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©  FFF
Sponsorship: "The image survey clause will not be present in FFF's future contracts" (Noël Le Graët)

The clause in FFF's contracts, that allowed sponsors to change their contributions based on image surveys conducted by the Kantar Sport agency, "will not be present in future FFF's contracts," said Noël Le Graët, the president of the FFF (French Football Federation), to NTF on 21/01/2014. "We are…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Authorities, Marketing - Communication, Merchandising - Licensing
• Article # 13849
• Published on 03/02/14 at 12:34
©  D.R.
Financial Fair Play: Man City report net loss of €63 million in 2012-13 but remain confident

Manchester City (Premier League) announced a record turnover of €271M (£330M) in 2012-13, a 17.3% increase in comparison to the 2011-12 season (£231M, €281.6M), the club announced during the presentation of its 2013 annual results (from the 01/06/2012 to the 31/05/2013) on the 29/01/2014.The “Sky…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Agencies, Ticketing, Finance, …
• Article # 14253
• Published on 03/02/14 at 11:32
©  Match Hospitality
Brazil 2014: "We will sell more than twice the amount of 2010" (Pascal Portes, Match Hospitality)

"In 2010, we sold 150,000 hospitality packages. For 2014, we will easily double that number to 300,000 packages. We will exceed $600 million (about €440 million) in sales by the end, more than twice what we sold for the World Cup in South Africa," said Pascal Portes, CEO of Match Hospitality, to…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Finance
• Article # 14170
• Published on 03/02/14 at 10:32
Qatar 2022: FIFA request a status report on the working conditions by the 12/02/2014

FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) has requested that Qatar submit a report on improving working conditions in the country by the 12/02/2014. This request was formalised in a letter sent by Jérôme Valcke, the general secretary of FIFA, on the 30/01/2014.The report will then…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Stadiums, Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 14256
• Published on 03/02/14 at 10:30
©  D.R.
FC Barcelona: candidate in 2010, Agustí Benedito, calls for presidential election in summer 2014

Agustí Benedito, an unsuccessful FC Barcelona presidential candidate in 2010 against Sandro Rosell, called for the new chairman, Josep Maria Bartomeu, to hold early elections during the summer of 2014, Benedito declared on the 29/01/2014. Sandro Rosell resigned from his position as president of FC…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Stadiums, Authorities, …
• Article # 14246
• Published on 31/01/14 at 19:01
©  Brésil 2014
Brazil 2014: over 3.5 million tickets requested during second sales phase

FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) recorded 3,505,656 ticket requests for 62 of the 64 matches of the 2014 World Cup (tickets for the opening and final match were not available), during the second sales phase which ended on the 30/01/2014. "This level of demand can cause some…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing
• Article # 14235
• Published on 31/01/14 at 18:30
©  D.R.
BSkyB set to target pay-TV non-subscribers with TV on-demand

Pay-TV and Internet service provider group British BSkyB presented its innovations and goals for 2014 during the announcement of its results for the first half of 2014 (01/07-13/12/2013), on the 30/01/2014.Among the items included in the spring 2014 launch is a package providing access to the Now…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital
• Article # 14211
• Published on 31/01/14 at 16:28
Bundesliga: Schalke 04 re-sign with CTS Eventim to manage the resale of their game tickets

Schalke 04 (Bundesliga) re-signed with the ticket exchange platform CTS Eventim to manage the resale of their match tickets at the Veltins Arena, announced the club on the 23/01/2014. The company managed the "S04-Ticketbörse" exchange platform during the 2012-13 season. This system allows fans to…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 14219
• Published on 31/01/14 at 15:50
©  Crystal Palace FC
Premier League: The Italian brand Macron will be Crystal Palace kit supplier from 2014-15 to 2017-18

The Italian brand Macron will become the official kit supplier of Crystal Palace FC (Premier League) from the 01/07/2014, the London club announced on the 29/01/2014. The two parties signed a four-year agreement ensuring Macron's presence until the end of the 2017-18 season. The Italian company…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Sporting Goods & Brands, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 14234
• Published on 31/01/14 at 15:47
Tickets: Bundesliga is considering the establishment of a centralised platform for resale

In the DFL (German Professional Football League), several chairmen of Bundesliga clubs and leaders of ticketing companies met on the 31/01/2014 to discuss the opportunity for the German league to develop a match tickets resale platform for all 36 clubs in the first and second German divisions…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Digital, Finance, …
• Article # 14227
• Published on 31/01/14 at 14:30