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Serie A: Inter Milan and Nike create a merchandising company to develop international sales

Nike and Inter Milan created FC Internazionale Merchandising Srl to develop the merchandise sales of the club internationally, on 15/04/2014. The company is owned by the Italian club and its American kit supplier, Nike. The objectives are to develop co-branded merchandise and to distribute…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Sporting Goods & Brands, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 17969
• Published on 22/04/14 at 15:45

Manchester United: David Moyes fired as manager, Ryan Giggs to replace him

Scottish man, David Moyes was dismissed as manager of Manchester United (Premier League), announced the club on 22/04/2014. David Moyes is under contract with the club until the end of the 2018-19 season. The decision comes two days after the club's defeat to Everton FC in the English league (2-0…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Transfer Market
• Article # 17972
• Published on 22/04/14 at 14:58

2015-2018 European Cups: beIN Sports acquires TV rights for four Asian countries

The Qatari pay-TV company, beIN Sports, acquired the TV rights for the 2015-2018 cycle of the Champions League and Europa League in Indonesia, Thailand, Laos and Cambodia, announced UEFA (Union of European Football Associations), on 17/04/2014. In Indonesia, beIN Sports will broadcast two live…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Finance, …
• Article # 17936
• Published on 22/04/14 at 13:45

Premier League: Umbro to replace Adidas as kit supplier of Hull City from 2014-15

Umbro will replace Adidas as the kit supplier of Hull City (Premier League) in 2014-15, the club announced on 20/04/2014. This four-year partnership will run until the end of the 2017-18 season.The agreement was announced to the supporters of Hull City at the 24^th minute of the match Hull City …

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Sporting Goods & Brands, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 17965
• Published on 22/04/14 at 13:18

Serie A: Chinese company, Titan Media, extends partnership with Inter Milan in Asia until 2015-16

The Chinese company, Titan Media, extended its contract as the media partner of Inter Milan (Serie A) in Asia until 2015-16, the club announced on 15/04/2014. Titan Media develops and translates the content of the inter.it website into Mandarin, the official language of the People's Republic of…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 17939
• Published on 22/04/14 at 11:09

Composition of the UEFA Organs and Bodies (2011-2015)

UEFA published the composition of the Executive Committee for the period 2013-2015, and that of all its committees and panels for 2011-2015, on 05/12/2013.

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 18012
• Published on 21/04/14 at 12:00

Russia 2018: Russian Ministry of Sports estimates total construction bill at €12.6bn

The total cost for construction for the 2018 World Cup in Russia will be 620 billion roubles (approximately €12.6bn), Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko indicated at a meeting of the Federation Council Committee on Social Policy on 20/03/2014. Mutko is also a member of the executive committee of…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Stadiums
• Article # 17914
• Published on 18/04/14 at 18:45

BSkyB, BT Sport: Ofcom will review the state of competition in the pay-TV market

Ofcom, the UK's independent regulator of telecommunications competition, will reconsider the competitive situation in the UK market for pay TV, it announced on 16/04/2014. A previous study, published in March 2010, led Ofcom to institute a "wholesale must-offer" — requiring broadcaster BSkyB to…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Authorities, …
• Article # 17901
• Published on 18/04/14 at 18:02

"Matches played behind closed doors penalise football" (Joseph Blatter, FIFA)

"I regard (matches behind closed doors) as an extremely dubious instrument. They represent a disproportionately collective punishment. Furthermore, it involves excluding innocent fans of the opposing team. In the final analysis matches played behind closed doors penalise football. The punishment…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Clubs, Stadiums, …
• Article # 17896
• Published on 18/04/14 at 17:40

Euro 2016: Calendar for final phase to be unveiled at FFF headquarters in Paris on 25/04/2014

The calendar for the final phase of Euro 2016, to be held in France from 10/06 to 10/07/2016, will be presented at the end of the meeting of the steering committee on 25/04/2014 at the FFF (French Football Federation) headquarters, reported Euro 2016 SAS, the company organising the competition, on…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Stadiums, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 17897
• Published on 18/04/14 at 17:30