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©  FIGC

FIGC: Federal council selects new management team following election of president Carlo Tavecchio

The federal council of the FIGC (Federazione Italiana di Giuoco Calcio, the Italian football federation) chose a new management team at its meeting on 18/08/2014. These appointments follow the election of Carlo Tavecchio as president of the FIGC by the elective assembly on 11/08/2014.Maurizio…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Authorities
• Article # 23834
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©  FIGC

Italy: Federation abolishes "with immediate effect" the concept of territorial discrimination

The concept of territorial discrimination was abolished with "immediate effect" from the Italian code of sports justice by the FIGC (Federazione Italiana di Giuoco Calcio, the Italian football federation), on 18/08/2014, at the first meeting of the federal council since the election, on…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 23852
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©  D.R.

FC Barcelona: FIFA confirms transfer ban in 2015; club lodges appeal

FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) Appeals Committee rejected the appeal lodged by FC Barcelona (Liga BBVA) and confirms "a transfer ban which will see the club prevented from registering any players at both national and international level for two complete and consecutive…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Transfer Market, …
• Article # 23878
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©  D.R.

England: Wristband to be used as contactless payment device at sports events

Barclaycard, a subsidiary of the British bank Barclays dedicated to credit cards, and Green 4 Solutions, a British company that specialises in customer relations in sports, have partnered to create the bPay Band, a wristband that is in fact a contactless payment device, on 14/08/2014.Consumers…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Digital, Stadiums, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 23856
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©  Southampton

Premier league: Garmin (GPS navigation) partners with Southampton for 2014-15

Garmin, an American company specialised in GPS navigation systems, has partnered with Southampton (Premier League) for the 2014-15 season, the club announced on 15/08/2014. Garmin has offices in Southampton. Garmin will have LED advertising at St. Mary's Stadium (capacity 32,000), hospitality…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 23871
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©  D.R.

Premier League: Man City will pay 50% of subscribers' ticket price for fixture against Arsenal

Manchester City agreed to pay half of their subscribers' ticket price for the club's away match against Arsenal on the 4th match-day of the Premier League at the Emirates Stadium (on 13/09/2014), on 18/08/2014. The cost of an adult seat for travelling fans is £64 (approximately €80): Manchester…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Finance, Stadiums, …
• Article # 23870
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©  Le Havre

Ligue 2: Christophe Maillol acquires 92% stake in Le Havre AC; to be president in September

"The members of the supervisory board of Le Havre AC have voted unanimously to approve Christophe Maillol's proposal", the Ligue 2 club announced on 19/08/2014; Maillol will acquire a 92% stake in the club. "The agreement with the members of the supervisory board will take effect on 01/09/2014.…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Authorities, Legal, …
• Article # 23846
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©  Soccerex

Soccerex: Blatter and Tebas to attend Global Convention in Manchester from 06 to 10/09/2014

Talks and workshops scheduled for the Soccerex Global Convention include: "The Architects of League Football", "The Matchday Experience", "The Digital Consumption of Football", and "How to Fun a Football Club Successfully". Soccerex will bring together football representatives from around the…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Authorities, …
• Article # 23842
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©  FC Bayern

Bundesliga: Software company SAP becomes partner of Bayern Munich through 2016-17

SAP, German manufacturer of computer software, has becomes the second-level partner of FC Bayern Munich (Bundesliga) through 2016-17, the club announced on 19/08/2014.SAP will provide services for statistical data processing to Bayern Munich's technical staff. The SAP Match Insight software is…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 23841
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©  LFP

Luzenac: "I will not yield to political pressure, no matter the source" (Frederic Thiriez)

"I understand that Thierry Braillard [the secretary of state for sport] is under pressure from his Ariège political friends. But the Ligue is only applying the rules that are the same for all clubs; they are binding for Luzenac just like for the others, obviously out of fairness," said Frédéric…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Stadiums, Legal, …
• Article # 23792
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