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England: Paul Faulkner temporarily replaces Anthony Fry on executive committee of the FA

Paul Faulkner was appointed to the executive committee of the FA (Football Association) on 04/04/2014. He replaces Anthony Fry, chairman of the Premier League, who is temporarily leaving his position for health reasons. Paul Faulkner has been CEO of Aston Villa since March 2010. He will be…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 17461
• Published on 10/04/14 at 15:26

Premier League: Neil Adams becomes new manager of Norwich City

English manager, Neil Adams, has been appointed manager of Norwich City (Premier League), announced the club on 06/04/2014. He replaces Chris Hughton, sacked after the seventeenth defeat in thirty-three matches, on 04/05/2014, against West Bromwich Albion (0-1). The former Irish international (53…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Article # 17459
• Published on 10/04/14 at 15:00

Brazil 2014: 55% of Brazilians believe that the World Cup will not be beneficial for their country

55% of Brazilians believe that the 2014 World Cup will do more harm than good to their country, according to a study by the Brazilian Institute of Datafolha, published on 08/04/2014. Just 36% believe that the World Cup will benefit the country in the future. 50% of women, 52% of 16-24 year olds…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 17466
• Published on 10/04/14 at 14:30

Nike launch (very) limited series of Mercurial Vapor shoes in honour of Cristiano Ronaldo

The American sportswear company, Nike, launched a limited edition (100 available) pair of CR7 Mercurial Vapor IX shoes "to celebrate the remarkable 2013-14 season of Cristiano Ronaldo," on 08/04/2014."Cristiano Ronaldo is such an exceptional player, we wanted to reward his performance this season…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Sporting Goods & Brands, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 17455
• Published on 10/04/14 at 13:30

Bundesliga: Bayern Munich ranked no. 1 digital club in study by media analysis agency

Bayern Munich have been ranked number one digital club out of Bundesliga clubs, according to a study by Deepblue Networks, a German media agency that analysed the digital performance of all 18 Bundesliga clubs and published the results on 07/04/2014. The study, conducted between 20/12/2013 and…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 17389
• Published on 10/04/14 at 12:45

Liga: Real Sociedad present project to renovate Anoeta stadium, increase capacity to 42,300 steats

Real Sociedad (Liga BBVA) presented their renovation project for Anoeta stadium, on 08/04/2014. The venue, which belongs to the city, is currently undergoing a public tender to select its future operator. The club is officially a candidate and presented a restructuring plan. The San Sebastian…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Stadiums
• Article # 17402
• Published on 09/04/14 at 19:00

Romania: former league president, Dragomir Dumitru, suspected of embezzling €3m from TV rights

Dragomir Dumitru, former president of the Romania LPF (Professional Football League) from 1996 to 2003, is suspected of having embezzled €3m from TV rights between 2011 and 2013, said the prosecutor of the court of Bucharest (ROU) on 07/04/2014. The former leader, who was placed in custody for 24…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 17378
• Published on 09/04/14 at 17:59

England: Italian, Massimo Cellino, authorised to take control of Leeds United after appeal

The decision to block Massimo Cellino’s takeover of Leeds United (Championship, English 2^nd Division) was reversed on appeal on 05/04/2014 by the professional conduct committee of the Football League, the body that manages the English 2^nd, 3^rd and 4^th Divisions. Previously, the Football League had…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Authorities, Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 17373
• Published on 09/04/14 at 16:30

Roger Hall appointed chief executive of Supponor, digital advertising board technology company

Roger Hall has been appointed chief executive of Supponor, announced the company specialising in digital advertising board technologies on 07/04/2014. He will take office in May 2014 and will be based in London (ENG). Roger Hall replaces Chris Buckley, who is set to become a non-executive director…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 17386
• Published on 09/04/14 at 15:59

1989 Hillsborough tragedy: kick-offs delayed by 7 minutes in England from 11 to 14/04/2014

"As a mark of respect and remembrance for those who lost their lives as a result of the Hillsborough stadium disaster in April 1989, all FA Cup, Premier League, Football League and Football Conference matches taking place on the weekend of 11-14/04/2014 will kick-off seven minutes later than…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs
• Article # 17380
• Published on 09/04/14 at 14:59