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Basketball: Confirmation of purchase of Los Angeles Clippers by Steve Ballmer for €1.47bn

Steve Ballmer, CEO from 2000 to 2013 of Microsoft, the U.S. software company, bought the Los Angeles Clippers franchise NBA (National Basketball Association, American Basketball League) for $2bn (€1.47bn ), confirmed Donald Sterling, who had been the club's owner, on 04/06/2014. Sterling was…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance
• Article # 20354
• Published on 05/06/14 at 18:32
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CIES: FC Barcelona have the most expensive players, valued at €593m as of 01/06/2014

FC Barcelona (Liga) are the team with the world's most expensive players, with an estimated value of €593m as of 01/06/2014, according to a study by the International Centre for Sports Studies (CIES) Football Observatory, published on 04/06/2014. FC Barcelona were ahead of Real Madrid (Liga), in…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Transfer Market
• Article # 20308
• Published on 05/06/14 at 18:29
©  Real Madrid
Real Madrid project new Adidas shirts in 3D on facade of Santiago Bernabeu

A 3D video was projected onto the facade of Santiago Bernabeu stadium (capacity 85,454) by Real Madrid (Liga BBVA, 3rd in 2013-14) on 03/06/2014 to officially present their two new shirts designed by German kit supplier Adidas for the 2014-15 season. The five-minute video featured Xabi Alonso…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Digital, Sporting Goods & Brands, Stadiums, …
• Article # 20330
• Published on 05/06/14 at 17:36
©  Earthquakes
MLS: San Jose Earthquakes to team up with San Francisco 49ers (NFL) to promote soccer

San Jose Earthquakes (MLS, Major League Soccer, North America) will team up with the San Francisco 49ers (NFL, National Football League, the league for American football) to promote football in the South Bay region (Silicon Valley, south of San Francisco Bay in California) over the next five…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Stadiums, Legal, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 20352
• Published on 05/06/14 at 17:01
©  UEFA
Qatar 2022: "I focus on football. Some people focus on something else." (Michel Platini, UEFA)

"I focus on football. Some people focus on something else," said Michel Platini, UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) president and FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) vice-president, on 05/06/2014 in response to the British newspaper The Daily Telegraph, which on…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication, Social Responsibility
• Article # 20329
• Published on 05/06/14 at 16:44
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2013-14 Ligue 1 top clubs in TV rights: Paris SG get €44.7m, Marseille €42m, and Lyon (€41m)

Paris Saint-Germain, the French champion in 2013-14, were the top earner of media revenues among Ligue 1 teams for 2013-14, with €44.7m. The LFP (French professional football league) board of directors released the distribution table for TV rights for the 2013-14 Ligue 1 on 03/06/2014. Altogether…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Authorities, …
• Article # 20280
• Published on 05/06/14 at 16:16
2014 World Cup federations have 12 sponsors on average

The 32 federations participating in the 2014 World Cup have an average of 12 sponsors each, excluding kit supplier contracts. The selection with the most partners is Costa Rica, with 34. Bosnia and Herzegovina are next with 24, and Italy are third with 19. Iran have the fewest, with three (still…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Authorities, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 20752
• Published on 05/06/14 at 16:13
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CIES: Messi's estimated value still highest (€200.2m - €232.6m)

Lionel Messi, with an estimated value between €200.2m and €232.6m, remained the most expensive football player in the world in 2014, according to a study by the CIES (International Centre for Sports Studies) Football Observatory published on 04/06/2014. The midpoint in the value range of the…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Transfer Market
• Article # 20295
• Published on 05/06/14 at 11:58
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Russia: Vinci's 2013 contract to build VTP Arena has been cancelled

The French construction firm Vinci will not build the VTB Arena in Moscow, announced the company running the project, which belongs to the semi-public Russian bank VTB, on 02/06/2014. "A dialogue took place with our client wherein Vinci Construction Grands Projets made proposals which did not…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Stadiums
• Article # 20289
• Published on 05/06/14 at 10:00
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Spain: Prisa formalises sale of 56% stake in Canal+ Spain to Telefonica for €750m

The Spanish broadcaster Prisa formalised an agreement to sell its 56% stake in its subsidiary DTS, a pay-TV platform (known as Canal+ Spain, formerly marketed as Digital+) to the telecommunications group Telefonica. The amount of the sale was €750m, or 3.5% more than announced on 07/05/2014…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Finance, …
• Article # 20197
• Published on 04/06/14 at 19:00