The Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 are the first major professional football leagues to include mandatory sustainability criteria in their licensing regulations. The clubs approved this resolution at the DFL Members Assembly on Tuesday, December 14. The process is planned to be implemented in several stages: At yesterday’s Members Assembly, the …
Read More »Hans-Joachim Watzke succeeds Peter Peters in DFL Supervisory Board & Executive Committee!
Hans-Joachim Watzke will be Chairman of the Supervisory Board of DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga GmbH and 1st Deputy Speaker of the Executive Committee of DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga e.V. from February 11, 2022. The CEO of Borussia Dortmund was elected by the clubs of the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 at …
Read More »DFL’s Christian Seifert on resolution by the Germany’s federal & state governments!
Regarding the resolution following yesterday’s conference of the German Chancellor and the heads of the German state governments on subjects including large events, Christian Seifert, Speaker of the Executive Committee of the DFL and DFL CEO, made the following statement: “The DFL is aware of the current COVID-19 situation, which …
Read More »Joint venture for TV outside broadcasts: LIVECAST & HD SAT Com join forces with TVN!
The DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga subsidiary Sportcast GmbH and TVN GROUP (TVN), a member of MADSACK Media Group, have strengthened their cooperation by becoming the joint shareholders of TVN LIVE PRODUCTION. The new venture for TV outside broadcasts is the result of a cooperation between TVN MOBILE PRODUCTION and the …
Read More »Calendar for the 2022-23 season: Bundesliga to start on August 5!
The calendar for the 2022-23 season has been announced: According to the schedule adopted today by the Presidential Board of the German Football Association (DFB), the Bundesliga will start on August 5, 2022, with Bundesliga 2 kicking off three weeks earlier on July 15, 2022. The calendar for 2022-23 had …
Read More »Germany’s DFL supports 107 amateur clubs below 3.Liga!
The DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga has awarded funding of more than €1.7 million to 107 amateur clubs below 3.Liga, in recognition of the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 debuts made during the 2020-21 season by 61 players who were trained at these clubs. Reigning Bundesliga Player of the Month Florian Wirtz, …
Read More »Bundesliga International & Sony Pictures Networks India agree two-year media rights deal!
Bundesliga International, a subsidiary of DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga, has agreed to a two-year deal with Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN) for exclusive media rights to broadcast the Bundesliga in India and the Indian Subcontinent. The agreement includes India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, the Maldives and Pakistan. The deal …
Read More »Sorare to become official partner of the Bundesliga & Bundesliga 2!
Bundesliga International is taking an innovative approach to the marketing of the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2. The subsidiary of DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga has agreed a partnership in the growing sector of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) with the successful digital company Sorare. Effective immediately, the popular fantasy football game will be …
Read More »DFL and AWS to debut two new Bundesliga Match Facts!
Today, the DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga and Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced two new Bundesliga Match Facts powered by AWS that will premier as graphics during broadcasts and in the official Bundesliga app during the 2021-22 season. The first of the new advanced stats, Shot Efficiency, compares the number of …
Read More »Bundesliga International & ESPN agree deal in Spanish-speaking South America!
ESPN has been confirmed as the home of the Bundesliga in Spanish-speaking South America as part of a five-year agreement with Bundesliga International, a subsidiary of DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga. The agreement spans the next five seasons and includes exclusive rights for nine countries, namely: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, …
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