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MLS: Colorado Rapids offer its fans a Facebook application to buy tickets online

The MLS (Major League Soccer) franchise Colorado Rapids launched SitNearMe, a ticketing application available to Facebook users on 06/02/2014. Created and edited by the Israeli company Evento, the application can locate Facebook friends attending the match and purchase places beside them…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Agencies, Ticketing, Digital, …
• Article # 14783
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©  AS Monaco

Monaco-LFP deal: "A legal action set against a hasty, not transparent and insufficient arrangement"

"The leaders of the undersigned professional clubs have decided to initiate a legal action set against what appears as a hasty, not transparent and insufficient arrangement, in order to cancel this transaction," stated seven presidents or leaders of Ligue 1 or Ligue 2 clubs in France in a letter…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 14788
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©  D.R.

Ligue 1: Umbro to replace Errea as kit supplier for FC Nantes from 2014-15

Umbro looks set to become the official kit and equipment supplier of FC Nantes (Ligue 1) from 2014-15. "It's not official yet, but we should have an announcement in the next few days," Waldemar Kita, president of the club, told NTF on 11/02/2014.Umbro would replace the Italian equipment…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Sporting Goods & Brands, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 14758
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Qatar 2022: publication of "Workers’ Welfare Standards" for World Cup construction sites

Qatar announced measures called "Workers’ Welfare Standards" aimed at protecting the many immigrant workers employed on projects relating to the 2022 World Cup, the Qatar 2022 Supreme Committee announced on 11/02/2014.The emirate also invited the ILO (International Labour Organisation) to verify…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication, Social Responsibility
• Article # 14755
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©  Milan AC

Serie A: Japanese company Fujitsu to sponsor AC Milan until 2015-16

The Japanese electronics company Fujitsu became the sponsor of AC Milan (Serie A) on 11/02/2014, announced the club. The partnership will run over three seasons will end at the conclusion of the 2015-16 fiscal year. The contract was made in collaboration with the Italian subsidiary of the media…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 14704
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©  D.R.

South America: Umbro biggest equipment supplier in 2014 edition of the Copa Libertadores

Umbro has had the largest presence of any equipment supplier at the 2014 edition of the Copa Bridgestone Libertadores which began with the match between Botafogo (BRA) and San Lorenzo (ARG) (2-0, Group 2), on 11/02/2014. The sports equipment brand, owned by the U.S. group Iconix, is the official…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Sporting Goods & Brands, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 14712
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Liga: rising expenses and declining revenues in 2014 winter market, - €4.8m deficit

The 2014 winter transfer window in La Liga is characterised by a balance deficit of - €4.8m. The 20 clubs in the Spanish first division had achieved a balance profit of €9.5m the previous year in January 2013. This result is explained by a 50% decrease in sales (€11.5m in January 2014 against…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Authorities, Transfer Market
• Article # 14701
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Spain: government to limit the ratio to 1 to 4 for TV rights monies received by clubs

A new sport law being prepared by the Spanish government, in collaboration with the LFP (Spanish Professional Football League), would limit the income gap for television rights between the Liga club who receives the most revenue and the one that receives the least. The new ratio would be 1 to 4…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Finance, …
• Article # 14696
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Rene Valencia appointed commercial director of development and sponsorship at MP & Silva

Rene Valencia was appointed commercial director of development and sponsorship at the media rights agency MP & Silva for the Asia-Pacific region on 04/02/2014. He will be responsible for the expansion of the Asian Olympic Council marketing program and the growth of MP & Silva's Asian market. Based…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital, …
• Article # 14695
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©  stadionwelt.de

England: 70% of Football League clubs vote for the return of standing areas

70% of 2nd, 3rd and 4th division English clubs voted for a return of standing areas at a consultation organised by the Football League (FL) on 06/02/2014. The Football League is an association of 72 professional English clubs that operate in these three lower championships.The majority of English…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Stadiums, Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 14706
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