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Australia: Etihad new shirt sponsor of Melbourne City FC, subsidiary club of Manchester City

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, will be the new shirt sponsor for Melbourne City FC (A-League, first Australian division), a subsidiary club of Manchester City FC (Premier League) for five seasons, the company announced on 07/07/2014. “[Melbourne is] not only one…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 22263
• Published on 10/07/14 at 19:33
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Sunderland shirt sponsor BFS Group extends catering contract with Stadium of Light through 2017-18

BFS Group, South African catering company and shirt sponsor of Sunderland AFC (Premier League), has extended its catering contract through 2017-18 with the Stadium of Light (capacity 48,300), via its British subsidiary Bidvest 3663, the club said on 09/07/2014.Bidvest 3663 will supply food for the…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Stadiums, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 22329
• Published on 10/07/14 at 19:11
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UEFA launched tender for transportation logistics services (2015-18)

On 08/07/2014, UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) launched a tender for the transportation logistics services for 2015-2018.The tender for transportation logistics services will cover Euro 2016 (in France, from 10/06 to 10/07/2014) and all other competitions organised by the European…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 22387
• Published on 10/07/14 at 18:59
FIFA Emergency Committee suspends Nigeria Football Federation for government interference

The FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) Emergency Committee suspended NFF (Nigeria Football Federation) for government interference on 09/07/2014. The suspension took effect immediately. FIFA had demanded that the Nigerian government reinstate the NFF in its roles after a…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 22335
• Published on 10/07/14 at 18:50
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Brazil 2014: 350,000 tourists spend total of €331m in Porto Alegre

350,000 tourists spent 1bn reais (€331m), or €945 on average per tourist, during the five 2014 World Cup fixtures in Porto Alegre (four group stage fixtures and one round of 16 match), the Brazilian government reported on 04/07/2014.150,000 foreigners from 74 countries and 200,000 Brazilian…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Stadiums, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 22356
• Published on 10/07/14 at 18:28
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Brazil 2014: 108,000 foreign tourists descend on Cuiaba; local economy gets €100m boost

108,000 foreign tourists visited Cuiaba, the capital of the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso, to watch the four group stage matches of the World Cup organised in Arena Pantanal (capacity 41,112), the Brazilian government said on 07/07/2014. The stadiums welcomed a total of 158,000 spectators over…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Stadiums
• Article # 22255
• Published on 10/07/14 at 16:30
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Brazil 2014: With 35.6m tweets, Brazil-Germany is most tweeted match in history

Brazil-Germany (1-7 in Belo Horizonte) is the most tweeted football game in the history of the social network Twitter (founded in 2006); there were 35.6m tweets during this, the first semi-final of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil (from 12/06 to 13/07/2014), on 08/07/2014. The record for most tweets…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 22320
• Published on 10/07/14 at 15:59
Brazil 2014: "They will take the trophy and we will be left with our overpriced stadiums" (Romario)

"[Brazilian president] Dilma [Rousseff] will have to present the trophy to another team. They will take the trophy and we will be left with our overpriced stadiums and no concrete legacy. But in terms of less tangible things, we have shown the world that in spite of our difficulties, we are a…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 22349
• Published on 10/07/14 at 15:32
Italy: Chinese investment fund buys 3rd division club AC Pavia

The Chinese investment fund Pingy Shanghai Investment bought AC Pavia, a professional club in Lega Pro (Italian third division), on 03/07/2014. The Zanchi family, the club's majority shareholder since July 2011, sold all of its shares (90.5%) to Xiandog Zhu (China), the president of Pingy Shanghai…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 22231
• Published on 10/07/14 at 13:27
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Brazil: 32.57m Germans watched their 7-1 win over Brazil on ZDF, breaking ratings record

Brazil-Germany (1-7), the first semi-final of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil (from 12/06 to 13/07/2014), was watched on average by 32.57m viewers [aged three and up] on German public TV channel ZDF, from the 22:00 CET kickoff to 23:55 CET on 08/07/2014. This figure represents an 87.8% audience share…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 22318
• Published on 10/07/14 at 11:59