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©  Hellas Vérone
Serie A: Franklin & Marshall become Verona shirt sponsor for 2013-14

The Italian clothing brand, Franklin & Marshall, have become the main shirt sponsor of Verona (Serie A) the club announced, on the 29/11/2013.The club have been looking for a main shirt sponsor since the beginning of the 2013-14 season. In the meantime, and in place of a new sponsor, Verona's…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 12236
• Published on 02/12/13 at 16:00
©  FIFA
FIFA executive committee to discuss 2014/2022 World Cups (04 and 05/12/2013)

The report on the meeting of the Organising Committee for the 2014 World Cup (on the 03/12/2013) and issues related to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, are two of the main points on the agenda of the Executive Committee of FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association). It is the final…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 12248
• Published on 02/12/13 at 15:30
©  D.R.
Germany: ARD acquire the rights to broadcast Bayern in the 2013 Club World Cup

German public broadcaster ARD has acquired the rights to broadcast Bayern Munich's (Bundesliga, GER) opening match of the 2013 Club World Cup, announced the group, on the 29/11/2013.The competition, which takes place in Morocco from the 11 to 21/12/2013, sees the winners of the 2012-13 UEFA…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs
• Article # 12251
• Published on 02/12/13 at 14:55
"A virtuous communication circle is created through the Twitter box" (F. Souplet, Stade de France)

Since the beginning of 2012, Stade de France has set up a "Twitter box" where a Live-Tweet event is organised in the evenings. "The concept is relatively simple: we organise a battle of tweets between two teams competing live from the boxes. We launch the contest 10 days before each event to…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Digital, Stadiums, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 9709
• Published on 30/11/13 at 19:10
©  Boris Laffargue
Twitter: "Making TFC a modern, dynamic and fun brand" (Boris Laffargue, Toulouse FC)

Toulouse FC (10th in L1 in 2012-13) have the fourth largest amount of Twitter followers in the French Ligue 1, with 109,000 subscribers, just behind Paris SG (1st) OM (2nd) and OL (3rd) in July 2013. The success of TFC on the microblogging platform is the result of a strategy initiated in 2008."We…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 11658
• Published on 30/11/13 at 19:05
Gregg Turner becomes director of partnerships for Sportfive France

Gregg Turner has joined Sportfive (a subsidiary of Lagardère Unlimited), the management agency of marketing and sports media rights, as director of partnerships, on the 25/11/2013. He will work directly with Vincent Tong Cuong, CEO, and Lawrence Moretti, Executive Vice President, responsible for…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Agencies, Stadiums, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 12228
• Published on 29/11/13 at 19:45
©  NCA
England: six arrests for match-fixing in lower leagues

Six people were arrested in England by the NCA (National Crime Agency) as part of an investigation into an Asian syndicate of illegal betting in the English lower divisions, said the British newspaper The Daily Telegraph, on the 27/11/2013 .Three footballers and Delroy Facey, a former Premier…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 12180
• Published on 29/11/13 at 18:15
©  D.R.
Switzerland: agreement to broadcast Super League with GolTV in North and South America

U.S. pay-TV channel, GolTV, has acquired the rights to broadcast one live match per week of the RSL (Raiffeisen Super League), the Swiss first division, announced the SFL (Swiss Football League), on the 27/11/2013.The agreement, which covers a period of three years (2013-2016), was concluded…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Authorities
• Article # 12186
• Published on 29/11/13 at 17:45
Mexico: TV Azteca acquires first division Club Atlas for €37 million

Mexican broadcaster, TV Azteca, has acquired the shares of 124 shareholders of the Club Atlas de Guadalajara (Liga MX, Mexican first division) for $50 million (€37 million), announced Eugenio Ruiz, president of the club, on the 25/11/2013. The agreement will ease the financial problems of the…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Authorities
• Article # 12190
• Published on 29/11/13 at 17:15
Bundesliga: German League signs anti-homophobia charter

The DFL (German Football League) have announced the signing of the "Berlin Declaration", an anti-homophobia charter for sport, on the 27/11/2013."The league association sets a clear signal against homophobia by joining the Berlin declaration. Open-mindedness and tolerance have to be a Bundesliga…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 12194
• Published on 29/11/13 at 16:45