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Arsenal: High Court of Justice rejects three additional concerts each year at Emirates Stadium

The High Court of Justice of England and Wales on 30/07/2014 rejected the appeal from Arsenal FC (Premier League, ENG) to hold three additional concerts each year in the Emirates Stadium (capacity 60,000).Currently, Arsenal have the right to host three concerts each year in their stadium. The…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Finance, Stadiums, …
• Article # 23451
• Published on 08/08/14 at 13:13
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Premier League: Hansa Pilsener (beer) regional partner of Arsenal for 2014-15

The beer brand Hansa Pilsener is the official brewer for Arsenal (Premier League) in South Africa for the 2014-15 season, the club announced on 07/08/2014. Hansa Pilsener brand was created in 1975. It belongs to South African Breweries Limited. The brand will use the image of the club for its…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 23489
• Published on 08/08/14 at 12:56
Supporters Direct: 38% of fans want a formal role in the ownership of their club

38% of English fans support changing football rules so that fans have a direct role in the ownership of their clubs, according to a survey released on 05/08/2014 by Supporters Direct Europe, a pan-European network that helps fans to set up supporters’ trusts, to gain influence in the running and…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Authorities, Legal, …
• Article # 23483
• Published on 08/08/14 at 12:49
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Premier League: EA Sports acquires rights of English league through 2018-19

The video game producer EA Sports extended its partnership with the Premier League for its FIFA franchise, through the end of 2018-19, on 07/08/2014.The company, headquartered in Vancouver (Canada), holds the exclusive rights to use the Premier League licence. All of the English league clubs will…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 23480
• Published on 08/08/14 at 12:35
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NBA: Becky Hammon becomes first paid female assistant coach of a North American men's team

Becky Hammon was named an assistant manager of the San Antonio Spurs (NBA, National Basketball Association), the team announced on 05/08/2014. She is the first full-time, paid female assistant on an NBA coaching staff, the North American professional basketball league said. During the 2001-02…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Authorities, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 23481
• Published on 08/08/14 at 12:09
Stuttgart: Revenues up for 2013-14; automaker Daimler to acquire stake in club in 2015

VfB Stuttgart (Bundesliga) had a turnover of €114.8m in 2013-14, a €5.6m increase (up 5.1%) compared to 2012-13 (€109.2m), the club said during their general assembly on 28/07/2014.The VfB finished 2013-14 with a net loss of €3.1m, two times less than what the president Bernd Wahler had predicted…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Finance, Stadiums, …
• Article # 23411
• Published on 07/08/14 at 19:44
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Brazil 2014: Fan who predicted Lionel Messi as best player wins ball from final

On 05/08/2014, the winner of the Adidas Golden Ball Predictor game was given the ball from the final between Germany and Argentina (1-0 aet, on 13/07/2014). The game was available on the website of FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association). In it, fans attempted to predict the…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Digital, Sporting Goods & Brands, Authorities, …
• Article # 23475
• Published on 07/08/14 at 19:28
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Pay-TV: 21st Century Fox withdraws proposal to purchase its competitor Time Warner

The American broadcasting company 21st Century Fox announced on 05/08/2014 that it was withdrawing its proposal to purchase Time Warner, its main competitor in the American broadcast sector. 21st Century Fox made an initial offer to purchase Time Warner in June 2014 that was declined by Time…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance
• Article # 23455
• Published on 07/08/14 at 16:33
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Liga BBVA: Josep Maria Bartomeu (FC Barcelona) wants collective sale of TV rights

Josep Maria Bartomeu, the president of FC Barcelona (Liga BBVA), wants the TV rights of the Spanish first division to be sold collectively, he told the British newspaper The Times on 04/08/2014. "We try to find a consensus. We have long wished to convince Liga BBVA clubs sell their TV rights…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Finance, …
• Article # 23413
• Published on 07/08/14 at 15:35
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"Impossible to compare Liga BBVA with Premier League from a commercial perspective" (Javier Tebas)

"It is impossible to compare us [Liga BBVA] with the Premier League from a commercial perspective. What we are trying to do is get closer to the Premier League," said Javier Tebas, president of the LFP (Spanish Professional Football League), to the British TV channel BBC Sport during the LFP World…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 23414
• Published on 07/08/14 at 15:00