Weekly News Extra (17-21/06/2024)

• "UEFA is deeply saddened to learn of the loss of Gerhard Aigner, our former general secretary and chief executive, widely recognised as a key architect of the UEFA Champions League," announced the European confederation on 20/06/2024 regarding the German executive who died aged 80.
• "It's not our intention to sell Nice. I like the concept of the multi club and Nice will be complementary for Manchester United. You can blood younger players in Nice because Manchester United sit at a higher level," said Jim Ratcliffe, chairman of INEOS, the British company that owns OGC Nice (Ligue 1) and has been a minority shareholder (25%) in Manchester United FC (Premier League) since February 2024, in an interview with US media outlet Bloomberg.
• To mark the Italian national team's entry into Euro 2024 (a 1-0 defeat by Spain on 20/06/2024), the FIGC and its supplier adidas installed a 15-metre-long Azzurri shirt on the steps at the piazza di Spagna in Rome (ITA) on 19/06/2024.
• The OTT platform Megogo has extended its rights to broadcast the UEFA men's club competitions (Champions League…