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Bundesliga: Rothaus brewery could invest €12.78m in the future stadium of SC Freiburg

The German brewer Rothaus has an agreement with the City of Freiburg to invest €12.78m into the future stadium that SC Freiburg (Bundesliga) wants to build, announced the municipality on 27/11/2014. The club had submitted a project draft of a 35,000 seat stadium at an estimated cost of €108m on…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 29328
• Published on 03/12/14 at 12:45

IMG: the management of WME, owner of the agency, will soon lay-off 3% of its workforce

WME-IMG, the career management, TV rights and marketing agency, will lay-off "3% of its (IMG's) worldwide staff," or about 100 employees (IMG has over 3500 employees worldwide), over the coming weeks, announced Ari Emanuel and Patrick Whitesell, the two co-directors of the company, in a memo sent…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance
• Article # 29325
• Published on 03/12/14 at 11:45

EPFL talks about the protection of TV rights with Tibor Navracsics, European Commissioner

The importance of protecting intellectual property and audiovisual rights at the EU level was the main issue addressed by Frederic Thiriez, president of the EPFL (Association of European Professional Football Leagues), during the meeting with the Hungarian Tibor Navracsics, the new European…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal
• Article # 29322
• Published on 03/12/14 at 11:11

Bundesliga: Court of Justice confirms the termination of the agreement between Schalke 04 and Viagogo

The Gelsenkirchen Court of Justice (GER) confirmed the termination of the agreement between Viagogo, the online ticket exchange platform, and FC Schalke 04 (Bundesliga) on 27/11/2014. The club broke its partnership with Viagogo on 09/07/2013, nine days after signing the contract between the two…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Clubs
• Article # 29316
• Published on 03/12/14 at 10:40

England: Massimo Cellino (Leeds United) disqualified from the Football League due to tax evasion

Massimo Cellino, the president and majority shareholder of Leeds United AFC (Championship, English second division), has been disqualified by the Football League (organising body of the English second, third, and fourth divisions) and asked to resign from the club on 01/12/2014.The board of the…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Authorities, Legal
• Article # 29246
• Published on 02/12/14 at 19:35

France: French Management Control lifts the transfer ban on Tours FC (Ligue 2)

The DNCG (French National Directorate of Management Control) has lifted the transfer ban on Tours FC (Ligue 2), the club said on 02/12/2014."The commission has recognised a clear improvement and effort at all levels, and so lifted the player recruitment ban. The club can now be strengthened within…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Authorities, Legal, …
• Article # 29312
• Published on 02/12/14 at 19:04

Bayern Munich announces record turnover of €528.7m (+22%) and net profit of €16.5m in 2013-14

FC Bayern Munich (Bundesliga) announced a record turnover of €528.7m in 2013-14 at its annual general meeting on 28/11/2014. This amount is consistent with reports in the German press and reported by News Tank on 20/10/2014. It is 22% higher than the previous Bayern record turnover figure of…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Essentials Clubs
• Article # 29306
• Published on 02/12/14 at 18:48

Premier League: Carlsberg extends with Arsenal until 2016-17

The Danish brewer Carlsberg extended its contract as the official beer supplier of Arsenal FC (Barclays Premier League) until 2016-17, the club announced on 02/12/2014. Carlsberg UK provides a range of alcoholic beverages for matches at the Emirates Stadium (capacity 60,000). The brand will…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 29294
• Published on 02/12/14 at 17:53

3.Bundesliga: €164.5m in revenues and €3.9m net profit in 2013-14

The 20 clubs of the 3.Liga (German third division) have accumulated €164.5m in revenues (excluding transfer activities) and a net profit of €3.9m in the 2013-14 season, showed the DFB (Deutscher Fußball-Bund, the German Football Federation), organiser of the competition, on 02/12/2014. The…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Authorities
• Article # 29289
• Published on 02/12/14 at 16:26

Premier League: the Tourist Authority of Thailand continues with Leicester City in 2014-15

The Tourism Authority of Thailand extended its sponsorship contract with Leicester City FC (Barclays Premier League) in 2014-15, the club announced on 26/11/2014. The partnership began in the 2012-13 season. The logo of the brand "Amazing Thailand" will remain on the advertising boards at home…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 29261
• Published on 02/12/14 at 12:59