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Russian federation to welcome three Crimean clubs to third division beginning in 2014-15

Three Crimean clubs -- SKChF Sebastopol, Tavria Simferopol and Zhemchuzhina Yalta --- will be integrated into the Second Division South, Russia's third tier, in 2014-15, the Russian Federation announced on 31/07/2014.SKChF (formerly PFC Sevastopol) and Tavria Simferopol played in the Ukrainian…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 23322
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Adidas: Turnover up 2% to €3.465bn for second quarter 2014 (net profit down %16)

Adidas' turnover was up 2% to €3.465bn in the second quarter of 2014, the company announced on 31/07/2014. The group's operating profit decreased by 12.7% to €220m and its net income attributable to shareholders also decreased by 16.3% to €144m. The German group had announced a turnover of…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Sporting Goods & Brands, Finance, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 23272
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Serie A: Video game maker EA Sports gets rights of the Italian league for FIFA 15

The video game editor EA Sports acquired the rights for the Serie A out of a partnership with Lega Serie A (Italian professional league that manages the first Italian division) on 24/07/2014. The company, based in Vancouver (Canada), will have exclusive use of the first Italian division for its…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Digital, Authorities, …
• Article # 23219
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Sports betting: CONCACAF extends its partnership with Early Warning System through 2014-15

The CONCACAF (Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football) extended its partnership with Early Warning System, a subsidiary of FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) tasked with watching over the online sports betting market, on 17/07/2014.Partners…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Betting, Social Responsibility
• Article # 23274
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Brazil 2014: 632,646 tourists injected €462m into local economy of Brasilia

488,903 Brazilians and 143,743 foreign tourists went to Brasilia to watch the seven 2014 World Cup fixtures (Brazil, from 12/06 to 13/07/2014) hosted in the Mané-Garrincha stadium, the Brazilian government announced on 31/07/2014.These 632,646 tourists injected 1.3bn reais (approximately €462m…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Stadiums
• Article # 23308
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Premier League: BT Sport extends with Arsenal FC for two additional years, through 2015-16

The pay-TV British sports channel BT Sport extended its media partnership with Arsenal FC (Premier League, ENG) for two additional seasons on 28/07/2014. Arsenal and the sports channel of the British telecommunications group BT had signed their first partnership on 09/10/2013; the length and cost…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 23259
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Brazil 2014: Brazil received 330 more flights (up 14%) from abroad in June and July 2014

2,698 flights arrived in Brazil from abroad in June and July 2014 for the World Cup (from 12/06 to 13/07/2014), an increase of 330 flights (or 14%) compared to the same period in 2013 (2,368 flights), the Brazilian Ministry of Tourism said on 29/07/2014.The strongest growth came from elsewhere in…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication
• Article # 23292
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Serie A: Juventus launch Indonesian version of website ahead of 04 to 07/08/2014 tour

Juventus Turin (champion of Serie A in 2013-14) launched an Indonesian version of their website on 28/07/2014; they will have a summer tour in Jakarta (Indonesia, from 04 to 07/08/2014).Juventus have Indonesian-language accounts on the social networks Facebook (1.4m Indonesian fans) and Twitter…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 23258
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FIGC: FFF, supporting FIFA, calls for investigation into Carlo Tavecchio's racist remarks

Noël le Graët, president of the FFF (French Football Federation), sent a letter to Joseph Blatter, the FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) president, on 29/07/2014, in support of the international body, which asked the FIGC (Italian Football Federation) on 28/07/2014 to…
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• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 23275
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