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IOC: the interests of Scottish athletes will be protected in case of independence

The interests of Scottish athletes will be "protected" for the Olympic Games 2016 in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), if Scotland votes for independence in a referendum held on 18/09/2014, announced Thomas Bach, the president of the IOC (International Olympic Committee), on 09/09/2014. "We respect…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 24873
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©  D.R.

Brazil: Puma to equip São Paulo FC from 2015; Under Armour negotiates with Santos FC

The German brand Puma will be the new supplier of São Paulo FC (Serie A, Brazilian first division) from the 2015 season, according to several media outlets on 09/09/2014. Puma will pay an estimated 15m reais (€5m) annually for the 2015-2019 period. São Paulo FC is currently equipped by the…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Sporting Goods & Brands, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 24845
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Norway: Nike replaces Umbro as equipment supplier of the Federation for the 2015-2021 period

The American brand Nike will replace Umbro as the official supplier of the NFF (Norwegian Football Association) for the 2015-2021 period, the two parties announced on 10/09/2014. The British-born brand Umbro has equipped the Norwegian national teams since 1996. The contract with Nike will begin in…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Sporting Goods & Brands, Authorities, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 24861
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Enzo Scifo launches facefootplayer.com, online recruitment platform specialising in football jobs

The former Belgian international Enzo Scifo (84 caps, 14 goals) launched, with four partners, facefootplayer.com, an online recruitment platform that specialises in football-related jobs, on 02/09/2014.facefootplayer.com is aimed at all aspects of football, male and female players, but also…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Digital
• Article # 24856
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France: Sposora forum "Sports marketing and the challenges of innovation" on 25/09/2014 in Paris

Sposora, the inter-professional organisation of actors in sports economics, will organise its fourth "Assises de l'Économie du Sport" (forum on the economics of sport) with the theme "Sports marketing and the challenges of innovations" in Paris on 25/09/2014.There will be two conferences during…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 24849
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©  FA

England: FA launches "Together for England" campaign to support national team for Euro 2016

The FA (Football Association) launched the "Together for England" campaign to bring the English national team closer to its fans during the qualifying round of the Euro 2016 (France, from 10/06 to 10/07/2014), on 04/09/2014.As part of this campaign, developed with the marketing agency Futureproof…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 24838
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©  AS Roma

Serie A: the mayor of Rome states public interest in the AS Roma stadium project at Tor di Valle

The mayor of Rome says there is public interest in the AS Roma (Serie A) stadium project at Tor di Valle, southwest of the Italian capital, on 05/09/2014. This will allow the municipality to finance €320m of the overall project. €195m (62% of the total) will be used to build access roads: €50.45m…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Stadiums, Authorities
• Article # 24837
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England: FA deems "embarassing" that there is only one black manager of a professional club

"I think for the game it’s embarrassing that we have only Chris Powell as the only black manager in the [first] four divisions (Premier League, Championship, League One and League Two, the English first, second, third and fourth divisions, all professional),” said Adrian Bevington, the FA's…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs
• Article # 24834
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©  SL Benfica SAD

Third-party ownership of players: Benfica acquire fund that holds rights to nine of their players

Sport Lisboa e Benfica SAD, the company that owns the club Benfica (Primeira Liga, Portuguese first division), acquired an 85% stake in Benfica Stars Fund, an "investment fund in transferable securities," indicated the CMVM, the Portuguese Commission of the Securities Market, on 08/09/2014…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal, Transfer Market, …
• Article # 24821
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