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England: the FA proposes measures to increase number of English players in Premier League

The FA (Football Association) presented a set of measures to increase the number of English players in the Premier League on 08/05/2014. Greg Dyke, FA president, wants the number of English players to go from 32% to 45% by 2022. In 2013-14, 66 Englishmen play regularly in the Premier League. To…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 18852
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Spain: Prisa TV accepts an offer of €725m from Telefonica for 56% of Spanish Canal+

Spanish broadcaster Prisa TV accepted an offer of €725m for its 56% stake in its pay-TV subsidiary Canal+ (formerly promoted as Digital +) on 08/05/2014. The offer was made by the Spanish telecommunications group Telefonica.Prisa TV now has 30 days to complete the transaction with Telefonica. If…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 18851
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England: €8.8m loss for Wembley Stadium in first seven months of 2013

London's Wembley Stadium (capacity 90,000) lost £7.2m (€8.8m) in 2013, the UK website This Is Money reported on 03/05/2014. Wembley Stadium changed its accounting so that its year end coincides with the end of the football season. The 2013 financial year will thus be understood as the first seven…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Stadiums
• Article # 18824
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Spain: Pro clubs had €3.5bn in debts at end of 2012-13 (down by 5.3%)

Liga BBVA and Liga Adelante, the first and second Spanish professional divisions, had €3.573bn in debts at the end of the 2012-13 season, Miguel Cardenal, Spanish secretary of state for sport, announced on 07/05/2014. This represents a decrease of €202.2m, or 5.3%, from the 2011-12 season. "The…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Authorities, Legal, …
• Article # 18834
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Brazil 2014: Deutsche Telekom launches its campaign "We are football fans, above all"

The German brand Deutsche Telekom, a DFB (German Federation) sponsor, is launching a digital campaign entitled, "We are football fans, above all", from 05 to 23/05/2014, the company announced on 28/04/2014. This campaign has fans show their support for the German selection by publishing "selfies…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Digital, Sporting Goods & Brands, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 18733
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Forbes: Real Madrid highest-valued football club for 2012-13 (€2.47bn)

Real Madrid (Liga BBVA) were the highest-valued football club for 2012-13, according to the U.S. business magazine Forbes on 07/05/2014. The Spanish club, whose worth was valued at €2.47bn, had a turnover of €484m and a net profit of €123m for 2012-13. The Madrid club was ahead of FC Barcelona…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 18818
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