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©  Decathlon

Decathlon: Barbara Martin Coppola appointed as CEO from March 2022

Barbara Martin Coppola, a 45-year-old Franco-Spaniard, has been appointed as CEO of Decathlon, announced the French-based group, specialised in the design, production and distribution of sporting goods, on 24/01/2022. Coppola succeeds Michel Aballea, who has held the position since 2015. The…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Sporting Goods & Brands, Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 240435
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©  ASM

AS Monaco FC: 22,000 people have acquired nearly all of the 300,000 $ASM Fan Tokens on Socios.com

"Almost all of the 300,000 $ASM Fan Tokens put on sale (on Socios.com) have been snapped up. As a sign of the craze, more than 22,000 people have acquired $ASM Fan Tokens, making AS Monaco FC (Ligue 1 Uber Eats) the second club with the highest number of different holders of its Fan Token,…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Activation, Marketing - Communication, Merchandising - Licensing
• Article # 240405
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©  MTG

esports: Savvy Gaming, linked to Saudi fund PIF, acquires ESL Gaming (€927m) and FACEIT

Savvy Gaming Group (SGG), an entity founded and controlled by Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund (Public Investment Fund/PIF), has acquired ESL Gaming, an esports event organiser, from Modern Times Group (MTG), announced the Swedish media group on 24/01/2022. The acquisition values ESL Gaming at…
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• Category(ies): Investment - Shareholding, esport - gaming
• Article # 240378
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©  D.R.

Argentina: imbroglio between Binance and Socios.com over rights to the AFA's fan tokens

Binance, a Hong Kong-based platform specialised in cryptocurrency exchanges, has become a global partner of the Asociación del Fútbol Argentino for five years (2022-2026), announced the AFA on 24/01/2022. "We are stunned by the statement made public today by AFA announcing an agreement to grant…
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• Category(ies): Digital, Authorities, Legal, …
• Article # 240339
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©  Kia

Tennis/Australian Open: Kia launches "Aces for Oceans" a platform raising awareness of plastic waste

Kia has activated its partnerships with Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal and the Australian Open Tennis Championships and has launched an augmented reality platform called "Aces for Oceans" available on smartphones, announced the South Korean manufacturer on 17/01/2022. This gamification…
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• Category(ies): Activation, Authorities, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 240215
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©  Red Bull Racing

Formula 1: PokerStars (sports betting and poker), partner of Red Bull Racing from 2022

The Isle of Man-based online sports betting and gaming operator PokerStars has become an "exclusive partner" of the Red Bull Racing Formula 1 team from the 2022 season, announced Irish group Flutter Entertainment, which has owned the betting brand since 2019, on 21/01/2022. PokerStars becomes a…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Betting
• Article # 240175
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©  FIR

Rugby/Six Nations 2022: Bitpanda (trading, crypto), Italy's main jersey sponsor

Bitpanda, an Austrian digital investment and trading platform, has become a partner of the Federazione Italiana Rugby and will be the main jersey sponsor of the senior and U20 national teams during the 2022 Guinness Six Nations tournament (played from 05/02 to 19/03/2022), according to an…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Authorities, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 240060
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©  News Tank

Weekly News Extra (17-21/01/2022)

• Joe Gebbia, co-founder of Airbnb, has become a minority shareholder and "strategic partner" of the San Antonio Spurs NBA franchise. • Between 2014 and 2019, the economic impact of international sports organisations based in Switzerland (FIFA, IOC, UEFA, UCI, etc.) was estimated at CHF1.68bn…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Marketing - Communication, Clubs, …
• Article # 240088
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©  CIO / Dave Thompson

Beijing 2022: IOC assures branded products from suppliers are not made using forced labor

"The International Olympic Committee (IOC) conducted third-party due diligence on suppliers that produced its own branded products for the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 (04-20/02/2022, China). This work, which started in September 2021 and is aligned with the IOC's Supplier Code, did not find…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Sporting Goods & Brands, Authorities, Merchandising - Licensing, …
• Article # 239946
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©  World Rugby

World Rugby: Macron (ITA), match officials kit supplier for three years (2022-2024)

The Italian brand Macron has signed an agreement with World Rugby to supply its match officials with kits for three years, including the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France, according to the body on 20/01/2022. The officials will wear their new Macron kit for the first time at the Malaga (ESP) stage of…
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• Category(ies): Sporting Goods & Brands, Authorities, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 239934
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