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©  UCPF

France: "The Dropping of French Football" document presented by the clubs' union on 20/11/2014

The UCPF (The French Union of Professional Football Clubs) presented "Le décrochage du football français" ("The Dropping, or falling behind, of French Football," an overview of the main economic handicaps faced by French professional football clubs in relation to their main European competitors…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 28639
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©  D.R.

The International Rugby Board (IRB) changes its name to "World Rugby"

The International Rugby Board has changed its name, and is now called "World Rugby", announces the body, on 18/11/2014. "Today’s launch embodies our mission statement to grow the global Rugby family beyond our traditional family and fan base and reflects the federation’s evolution from Rugby…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication, Social Responsibility
• Article # 28635
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©  FIFPro

Exclusive Ligue 1: "Do not throw stones at Marseille, it's the system that's crazy!" (P. Piat, FIFPro)

"Do not throw stones at Olympique de Marseille, it's the system that's crazy! When you live (and work) in this system, no one says anything, we do not see irregularities. But take a normal person (outside football) and show him how it (the transfer system) works, he will not believe it," said…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Clubs, Transfer Market, …
• Article # 28610
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©  EA

Electronic Arts: €792.7m in revenue (+42%) in the second quarter of fiscal year 2014-15

Electronic Arts, the American video game company, announced revenues of $990m (€792.7m) for the second quarter of fiscal year 2014-15 (from 01/07 to 30/09/2014) in up 42% compared to the same period in 2013-14, on 10/28/2014. Net profit for the publisher is $3m (€2.4m), against a net loss of $273m…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Finance
• Article # 28622
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©  MLB

Baseball: Giancarlo Stanton signs record contract worth €261m over 13 years with the Miami Marlins

The American Giancarlo Stanton, a baseball outfielder, signed a contract worth $325m (€261m) over 13 years (until 2027) with the Miami Marlins, announced MLB (Major League Baseball on 19/11/2014. This is the largest contract in the history of professional sports, surpassing the baseball player…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance
• Article # 28618
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©  AFP

Euro 2016: SNCF should become national sponsor, Credit Agricole bank in negotiations

The SNCF (the French national railway company) should become a national sponsor of Euro 2016 (France, from 10/06 to 10/07/2016), and the French bank Credit Agricole is currently negotiating with UEFA to get the same position, according to News Tank sources on 19/11/2014.The two companies could…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication
• Article # 28611
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©  ETG FC

Ligue 1: No Publik (underwear) back of the shorts sponsor of Evian TG until June 2017

No Publik, an underwear brand from the Dutexdor company, became a partner Evian Thonon Gaillard FC (Ligue 1) until June 2017, the club announced on 17/11/2014. The No Publik logo will be present on the back of the players' shorts, and the brand will be on the advertsing boards at the Parc des…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Sporting Goods & Brands
• Article # 28606
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©  D.R.

ICAS: eight new members elected the governing body of CAS

Eight new members were elected to the ICAS (International Council of Arbitration for Sport, the governing body of the CAS (Court of Arbitration for Sport), for four year terms from 01/01/2015 (until 01/01/2019), announced the ICAS on 18/11/2014.The ICAS, based in Lausanne (SUI), is composed of 20…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 28592
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