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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
• Published on 07/10/14 at 18:05
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Football museums in Europe

FC Barcelona (Liga BBVA) has the most visited museum dedicated to football in the world with 1.51 million visitors in 2013. It is also the fourth most visited museum in Spain, and generated more than €25m in ticketing revenue in 2013. 49 museums dedicated to football have been identified in…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Authorities, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 28753
• Published on 07/10/14 at 18:02
©  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
• Published on 07/10/14 at 18:02
©  Museos Deportivos
"A football museum is primarily a tourist business" (N. Lopez Fagundez, Museos Deportivos)

"A football museum is primarily a tourist business," said Nicolas Lopez Fagundez, the development director of Museos Deportivos, an Argentine public company specialising in the design of sports museums, to News Tank on 15/09/2014. The company designed and built, among others, museums for Boca…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Stadiums, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 26003
• Published on 07/10/14 at 15:44
©  D.R.
Ligue 1: Paris Saint-Germain and Huawei launch the #Parismeltingspot initiative

Huawei, the Chinese information technology and communications group, and Paris Saint-Germain (Ligue 1) have launched the #Parismeltingspot social network initiative for the match against AS Monaco (1-1, Matchday 9 of Ligue 1), on 05/10/2014.The programme, created by the La Fourmi agency, seeks to…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 26160
• Published on 07/10/14 at 15:02
Social Networks: Real Madrid reaches 13 million followers on Twitter

Real Madrid (Liga BBVA) reached the milestone of 13 million followers on the social network Twitter, on 06/10/2014. The Spanish club had the highest increase in September 2014, with 362,900 additional followers (+3%), and remains the most followed sports club in the world on Twitter. FC Barcelona…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 26147
• Published on 07/10/14 at 14:12
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Bundesliga: Italian Roberto di Matteo replaces Jens Keller as manager of Schalke 04

The Italian Roberto di Matteo was named the manager of FC Schalke 04 (Bundesliga) until 30/06/2017, announced the club on 10/07/2014. He replaces the German Jens Keller, who was dismissed for poor performance. Roberto di Matteo was the manager of Chelsea FC (Barclays Premier League) from 04/03 to…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Article # 26142
• Published on 07/10/14 at 13:16
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UEFA: CSKA Moscow fined €200,000, must play next three European matches behind closed doors

UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) have fined CSKA Moscow (Russian Premier League) €200,000 for several incidents pertaining to the "racist behaviour of supporters," "crowd disturbance," and the "setting off/throwing of fireworks and missiles," the European body announced on…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs
• Article # 26082
• Published on 07/10/14 at 12:04
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Argentina: Citroën launches prediction contests on Facebook for fans of Boca Juniors

The French car manufacturer Citroën has launched prediction contests on Facebook for fans of Boca Juniors (Argentina) from 26/09/2014 to 10/12/2014.Fans who predict the results of the Buenos Aires club will participate in a draw for a chance to win prizes "money can not buy" such as autographed…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 26123
• Published on 07/10/14 at 10:29
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USA: NBA extends domestic TV rights contracts with Disney and Turner for $24bn (€19.1bn) for 9 years

The NBA (National Basketball Association) has extended its domestic audiovisual rights contracts with the American pay-TV groups Disney and Turner for $24bn (€19.1bn) over 9 years (the 2016-17 through 2024-25 seasons), the league announced on 06/10/2014. The contracts amount to $2.67bn (€2.13bn…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Authorities
• Article # 26105
• Published on 07/10/14 at 09:36