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Future of Sport (Viva Technology x Global Sports Week Paris): event in Paris (FRA) 14-17/06/2023

Viva Technology, Europe's largest event dedicated to start-ups and technology, and Global Sports Week, an international forum dedicated to sport, are joining forces to create "Future of Sport", an event dedicated to the "positive transformation of sport" in Hall 2 at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles from 14 to 17/06/2023. "This new space will showcase the biggest brands, organizations, companies and startups leading Sport Tech and positive impact innovation. The sport industry is valued at more than $800bn worldwide, and is being flooded by investors who have spotted massive opportunities in key areas: performance, wellbeing, in-venue technologies, sustainability, fan experience, esports and more," said VivaTech and Global Sports Week.

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Think Sport 2023: female leaders & decision-makers at the Maison du Hand (Créteil, FRA) 03/10/2023

The seventh edition of Think Sport, an annual event organised by News Tank since 2017, will take place at the Maison du Handball (Créteil, Val-de-Marne), headquarters of the French Handball Federation (FFHB) and the LFH (French women's handball first division), as well as the training centre of the national handball teams, on Tuesday 03/10/2023, i.e. in five months to the day on 03/05/2023. Reserve your day by noting this event in your diary! For the 2023 edition of this event, News Tank intends to make inspiring women, often unknown to the ecosystem, known and profiles with high potential. The audience will therefore be made up of 100% women leaders, decision-makers and entrepreneurs in sport. The topics discussed will go far beyond women's sport, even though it will be in the spotlight. The day will be built around round tables on major sports topics including: governance, evolution of the media world and post-Paris 2024. Between each of these debates, inspiring women will share their experiences, while experts will decipher the trends that will shape the sport of tomorrow. Brands and organisations will also present their strategies in the form of case studies. Our goal? That at the end of this event,…

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France-Morocco: "A taster of the revival of relationship between the two States" (J-B. Guégan)

"Relations between Morocco and France have warmed up recently after a few months of tension. The proof is that a state visit by Emmanuel Macron to Morocco is on the horizon in 2023. The match will therefore be a good taster of the revival of the bilateral relationship between the two States," said Jean-Baptiste Guégan, an expert and author on the geopolitics of sport, to News Tank Football on 12/12/2022. France - Morocco, the second semi-final of the 2022 World Cup, will take place on Wednesday 14/12/2022 at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al-Khor, Qatar (kick-off at 20:00 CET). This is the first time the two countries have met at a World Cup. The last time France and Morocco faced each other was in a friendly in 2007 (2-2). "Historically, Morocco and France have long been linked. Beyond the temporary tensions and the end of the protectorate in 1956, relations have been numerous and intense. Morocco is France's leading African partner and the largest recipient of AFD financing in the world. With the largest network of French Institutes, the Cherifian Kingdom is all the more oriented towards France as it sends more than 45,000 students to France. In return, it…

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FC Viktoria Berlin: "Giving visibility to women's football in Berlin and Germany" (Lisa Währer)

"Berlin, the capital of Germany, also wants to be the 'sports capital of Germany', but the fact is that we don't have any women's teams from the city in the Flyeralarm Frauen-Bundesliga. The ambitious goal of FC Viktoria Berlin is to give visibility to women's football, women's sport, in Berlin and in Germany," said Lisa Währer, co-founder and managing director of FC Viktoria Berlin (German women's third division), to News Tank Football on 22/09/2022. "Sportingly, we want to be promoted quickly and join the second division, if possible by the end of the 2022-23 season, before we achieve our major goal of joining the top flight within five years," said Währer. "We have devised an economic plan for the next five years. We may be in the third division at the moment, but the aim is to generate revenue and become profitable in the coming years. At the beginning of September 2022, we were only selling merchandising on matchdays. Since then, we have set up an online shop to sell our products. On 20/09/2022, we announced the arrival of 87 investors, for €1m," said Lisa Währer, who answered questions from News Tank Football.

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Think Football: "We'd like $440m added to a fund for Qatar 2022 workers" (L. Schulmann, Amnesty)

"FIFA will generate $6bn in profits during the World Cup. We would like to see a sum of $440m added to a compensation fund for workers and victims of the organisation of this World Cup. An amount that corresponds to what all the teams will receive," said Lola Schulmann, advocacy officer at Amnesty International France, during Think Football 2022, an event organised annually by News Tank Football, held this year at the FFF headquarters in Paris (FRA), on 04/10/2022. Lola Schulmann participated in an exchange entitled "Qatar 2022: what will be its legacy?" alongside Jean-Baptiste Guégan, expert and author on the geopolitics of sport. "If we can't change the past, we can change the legacy of this World Cup. Our campaign "Ramener la Coupe à la raison" (Bringing the Cup back to sanity) aims to raise awareness of human rights issues in Qatar. But above all, we want concrete decisions to be taken," added the representative of Amnesty International France. "The boycott of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar is the wrong response to a real problem. Historically, no boycott has produced political results. A boycott is a refusal of dialogue with another. If you boycott, you don't engage in d…

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Think Football 2022: "The role of ultras in clubs" - 14:15 CET, at the FFF headquarters (04/10/2022)

"At the level of each professional club, there must be the involvement of the approved supporters' associations in the management of the clubs to define the orientations of these clubs and to define together, for example, the security conditions in stadiums as well as in relation to travel," said Marie-George Buffet, former French Minister for Sports (within Lionel Jospin's government, from 04/06/1997 to 06/05/2002), to News Tank Football on 16/09/2022. The co-rapporteur of the joint inquiry on stadium bans and supporterism at the Assemblée Nationale (report delivered on 22/05/2020) will take part in the debate on "the role of ultras in clubs" on Tuesday 04/10/2022 at 14:15 CET on the occasion of Think Football 2022, whose afternoon will be dedicated to the development of French football, at the FFF headquarters in Paris (FRA). The event will be held entirely in French. Marie-George Buffet will be accompanied by Pierre Barthélemy, lawyer at Jones Day and volunteer defender of the French National Supporters' Association, and by Xavier Pierrot, deputy general manager in charge of stadium and arena at Olympique Lyonnais (Ligue 1 Uber Eats). This exchange will be an opportunity to discuss the situation of ultras in France, their relation with the c…

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News Tank Football: Victor Bertin departs to become head of economic transformation at the CNOSF

Victor Bertin, analyst and writer at News Tank Football/News Tank Sport since March 2016, has left our strategic information agency to take up the position of head of economic transformation at the CNOSF, on 25/07/2022. Initially in charge of media content within our platform for ecosystem leaders, Victor then oversaw the new Sport offer (for the French market) launched in particular in view of the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France and the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. He also participated in the technological development of News Tank. Within the CNOSF, Victor Bertin will be in charge of designing, piloting, leading and coordinating all the actions allowing the rethinking of the economic model of the sports movement according to the programme set up by its president, Brigitte Henriques, elected on 29/06/2021. Placed under the direction of Matthieu Barnay, director of economic transformation and marketing, he will accompany the 109 member federations in this transformation.

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Saudi Arabia / Women's football: "A first Women's League with 16 teams and 430 players" (L. Bahaian)

"One of the most exciting things that happened in November 2021 is that we had 16 teams playing under the Federation. It was a very good number for the start of the first women’s league in the SAFF’s history. 430 players played in total," said Lamia Bahaian, board member and head of women’s football at the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF), to News Tank on 01/04/2022. Saudi Arabia launched its first ever women's football championship on 25/11/2021. The competition consisted of two stages, starting with three regional leagues in Riyadh, Jeddah and Ammam. Eight teams then qualified for the national stage (in a playoff format) from 01 to 08/01/2022. "There is one thing that we would change: instead of having a two-month competition, it should be four to six month league. The players need to be able to practice more. One of the best things was that the girls were really excited and really committed to play. They were playing two games per week, very competitive games. We really want to take advantage of this momentum by adding more teams and creating a second division. It could be 16 teams at the top level, and 12 teams in the second tier," said L…

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Saudi Arabia/women's sport: "Sport has really built me as a woman" (Laure Boulleau, ex-footballer)

"The values of sport are infinite. You learn a lot by playing a team sport: self-confidence, respect for others, respect for the rules, living together, etc. I've had injuries, you also learn not to give up. Sport has really built me as a woman," said Laure Boulleau (FRA), on 31/03/2022. The former international footballer (65 caps with the French national team), now a consultant for Canal+, took part in a conference on "sport as a tool for the development of women", held at the Prince Sultan University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Boulleau talked about her experience as a high-level sportswoman confronted with the evolution of women's football in France and Europe, as part of an exchange with two personalities from Saudi sport: the fencer Lama AlFozan, member of the board of the Fencing Federation and member of the Athletes' Commission of the Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee (SAOC), and ex-boxer Rasha AlKhamis, vice-president of the Boxing Federation and member of the SAOC Women's Committee. "When I started fencing eight or nine years ago, there were maybe 50 female athletes in the whole Kingdom. Today I am very proud to see that there are more than 4,000. We are starting to have…

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Cycling: "Our health protocol served as a model for other bodies" (D. Lappartient, UCI)

"When the Covid-19 pandemic broke out, we had to rebuild a calendar, to set up a health protocol and to relocate the Road World Championships. Our health protocol served as a model for other bodies," said David Lappartient (FRA), president of UCI, to News Tank on 07/12/2021. "We also had to secure the institution's financial sustainability. We were able to rely on short-time working arrangements in Switzerland and ended the year with a loss of CHF1m (€960,000) in 2020, while maintaining equity of CHF40m (€38m). We would have had to spend 50% of our own funds had competitions not resumed," said Lappartient, who pointed out his priorities "for the development of cycling across all continents: • To further develop women's cycling; • To further commit to societal causes; • To continue to work towards ensuring the safety of races; • To pursue innovations; • To ensure visibility for host cities and to secure revenue for the UCI." "Like many sports, renewing our audience is a challenge. Cycling benefited from the Covid-19 period, when it was one of only two sports to resume along with football. The percentage of women watching our competitions is also increasing, and the return of the Women's Tour de France…

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From the G14 to the ECA, Jean-Michel Aulas' quest for influence on a European scale

Jean-Michel Aulas has been a member of the executive committee of the European Club Association (ECA) since the creation in 2008 of this body responsible for representing the interests of European clubs, in particular with UEFA. Very active in national bodies through his work with the LFP and the FFF, the Lyon entrepreneur has always wanted to play a role on an international level. Firstly in sporting matters, as illustrated by the qualification of the Olympique Lyonnais men's team for the European Cups for 23 consecutive seasons from 1997 to 2020 and the eight UEFA Champions Leagues won by the OL Féminin between 2011 and 2022. As well as through his influence within the institutions themselves, and this since 2000 and the creation of the G14, a group of 14 clubs (18 from 2002) considered too elitist, which was eventually dissolved in 2008 - a few months after Jean-Michel Aulas took over the presidency - to make way for the ECA, which counts 245 first division clubs as members in 2022-23. Two key issues will have marked the former OL president's time at the ECA: • Financial Fair Play, for which he chaired the working group for a long time an…

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From the G14 to the ECA, Jean-Michel Aulas' quest for influence on a European scale

Jean-Michel Aulas has been a member of the executive committee of the European Club Association (ECA) since the creation in 2008 of this body responsible for representing the interests of European clubs, in particular with UEFA. Very active in national bodies through his work with the LFP and the FFF, the Lyon entrepreneur has always wanted to play a role on an international level. Firstly in sporting matters, as illustrated by the qualification of the Olympique Lyonnais men's team for the European Cups for 23 consecutive seasons from 1997 to 2020 and the eight UEFA Champions Leagues won by the OL Féminin between 2011 and 2022. As well as through his influence within the institutions themselves, and this since 2000 and the creation of the G14, a group of 14 clubs (18 from 2002) considered too elitist, which was eventually dissolved in 2008 - a few months after Jean-Michel Aulas took over the presidency - to make way for the ECA, which counts 245 first division clubs as members in 2022-23. Two key issues will have marked the former OL president's time at the ECA: • Financial Fair Play, for which he chaired the working group for a long time an…

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Olympique Lyonnais: Jean-Michel Aulas, chairman for 13,108 days (from 15/05/1987 to 05/05/2023)

A period of almost 36 years came to an end on 05/05/2023 with the "cessation of functions" of Jean-Michel Aulas as chairman of Olympique Lyonnais (Ligue 1 Uber Eats/D1 Arkema). The entrepreneur from L'Arbresle (Rhône, FRA), founder of the company Cegid (management software) in 1983, had held this position since 15/06/1987 and the acquisition of OL, then in Ligue 2. Among the highlights of this very long mandate, sporting successes for the men's team (seven French league titles, two Coupe de France, one Coupe de la Ligue, an uninterrupted presence on the European stage for 23 seasons from 1997 to 2020, etc.) as well as for the women's team (eight Champions League titles, 15 French league titles, nine Coupe de France, etc.), but also achievements as a business leader, notably through the listing of OL on the stock exchange - a first for a French club - in 2007 - and the construction of its own stadium (the Groupama Stadium, inaugurated in 2008), around which a series of infrastructures are being built: a hotel, a medical centre, a leisure centre, and soon an event hall (the LDLC Arena) which is due to be completed by the end of 2023. These…

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Olympique Lyonnais: Jean-Michel Aulas, chairman for 13,108 days (from 15/05/1987 to 05/05/2023)

A period of almost 36 years came to an end on 05/05/2023 with the "cessation of functions" of Jean-Michel Aulas as chairman of Olympique Lyonnais (Ligue 1 Uber Eats/D1 Arkema). The entrepreneur from L'Arbresle (Rhône, FRA), founder of the company Cegid (management software) in 1983, had held this position since 15/06/1987 and the acquisition of OL, then in Ligue 2. Among the highlights of this very long mandate, sporting successes for the men's team (seven French league titles, two Coupe de France, one Coupe de la Ligue, an uninterrupted presence on the European stage for 23 seasons from 1997 to 2020, etc.) as well as for the women's team (eight Champions League titles, 15 French league titles, nine Coupe de France, etc.), but also achievements as a business leader, notably through the listing of OL on the stock exchange - a first for a French club - in 2007 - and the construction of its own stadium (the Groupama Stadium, inaugurated in 2008), around which a series of infrastructures are being built: a hotel, a medical centre, a leisure centre, and soon an event hall (the LDLC Arena) which is due to be completed by the end of 2023. These…

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News Tank Football: talks, interviews and opinion pieces published in April 2023

"The ECA wants to give the clubs a say in changing the rules, so that their voices are heard. It is the regulator (UEFA) that makes and enforces the rules, but we also want to participate in them so that these rules are adaptable and take into account local specificities," said Hugo Hamon, head of Finance Strategy & Operations at the European Club Association, to News Tank Football on 27/04/2023. "The European Club Association will grow over the next few months and it will reach close to 500 clubs, which is a huge step up. It's at least doubling in size, if not more." (Dariusz Mioduski, vice-chairman of the ECA) "We are very proud that we solved our financial issues by ourselves, without any payment support from investors, owners, governments. We had problems, lots of losses and we lost capital. But we solved our problems by ourselves and we are back on track." (Carsten Cramer, managing director of Borussia Dortmund) "The pitch is for the players and the stands for spectators. Fans must stay in the stands and avoid any unnecessary disruption at such a crucial point of the season. Love football, protect the game." (statement published by six English…

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News Tank Football: talks, interviews and opinion pieces published in April 2023

"The ECA wants to give the clubs a say in changing the rules, so that their voices are heard. It is the regulator (UEFA) that makes and enforces the rules, but we also want to participate in them so that these rules are adaptable and take into account local specificities," said Hugo Hamon, head of Finance Strategy & Operations at the European Club Association, to News Tank Football on 27/04/2023. "The European Club Association will grow over the next few months and it will reach close to 500 clubs, which is a huge step up. It's at least doubling in size, if not more." (Dariusz Mioduski, vice-chairman of the ECA) "We are very proud that we solved our financial issues by ourselves, without any payment support from investors, owners, governments. We had problems, lots of losses and we lost capital. But we solved our problems by ourselves and we are back on track." (Carsten Cramer, managing director of Borussia Dortmund) "The pitch is for the players and the stands for spectators. Fans must stay in the stands and avoid any unnecessary disruption at such a crucial point of the season. Love football, protect the game." (statement published by six English…

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The 2022-23 season tickets in the European Top 5 leagues

The 98 clubs involved in the European Top 5 leagues (Bundesliga, LaLiga Santander, Ligue 1 Uber Eats, Premier League and Serie A TIM) during the 2022-23 season have a combined total of more than 2.226 million season ticket holders (22,954 per club on average). This figure represents 59% of the total capacity of the stadiums that host the clubs of the Top 5 this season. These figures reflect a return to normal after three seasons impacted to different extents by the Covid-19 pandemic. At the start of the 2019-20 season, the last that began without any disruptions due to the pandemic, the Top 5 clubs had a total of 2,224 million season ticket holders (22,699 per club on average). With an average of 30,352 per club, LaLiga Santander is once again the Top 5 league with the highest number of season ticket holders in 2018-19. The Spanish league is ahead of the Premier League (27,550), the Bundesliga (24,930), Serie A TIM (16,226) and Ligue 1 Uber Eats (15,539). LaLiga Santander is also the league where the stadium's season ticket holder/capacity ratio is the highest, with holders occupying 78.8% of the available seats in the Spanish venues. This ratio is only 43% in Italy, the lowest perc…

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The 2022-23 season tickets in the European Top 5 leagues

The 98 clubs involved in the European Top 5 leagues (Bundesliga, LaLiga Santander, Ligue 1 Uber Eats, Premier League and Serie A TIM) during the 2022-23 season have a combined total of more than 2.226 million season ticket holders (22,954 per club on average). This figure represents 59% of the total capacity of the stadiums that host the clubs of the Top 5 this season. These figures reflect a return to normal after three seasons impacted to different extents by the Covid-19 pandemic. At the start of the 2019-20 season, the last that began without any disruptions due to the pandemic, the Top 5 clubs had a total of 2,224 million season ticket holders (22,699 per club on average). With an average of 30,352 per club, LaLiga Santander is once again the Top 5 league with the highest number of season ticket holders in 2018-19. The Spanish league is ahead of the Premier League (27,550), the Bundesliga (24,930), Serie A TIM (16,226) and Ligue 1 Uber Eats (15,539). LaLiga Santander is also the league where the stadium's season ticket holder/capacity ratio is the highest, with holders occupying 78.8% of the available seats in the Spanish venues. This ratio is only 43% in Italy, the lowest perc…

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Deal Tracker: all the latest TV and media rights agreements for football competitions

This infographic details the main acquisitions of audiovisual and broadcasting rights to football competitions, concluded by broadcasters, rights holders and/or agencies since 01/01/2018. By default, the rights acquisitions are sorted in reverse chronological order (newest first), and only the purchaser, the competition, the type of rights (broadcasting or commercial distribution), the rights acquired, the geographical area, the beginning and the end of the contract appear. You can also find other information - agency, support, sublicense, amount, news (link to a News Tank Football article or an official press release) - by clicking on the arrow in the infographic. This table will be constantly updated to provide you with an up-to-date list, and can be found in the Data Centre on the News Tank Football website.

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Deal Tracker: all the latest TV and media rights agreements for football competitions

This infographic details the main acquisitions of audiovisual and broadcasting rights to football competitions, concluded by broadcasters, rights holders and/or agencies since 01/01/2018. By default, the rights acquisitions are sorted in reverse chronological order (newest first), and only the purchaser, the competition, the type of rights (broadcasting or commercial distribution), the rights acquired, the geographical area, the beginning and the end of the contract appear. You can also find other information - agency, support, sublicense, amount, news (link to a News Tank Football article or an official press release) - by clicking on the arrow in the infographic. This table will be constantly updated to provide you with an up-to-date list, and can be found in the Data Centre on the News Tank Football website.

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European Top 5: social media communities of the 98 clubs (May 2023)

• 13 of the 25 clubs (52%) with the highest total growth in followers in April 2023 participate in the 2022-23 LaLiga Santander. • 17 of the 25 clubs (68%) with the highest increase in followers on Facebook during the same period were Spanish. • Getafe CF (LaLiga Santander) was the club that experienced the best percentage growth in followers, with an average increase of 79.7% across the four platforms. These are some of the elements that emerged from the social network readings of the 98 European Top 5 clubs on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Twitter, conducted by News Tank Football on 02/05/2023. Since January 2022, LaLiga has been rolling out LaLiga Impulso, a strategic project created to stimulate the global growth of the Spanish League and its clubs. Born from the agreement between the investment fund CVC Capital Partners and the Spanish professional league, it provides for a total of €1.994bn to be paid out in instalments to the 38 clubs involved (all LaLiga Santander and LaLiga SmartBank clubs, with the exception of Athletic Club Bilbao, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid CF and UD Ibiza), with the first instalment of €400m, or 20% of the total (€1,994m), paid in January 2022. Under the…

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European Top 5: social media communities of the 98 clubs (May 2023)

• 13 of the 25 clubs (52%) with the highest total growth in followers in April 2023 participate in the 2022-23 LaLiga Santander. • 17 of the 25 clubs (68%) with the highest increase in followers on Facebook during the same period were Spanish. • Getafe CF (LaLiga Santander) was the club that experienced the best percentage growth in followers, with an average increase of 79.7% across the four platforms. These are some of the elements that emerged from the social network readings of the 98 European Top 5 clubs on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Twitter, conducted by News Tank Football on 02/05/2023. Since January 2022, LaLiga has been rolling out LaLiga Impulso, a strategic project created to stimulate the global growth of the Spanish League and its clubs. Born from the agreement between the investment fund CVC Capital Partners and the Spanish professional league, it provides for a total of €1.994bn to be paid out in instalments to the 38 clubs involved (all LaLiga Santander and LaLiga SmartBank clubs, with the exception of Athletic Club Bilbao, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid CF and UD Ibiza), with the first instalment of €400m, or 20% of the total (€1,994m), paid in January 2022. Under the…

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European Top 5: social media communities of the 98 clubs (April 2023)

• Together the clubs in the European Top 5 gained 70.2 million fans last month, bringing their total followers to just over 2.3 billion. • Real Madrid CF (LaLiga Santander) is the club with the most fans on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Twitter combined, with nearly 324 million followers ahead of FC Barcelona, with 297 million followers, and Manchester United FC (Premier League), which has 195 million followers. • Real Madrid was the club that posted the largest increase in fans during the month of March, with 3.3 million new followers. • In relative terms, RCD Mallorca (LaLiga Santander) posted the best percentage growth in its total number of followers, with an average of +54.9% across the four platforms. • Only nine clubs from the European Top 5 have a total of over 100 million followers, including four from the Premier League, two from LaLiga Santander, one from the Ligue 1 Uber Eats, one from the Bundesliga (FC Bayern Munich) and one from the Serie A TIM (Juventus FC). • Among the three clubs which saw their number of followers decline in March 2023, Leeds United FC (Premier League) was the club that lost the most (-8,631). These are the six pieces of informatio…

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European Top 5: social media communities of the 98 clubs (April 2023)

• Together the clubs in the European Top 5 gained 70.2 million fans last month, bringing their total followers to just over 2.3 billion. • Real Madrid CF (LaLiga Santander) is the club with the most fans on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Twitter combined, with nearly 324 million followers ahead of FC Barcelona, with 297 million followers, and Manchester United FC (Premier League), which has 195 million followers. • Real Madrid was the club that posted the largest increase in fans during the month of March, with 3.3 million new followers. • In relative terms, RCD Mallorca (LaLiga Santander) posted the best percentage growth in its total number of followers, with an average of +54.9% across the four platforms. • Only nine clubs from the European Top 5 have a total of over 100 million followers, including four from the Premier League, two from LaLiga Santander, one from the Ligue 1 Uber Eats, one from the Bundesliga (FC Bayern Munich) and one from the Serie A TIM (Juventus FC). • Among the three clubs which saw their number of followers decline in March 2023, Leeds United FC (Premier League) was the club that lost the most (-8,631). These are the six pieces of informatio…

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Samba Digital: "Our vision is to enable any sports brand to go international quickly" (F. Fausser)

"Samba Digital's vision is to enable any sports brand in the world to go international quickly and cost-effectively via the digital medium. We help companies to increase their visibility outside their domestic territory, in markets where they don't necessarily have the resources, the knowledge or the culture," said Frédéric Fausser, founder and CEO of the marketing agency Samba Digital, to News Tank Football on 23/05/2023. "Our customers are asking us more and more frequently for consultancy services, such as an audit of their social networks or identifying opportunities. Where big agencies would charge €100,000 or €200,000, we offer this service for 10 times less, but with a similar level of quality. We are the new challengers in sports and digital marketing, with the advantage of being extremely flexible and available 24 hours a day. We want to break the traditional image of the sports marketing agency, which is more expensive, not always flexible nor very international," said Fausser. "For 2022, we are at a turnover of $4.2m (€3.8m). Our goal is to reach $6.3m (€5.8m) in 2023. Samba Digital has been listed on Euronext Lisbon since October 2022 and our aim is to list on Paris' Euronext Growth in 2023," continued…

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Samba Digital: "Our vision is to enable any sports brand to go international quickly" (F. Fausser)

"Samba Digital's vision is to enable any sports brand in the world to go international quickly and cost-effectively via the digital medium. We help companies to increase their visibility outside their domestic territory, in markets where they don't necessarily have the resources, the knowledge or the culture," said Frédéric Fausser, founder and CEO of the marketing agency Samba Digital, to News Tank Football on 23/05/2023. "Our customers are asking us more and more frequently for consultancy services, such as an audit of their social networks or identifying opportunities. Where big agencies would charge €100,000 or €200,000, we offer this service for 10 times less, but with a similar level of quality. We are the new challengers in sports and digital marketing, with the advantage of being extremely flexible and available 24 hours a day. We want to break the traditional image of the sports marketing agency, which is more expensive, not always flexible nor very international," said Fausser. "For 2022, we are at a turnover of $4.2m (€3.8m). Our goal is to reach $6.3m (€5.8m) in 2023. Samba Digital has been listed on Euronext Lisbon since October 2022 and our aim is to list on Paris' Euronext Growth in 2023," continued…

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City of Paris: "We want Paris SG to remain at the Parc des Princes" (P. Rabadan, Deputy Mayor)

"Paris Saint-Germain is the iconic club of Paris. We clearly want it to remain at the Parc des Princes. The club's history was built at the Parc, and it must continue to be written there," said Pierre Rabadan, Deputy Mayor of Paris in charge of sport, the Olympic and Paralympic Games and the Seine, to News Tank Football on 11/05/2023. The Parisian club wants to acquire the stadium in which it has been playing since 1974, as Nasser Al-Khelaïfi, its president, firmly stated to the French sports daily L'Équipe on 03/12/2022: "If the city hall does not want to accept our offer, we leave. We won't threaten. We shake hands, thank the city council and say goodbye. We have been trying to buy the park for five years. Each time, we have been told: 'After the election of the Mayor', 'after the election of the President'. Five years have gone by. We could have already built a new stadium." "We had people working on an estimate and we came up with a sum around €300m. The club had a much lower estimate and offered us €38m. Honestly, in relation to the infrastructure and its history, offering almost 10 times less didn'…

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City of Paris: "We want Paris SG to remain at the Parc des Princes" (P. Rabadan, Deputy Mayor)

"Paris Saint-Germain is the iconic club of Paris. We clearly want it to remain at the Parc des Princes. The club's history was built at the Parc, and it must continue to be written there," said Pierre Rabadan, Deputy Mayor of Paris in charge of sport, the Olympic and Paralympic Games and the Seine, to News Tank Football on 11/05/2023. The Parisian club wants to acquire the stadium in which it has been playing since 1974, as Nasser Al-Khelaïfi, its president, firmly stated to the French sports daily L'Équipe on 03/12/2022: "If the city hall does not want to accept our offer, we leave. We won't threaten. We shake hands, thank the city council and say goodbye. We have been trying to buy the park for five years. Each time, we have been told: 'After the election of the Mayor', 'after the election of the President'. Five years have gone by. We could have already built a new stadium." "We had people working on an estimate and we came up with a sum around €300m. The club had a much lower estimate and offered us €38m. Honestly, in relation to the infrastructure and its history, offering almost 10 times less didn'…

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"ECA is being cast as an evil elite killing football. What nonsense" (C. Marshall, CEO)

"European Club Association is being cast as an evil elite killing football. What nonsense," said Charlie Marshall, CEO of the ECA, in an article published on The Guardian website on 10/05/2023. The Briton was reacting to the launch in Brussels (BEL) on 24/04/2023 of the UEC ("Union of European Clubs"), a new body designed to represent medium and small European clubs. "The Union of European Clubs fills a massive void and will champion the interests of the clubs that form the foundation of European football," said Dennis Gudasic (CRO), one of the UEC founders, who is also the executive director of Lokomotiva FC Zagreb (Croatian D1). "The ECA does not represent European clubs. Is the ECA open? Yes, for tea, coffee and Coca Cola. And great hotels for conferences, but not to vote, not to make decisions," said Javier Tebas, LaLiga president, at the same presentation of the UEC. Among the clubs that have decided to join this new organisation is Crystal Palace FC (Premier League). "One of ECA's vice-chairs is Aki Riihilahti, the former Palace midfielder and current CEO of HJK Helsinki. HJK’s turnover for last year, when they won the Finnish title, was about £13m (€15m). Palace’s turnover, when t…

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"ECA is being cast as an evil elite killing football. What nonsense" (C. Marshall, CEO)

"European Club Association is being cast as an evil elite killing football. What nonsense," said Charlie Marshall, CEO of the ECA, in an article published on The Guardian website on 10/05/2023. The Briton was reacting to the launch in Brussels (BEL) on 24/04/2023 of the UEC ("Union of European Clubs"), a new body designed to represent medium and small European clubs. "The Union of European Clubs fills a massive void and will champion the interests of the clubs that form the foundation of European football," said Dennis Gudasic (CRO), one of the UEC founders, who is also the executive director of Lokomotiva FC Zagreb (Croatian D1). "The ECA does not represent European clubs. Is the ECA open? Yes, for tea, coffee and Coca Cola. And great hotels for conferences, but not to vote, not to make decisions," said Javier Tebas, LaLiga president, at the same presentation of the UEC. Among the clubs that have decided to join this new organisation is Crystal Palace FC (Premier League). "One of ECA's vice-chairs is Aki Riihilahti, the former Palace midfielder and current CEO of HJK Helsinki. HJK’s turnover for last year, when they won the Finnish title, was about £13m (€15m). Palace’s turnover, when t…

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Marie Jaillant

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Pierre Herault

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Chris Jurasek

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Activity: event dedicated to the positive transformation of sport Co-organisers: Viva Technology & Global Sports Week Paris Venue: Paris Expo Porte de Versailles (FRA) Dates: from 14 to 17/06/2023 Directors (Global Sports Week Paris):- President & co-founder: Lucien Boyer- Vice-president & co-founder: Laurent Damiani- CEO: Cédric Girard- Executive Director: Marie Jaillant

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Sector: media & marketing rights agency- Activities: Content production (Videos, photography, interviews, articles), Content translation (portuguese, spanish, english, chinese, indonesian, arab ..), Partnerships (clubs, media, companies), Fan engagement (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Weibo, Wechat, Line ...), Creating experiences (online/offline events in the countries, mobile), local fan clubs and database, external acquisition (SEO, campaigns, wiki), Improving your visibility (media, press release, website partnerships). Founded: 2018CEO: Frédéric FausserWorkforce (2023): 80Turnover (2022): €3.8m Objective: Samba Digital supports clubs and actors in the sports and iGaming industry in their internationalisation strategy, by developing their digital audiences. The company is present in four continents: America (USA and LATAM), Europe, Africa and Asia. Main clients: - Premier League: Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur)- Ligue 1 Uber Eats: PSG, Monaco, Olympique de Marseille, Olympique Lyonnais, LOSC Lille- Serie A TIM: Juventus, Napoli- Bundesliga: Eintracht Frankfurt, FC Bayern Munich - NBA: Orlando Magic - Bodies & competitions: Ligue 1, Serie A, Ryder Cup, Formula 1, Roland-Garros, US Open, World Rugby, FIBA

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Samba Digital

Sector: media & marketing rights agency- Activities: Content production (Videos, photography, interviews, articles), Content translation (portuguese, spanish, english, chinese, indonesian, arab ..), Partnerships (clubs, media, companies), Fan engagement (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Weibo, Wechat, Line ...), Creating experiences (online/offline events in the countries, mobile), local fan clubs and database, external acquisition (SEO, campaigns, wiki), Improving your visibility (media, press release, website partnerships). Founded: 2018CEO: Frédéric FausserWorkforce (2023): 80Turnover (2022): €3.8m Objective: Samba Digital supports clubs and actors in the sports and iGaming industry in their internationalisation strategy, by developing their digital audiences. The company is present in four continents: America (USA and LATAM), Europe, Africa and Asia. Main clients: - Premier League: Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur)- Ligue 1 Uber Eats: PSG, Monaco, Olympique de Marseille, Olympique Lyonnais, LOSC Lille- Serie A TIM: Juventus, Napoli- Bundesliga: Eintracht Frankfurt, FC Bayern Munich - NBA: Orlando Magic - Bodies & competitions: Ligue 1, Serie A, Ryder Cup, Formula 1, Roland-Garros, US Open, World Rugby, FIBA

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Activity: Sports Web3 Agency Founded: 2022 Co-Founder: Karen Jouve, Guillaume Moret-Bailly, Céline Jobert et Thibaut CornetParent company: The Fan Syndicate (2023)Sister company: LAFOURMI (2008), Leroy Tremblot (1984) Workforce: 05 employees Clients: • Federations/Leagues/Bodies: LNH, LNR, FFF • Clubs: Rugby Club Toulonnais (Top 14) • Brands: Alpine • Organizers of sporting events: Ballon d'Or

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