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Manchester United signs partnership with Vietnamese bank BIDV

BIDV (Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam) have signed a five-year sponsorship deal (2013-18) with Manchester United on the 24/04/2013. BIDV's goal is to offer a loyalty card to Manchester United fans in Vietnam.This loyalty card would offer customers deals, including discounts on club…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Sporting Goods & Brands
• Article # 5466
• Published on 24/04/13 at 14:07

Leeds United: new shirt sponsor

On the 23/04/2013, Leeds United that boiler manufacturer Help-Link is to become their secondary shirt sponsor. From the 2013/14 season, the Help-Link logo will appear on the back of the shirt and on billboards around Elland Road (their stadium) as well as in the matchday programme and on the…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Clubs, Sporting Goods & Brands, …
• Article # 6057
• Published on 24/04/13 at 11:26

Paraguayan Nicolas Leoz resigns from FIFA's Executive Committee

"FIFA has taken note of the formal resignation of Nicolás Leoz as a member of the FIFA Executive Committee and as President of CONMEBOL (Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol) for health and personal reasons." This statemend was issued by FIFA on 23/04/2013. Nicolas Leoz, 84, underwent a fourth…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Authorities
• Article # 5290
• Published on 24/04/13 at 09:24

AC Milan: losses reduced to €6.9m in 2012 due to lower wages

AC Milan has announced a net loss of €6.9m for the 2012 calendar year at the club's general meeting on the 22/04/2013. The club's losses are almost ten times lower than in 2011 (€67m, which was 4.5% less than in 2010, €70m). AC Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani says the dramatic decline by…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 5867
• Published on 23/04/13 at 18:50

Arsenal signs a partnership agreement with Indonesian phone network Telkomsel

Arsenal (England), in attempt to strengthen business ties with Southeast Asia, have signed a partnership agreement with Indonesia'a primary mobile phone network, Telkomsel on 03/04/2013.With this agreement, Telkomsel's 125 million customers will gain access to discounted tickets a month in advance…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Sporting Goods & Brands
• Article # 5303
• Published on 23/04/13 at 18:36

Manchester United: €500 million in revenue in 2013-14?

Premier League champions, Manchester United, should close at €500 million in the 2013-14 season, according to NTF estimates, thanks to the increased broadcasting rights the Premier League and the arrival of new sponsors.

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Merchandising - Licensing, Sponsors - Partners, Finance
• Article # 5391
• Published on 23/04/13 at 18:21

La Liga: move towards collective negotiation of broadcasting rights

Spanish professional clubs will soon be required, by law, to sell their broadcasting rights collectively, announced Miguel Cardenal, Secretary of State for Sports, on Spanish radio station La Cope on 18/04/2013. The proposal will be presented before the end of 2013. The new scheme is consistent…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Clubs, Authorities, Agencies
• Article # 5472
• Published on 23/04/13 at 15:26

Oleg Blokhin: "against" a Russian-Ukrainian league

"The Unified Championship would mean more money, but I don't support it. Personally, I'm against it," said Oleg Blokhin, Dynamo Kiev's (Ukraine) manager, on the 22/04/2013.Sponsored by the Russian energy giant Gazprom, this Russian-Ukrainian super league would involve 16 teams from Russia and 14…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs
• Article # 7210
• Published on 23/04/13 at 14:02

FIFA symposium from 24 to 27/04/2013 on the impact of the World Cup

The social and political consequences of the organisation of the World Cup is the central theme of the FIFA-organised symposium, involving 19 experts from 10 counties, from the 24 to 27/04/2013 at FIFA's headquarters in Zurich (Switzerland)Each of the 19 World Cups from 1930 to 2010 will be…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 7328
• Published on 23/04/13 at 12:38

Opta and Adidas launch new analysis tool to define the 'engine'

On the 22/04/2013, Adidas and sports data company Opta signed a partnership, on a new initiative to analyse footballing 'engines'. Defined by Adidas in 2011, the 'engine' is a box-to-box footballer who covers every blade of grass, seeks goal scoring chances, tracks down his opponents and…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Sporting Goods & Brands, Digital
• Article # 5635
• Published on 23/04/13 at 09:22