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Ashley Milton named CFO of Perform Group (Britain)

Ashley Milton of England was appointed CFO of Perform Group, a British company specialising in the production of sports content on digital media, on 08/05/2014. He will be replacing David Surtees, who had left on 10/01/2014, following a warning on the group's results. The share price of Perform…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Finance
• Article # 18890
• Published on 12/05/14 at 17:43
DR Congo: At least 15 dead, 21 injured during ASV Club match - TP Mazembe

Provisionally, at least 15 are dead and 21 have been wounded in incidents during the match between Association Sportive Vita Club (ASV) and TP Mazembe (0-1, Democratic Republic of Congo championship, the sixth matchday of the playoffs) at the Tata Raphaël stadium (capacity 50,000) in Kinshasa on…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Stadiums
• Article # 18891
• Published on 12/05/14 at 17:06
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England: the FA proposes measures to increase number of English players in Premier League

The FA (Football Association) presented a set of measures to increase the number of English players in the Premier League on 08/05/2014. Greg Dyke, FA president, wants the number of English players to go from 32% to 45% by 2022. In 2013-14, 66 Englishmen play regularly in the Premier League. To…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 18852
• Published on 12/05/14 at 13:59
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Spain: Prisa TV accepts an offer of €725m from Telefonica for 56% of Spanish Canal+

Spanish broadcaster Prisa TV accepted an offer of €725m for its 56% stake in its pay-TV subsidiary Canal+ (formerly promoted as Digital +) on 08/05/2014. The offer was made by the Spanish telecommunications group Telefonica.Prisa TV now has 30 days to complete the transaction with Telefonica. If…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 18851
• Published on 12/05/14 at 13:27
Liga BBVA: FC Barcelona launch their BlackBerry Messenger Channel

FC Barcelona (Liga BBVA) announced the launch of their official channel on BlackBerry Messenger (BBM), which will allow users to follow news from the Catalan club, on 30/04/2014. FC Barcelona's channel on BBM gives subscribers access to information about the club and promotional offers via alerts…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 18879
• Published on 12/05/14 at 13:00
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FIFA Circular No. 1420 issued on 12/05/2014

Circular No. 1420 entitled "Research on third-party ownership of players' economic rights - executive summaries", was published by FIFA on 12/05/2014, for the attention of all national federations.
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 41408
• Published on 12/05/14 at 12:12
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England: €8.8m loss for Wembley Stadium in first seven months of 2013

London's Wembley Stadium (capacity 90,000) lost £7.2m (€8.8m) in 2013, the UK website This Is Money reported on 03/05/2014. Wembley Stadium changed its accounting so that its year end coincides with the end of the football season. The 2013 financial year will thus be understood as the first seven…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Stadiums
• Article # 18824
• Published on 12/05/14 at 11:30
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Spain: Pro clubs had €3.5bn in debts at end of 2012-13 (down by 5.3%)

Liga BBVA and Liga Adelante, the first and second Spanish professional divisions, had €3.573bn in debts at the end of the 2012-13 season, Miguel Cardenal, Spanish secretary of state for sport, announced on 07/05/2014. This represents a decrease of €202.2m, or 5.3%, from the 2011-12 season. "The…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Authorities, Legal, …
• Article # 18834
• Published on 12/05/14 at 10:59
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Spain: The Economic and Financial Situations of Spanish football, 1999-2013

Liga BBVA and Liga Adelante, the first and second Spanish professional divisions, had €3.573bn in debts at the end of the 2012-13 season, Miguel Cardenal, Spanish secretary of state for sport, announced on 07/05/2014. This represents a decrease of €202.2m, or 5.3%, from the 2011-12 season.

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Authorities, Legal, …
• Article # 18861
• Published on 12/05/14 at 10:07
Brazil 2014: Deutsche Telekom launches its campaign "We are football fans, above all"

The German brand Deutsche Telekom, a DFB (German Federation) sponsor, is launching a digital campaign entitled, "We are football fans, above all", from 05 to 23/05/2014, the company announced on 28/04/2014. This campaign has fans show their support for the German selection by publishing "selfies…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Digital, Sporting Goods & Brands, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 18733
• Published on 12/05/14 at 09:51