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Premier League: Swansea City, 4th club sponsored by the betting operator William Hill in 2014-15

The Welsh club Swansea City became the fourth Barclays Premier League club sponsored by the betting operator William Hill for the 2014-15 season, announced the company on 06/10/2014. The UK operator is also under contract with Aston Villa, Crystal Palace and Southampton. The four partnerships have…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication, Betting
• Article # 26244
• Published on 08/10/14 at 13:05
©  PSG
Ligue 1: Paris Saint-Germain extends its partnership with UrbanFootball for PSG Academy until 2016

Paris Saint-Germain (Ligue 1) extended its partnership with UrbanFootball (network of 5 football centres) until 2016, announced the Parisian club on 03/10/2014. As part of the partnership, which began in 2012, the UrbanFootball centres will continue to host the Paris Saint-Germain Academy, a…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Stadiums, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 26238
• Published on 08/10/14 at 11:59
©  FIGC
UEFA: Carlo Tavecchio, president of the Italian Federation, is banned for six months

The Italian Carlo Tavecchio, president of the FIGC (Federazione Italiano Giuoco di Calcio, the Italian Football Federation), is banned from participating in any UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) activities for six months, the UEFA disciplinary commission announced on 07/10/2014. The…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 26211
• Published on 08/10/14 at 11:31
©  D.R.
"Barça and Espanyol can not play in the league if Catalonia becomes independent" (Javier Tebas)

"FC Barcelona and Espanyol can not play in the Liga BBVA if Catalonia becomes independent," said Javier Tebas, president of the LFP (Spanish Professional Football League) on 07/10/2014. "The Law on Sport states that only a single non-Spanish State can play in La Liga or in Spanish official…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 26212
• Published on 08/10/14 at 10:59
Ligue 1: Yezz (smartphone maker) becomes shirt sleeve sponsor of LOSC Lille for 2014-15

Yezz, the American manufacturer of smartphones and tablets, became the shirt sleeve sponsor of LOSC Lille (Ligue 1) for the 2014-15 season, the club announced on 07/10/2014. The contract was negotiated by the Infront Sports & Media agency. The American brand is present in over 35 distribution…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 26210
• Published on 08/10/14 at 10:23
©  UEFA
Euro 2016: "Everything in the direction of greater visibility is a good thing" (J. Lambert)

"Everything that goes in the direction of greater visibility is obviously a good thing. If instead of 22 games broadcast on free-TV in France, there are 33, it's all good for the tournament and for the organization," said Jacques Lambert, president of the EURO 2016 SAS, on 07/10/2014. The French…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Authorities
• Article # 26195
• Published on 07/10/14 at 19:35
©  Montpellier HSC
Ligue 1: Montpellier region hit by floods, stadium of Montpellier HSC may be unavailable 3 months

"We estimate unavailability of three months. Best case scenario, we hope to get the stadium back in December," said Laurent Nicollin, president of Montpellier HSC (Ligue 1) on 07/10/2014, following flooding affecting the Mosson Stadium (capacity 32,950) on the night of 06/10 to 07/10/2014. The…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Stadiums, Authorities
• Article # 26191
• Published on 07/10/14 at 18:35
©  DFB
Five European countries have a national museum dedicated to football, Germany to open one in 2015

Five European countries (Italy, England, Spain, the Netherlands and Scotland) have a national museum dedicated to football as of 24/09/2014. Built between 2000 and 2014, most museums are not located near a sporting venue, except the one of Scottish football, which is installed inside Hampden Park…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 28756
• Published on 07/10/14 at 18:07
The average admission price for the 49 football museums in Europe is €6.30

The average admission price for an adult to the 49 football museums in Europe is €6.30, according to the list of prices obtained by News Tank on 23/09/2014. The entrance fee to the museum of FC Barcelona (Liga BBVA), which always includes a visit to the Camp Nou, is the highest in Europe, at €23…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums, Authorities
• Article # 26444
• Published on 07/10/14 at 18:06
©  Hall of fame du hockey sur glace
Sports museums: 235,700 visitors per year, on average, to the North American Halls of Fame

The Halls of Fame of the four major sports in North America (basketball, baseball, American football and ice hockey) receive an average of 235,700 visitors a year, according to figures compiled by News Tank on 20/09/2014. These Halls of Fame are the oldest museums dedicated to sport; their average…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Stadiums, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 28755
• Published on 07/10/14 at 18:06