Sports Newspapers Form Global Association

Paris, 6 February 2009
For immediate release

Sports Newspapers Form Global Association

Six of the world¹s leading newspapers dedicated to sport have come together
to form the International Association of Sports Newspapers (IASN), to defend
and promote the interests and freedom of the sports press.

The founding members of the IASN are the Italian sports daily La Gazzetta
dello Sport, El Mundo Deportivo and Marca in Spain, L¹Equipe in France, Olé
in Argentina, and Lance in Brasil.

Santi Nolla, the Editor of El Mundo Deportivo, was appointed the first
President of the Association. Rosarita Cuccoli, an Italian-born Parisian and
a specialist in international relations, was appointed Executive General
Secretary.
³The motto of the Association ¬ Sports press for sports in society ¬ is
meant to emphasise the importance of sport in conveying values in society,
and therefore the key contribution that sport information brings in that
respect² said Ms Cuccoli, a graduate of the University of Cambridge and an
expert in corporate social responsibility, who has worked for several
international organisations, including the United Nations.

The IASN, whose international secretariat is based in Paris, will promote
the role of sports newspapers as a marketing tool for the brands associated
with sport; promote sports and reading among children; encourage
volunteerism in the sporting world; fight against racism and xenophobia in
sport; promote the use of sport as a tool in development policies; and
safeguard the ethical and economic interests of sports newspapers.

The IASN is affiliated with the World Association of Newspapers.

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