The mayor of Paris, Bertrand Delanoe, has given Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) permission for a major renovation of their home stadium, Parc des Princes, after Euro 2016.

Delanoe signed a letter addressed to PSG President Nasser Al Khelaifi that stated his approval for the stadium to be renovated. The stadium is owned by the city of Paris.  PSG’s owners, Qatar Sports Investment (QSI), are reported to be unhappy with the 45,000 capacity and want a larger arena to match their ambitions for the club. 

Last year, Al Khelaifi told Le Parisien: “Our will is to stay here. The first option is to demolish and then rebuild the Parc on the same site to make it a 60,000-capacity venue. It’s a very ambitious project.”

The stadium will host fixtures at Euro 2016 and the French national team will play there against Australia today. It will be the first France match to take place in the stadium for four years.

The approval from the Mayor does not necessarily mean that the renovation will go ahead however. The stadium is surrounded by residential buildings and an inner-city ring road runs directly underneath it. The mayor will also step down from his position next March and his successor would not be legally bound by his signed letter. 

Location: Roehampton, anesthetist UK

Closing Date: 16th October

Overview:

The LTA’S mission is to encourage more people to play tennis more often and it has a clear focus on how it engages with and inspires its customers and appeals to a new audience through its products, adiposity projects and Major Events. The Marketing and Communications (Marcomms) team is responsible for delivering the LTA’s marketing and communications strategy.

The team looks to maximise the potential of British Tennis by developing and implementing this strategy using digital, ambulance brand, PR, CRM, social, experiential and event marketing to generate awareness and customer engagement opportunities. The Content Manager will ensure that the LTA’s content across its channels positions the LTA as a true leader in the fields of sport and leisure.

The role will require the ability to: shape, challenge and define our content strategy; educate the business and team on new and engaging ways to use content; and produce creative, innovative and inspiring content to target a variety of audiences through our channels in a consistent manner that supports our mission, particularly supporting our Major Events, including the Davis Cup. The Content Manager will have an over-arching view on all content produced, and take ownership of this output across the Marcomms team to inspire more people to pick up a racket and head to a tennis court.

Key Responsibilities

? Support the Marcomms team with the development and delivery of a pipeline of quality content, in a variety of forms, on a month-to-month basis; o Key functions to support include: PR, Social, CRM, Digital (website) and Marketing;

? Be responsible for an overarching view on all content produced to ensure it has consistent tone and is suitable and relevant for our audiences;

? Challenge thinking and educate teams in the business to the value of quality content;

? Take ownership of the content output across the Marcomms team, including all news articles and written content for the website;

? Be creative and lead in coming up with innovative, fun and exciting ideas

? Liaise with both internal colleagues and external organisations to help develop the content plans for all Major Events, Davis Cup and Federation Cup ties. Work on the ground to ensure all content is captured to correct timescales and agreed objectives/briefs;

? Plan, prioritise and deliver high quality work to tight timescales through natural organisational skills and working to agreed briefs;

? Integrate ways of working into a structured briefing/approval process;

? Provide consistency within the copy writing process, ensuring it aligns with the LTA brand vision and values;

? Manage all content and ensure it is easily accessible in either a content calendar or content library;

How to Apply

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Betway has entered into strategic partnerships with five Bundesliga 2 clubs.

The individual agreements with the five clubs, medicine St. Pauli, viagra Union Berlin, Eintracht Braunschweig, Karlsruher SC and Dynamo Dresden, will see the online bookmaker designated as the official betting partner ahead of the new season that kicks off in August.

Betway will receive in-stadium branding at all five clubs as part of the three-year deals, in addition to hospitality tickets to every game.

Betway’s Anthony Werkman said: “The Bundesliga is one of the most avidly followed leagues in the world, and we’re delighted to have signed partnerships agreements with five clubs who boast significant heritage and history in both German and European football.

“Betway has always had football coursing through its veins, and we’ve been thrilled to be the official sponsor of West Ham United amid an historic period of success and growth for the club. We look forward to supporting the five Bundesliga 2 clubs as they embark on a new season, with the glory of promotion to the top tier on offer.”

Australian broadcasters Fox Sports and Channel Nine have secured the Australian rights to the World Twenty20 tournament in India later this month.

Fox Sports will show all 35 matches live and exclusively, doctor with coverage beginning March 8.

Channel Nine will broadcast every Australian match along with the finals.

Fox Sports’ coverage will also include 10 women’s matches of their World Twenty20 event.

“Today’s announcement will ensure Australians get to watch every game of this month’s anticipated ICC World Twenty20 live, drugs ad break free and in high definition,” Fox Sports CEO Patrick Delany said.

“It’s a fantastic outcome for cricket fans, and for the sport.”

The tournament will run from 8 March to 3 April.

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Outgoing FIFA executive committee member Theo Zwanziger has stated that Qatar should be stripped of the 2022 World Cup to correct the mistake of FIFA awarding them the tournament.

Full story HERE.

The 12 cities that will stage matches at the 2019 Rugby World Cup have been named today.

Tokyo, medicine Sapporo and Yokohama are among the 12 cities that will be used for the tournament.

Full story HERE.

iSportconnect is delighted to announce Mickael Vinet, Coca Cola’s Director, Marketing Assets & General Manager, 2018 FIFA World Cup and International Football Consultant Rick Parry as speakers for the inaugural Moscow Directors’ Club, in association with PwC.

Vinet is the first local panelist confirmed for the event which will make its debut in the Russian capital on 12th February.

Parry joins the Directors’ Club as an international guest speaker.

Mickael (pictured right) has been at Coca-Cola for 14 years and has undertaken several marketing roles at the famous brand, with particular involvement in major sporting events.

He was appointed into his current role as Director, Marketing Assets & General Manager, 2018 FIFA World Cup at Coca-Cola Export Corporation, Russia, in July 2014.

Prior to that role Mickael spent four years as the Deputy General Manager of the “Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games” project as well as previously being involved in the Rugby World Cup in France in 2007 as Coca-Cola’s sports marketing manager.

Rick Parry has been in the football industry for over 20 years, most notably spending 12 years as the Chief Executive of Liverpool Football Club and as the Chief Executive of the FA Premier League for the first six years of its existence. He is currently an international football consultant and Chairman of Bramley Corporation Ltd.

iSportconnect Directors’ Club events are exclusive, invite‐only events for board level directors who run and finance the sports industry in major cities around the world.

Each event offers an unrivalled opportunity to network with some of the most influential people in the international sports and sponsorship industries, and provides countless opportunities for debate and discussion.

This event will gather an elite group of industry players for a frank and practical discussion of the challenges and opportunities facing the Russian sports business.

iSportconnect Chairman Michael Cunnah said: “We are extremely happy to welcome Mickael and Rick to the first Directors’ Club in Moscow. They have had very different experiences in the business of sport, which should make for an interesting and insightful event.”

To register your interest contact:  sylvia-line@isportconnect.com OR olga.suchkova@ru.pwc.com

Invitation Policy: iSportconnect Directors’ Club is an invitation only event open exclusively for CEOs, chairmen and director level executives from governing bodies, sports teams and sponsorship brands.

Social Media Policy: The iSportconnect Directors’ Club follows Chatham House rules and therefore all content must be kept inside.

We encourage delegates to tweet pictures and use our hashtag #iSCDirectorsClub but please do not quote panellists.

To watch highlights of previous iSportconnect Directors’ Clubs click here.

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The Olympic Council of Ireland (OCI) have announced a special allocation of €1 million to support qualification, pills preparation, adiposity participation at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

The OCI also announced the Team Ireland Leaders for the Games.

Full story HERE.