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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

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