Latest European football news (Friday, November 17)

The CAP News Round-up aims to keep you up to date about the latest football news from around Europe. From competitions and regulatory updates to governance and business matters. Stay informed at a glance with all major updates and developments in European football.

- With ECJ ruling close, Reichart keeps fire lit under prospect of a European Super League: Bernd Reichart, CEO of A22 Sports said that if they win their case at the European Court of Justice they will progress to setting up a 60-80 team European club league structure – Inside World Football

- FIFA’s new agent rules in the balance as UK court set to deliver a merit ruling: A UK court ruling is expected in the next 10 days that could ultimately determine the fate of the new FIFA agent rules – Inside World Football

- IFAB considering radical football rule change to crack down on referee abuse: The International FA Board (Ifab) is considering to introduce 10-minute sin bins to crack down on referee abuse – Goal

- UEFA and adidas unveil FUSSBALLLIEBE, the Official Match Ball of UEFA EURO 2024: The design of the ball is inspired by the joy of football and the energy of the tournament and will feature adidas Connected Ball Technology for the first time at a UEFA EURO – UEFA

- FIFPRO and World Football Summit sign three-year content partnership accord: FIFPRO and World Football Summit have a signed a content partnership agreement under which the world player union’s cutting-edge research and insight will feature at WFS events in Europe, Asia and Americas for the next three years – FIFPRO

- Women’s professional leagues establish the “Women’s Leagues Forum” as a global platform to work together and represent them: In a landmark moment for women's football, the World Leagues Forum is proud to announce the establishment of the “Women’s Leagues Forum – WLF

- Bundesliga: DFL prepares new approach to bring in private equity investment: The DFL is preparing a new attempt to sell a stake in the Bundesliga’s media rights business to private equity investors, with a possible deal to be reportedly worth as much as €1 billion – Sports Pro Media

- LFA knows the bids for audiovisual rights: The League Football Association has evaluated the bids submitted in the tenders for selected audiovisual rights for FORTUNA:LIGA and FORTUNA:NATIONAL LEAGUE for the next five seasons and determined their ranking - LFA

- Liga Portugal and Puma present the Winter Ball for professional competitions: Nova ORBITA will be the protagonist in the next rounds of the Liga Portugal Betclic and the Liga Portugal SABSEG – Liga Portugal (Portuguese)

- Swiss Football League clubs confirm Philipp Studhalter as President and elect new committee: At the Ordinary General Assembly of the Swiss Football League in Ittigenthe representatives of the 22 clubs re-elected Philipp Studhalter as Chairman of the SFL Board for a two-year term - SFL (French)

- Serie C Now and Banco BPM together for the 2023-2024 season: The agreement provides for the bank's support to Lega Pro in exchange for a series of communication initiatives related to the Serie C NOW championship – Lega Pro

- Over three million Allsvenskan and Superettan visitors plus a new attendance record in average per match for Allsvenskan: For the first time Allsvenskan and Superettan reach over three million stadium visits in a season. In addition, Allsvenskan as a 16-team league for the first time reaches over 10,000 spectators on average per match – Svensk Elitfotboll

- Record crowd sees St Pat’s win Sports Direct Men’s FAI Cup: St Patricks Athletic are the 2023 Sports Direct Men's FAI Cup winners following a 3-1 win over Bohemians in front of a record crowd of 43,881 at the Aviva Stadium – FAI

- Launch of the SPOR&D Consortium: The LFP and other French sports stakeholders launch a structure aiming to reinvent natural lawns and sports floors according to a responsible model – LFP(French)

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