Weekly News Extra (11-15/09/2023)

• Claire Sumner, ex-BBC, has joined the Premier League as chief policy and corporate affairs officer.
• Parma Calcio 1913 (Serie A TIM) will invest €138m in the renovation of the Stadio Ennio Tardini, which belongs to Parma town council and will be fully supported by the club in exchange for operating the stadium for 90 years.
• Madrid City Council is to spend €68 million on extending the Santiago Bernabéu metro station, close to the home of Real Madrid CF (LaLiga EA Sport).
• Footbar, a tracking solution dedicated to football players, has entered into a partnership with the French sports media group L'Équipe for the Ballon d'Or 2023.
• The pay-TV group Azam Media has acquired broadcast rights to the AFC Champions League in eight East African countries for the 2023-24 season.
• The EPCR has appointed Nineteen Sports Consulting as its exclusive sponsorship agency in France to develop revenue for the Invest Champions Cup and Challenge Cup.

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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