Première Ligue Convention: "Filling the stadiums... I think it starts there" (J-C Blanc, PSG)

"Filling the stadiums, which means offering a quality entertainment spectacle, offering quality reception conditions for businesses, but also for the general public... Fundamentally, I think it starts there," said Jean-Claude Blanc, the deputy CEO of Paris Saint-Germain (Ligue 1), about the…

NFL: an interactive exhibition with Cirque du Soleil in Times Square (New York), in November 2017

The NFL, the National Football League Players Association (the NFL players' union), and Cirque du Soleil, a Québécois artistic entertainment company, announced the creation of a partnership to create an interactive exhibition in November 2017, on 22/06/2016.The event, "The Times Square NFL…

FIFA: Tomaž Vesel (SVN) appointed chairperson of the Audit and Compliance Committee

"The Bureau of the FIFA Council today appointed Tomaž Vesel of Slovenia as the independent chairperson of FIFA’s Audit and Compliance Committee until the 67^th FIFA Congress, with immediate effect," announced the international federation on 06/07/2016. Tomaž Vesel, 49 years old, succeeds Domenico…

Euro 2016: the final of the Konami virtual tournament to be held at the Eiffel Tower fan-zone

The grand finale of the virtual tournament organised by Konami, the Japanese video game publisher, is to take place at the Eiffel Tower fan-zone in Paris (FRA) on Thursday, 07/07/2016, from 16:30 CET. Konami, the editor of PES (Pro Evolution Soccer), the official video game of Euro 2016, has been…

LaLiga: Barça, Real and 5 other clubs ordered by the European Commission to repay money

European Commission concluded seven Spanish clubs (LaLiga) to pay back "illegal state aid" which gave them "an unfair advantage", on 04/07/2016. FC Barcelona, Real Madrid CF, Athletic Club Bilbao, CA Osasuna, Valencia CF, Hércules de Alicante CF, and Elche CF will have to repay millions of euros…

Euro 2016: Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo to reward the fans of Ireland and Northern Ireland on 07/07/2016

Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris, will present the Medal of the City of Paris to the fans of Ireland and Northern Ireland, at the Eiffel Tower fan-zone (Paris) this Thursday, 07/07/2016 at 19:45 CET, just before the broadcasting of the Euro 2016 semi-final between Germany - France (kick-off at 21:00)…

World Football Forum 2016: official programme of the convention held in Paris on 07 - 08/07/2016

The agency Eventica Sports Marketing, which has organised the World Football Forum annually since 2011, published, on 06/07/2016, the official programme of the 2016 edition of the convention, to be held in Paris (FRA), on Thursday, 07/07 (in the premises of the law firm Dentons) and Friday…

Bundesliga: "We must show that we give something back to society" (Christian Seifert, DFL)

"In terms of social responsibility, the 500 Bundesliga players earn very large sums of money and this is sometimes difficult to understand for the general public. We must show that we give something back to society. This is the role of our Bundesliga Foundation," said Christian Seifert (GER), CEO…

Nike: financial breakdown (in $bn)

Euro 2016: "1000 arrests, 600 persons in custody and 56 convictions" (B. Cazeneuve, Interior)

"Since the beginning of the competition, the police have conducted more than 1,000 arrests, resulting in 600 persons being placed into police custody, and 56 convictions. 34 prefectural orders of deportation were made, particularly with regards to the hooligans responsible for the violence in…