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"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
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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
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©  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
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©  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
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©  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
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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
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©  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
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©  Coupe du Monde 2006

Germany: 8 of the 12 stadiums for the 2006 World Cup have a museum dedicated to the resident club

8 of the 12 stadiums of the 2006 World Cup in Germany have a museum dedicated to the resident club. These museums were created between 2000 and 2012. The stadiums are the Commerzbank Arena (Frankfurt), the Allianz Arena (Munich), Signal Iduna Park (Dortmund), the Rhein Energie Stadion (Köln), the…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Stadiums
• Article # 28757
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©  D.R.

Attendance: FC Barcelona top museum of European clubs with 1.51 million visitors in 2013

FC Barcelona (Liga BBVA) is the club with Europe's busiest football museum with 1.51 million visitors in 2013, according to figures collected by News Tank on 23/09/2014. The FC Barcelona Museum outdraws that of Real Madrid CF (Liga BBVA, 900,000 visitors in 2013) and the museum of Manchester…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 26457
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