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Germany: the federation is considering suspended sentences for sent-off players

The DFB's (Deutscher Fussball-Bund, the German Football Federation) disciplinary committee is considering the possibility of suspended sentences for players that are sent off, according to the German press on the 20/07/2013."We will shape our sanctions to be more preventative than repressive,…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Stadiums, Legal, …
• Article # 8182
• Published on 23/07/13 at 13:22
Argentinian Gerardo Martino is FC Barcelona's new manager

Gerardo Martino was appointed FC Barcelona's new manager until 2015, the Catalan club announced on the 23/07/2013. He succeeds Tito Vilanova, who resigned for medical reasons on the 19/07/2013. The Argentine was the coach of Rosario Newell's Old Boys (Argentina), with whom he won the Torneo de…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 8178
• Published on 23/07/13 at 12:42
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Norman Darmanin Demajo reelected president of the Malta Football Association

Norman Darmanin Demajo has been reelected president of the MFA (Malta Football Association) at the association's general assembly on the 20/07/2013. In office since 2010, the president's new mandate lasts until 2016. Norman Darmanin Demajo received 117 votes, as opposed to 23 for the other…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Authorities
• Article # 8176
• Published on 23/07/13 at 12:26
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Neymar extends Panasonic partnership by four years

Audiovisual company Panasonic has extended its partnership with FC Barcelona's (champions of La Liga in 2012/13) Brazilian forward Neymar by four years on the 22/07/2013. The contract that started in 2010, reportedly earning the player €900k per year, will now end in 2017. Neymar will appear in…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 8171
• Published on 23/07/13 at 12:02
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Hackett to become Chelsea FC's official formal wear supplier for three seasons

London tailor Hackett have agreed to be Chelsea FC's (3rd in the Premier League in 2012/13) official formal wear supplier for three seasons, on the 22/07/2013.Under the agreement, the menswear brand will dress the first-team squad, management and coaching staff until the end of the 2015/16 season…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 8169
• Published on 23/07/13 at 11:29
Premier League: Liverpool FC agree three charity partnerships

Liverpool FC (7th in the Premier League in 2012/13) have chosen three 'charity partners' on their pre-season tour of Indonesia, Australia and Thailand, the club announced on the 18/07/2013. Liverpool's official charity, the Liverpool FC Foundation, is now affiliated with the Reagan Milstein…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Digital, Sporting Goods & Brands, Authorities, …
• Article # 8113
• Published on 23/07/13 at 10:45
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Media: the American channel GolTV acquires the rights of the Dutch championship in the United States

American TV channel GolTV has secured the broadcast rights in the United States to the Eredivisie (Dutch first division) on the 22/07/2013.GolTV, whose programs are in both English and Spanish, will retransmit the Dutch league from the beginning of the 2013-14 season on the 02/08/2013. The…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies
• Article # 8150
• Published on 22/07/13 at 18:41
13th FIFA Master: graduation of 30 students from 24 countries, in Neuchatel (Switzerland)

"Nowadays you can hardly organise a big sport event such as the World Cup without a multidisciplinary team of experts. Programmes like the FIFA (International Federation of Association Football) Master are fundamental in order to provide future top managers with a clear insight into crucial sports…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Authorities
• Article # 8148
• Published on 22/07/13 at 18:03
Euro 2024: "Germany is capable of hosting" (Wolfgang Niersbach, DFB president)

"If you look at a map of Europe, I think we can say quite confidently, and not arrogantly, that we are capable of hosting such a complex tournament (Euro 2024)," said Wolfgang Niersbach, president of the DFB (Deutscher Fussball-Bund, the German football association), on the 20/07/2013.However…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Stadiums
• Article # 8147
• Published on 22/07/13 at 17:35
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Frankfurt's Commerzbank Arena will host a handball match in 2014

The Commerzbank Arena (capacity: 50,300), Eintracht Frankfurt's (6th in the Bundesliga in 2012/13) stadium, will host a match of the German handball league in 2014, the HBL (Handball Bundesliga, German handball league) announced on the 19/07/2013.The opening match of the German handball league in…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Stadiums, Authorities
• Article # 8142
• Published on 22/07/13 at 16:36