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All the News Tank Football articles from the past week, plus Think Football in Paris on 01/02/2018

The entire team at News Tank Football wishes everyone a Happy New Year, and much success in 2018. The daily newsletters with all the latest information about sponsorship, clubs, leagues, media, and more in football and the sports business have resumed today, Tuesday 02/01/2018.However, please find…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Clubs, Authorities, …
• Article # 109647
• Published on 02/01/18 at 17:34
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News Tank Football wishes all its subscribers and readers a Happy New Year 2018

The entire News Tank Football team offers to all of its subscribers -- and future subscribers -- its most sincere wishes for the new 2018 year. May this year be, for each of you, synonymous with success and happiness, and that this year of the FIFA World Cup (in Russia from 14/06 to 15/07/2018…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Social Responsibility, Media Audiences, …
• Article # 109626
• Published on 02/01/18 at 13:39
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DFL: first edition of the "SportsInnovation" event, 08 and 09/05/2018 in Düsseldorf (Germany)

"The Deutsche Fußball Liga is launching an international platform for technological progress and innovation. The slogan of the inaugural SportsInnovation event, which will be held May 8-9, 2018 (at the Esprit Arena) in conjunction with Messe Düsseldorf, an international trade fair organizer, is…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Digital, Authorities, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 109637
• Published on 02/01/18 at 12:09
©  D.R.
Liberia: George Weah, 1995 Ballon d'Or winner, is elected President with 61.5% of the votes

George Weah, 51 years old, has been elected as President of Liberia on 28/12/2017. Weah, the 1995 Ballon d'Or winner and the only African ever to win the prize, will succeed Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on 22/01/2018. The senator of Montserrado County (which includes the capital Monrovia) since 2015…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 109558
• Published on 02/01/18 at 10:25
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Russia: Vitaly Mutko suspends his role as president of the Russian Football Federation for 6 months

Vitaly Leontyevich Mutko, the Russian deputy prime minister in charge of sports, has suspended his duties as president of the Russian Football Federation in order to challenge his lifetime ban from the Olympic Games by the IOC because of the institutionalised doping scandal in Russian athletics…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 109445
• Published on 02/01/18 at 09:49
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Last News Tank Football newsletter of 2017... the next one on Tuesday, 02/01/2018

Today's newsletter dated Friday 22/12/2017 is the last one of 2017. News Tank Football, however, remains on watch over the holiday period to keep you informed in real time on all football business news, be it the leagues or the lives of the clubs, sponsors and partners, media, and more. The next…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Media Audiences, …
• Article # 109411
• Published on 22/12/17 at 15:44
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US sports: media rights will be the top source of franchise revenue in 2018 (PwC study)

Media rights will become the top source of franchise revenue for the five major North American leagues (NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and MLS), starting in 2018, with a cumulative amount of $20.135bn (€17bn at 21/12/2017), according to a report from the audit and consulting firm PwC, published in December…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Ticketing, Clubs, …
• Article # 109307
• Published on 22/12/17 at 10:19
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MLS: Nashville, Tennessee formally awarded a future expansion franchise, making 25 teams planned

The city of Nashville, Tennessee (USA) has been awarded a future MLS expansion franchise, announced the North American soccer league on 20/12/2017. The official name, colours, crest, and entry date into the league will be formalised at a later date. "Nashville’s MLS team will be owned by the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Stadiums, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 109311
• Published on 22/12/17 at 10:00
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European cups: UEFA launches the 2018-2021 TV rights tender for the Asia Pacific region

UEFA has launched a tender for 11 countries and territories in the Asia (excluding China and Japan) for the media rights to the UEFA Champions League and Europa League for the 2018-2021 period, announced the European body on 15/12/2017. Applicants must submit their offers by 01/02/2018 at the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies
• Article # 109316
• Published on 21/12/17 at 16:10
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Goal-line tech: French LFP threatens to terminate GoalControl's contract at the end of the season

"The LFP has clearly informed the (German) company GoalControl of the possibility of terminating its contract at the end of the 2017-18 season (instead of 2018-19; annual amount: €2m) in a case where no improvements have been made to the system for the second part of the season," announced the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 109104
• Published on 19/12/17 at 16:39