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Video games: 2.5 million participants for the FIFA Interactive World Cup (+91.3%)

The 2013 FIFA Interactive World Cup has had 2.5m participants, an increase of 91.3% compared to 2012 (1.3m) and a new record. The tournament for the EA Sports FIFA series on Playstation 3 is held each year to find the world's best player. Participants are selected via online qualifiers or national…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Sporting Goods & Brands, Merchandising - Licensing, …
• Article # 6032
• Published on 26/04/13 at 13:50

La Liga: Solving the problem of match-fixing (Javier Tebas Medrano, President of the Spanish LFP)

"We have to solve the problem [of sporting fraud in Spanish football]. If someone tells me something, I will pass the information onto the police and anti-government corruption investigators. We will do our best to help shed light on these cases." said Javier Tebas Medrano, new President of the…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Betting, Legal, …
• Article # 5261
• Published on 26/04/13 at 12:11

FC Barcelona to meet their Asian fans in August 2013

Reaching out to Asian supporters is the motive behind FC Barcelona's friendlies organised in Thailand (Bangkok on 07/08/2013) and Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur on 10/08/2013).This is the first time that the Spanish club will play in Malaysia, a country with 779,910 FC Barcelona fans on Facebook (as of…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Marketing - Communication, Sponsors - Partners, …
• Article # 6201
• Published on 26/04/13 at 11:49

37^th UEFA Congress in London on 24/05/2013

UEFA (Union of European Football Association) brings its 37^th annual conference to London, chaired by Michel Platini, the 24/05/2013, on the eve of the final of the Champions League at Wembley. Representatives of 53 member associations will vote to renew half half of the Executive Committee of…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Authorities
• Article # 5301
• Published on 26/04/13 at 11:04

La Liga: Deportivo La Coruna threatened with liquidation

"If you are interested for this to go any further, negotiate amongst yourselves otherwise all activity will be ceased, followed by liquidation" judge Rafael Garcia Perez told representatives of the Spanish club and its creditors on the 22/04/2013. The dispute involves two Spanish banks, Banco…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 5524
• Published on 25/04/13 at 19:07

Parc des Princes: two years of work to compare to the best in Europe

Renovations to the Parc des Princes, Paris Saint-Germain's home ground, have been planned in accordance with UEFA standards for host venues of Euro 2016. The works will begin right after their last home fixture of the season against Brest on 18/05/2013."It's about improving the quality of a good…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Stadiums, Digital
• Article # 5479
• Published on 25/04/13 at 18:59

Borussia Dortmund and Turkish Airlines unite for three years

On the 25/04/13, Turkish Airlines announced that they are set to sign a partnership agreement with German football club Borussia Dortmund.Turkish Airlines will be Dortmund's official airline for an annual figure of €10m, according to German newspaper Bild. The airline, who already have partnership…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Sporting Goods & Brands
• Article # 5455
• Published on 25/04/13 at 18:18

Social Networking: PSG lead Facebook rankings but Marseille rule the Twitterverse

As of the 25/04/2013, Paris St-Germain's Facebook page has 2,907,332 fans and is therefore the most 'liked' French club on the social network. Olympique de Marseille are a close second with 2,435,002 fans and Olympique Lyonnais in third with 796,717.The three French clubs are part of the top 20…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Clubs, Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 5359
• Published on 25/04/13 at 15:08

CONMEBOL: Uruguayan Eugenio Figueredo succeeds outgoing president Nicolas Leoz

Uruguayan Eugenio Figueredo, 81, Vice President of CONMEBOL (South American Football Confederation) has been made President of the organisation after Paraguayan Nicolas Leoz tendered his resignation earlier that day, the 23/04/2013. The South American organisation sent a statement to FIFA to…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Authorities
• Article # 5292
• Published on 25/04/13 at 12:36

Bayer Leverkusen invest in digital innovation for 2013/14

Giving the audience a multimedia and interactive experience are the goals of Bayer Leverkusen (Germany), who announced new partnership with German telecoms company Deutsche Telekom and American IT group Cisco, on the 17/04/2013.The BayArena (capacity: 30,200 seats) will be transformed into a…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Sporting Goods & Brands, Stadiums, Digital
• Article # 6852
• Published on 24/04/13 at 15:51