Liga BBVA: Nuno succeeds Juan Antonio Pizzi as manager of Valencia CF

Nuno Espírito Santo (POR) was appointed the new manager of Valencia CF (Liga) through 30/06/2015, with an option for an additional season, the club announced on 03/07/2014. He will replace Juan Antonio Pizzi, sacked by the administrative council on 02/07/2014.Nuno, 40, is a former goalkeeper and…

Real Madrid: Alfredo di Stéfano, honorary president, dies aged 88

Alfredo di Stéfano, honorary president of Real Madrid (Liga) since 2000, died at the age of 88 in Madrid (ESP) on 07/07/2014; he had had a heart attack on 04/07/2014.The Argentine striker, a naturalised Spanish citizen, won the Ballon d'Or in 1957 and 1959, and scored 418 goals in 510 official…

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Threatening sanctions, FIFA demands Nigerian government reinstate Federation officials

The Nigerian government must reinstate the NFF (Nigeria Football Federation) to its roles before 08/07/2014 or face penalties, FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) stated in a letter to the NFF on 04/07/2014. A regional court had ordered the dissolution of the Nigerian…

Premier League: Manchester United unveil shirt with Chevrolet logo for 2014-15

Manchester United (Premier League) unveiled their 2014-15 shirts -- featuring the logo of American automaker Chevrolet -- on 07/07/2014. The shirt sponsorship deal with Chevrolet is the largest in the world at €51m annually beginning in 2014-15. The amount will increase by 2.1% each year to reach…

FIFA Joseph Blatter calls for more places in the World Cup for Africa and Asia

"It can't be like this; the regions that supply the leading European teams with top players from their vast reservoir of talent and that make a huge contribution to the attractiveness of the top leagues [can't be] treated with such disdain at the level of the World Cup. We need a new deal…

Ligue 1: AS Monaco surpass 1m Facebook fans

AS Monaco (Ligue 1) surpassed 1m Facebook fans on 05/07/2014; this is a 40-fold increase over their 25,000 fans on 11/05/2013, the day the club was promoted to Ligue 1.The official page was liked by 50,000 fans on 09/07/2013 when the Colombians Radamel Falcao and James Rodriguez were signed by AS…

Germany: Brazil 2014 mobile apps by ARD and ZDR downloaded 2m times

1.3m people in Germany have downloaded and installed SportSchau FIFA WM App -- which is dedicated to the 2014 World Cup -- onto their smartphones or computer tablets during the group stage (from 12 to 26/06/2014), announced the app's creator ARD, the German public broadcaster.This is twice the…

Ligue 1: BewellConnect (electronic health devices) new official sponsor of AS Saint-Etienne

BewellConnect, a subsidiary of Visiomed Group, which specialises in electronic health devices, will be the new official sponsor of ASSE (Association Sportive de Saint-Étienne) for three seasons, from 2014-15 through 2016-17, the two partners, along with the sports marketing agency Sportfive…

Liga: Adidas to replace Nike as Real Sociedad kit supplier in 2014-15

The German sports company Adidas will replace Nike as the kit supplier to Real Sociedad (Liga BBVA) in 2014-15, the Spanish club announced on 04/07/2014. Nike had been sponsoring the San Sebastian club since the 2011-12 season. Real Sociedad will be the fourth Liga BBVA club equipped by Adidas, in…