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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
• Published on 10/09/14 at 13:29
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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
• Published on 10/09/14 at 12:40
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Twitter: Social network currently testing "Buy" button in tweets to purchase products online

Twitter is currently testing, on several American Twitter accounts, a "Buy" button in tweets that enable users to purchase products online, the social network announced on 08/09/2014.With this button, the user can have access to the product's information and purchase it with a credit card…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Digital
• Article # 24828
• Published on 10/09/14 at 11:59
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Financial fair play: ECA to redistribute the €24m withheld from clubs in European competitions

The €24m collected in 2014 from the nine clubs that did not comply with UEFA's (Union of European Football Associations) financial fair play rules will be redistributed to clubs that played in European competitions in the 2013-14 season, the ECA (European Club Association) announced at its 13th…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Betting
• Article # 24820
• Published on 10/09/14 at 11:21
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Italy: Joseph Tacopina resigns vice-presidency of AS Roma and should acquire Bologna FC

Joseph Tacopina (USA) resigned his position of vice-president and member of the board of directors of AS Roma (Serie A), the club announced on 08/09/2014. The lawyer, 48, held this position since 27/10/2011.An American consortium, lead by Joseph Tacopina, should acquire all of the shares of…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance
• Article # 24805
• Published on 09/09/14 at 18:54
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Czech Republic: Puma extends kit supplier contract with federation

The German sports brand Puma extended its kit supplier contract with the FACR (the Czech Republic football federation), announced the federation on 09/09/2014The new agreement will cover at least the 2014-2016 period. Puma has been a partner of the Czech federation since 1995. The new contract…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Sporting Goods & Brands, Authorities, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 24801
• Published on 09/09/14 at 18:25
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Serie A: La Gazzetta dello Sport becomes media partner with AS Roma in 2014-15

The Italian sport newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport became the media partner of AS Roma (Serie A) for the 2014-15 season, the club announced on 05/09/2014.La Gazzetta dello Sport, a Milanese newspaper, will replace the Corriere dello Sport, a Roman newspaper, as media partner of the Roman club…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 24772
• Published on 09/09/14 at 17:50
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Russia: Financial Fair Play on the agenda of the World Football Forum in Moscow, 13/11/2014

"Europe new reality: UEFA Financial Fair Play Regulation," "New Marketing Horizons: TV Broadcast vs Digital," and "Russia's Host Cities: Development and Priorities" are some of the major themes of the conferences organised for the World Football Forum in Moscow (Russia) on 13/11/2014. Ricardo…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Stadiums
• Article # 24798
• Published on 09/09/14 at 17:25
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USA: No promotion and relegation "in the near future" (D. Garber, MLS Commissioner)

"I certainly don't see promotion and relegation any time in the near future,” stated Don Garber, commissioner of MLS (Major League Soccer, USA), at the Bloomberg Sports Business Summit in New York (USA) on 04/09/2014. "Right now, our [closed league] system is very different [compared to what is…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 24743
• Published on 09/09/14 at 16:59
Nigeria: general secretary of the federation reinstated in his functions following FIFA ultimatum

Musa Amadu, the general secretary of the NFF (Nigerian Football Federation), was reinstated into his office, according to the British sports channel BBC Sport on 08/09/2014.The reinstatement of Musa Amadu follows FIFA's (Federation Internationale de Football Association) ultimatum to the NFF on…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 24784
• Published on 09/09/14 at 16:37