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Turkey: Digiturk keeps TV rights to the Süper Lig for €361m per year (+40%) until 2017

Rekabet Kurumu, the Turkish competition authority, validated, on 04/11/2014, the agreement concluded on 21/05/2012 between the TFF (Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu, the Turkish federation) and Krea İçerik Hizmetleri A.Ş. ve Prodüksiyon -- the owner of the Digiturk pay-TV group -- for the extension of…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Authorities
• Article # 28180
• Published on 13/11/14 at 16:59
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MLS: Heineken, official beer of the league, partners with seven franchises for the 2015 season

The Dutch brand Heineken, the official beer of MLS (Major League Soccer) from 2015, has also now partnered with seven franchises (New York Red Bulls, New York City FC, Chicago Fire, Columbus Crew SC, DC United, Houston Dynamo and Orlando City SC), the league announced on 12/11/2014. Th beer will…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 28170
• Published on 13/11/14 at 16:15
Argentina: government paid €157m in 2014 to allow broadcasting of the championship on free-TV

The Argentine government paid 1.667bn pesos (€157m) to the AFA (Asociación del Fútbol Argentino, the Argentine Association) in 2014 under the programme for TV "Fútbol para Todos" ("Football for All"), stated the Argentine newspaper El Cronista on 10/11/2014. This amount is 18.2% higher than the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Authorities, …
• Article # 28161
• Published on 13/11/14 at 15:39
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Puma continues its partnership with the Austrian federation until 2018

The German sports equipment manufacturer Puma extended its partnership with the ÖFB (Österreichischer Fußball-Bund, the Austrian federation) until 2018, announced the federation on 11/11/2014. The annual amount of the new contract is estimated at €1.2m, and also includes the Austrian women's…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Sporting Goods & Brands, Authorities
• Article # 28160
• Published on 13/11/14 at 15:03
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Facebook: Bayern Munich have highest growth rate of fans in October 2014

With an additional 1.3 million Facebook fans in October 2014 (+6% compared to September 2014), FC Bayern Munich (Bundesliga) had the highest growth rate of the European top 20 clubs on the social network. The Bavarian club, with 23.4 million fans, passed AC Milan (Serie A TIM, 23.3 million…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 28140
• Published on 13/11/14 at 14:33
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Russia 2018 and Qatar 2022: "Did not find any violations or breaches of the rules" (H-J Eckert)

“The evaluation of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups bidding process is closed for the FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) Ethics Committee,” stated Hans-Joachim Eckert, the chairman of the adjudicatory chamber of the FIFA Ethics Committee, on 13/11/2014.“As regards the procedural…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 28150
• Published on 13/11/14 at 12:59
Serie A: Albanian Rezart Taçi, president of Taçi Oil (petroleum), could acquire Parma FC

The Albanian Rezart Taçi, president of the Albanian Taçi Oil company, could acquire Parma FC (Serie A TIM), indicated the ANSA news agency, the 10/11/2014. "Negotiations with Tommaso Ghirardi (the majority shareholder of Parma FC) are at an advanced stage," said the agency.Rezart Taçi could invest…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance
• Article # 28147
• Published on 13/11/14 at 12:45
England: Championship (second division) increases financial loss allowance for clubs

The Football League (English 2nd, 3rd, and 4th divisions) and the clubs of the Championship (2nd division only) have agreed to new financial fair play regulations authorising increased losses over a three year period, the Football League announced on 06/11/2014.The new rules will allow…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance
• Article # 28099
• Published on 13/11/14 at 11:59
Twitter communities of European clubs

The social network Twitter remains a fast and direct method for football clubs to reach and interact with their fans.News Tank tracks and compiles the number of followers of every European Top 5 league club (Liga BBVA, Barclays Premier League, Bundesliga, Serie A TIM, and Ligue1), plus some of the…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Article # 79784
• Published on 13/11/14 at 11:06
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Lufthansa airline extends its partnership with the German federation until 2018

The German airline Lufthansa has extended its partnership with the DFB (Deutscher Fußball-Bund, the German federation) until 2018, the company announced on 11/11/2014. The extension of the partnership, which began in 2005, will enable Lufthansa to be the Official Airline of the 2014 world…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Authorities, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 28135
• Published on 13/11/14 at 10:30