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Portugal: ticket platform Viagogo become partners of FC Porto

The online ticket platform Viagogo have become partners of FC Porto (POR), on the 06/12/2013.Viagogo will help the promotion and sale of FC Porto's match tickets in the 50 countries where the company operates. The deal will cover matches in the do Dragão stadium (50,000 seats), the home of FC…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 12716
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Nike join nine organisations to promote physical activity among children in Brazil

The sports equipment manufacturer Nike have announced the launch of a programme to encourage the practice of physical activity among children in Brazil, on the 09/12/2013. The announcement was made during the "Clinton Global Initiative for Latin America" meeting, which brings together former U.S…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Sporting Goods & Brands, Authorities, Legal, …
• Article # 12719
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Qatar : Aspire Katara Investment and Infront create joint venture - AspireInfront

Qatar's investment fund, Aspire Katara Investment (AKI), and media and marketing rights agency Infront Sports & Media have announced "a new joint venture to target the growing sports marketing business in the GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) region", on the 09/12/2013.The company will operate with…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Sporting Goods & Brands, …
• Article # 12593
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Violence in Brazil: Vasco da Gama and Atlético Paranaense in court before end of 2013

"Given the seriousness of this case we must make a judgement now as everyone wants a response - we shall not leave it til 2014," said Flavio Zveiter, president of STJD (Brazil's Supreme Tribunal for Sporting Justice), on the 10/12/2013. He was referring to the serious incidents between supporters…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Stadiums, Authorities, Legal, …
• Article # 12679
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Austria: public broadcaster ORF acquires TV broadcast rights for 2015-2018 Champions League

The Austrian public broadcaster ORF has acquired the TV rights to broadcast live and free, the Champions League for the period 2015-2018 in Austria, on the 10/12/2013. The rights were acquired "for an economically justified price," said Alexander Wrabetz, CEO of ORF, on the 10/12/2013.The rights…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Authorities
• Article # 12659
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La Liga: IT group Intel Corporation becomes partner of FC Barcelona in 2013-14

American IT group Intel Corporation has become a partner of FC Barcelona in 2013-14, on the 10/12/2013. As an official sponsor, the company may use the club's image internationally.The content of this agreement will be announced at a press conference on the 12/12/2013 in the presence of Sandro…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 12665
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Brazil 2014: 1.1 million ticket requests within 24 hours for second phase of sales

1,179,363 requests for tickets were recorded within 24 hours on the 08/12/2013, after the opening of the second sales phase for the 2014 World Cup (Brazil, from the 12/06 to the 13/07/2014), according to FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association), on the 10/12/2013.86% of the orders…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums
• Article # 12645
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Premier League: Josh Kroenke becomes Non-Executive Director of Arsenal FC

Josh Kroenke, son of Stan Kroenke, the majority shareholder of Arsenal FC (Premier League, ENG), has joined the board of Arsenal FC as a non-executive director, on the 05/12/2013."It is an honour to join the board of Arsenal. Arsenal is in a strong position on and off the pitch. We are enjoying a…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Authorities, Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 12656
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AS Roma president James Pallotta presents new stadium project to mayor of Rome, Ignazio Marino

"We are on track, but we still have much work to do," said James Pallotta, the American president of AS Roma (Serie A) following his meeting with the mayor of Rome, Ignazio Marino, on the 09/12/2013. The aim of the meeting was to submit the club's construction project for a new stadium.American…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Stadiums, Authorities, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 12652
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"No substitute in this business for live interaction with the players" (Charles Allen, Arsenal FC)

"It is a huge logistical operation putting a first team of professional athletes on the road. It’s a huge logistical operation running a 60,000-seat game every fortnight. So we’re good at doing stuff like that and I think what the start of the international touring represents is a culmination of a…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Finance, Stadiums, …
• Article # 12558
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