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UEFA: Simon Sappey named ticket sales coordinator

Simon Sappey has been named the ticket sales coordinator at UEFA (Union of European Football Associations), he announced on 23/06/2014. He is leaving his position from October 2012 to present as marketing director of Infront Sports & Media France, a media and marketing rights agency. Sappey will…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing
• Article # 21671
• Published on 30/06/14 at 09:40
©  D.R.
Brazil 2014: 2.4m stadium-goers over group stage (stadium fill rate: 98.19%)

2,454,377 spectators attended the 48 matches of the group stage of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, from 12 to 26/06/2014, for an average of 51,133 fans per game, according to News Tank calculations made on 27/06/2014. The 12 stadiums of the World Cup had an average occupancy rate of 98.19%. 37 of…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums
• Article # 21651
• Published on 27/06/14 at 19:09
©  Premierleague.com
Premier League forms partnership with Indian Super League to develop football in India

Indian Super League (Indian first division) has signed a partnership with Premier League (ENG) in order to benefit from the latter's commercial and sports knowledge and to improve the practice of football in India, three months before the start of the first season of the Indian Super League, the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Authorities
• Article # 21623
• Published on 27/06/14 at 18:30
©  FIFA
Brazil 2014: Global Stadium, FIFA's social network, nabs 230m users

230m people have used The Global Stadium, a social network available on computers and mobile devices for the 2014 World Cup (Brazil, from 12/06 to 13/07/2014), announced FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) on 27/06/2014. 7.5bn page views have been made on the network since the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Stadiums, …
• Article # 21627
• Published on 27/06/14 at 17:59
Liga: Real Madrid set 30/06/2014 deadline for offers on 2014-15 TV rights

Real Madrid (Liga) are selling broadcasting rights for La Liga and Copa del Rey of the 2014-15 season to the highest bidder in order to "maximise revenue from rights and defend the interests of the club." Interested broadcasters have until 30/06/2014 to make offers, the club announced on…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Finance, …
• Article # 21604
• Published on 27/06/14 at 17:27
©  FIFA
Luis Suarez case: "Such behaviour cannot be tolerated on any football pitch" (Claudio Sulser, FIFA)

"Such behaviour cannot be tolerated on any football pitch, and in particular not at a World Cup, when the eyes of millions of people are on the stars on the field. The Disciplinary Committee took into account all the factors of the case and the degree of Mr. Suarez’s guilt in accordance with the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication, Social Responsibility
• Article # 21601
• Published on 27/06/14 at 17:06
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Manchester City: Construction on Etihad Stadium enters second phase, to take capacity to 55,000

Manchester City FC (Premier League) announced on 26/04/2014 the start of the second phase of construction on Etihad Stadium (currently capacity 47,800), which will increase the capacity of the stadium to 55,000 beginning in the 2015-16 season. This second phase will add three rows of seats on the…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums, Authorities, …
• Article # 21558
• Published on 27/06/14 at 11:15
©  Ten Sports
Ten Sports extends contract by three years for TV rights for European Cups on Indian subcontinent

Indian subcontinent pay channel Ten Sports, of the Ten Sports Network, has extended its TV rights for the UEFA Champions League and Europa League by three seasons, from 2015-16 to 2017-18, in an agreement reached with UEFA (Union of European Football Associations), the channel announced on…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Authorities
• Article # 21553
• Published on 26/06/14 at 18:43
©  URBSFA
Burrda Sport: 160,000 Belgium shirts sold to retailers since 27/02/2014

Burrda Sport has sold 160,000 Belgian selection shirts to retailers since they were launched on 27/02/2014, the Qatari kit supplier told News Tank on 25/06/2014. This result "surpasses the predictions of Burrda Sport and the Belgian Federation," said Burrda Sports. Burrda Sport is a partner of the…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Article # 21552
• Published on 26/06/14 at 17:59
©  TF1
Brazil 2014: Luis Suarez (URU) gets nine-match suspension, four-month ban from football activities

The Uruguayan player Luis Suarez is suspended for nine games and banned from four months of "football-related activities" by the Disciplinary Committee of FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association), FIFA said on 26/06/2014. FIFA opened disciplinary proceedings against Luis Suarez…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Legal, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 21563
• Published on 26/06/14 at 17:20