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Manchester United: Majority shareholder offers 8m shares, total value €116m

The American holding company Red Football LLC has put 8m shares of Manchester United (Premier League) up for sale at $19.42 (€14.50) each, Manchester United announced on 30/07/2014. The offering totals €116m.Red Football LLC, owned by the Glazer family, remains Manchester United's majority…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal, Sponsors - Partners, …
• Article # 23325
• Published on 04/08/14 at 15:45
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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
• Published on 04/08/14 at 11:35
©  Adidas
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
• Published on 04/08/14 at 10:25
©  EA Sports
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
• Published on 01/08/14 at 18:25
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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
• Published on 01/08/14 at 18:04
©  fifa.org
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
• Published on 01/08/14 at 17:24
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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
• Published on 01/08/14 at 15:38
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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
• Published on 01/08/14 at 15:07
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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
• Published on 01/08/14 at 14:06
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Twitter: Turnover, losses and users have all risen as of 30/06/2014

The social network Twitter made a turnover of $312m (€232.8m) in the second quarter of 2014, a 124% increase in one year (versus $139.3m, €104m), the company reported on 29/07/2014. Twitter, headquartered in San Francisco (California, United States), had a net loss of $145m (€108.2m) on…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Finance, …
• Article # 23265
• Published on 01/08/14 at 13:49