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©  Manchester United
Premier League: Manchester United unveil shirt with Chevrolet logo for 2014-15

Manchester United (Premier League) unveiled their 2014-15 shirts -- featuring the logo of American automaker Chevrolet -- on 07/07/2014. The shirt sponsorship deal with Chevrolet is the largest in the world at €51m annually beginning in 2014-15. The amount will increase by 2.1% each year to reach…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Clubs, Essentials Sponsors & Partners
• Article # 22123
• Published on 07/07/14 at 18:45
©  DC
FIFA Joseph Blatter calls for more places in the World Cup for Africa and Asia

"It can't be like this; the regions that supply the leading European teams with top players from their vast reservoir of talent and that make a huge contribution to the attractiveness of the top leagues [can't be] treated with such disdain at the level of the World Cup. We need a new deal…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication, Social Responsibility
• Article # 22112
• Published on 07/07/14 at 18:27
©  AS Monaco
Ligue 1: AS Monaco surpass 1m Facebook fans

AS Monaco (Ligue 1) surpassed 1m Facebook fans on 05/07/2014; this is a 40-fold increase over their 25,000 fans on 11/05/2013, the day the club was promoted to Ligue 1.The official page was liked by 50,000 fans on 09/07/2013 when the Colombians Radamel Falcao and James Rodriguez were signed by AS…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 22075
• Published on 07/07/14 at 17:59
©  SportsSchau
Germany: Brazil 2014 mobile apps by ARD and ZDR downloaded 2m times

1.3m people in Germany have downloaded and installed SportSchau FIFA WM App -- which is dedicated to the 2014 World Cup -- onto their smartphones or computer tablets during the group stage (from 12 to 26/06/2014), announced the app's creator ARD, the German public broadcaster.This is twice the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 22062
• Published on 07/07/14 at 16:59
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Ligue 1: BewellConnect (electronic health devices) new official sponsor of AS Saint-Etienne

BewellConnect, a subsidiary of Visiomed Group, which specialises in electronic health devices, will be the new official sponsor of ASSE (Association Sportive de Saint-Étienne) for three seasons, from 2014-15 through 2016-17, the two partners, along with the sports marketing agency Sportfive…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Authorities, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 21868
• Published on 07/07/14 at 16:25
©  Real Sociedad
Liga: Adidas to replace Nike as Real Sociedad kit supplier in 2014-15

The German sports company Adidas will replace Nike as the kit supplier to Real Sociedad (Liga BBVA) in 2014-15, the Spanish club announced on 04/07/2014. Nike had been sponsoring the San Sebastian club since the 2011-12 season. Real Sociedad will be the fourth Liga BBVA club equipped by Adidas, in…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Sporting Goods & Brands, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 22093
• Published on 07/07/14 at 15:33
©  D.R.
Naming of Stade Vélodrome: Orange in advanced discussions with operating company Arema

Orange, the British telecommunications company, is in advanced discussions for the naming rights of the Stade Vélodrome with Arema, a subsidiary of Bouygues that is tasked with the renovation and operation of the Marseille stadium (for 35 years). News Tank confirmed this with Bruno Botella, Arema…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Sporting Goods & Brands, Stadiums, …
• Article # 21905
• Published on 07/07/14 at 14:59
Euro 2020: Germany may withdraw bid in order to "better focus" on Euro 2024

Germany may withdraw its candidacy to host the semi-finals and the final of Euro 2020 at the Allianz Arena (capacity 67,812) in Munich in order to "better focus on Euro 2024," Wolfgang Niersbach, president of the DFB (German Football Association), told the German newspaper Hamburger Morgenpost on…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Stadiums
• Article # 22031
• Published on 07/07/14 at 14:30
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FIFA: Electoral committee created to oversee presidential election of 29/05/2015

FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) has set up an electoral committee to oversee the presidential election at the convention in 2015, the organisation announced in a circular to its 209 member federations, on 30/06/2014. The document was signed by Jérôme Valcke, FIFA general…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication, Social Responsibility
• Article # 22063
• Published on 07/07/14 at 13:45
©  Le stade Bollaert-Delelis
Euro 2016: Stade Bollaert-Delelis in Lens gets new logo, continues renovations

The home stadium of RC Lens (Ligue 1, France), Stade Bollaert-Delelis (capacity 35,000 once the renovation is completed), unveiled a new logo for Euro 2016 on 03/07/2014."The new logo represents the festive atmosphere that reigns during a football match. The many colours are a take on football's…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Stadiums, Authorities, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 22006
• Published on 07/07/14 at 10:10