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Brazil 2014: France-Honduras offers first goal verification through goal-line technology

The first goal in history to be verified through goal-line technology occurred during the World Cup France-Honduras match (3-0, 15/06/2014, Group E, Beira-Rio Stadium in Porto Alegre). This was the French team's second goal, and was an own goal by Honduran goalkeeper Noel Valladares. The German…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Digital, Sporting Goods & Brands, Stadiums, …
• Article # 20897
• Published on 16/06/14 at 17:06

Winning World Cup country gets stock market bump, says Goldman Sachs

Stocks in the country that wins the World Cup outperform those of other countries by 3.5% in the month following the victory, according to Peter Oppenheimer, the head of global stock strategy at the American investment firm Goldman Sachs, speaking to French newspaper Le Monde on 12/06/2014. The…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance
• Article # 20866
• Published on 16/06/14 at 15:19

FIFA ethics committee suspends Franz Beckenbauer for 90 days from any activity in footbal

Franz Beckenbauer (Germany), special advisor to the FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) football committee, has been suspended, effective immediately, from any football-related activity for 90 days, stated Alan Sullivan, the vice-president of the FIFA ethics committee's…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 20867
• Published on 16/06/14 at 12:24

Premier League: South Korean pharmaceutical group Cho-A to sponsor Manchester United

The South Korean pharmaceutical group Cho-A Pharm will sponsor Manchester United (Premier League), the club announced on 09/06/2014. The contract covers the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons. Cho-A Pharm will be the official partner for South Korean and Vietnamese territories. The corporation will use…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 20812
• Published on 16/06/14 at 10:32

Brazil 2014: Spray for drawing line of wall for free kick has been authorised since 2012

The use of a vanishing spray, which allows referees to draw a white line on the ground to enforce a 9.15 metre distance between the wall and the kicker during a free kick, was authorised by the IFAB (International Football Association Board, the guardian of the laws of the game) at its 126^th…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 20819
• Published on 13/06/14 at 17:59

Serie A: Stefano Pioli (Italy) to follow Edoardo Roja as Lazio manager

Stefano Pioli (Italy) will manage Lazio (Serie A) for 2014-15 with an option for an additional season, the club announced on 12/06/2014. He will replace Edoardo Roja (Italy), who had held the post since 04/01/2014. Roja had in turn had replaced Vladimir Petkovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) who was…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Article # 20828
• Published on 13/06/14 at 17:13

Ligue 1: Paris SG beat their record with 32,500 subscribers for 2014-15 (hospitality excluded)

Paris-Saint Germain (Ligue 1) have beaten their own record by hitting their limit of 32,500 subscribers (hospitality excluded) for the 2014-15 season, the club announced on 13/06/2014. Subscribers have 70% of the 46,400 seats sold for Parc des Princes, said Paris SG. Non-hospitality subscriptions…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 20833
• Published on 13/06/14 at 16:44

Video referee technology: Blatter proposes two challenge reviews per manager per match

"Why don't we give team managers the possibility of two challenge reviews for referring decisions during the match?" said Joseph Blatter, president of FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association), at the 64^th annual FIFA congress in Sao Paulo (BRA) on 11/06/2014. Blatter said he would…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Digital, Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 20804
• Published on 13/06/14 at 15:45

Austria: the insurer Allianz acquires naming rights of future stadium of Rapid Vienna 2025

The German insurance group Allianz has bought the naming rights of the future stadium of Rapid Vienna (Austria) through 2025, the club announced on 06/06/2014. The stadium will be located on the site of Gerhard Hanappi-Stadion, whose demolition is to begin in summer 2014. Allianz Stadion has a…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Stadiums, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 20777
• Published on 13/06/14 at 14:40

Liga: FC Barcelona achieve over 1m followers on Chinese social network Sina Weibo

FC Barcelona (Liga) have over 1,171,170 subscribers on the Chinese social network Sina Weibo, the club said on 12/6/2014. The Spanish club offers exclusive news and photos on its official page, and hopes to take advantage of the more than 500m users of Sina Weibo to improve its digital coverage in…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 20803
• Published on 13/06/14 at 13:57