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 (€1.61bn) per year, up 57% compared to the previous period (2008-2013).
• The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) launched a call for tenders for the broadcasting rights to its futsal competitions.
• Puma has posted a record turnover of €6.805bn for the 2021 financial year ending 31/12/2021. This is 30% higher than in 2020 (€5.234bn).
• 30,000 was raised for Charcot disease research in Spain through a charity match between FC Barcelona and Girona FC legends.

These are some of the news items that did not make it into an article this week, but which are nevertheless worthy of your attention.

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