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Media: the Premier League plans to sue 100 pubs in England and Wales

The English Premier League plans to sue 100 pubs in England and Wales which broadcast the matches of the English championship illegally via foreign satellite operators, the BBC reported on the 23/01/2014.Owners of pubs in the UK use foreign satellites, whose subscriptions are cheaper than BT Sport…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Legal, …
• Article # 14021
• Published on 27/01/14 at 18:59
"We try to reach our fans around the world" (Stefan Mennerich, Bayern Munich)

"The digital platforms of Bayern Munich have to serve all the other departments," said Stefan Mennerich, Director of Digital Media and Media Rights and IT at FC Bayern Munich (Bundesliga) on the 13/01/2014.The German club is among the European leaders in terms of popularity on social networks. It…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Agencies, Ticketing, Digital, …
• Article # 14014
• Published on 27/01/14 at 18:30
©  Liverpool FC
Premier League: Vauxhall Motors to replace Chevrolet as Liverpool partner until 2015-16

British car brand Vauxhall Motors will become partner of Liverpool FC (Premier League), the club announced on the 24/01/2014. The contract runs until the end of the 2015-16 season.General Motors decided to replace Chevrolet with Vauxhall Motors - both brands belong to the American parent group …
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 14001
• Published on 27/01/14 at 18:16
©  Arsenal FC
Premier League: Puma formalise their kit partnership with Arsenal from 2014-15

German sports equipment company Puma formalise their partnership with Arsenal FC (Premier League), the club announced at the Emirates Stadium in London (United Kingdom) on the 27/01/2014. The contract will begin on the 01/07/2014. The agreement is "the most important in the history of Puma and…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication, Merchandising - Licensing
• Article # 14007
• Published on 27/01/14 at 17:44
©  D.R.
Friendly game between Portugal and Cameroon to be played in Leiria and not in Lille

The friendly warm-up match for the 2014 World Cup between Portugal and Cameroon will be played in Leiria (Portugal) and not at the Pierre-Mauroy Stadium of Lille (50,000 seats), on the 05/03/2014. The FPF (Portuguese Football Federation) had announced that the match would be played in Lille on the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Stadiums
• Article # 14129
• Published on 27/01/14 at 15:52
AS Monaco: the club will pay €50 million to the LFP and can keep its offices in the Principality

"The LFP (French Professional Football League) and AS Monaco signed today a memorandum of understanding that puts a definitive end to the dispute that has lasted for over a year," said the League, on the 24/01/2014. "In the interests of fairness and balance to the competition, AS Monaco are…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 13981
• Published on 27/01/14 at 15:30
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Barclays may end sponsorship of the Premier League in 2016

Barclays may end its title sponsorship of the Premier League at the end of the current contract in 2016, says the Wall Street Journal on the 26/01/2014. The English 1st Division has been called the Barclays Premier League since 2001. The bank pays €48.3 million per season to the league since the…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Authorities, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 13999
• Published on 27/01/14 at 15:00
©  UEFA
Euro 2016: France will play friendly matches against teams of a qualifying group

Automatically qualified for Euro 2016 as host country, France will play friendly matches against the five teams of Group I, which will be drawn on the 23/02/2014 in Nice, announced UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) after the meeting of its executive committee in Nyon (SUI), on the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums, Legal, …
• Article # 13972
• Published on 27/01/14 at 14:36
©  D.R.
American group Discovery Communications to take control of Eurosport International (51%)

US media company Discovery Communications will increase its interest in Eurosport International from 20% to 51%, announced the French broadcaster TF1, Eurosport majority shareholder, on the 21/01/2014. "This transaction will create a leading portfolio of pay-TV networks across Europe," said…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 13878
• Published on 24/01/14 at 16:45
©  FC Barcelone
Barça: "The future of the Camp Nou will still be a priority for this Board" (Josep Maria Bartomeu)

"I ask the members of the Club for their support. I want to encourage them to continue supporting the project that has brought us so much success and will bring us more success in the future. (...) The future of the Camp Nou will continue to be a priority for this Board of Directors," said Josep…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Stadiums, Authorities, …
• Article # 13967
• Published on 24/01/14 at 16:24