D.R.
2018 World Cup final in Russia: France - Croatia (in Moscow on Sunday 15/07/2018 at 17:00 CET)

With more than 13.35 million fans on social networks (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram), the French national football team has nearly 13 times more than the Croatian team, which totals a little over 1.03 million (on the Croatian Federation's social networks, unlike the French men's team which has…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Sporting Goods & Brands, Merchandising - Licensing, …
• Article # 124889
• Published on 13/07/18 at 14:55