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MLS: Leidos becomes shirt sponsor of DC United, Corona ends shirt sponsorship with Chivas USA

Leidos, a government consulting agency, has become the main shirt sponsor of DC United (MLS, USA-CAN) on 24/02/2014. Leidos, which has its headquarters very close to Washington, D.C. in Reston, Virginia, replaces Volkswagen on the DC United shirt.Volkswagen was the shirt sponsor of the capital…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication, Merchandising - Licensing
• Article # 15280
• Published on 28/02/14 at 19:24
Brazil 2014: "hacktivists" threaten to launch cyber-attacks during the 2014 World Cup

A group of "hacktivists" (contraction of hacker and activist), claiming to be from the group Anonymous, have threatened to disrupt the 2014 World Cup in Brazil (12/06 to 13/07/2014) by launching cyber attacks against official websites of FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association)…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Digital, Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 15448
• Published on 28/02/14 at 18:09
The winter transfer window under criticism

The 2014 winter transfer market, an additional period to register new contracts, began on 01/01/2014 and ended, in most of the European championships, on 31/01/2014. The 98 clubs of the five major championships in Europe (the Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Series A and Ligue 1) spent €305.5m…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Authorities, Legal, …
• Article # 13665
• Published on 28/02/14 at 17:49
Calendar: 2014 winter transfer window

In England, the 2014 winter transfer window, the second registration period of contracts in one season, began on 01/01/2014 at midnight local time and 01:00 Central European Time (CET). The winter transfer window began at the same time, midnight CET on 01/01/2014, in Germany and France.In Germany…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Authorities, Legal, …
• Article # 13672
• Published on 28/02/14 at 17:48
Current regulation

"The second registration period shall normally occur in the middle of the season and may not exceed four weeks," explains FIFA's (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) regulations on the status and transfer of players. The document refers to the period of transfers more commonly…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Authorities, Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 13668
• Published on 28/02/14 at 17:42
©  D.R.
IFAB: composition of new committees on the agenda at the General Meeting on 01/03/2014

The composition of the new technical committee and football committee of the IFAB (International Football Association Board) will be the main subject subjects at the proceedings of the 128th General Assembly of the organisation known as the guardian of the laws of the game, held at the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication, Social Responsibility
• Article # 15455
• Published on 28/02/14 at 17:15
Liga: 2013 winter transfer window

The 2013 winter transfer window in La Liga was characterised by a positive balance of payments of €9.5m, an amount unmatched among the five major European championships. This is despite the lowest number of purchase and sales in the European Top 5: €13.6m of purchases and sales of about €23.2m.The…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Authorities, Legal, …
• Article # 13676
• Published on 28/02/14 at 17:09
Premier League: 2013 winter transfer window

The 2013 winter transfer window in the Premier League was characterised by the highest spending among the five major European leagues, at €145m. It also had the second highest number of transactions (295), behind the Serie A (341), while its balance of payments has the largest deficit across the…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Authorities, Transfer Market
• Article # 13673
• Published on 28/02/14 at 17:07
©  OL
O. Lyon: "Four places in the Champions League to offset competition from PSG and Monaco" (JM Aulas)

"If we are to accept this unfair competition, the clubs that meet the financial fair play regulations should be compensated. This is a problem of fairness, ethics ... We need French clubs other than Paris SG and Monaco to play in the Champions League. It is therefore necessary to have a discussion…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Stadiums, Legal, …
• Article # 15441
• Published on 28/02/14 at 16:39
©  D.R.
UK: BT Sport extends its rights to broadcast the Bundesliga until 2016-17

British pay-TV channel BT Sport extended its two season broadcast rights in the UK and Ireland for the Bundesliga, announced DFL Sports Enterprises, the company that manages the commercial rights of the German professional football league, on 27/02/2014. The rights of BT Sport, valid for the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Authorities
• Article # 15442
• Published on 28/02/14 at 15:46