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Chelsea FC to offer fans €12 train tickets for their Premier League away matches in 2014-15

Chelsea FC will offer £10 (approximately €12.4) train tickets for 14 of the team's 19 away games in Premier League in 2014-15, the club announced on 30/07/2014. The fixtures that will not be included in this offer are the away games played against other London-area clubs (Arsenal, Tottenham…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums
• Article # 23249
• Published on 31/07/14 at 16:42

Argentina: Luis Segura named interim federation president; elections in October 2014

Luis Segura (ARG), the senior vice president of the AFA (Argentine Football Association), was appointed interim federation president on 30/07/2014. This change follows on the death, on the same day, of Julio Grondona, who was the president since 1979. "The vice-presidents of the executive…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 23257
• Published on 31/07/14 at 16:10

Puma: Turnover down 6.5% to €1.378bn in first half of 2014

German sports supplier Puma announced a 6.5% decrease in its turnover to €1.378bn in the first half of 2014, on 29/07/2014. Puma's turnover in the first half of 2013 was €1.474bn."Given PUMA’s results in the first half of the year, we continue to expect flat full year currency adjusted net sales…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Sporting Goods & Brands, Marketing - Communication, Merchandising - Licensing
• Article # 23190
• Published on 31/07/14 at 15:29

Bundesliga: Barbecue manufacturer Landmann partners with Werder Bremen for 2014-15

Landmann, a German manufacturer of barbecues, has partnered with Werder Bremen (Bundesliga) for 2014-15, the club announced on 28/07/2014. The company from Lower Saxony, near Bremen, will be on the LED advertising in the Weser-Stadion (capacity 42,500). The partnership will be officially…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 23227
• Published on 31/07/14 at 14:46

Ligue 1: Paris SG launch Mandarin version of their app Fotofan

Paris Saint-Germain (Ligue 1) launched a Mandarin version of their photo app Fotofan on 30/07/2014. The club has more than 2m fans on the Chinese social networks Tencent Weibo, Sina Weibo and on the messaging app WeChat, Paris SG said. Fotofan was originally launched in French on 17/07/2013. The…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 23248
• Published on 31/07/14 at 14:31

Portugal: Emirates partners with Benfica through 2015-16

The airline Emirates became an official partner of Benfica (Lisbon, Portugal, Liga Sagres, the Portuguese first division) on 28/07/2014; the partnership will last through 2015-16.The airline, located in Dubaï (UAE), will be displayed on pitch-side advertising in the Estádio da Luz (capacity…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 23224
• Published on 31/07/14 at 11:15

NBA: American judge authorises sale of Los Angeles Clippers for €1.49bn

The Los Angeles superior court (California, USA) on 28/07/2014 authorised the sale of the Los Angeles Clippers, an NBA (National Basketball Association, North America) franchise, for $2bn (€1.49bn). Donald Sterling, the owner of the Clippers, had gone to court to prevent the sale of his team by…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 23213
• Published on 31/07/14 at 10:41

Argentina: Death of Julio Grondona, president of Argentine federation and vice-president of FIFA

Julio Humberto Grondona (ARG), president of the AFA (Argentine Football Association) since 1979, died at the age of 82 in Buenos Aires (ARG), following heart problems, on 30/07/2014.Grondona has also held the position of vice-president of FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Authorities
• Article # 23334
• Published on 30/07/14 at 19:22

Bundesliga: Würth (construction products) and Fanuc (robotics) partner with VfB Stuttgart

Würth, a German company specialised in the distribution of construction products, and Fanuc, a Japanese manufacturer of industrial robots, extended their sponsorship contracts with VfB Stuttgart (Bundesliga) through 2015-16, the club announced on 29/07/2014.The two companies moved up in the club's…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 23211
• Published on 30/07/14 at 18:59

Serie A: Sky Italia interested in TV rights package C for the Italian first division for 2015-18

The Italian pay-TV group Sky Italia has submitted a bid for the acquisition of TV rights package C for Serie A for 2015-2018, announced Lega Serie A (the professional league that manages the Italian first division) on 28/07/2014. Package C is for additional, exclusive content (it gives access to…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Authorities, …
• Article # 23191
• Published on 30/07/14 at 18:30