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Brazil 2014: 1m foreign tourists and 3m Brazilians travelled during World Cup

1m foreign tourists from 203 countries and 3.056m Brazilians travelled in Brazil during the 2014 World Cup (12/06 to 13/07/2014), the Brazilian government reported on 14/07/2014. On average, foreign tourists stayed 13 days in Brazil, and they stayed in a total of 378 different cities. Brazilian…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Stadiums, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 22621
• Published on 17/07/14 at 14:02
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Liga BBVA: Hummel to equip SD Eibar for 2014-15

The Danish company Hummel will be the official kit supplier for SD Eibar (Liga BBVA) for the 2014-15 season, the club announced on 11/07/2014. Hummel will replace the Spanish company Astore, which had been the kit supplier for the Basque club over the past fifteen years. Eibar will be the only…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Sporting Goods & Brands, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 22645
• Published on 17/07/14 at 13:30
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Brazil 2014: Tourists spend €108.5m in Manaus; €229.6m collected in taxes

119,925 tourists descended on Manaus (the capital of the state of Amazonas) for the four group stage fixtures of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil (12/06 to 13/07/2014). They spent 325.8m reais (approximately €108.5m) in the local economy, the Brazilian government said on 15/07/2014. 4.37bn reais…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Stadiums
• Article # 22653
• Published on 17/07/14 at 13:11
©  Arsenal
Premier League: Arsenal extend partnership with media rights agency MP & Silva through 2019

On 15/07/2014, the media rights agency MP & Silva extended its partnership with Arsenal Broadband Limited until the end of the 2018-19 season. Arsenal Broadband Limited is a subsidiary of Arsenal FC that is in charge of managing the digital activities for the Premier League club.The partnership…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 22635
• Published on 17/07/14 at 11:09
©  Milan AC
Serie A: Massimiliano Allegri replaces Antonio Conte as Juventus manager

Massimiliano Allegri (ITA) has been appointed the new manager of Juventus Turin (Serie A), the club announced on 16/07/2014. He will replace Antonio Conte, who resigned on 15/07/2014. Conte had been the manager of Juventus since 31/05/2011."The decision was made with the agreement of the…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Article # 22627
• Published on 16/07/14 at 18:59
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NBA hires Pamela El as chief marketing officer; first black person and first woman in role

Pamela El (USA) was appointed chief marketing officer of the NBA (National Basketball Association, USA) on 09/07/2014. She will be the first black person and first woman in this role.The position had been vacant since the departure of Rick Welts in 1999. Jamie Gallo (USA), vice-president of the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication
• Article # 22586
• Published on 16/07/14 at 17:40
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Serie A: Fiorentina present feasibility study on 40,000-seat stadium to city of Florence

ACF Fiorentina (Serie A) presented a feasibility study on the construction of a new stadium to the city of Florence (Italy) on 14/07/2014.The 40,000-seat stadium would not have a running track, unlike the Artemio-Franchi stadium (capacity 47,300) in which the club has played since 1931. The…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Stadiums
• Article # 22576
• Published on 16/07/14 at 17:16
Bundesliga: Huawei to sponsor Schalke 04 through 2015-16

Huawei, a Chinese manufacturer of electronic goods, has become an official partner of Schalke 04 (Bundesliga), the club announced on 15/07/2014. The agreement links the parties through 2015-16.Huawei will be featured on LED advertising in Veltins Arena (capacity 69,000). Huawei will also provide…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 22613
• Published on 16/07/14 at 16:51
©  NTF
Brazil 2014: World Cup gets 672m tweets and 3bn Facebook interactions over course of event

The 2014 World Cup (in Brazil, from 12/06/2014 to 13/07/2014) generated 672m tweets on the micro-blogging platform Twitter and 3bn interactions (posts, comments and likes) from 350m people on the social network Facebook.During the group phase of the 2014 World Cup there were 300m Twitter messages…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Authorities, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 22587
• Published on 16/07/14 at 16:30
©  Sport Recife
Brazil: Brazilian bank Caixa to sponsor Sport Recife shirt through 2018

Brazilian bank Caixa will be the shirt sponsor of Sport Recife (Brazilian Serie A) through 2018, the club announced on 14/07/2014. The contract is for €2m per year, said Sport Recife. Caixa is the shirt sponsor for 15 professional clubs in Brazil, including Flamengo and Corinthians in Serie A, and…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 22619
• Published on 16/07/14 at 16:12