NEWS OF THE WEEK
March 10, 2023 – March 16, 2023
Sport Business and Innovation News
FIFA World Cup will have more than 100 games for the first time! And the FIFA Club WC will have 32 teams!
📈 The 2026 World Cup will have 104 matches instead of the traditional 64 games due to the expanded format with 48 teams taking part, global football governing body FIFA said on Tuesday after its Council meeting in the Rwandan capital Kigali.
INSPIRATION: INNOVATIONS BEYOND SPORT
MARCH 2023 – Get inspired by innovations beyond sport around the world!
The first 20-team World Baseball Classic has begun!
Initially scheduled for 2021 but eventually postponed due to the pandemic, the fifth edition of the World Classic Baseball tournament started on March 08, 2023.
Lionesses achieve a game-changing decision for girls in England!
EURO 2022 winners secure another historic moment with the UK Government school pledge for every girl in England to be given equal access to football and school sport.
Ligue 1 Uber Eats and SiS brought the French league closer to Mexican fans!
📺 For the first time in its history, Ligue 1 Uber Eats hosted two Ligue 1 Touch events in Mexico, inviting local fans to experience and live the intensity of Le Classique. The OM-PSG match, played on 26 February 2023, was broadcasted live simultaneously on giant screens in Mexico City and Monterrey, with the presence of legendary former Ligue 1 Uber Eats players.
