Weekly News Extra (19-23/09/2022)

• Euro 2024 football tournament: neither Germany (automatically qualified) nor Russia (suspended because of the war in Ukraine) will take part in the qualifiers, the draw for which will take place in Frankfurt (GER) on Sunday 09/10/2022.
• City Football Group (CFG) has completed the acquisition of Esporte Club Bahia (Brasileiro Serie B) for €135m, according to several international media reports.
• The Swiss agency TEAM Marketing has launched the tender for the broadcasting rights to the European football club cups (Champions League, Europa League, Europa Conference League) for the 2024-2027 cycle in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Bulgaria.
• Apple Music, the audio streaming service of the US electronics giant, will succeed PepsiCo as a partner and title sponsor of the "Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show", the halftime concert for the National Football League (NFL) finals, starting with the 2023 edition.
• Riot Games has announced the 30 teams participating in its new global circuit, the Valorant Champions Tour, consisting of three regional leagues (EMEA, Americas and Pacific).
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