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Twitter: Syrian hackers hijack three accounts of FC Barcelona to oppose Qatar

The three official Twitter accounts of FC Barcelona (Liga BBVA): English (11.1 million subscribers as of 20/02/2014), Catalan (4.1 million subscribers) and Spanish (6.05 million subscribers) were hacked by Internet users claiming to be the SEA (Syrian Electronic Army), a group of internet…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Digital, Legal, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 15145
• Published on 21/02/14 at 16:42
Brazil: Cruzeiro club launches its own photo application, in collaboration with Netco Sports

Cruzeiro (Brazilian first division) launched Cruzeiro Fotofan, a photo application for fans, on 17/02/2014. Developed in collaboration with Netco Sports, a company specialising in creative solutions and mobile sports applications, the application allows users to upload their personal photos and…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Digital, Legal, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 15139
• Published on 21/02/14 at 15:59
©  SMCaen
AS Monaco-LFP agreement: "We are determined not to drop the matter" (J-F Fortin, Caen)

"Today, I am committed to an inclusive approach. There are seven of us who have begun (this legal process), of course, I follow what the group decides, and we are determined not to drop the matter. We intend to use all legal means to achieve our goal," said Jean-François Fortin, president of SM…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 15093
• Published on 21/02/14 at 15:34
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Bundesliga: automobile company Opel continues with SC Freiburg until 2015-16

The German automobile company Opel extended its partnership with SC Freiburg (Bundesliga) for at least two more seasons, announced the club on 20/02/2014. The company has sponsored the club since the 2011-12 season. The extension of the agreement was negotiated by the sports media and marketing…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 15141
• Published on 21/02/14 at 14:06
©  D.R.
TF1: - 5.7% turnover in 2013 due to a 5.4% decrease in advertising revenues

TF1 achieved a turnover of €2.47b for 2013, down 5.7% compared to 2012 (€2.62b), announced the French media group during the presentation of its annual report on 19/02/2014. The advertising revenues of the group amounted to €1.679b in 2013, down 5.4%, "in a difficult economic context and in…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 15136
• Published on 21/02/14 at 13:04
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Premier League: Aviva offers its space on the Norwich City shirt to charity

The insurance company Aviva, the official Norwich City shirt sponsor, has offered its space on the shirt to the Railway Children charity for the game against Tottenham Hotspur (Matchday 27 of the Premier League) on 23/02/2014. The initiative has been repeated once per season since 2008-09 with the…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 15131
• Published on 21/02/14 at 12:18
Puma announces turnover down 8.7% in 2013 to €3 billion

The German brand Puma, which belongs to the French Kering group, announced their turnover is down 8.7% in 2013 to €3b, on 20/02/2014.Sales in the EMEA region (Europe, Middle East, Africa) fell 4.4% (€1.22b). Puma says that the performance has been weak in the "French and Italian markets, partially…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Sporting Goods & Brands, Finance, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 15108
• Published on 21/02/14 at 10:05
Ukraine-USA friendly match on 05/03/2014 still on schedule says U.S. Soccer

"We are in communication with the (U.S.) State Department and are monitoring the situation in Ukraine," said U.S. Soccer spokesman Neil Buethe on 19/02/2014. "We are still planning on playing the game on 05/03/2014."Buethe said the U.S. federation works with the State Department and local…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 15073
• Published on 20/02/14 at 19:30
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Neymar case: Barcelona officially indicted for tax evasion

FC Barcelona (Liga BBVA) has been formally indicted for tax evasion as a legal entity in the case of the transfer of Neymar, said Judge Pablo Ruz, magistrate of the prosecution of the Audiencia Nacional (Spanish main criminal court) on 20/02/3014.The Audienca Nacional estimates that €10m in 2011…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Transfer Market, …
• Article # 15106
• Published on 20/02/14 at 18:40
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Coca-Cola plans to invest an additional one billion dollars into its marketing budget by 2016

Coca-Cola announced that it wants to reduce its production costs by one billion dollars (€730 million) and redirect that amount into its marketing budget by 2016, the company announced while publishing its figures for the 4th quarter of 2013 on 18/02/2014. The Atlanta-based (USA) group wants to…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication
• Article # 15089
• Published on 20/02/14 at 17:05