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Tank: 2014 World Cup partnerships

News Tank is releasing a report on the 2014 World Cup partnerships. The various FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) sponsorship contracts for 2011-2014 are expected to generate €1.1bn in marketing revenue, an increase of 39% over the period 2007-2010, which saw €791m. The 32…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Authorities, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 20732
• Published on 17/06/14 at 16:19
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Brazil 2014: Iran instruct players not to wear new shirts for each match

To save money, the players on Iran's national team are not to wear new shirts for each match of the 2014 World Cup (12/06 to 13/07/2014), said Ali Kafashian, president of the IFF (Iranian Football Federation), on 16/06/2014. "We have not given players a shirt for each game. Players must be frugal…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Sporting Goods & Brands
• Article # 20928
• Published on 17/06/14 at 15:34
Serie A: Film producer Massimo Ferrero buys Sampdoria Genoa

Edoardo Garrone, the owner and president of Sampdoria Genoa (Serie A), announced the sale of the club to Massimo Ferrero, a film producer and owner of 60 cinemas in Rome, on 12/06/2014. Details of the transaction were not disclosed. "When I took over Sampdoria, I had two objectives," said Garrone…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 20937
• Published on 17/06/14 at 15:07
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Brazil 2014: 780 sofas set up in Union Berlin's stadium for World Cup

Union Berlin (2.Bundesliga, Germany's second division) is allowing football fans to install their sofas for free on the grass of the An der Alten Försterei stadium (capacity 21,738) in order to watch the 2014 World Cup (Brazil, 12/06 to 13/07/2014) matches in front of a large screen…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 20865
• Published on 17/06/14 at 10:11
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Liga: Power8 partners with Espanyol and acquires naming rights to stadium

Power8, a British company providing IT solutions for betting operators, has become a major partner of Espanyol (14th in Liga in 2013-14) and acquired the naming rights to their stadium through 2020-21, the club announced on 13/06/2014. The Cornellà-El Prat Stadium (capacity 40,500), inaugurated in…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Sporting Goods & Brands, Stadiums, …
• Article # 20908
• Published on 16/06/14 at 18:29
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Liga: Chinese electronics retailer Suning partners with FC Barcelona

The Chinese electronics retailer Suning has partnered with FC Barcelona (Liga BBVA) until 2015-16, the club announced on 11/06/2014. The retail chain has an option to extend the contract for one year. The company may use the image rights of FC Barcelona for its various campaigns on Chinese…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Authorities, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 20862
• Published on 16/06/14 at 17:39
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Brazil 2014: France-Honduras offers first goal verification through goal-line technology

The first goal in history to be verified through goal-line technology occurred during the World Cup France-Honduras match (3-0, 15/06/2014, Group E, Beira-Rio Stadium in Porto Alegre). This was the French team's second goal, and was an own goal by Honduran goalkeeper Noel Valladares. The German…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Digital, Sporting Goods & Brands, Stadiums, …
• Article # 20897
• Published on 16/06/14 at 17:06
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Winning World Cup country gets stock market bump, says Goldman Sachs

Stocks in the country that wins the World Cup outperform those of other countries by 3.5% in the month following the victory, according to Peter Oppenheimer, the head of global stock strategy at the American investment firm Goldman Sachs, speaking to French newspaper Le Monde on 12/06/2014. The…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance
• Article # 20866
• Published on 16/06/14 at 15:19
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FIFA ethics committee suspends Franz Beckenbauer for 90 days from any activity in footbal

Franz Beckenbauer (Germany), special advisor to the FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) football committee, has been suspended, effective immediately, from any football-related activity for 90 days, stated Alan Sullivan, the vice-president of the FIFA ethics committee's…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 20867
• Published on 16/06/14 at 12:24
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Premier League: South Korean pharmaceutical group Cho-A to sponsor Manchester United

The South Korean pharmaceutical group Cho-A Pharm will sponsor Manchester United (Premier League), the club announced on 09/06/2014. The contract covers the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons. Cho-A Pharm will be the official partner for South Korean and Vietnamese territories. The corporation will use…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 20812
• Published on 16/06/14 at 10:32