Weekly News Extra (28/07-01/08/2025)

• The IFAB board has approved the extension of the body camera trial for referees at professional level, "following successful tests of body cameras worn by referees at the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 for broadcast use." Other competitions now have the opportunity to test these camera systems.
• Fenway Sports Group, the conglomerate that owns Liverpool FC (Premier League), is in talks with Angel Torres, president of Getafe CF (LALIGA EA Sports), about a "staged takeover" of the Spanish club, according to The Athletic on 29/07/2025.
• Publicis Sport has been chosen by the Ligue de Football Professionnel to produce the launch campaign for the Ligue 1+ platform.
• Decathlon and LAFOURMI have unveiled the French group's new brand campaign, embodied by its ambassador Antoine Griezmann, in which the French footballer is disguised as a "football knowledge teacher."
• A22 Sports Management, the company behind the Unify League (Super League) project, posted losses of €5.5m in 2024, compared with €227,196 in 2023. Turnover amounted to €0.72m in 2024, compared with €3.3m in 2023.
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