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Serie A: Nike to equip Atalanta BC for 2014-15; SuisseGas becomes shirt sponsor

Atalanta BC announced that for 2014-15 their kit supplier will be Nike (USA) and their main shirt will be the energy provider SuisseGas, during the presentation of their 2014-15 shirt, on 09/07/2014. SuisseGas, company based in Lugano (Switzerland), will be the club's shirt sponsor through…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Sporting Goods & Brands, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 22286
• Published on 10/07/14 at 11:20
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Brazil 2014: World Cup expected to inject €10bn into Brazilian economy

The 2014 World Cup in Brazil (from 12/06 to 13/07/2014) is expected to inject 30bn reais (€9.95bn) into the Brazilian economy, according to a study conducted by the Economic Research Institute Foundation (FIPE) in Brazil and commissioned by the Brazilian tourism ministry; it was published on…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Authorities
• Article # 22285
• Published on 10/07/14 at 11:08
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Bundesliga: Sport1 eyes purchasing live broadcasting rights for 2017-2021

Beginning in 2017, German free- and pay -TV broadcaster Sport1 would like to broadcast Bundesliga matches live, announced Dieter Hahn, CEO of the media group Constantin Medien, which owns Sport1; Hahn was quoted in the German business newspaper Handelsblatt on 06/07/2014. Sport1 has the broadcast…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Authorities
• Article # 22208
• Published on 09/07/14 at 18:01
Brazil 2014: "This defeat will devalue the football of Brazil in the eyes of its citizens" (Zaluar)

"This historic defeat, the result of a psychological collapse of the Brazilian team in the space of 25 minutes, will influence, in the short term, how Brazilians see their football and their championships," said Achilles Zaluar, minister-counsellor at the Brazilian Embassy in France, speaking to…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication
• Article # 22276
• Published on 09/07/14 at 16:58
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Twitter: Arsenal first Premier League club to surpass 4m followers

Arsenal FC became the first Premier League club with more than 4m fans on the social network Twitter on 08/07/2014. 4,003,864 people have followed the club since April 2009. Arsenal FC were the first sports club to reach this mark in England and the third worldwide, after the Spanish clubs FC…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Clubs, Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 22250
• Published on 09/07/14 at 15:41
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Brazil 2014: Match Hospitality director arrested over illegal ticket sales, then released

Ray Whelan, the director of Match Hospitality, a Swiss company that holds and manages the hospitality programme rights for FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association), was arrested in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) as part of the police's Jules Rimet operation (named for the French man who…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Ticketing, Legal, …
• Article # 22227
• Published on 09/07/14 at 15:14
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Serie A: Mobile phone manufacturer NGM extends as Empoli shirt sponsor through 2016-17

NGM (New Generation Mobile) Mobile, an Italian firm specialised in the manufacture of dual-SIM mobile phones, has extended its contract as the shirt sponsor for Empoli Calcio (Serie A) through 2016-17, the club announced on 04/07/2014. Empoli have been promoted to Serie A for the 2014-15 season…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 22145
• Published on 09/07/14 at 14:28
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Brazil 2014: Brazilian government says economy of Forteleza has gotten €231m boost

The 860,000 tourists that descended on Fortaleza for six World Cup matches (four group matches, a round of 16, and a quarter-final) have injected 700m reais (approximately €231m) into the local economy, the Brazilian government announced on 07/07/2014. 360,000 people attended the matches at the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Stadiums
• Article # 22209
• Published on 09/07/14 at 11:55
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Premier League: Nike confirms it will not equip Manchester United after 2014-15

American kit supplier Nike confirmed on 08/07/2014 that it will not equip Manchester United (Premier League) after the 2014-15 season. "Any partnership with a club or federation has to be mutually beneficial and the terms that were on offer for a renewed contract did not represent good value for…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Clubs, Sporting Goods & Brands, …
• Article # 22226
• Published on 09/07/14 at 10:56
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Top Clubs for 2014-15 Ligue 1: beIN Sports replaces Olympique Lyonnais with AS Saint-Etienne

Canal+ and beIN Sports chose their "Top Clubs" for the 2014-15 season on 01/07/2014. Canal+ chose Paris Saint-Germain, AS Monaco, Olympique de Marseille; beIN Sports chose AS Saint-Etienne (ASSE). Each "Top Club" selection may be co-broadcast four times per season in spite of the rights being held…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital, …
• Article # 22106
• Published on 09/07/14 at 10:44