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Financial fair play: Its introduction "is not possible in Germany" (Christian Seifert, DFL)

"It should be stated clearly: a complete introduction of the UEFA's(Union of European Football Associations) financial fair play rules is not possible in Germany," said Christian Seifert, the CEO of the DFL (the German Professional Football League) on 02/09/2014."For example, UEFA compares the Abu…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Authorities, Legal, …
• Article # 24735
• Published on 09/09/14 at 10:02

Serie A: AS Roma, without a shirt sponsor in 2014-15, expect an offer of €12m per year

AS Roma (Serie A), runner-up in the 2013-14 season, currently have a shirt without a sponsor for the 2014-15 season. The club expects at least a deal worth €12m a year for shirt sponsorship, reported the Italian newspaper Corriere dello Sport on 06/09/2014. "If Roma have no shirt sponsor it is…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 24745
• Published on 09/09/14 at 09:33

Real Madrid: €603.9m in revenue in 2013-14 (player transfers included), up 10.9% year on year

Real Madrid (Liga BBVA) recorded €603.9m in revenue for the 2013-14 season, an increase of 10.9% over the previous year, the Spanish club announced on 05/09/2014. "For the tenth consecutive year, Real will be the sporting institution with the highest income in the world," said Florentino Perez…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance
• Article # 24717
• Published on 08/09/14 at 18:50

FIFA: "Yes I am ready, I will be a candidate to the FIFA presidency" (Joseph Blatter, president)

"I will inform the executive committee. It’s a question of respect to also say to the football family: yes, I am ready. I will be a candidate for the FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) presidency," said Joseph Blatter, president of FIFA, at the Soccerex Global Convention…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Authorities
• Article # 24729
• Published on 08/09/14 at 17:47

Euro 2016: RTL watched by 10.89m viewers for Germany-Scotland (audience share: 34.15%)

The German private free-TV channel RTL garnered 10.89m viewers on average during the broadcast of the Germany-Scotland (2-1) fixture of Matchday One of the qualifying phase of the Euro 2016 (France, from 10/06 to 10/07/2014) on 07/09/2014 (kick-off was at 20:45 CET).For RTL, this figure represents…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 24719
• Published on 08/09/14 at 17:09

Liga BBVA: Catalonia tourism bureau extends contract with FC Barcelona through 2015-16

The Catalonia tourism bureau extended its partnership with FC Barcelona (Liga BBVA) through the 2015-16 season, the club announced on 04/09/2014.The partnership with Barça will enable the Catalonia brand to be visible during the team's trips. Both parties plan to implement digital activities…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 24712
• Published on 08/09/14 at 16:39

USA: NBA commissioner Adam Silver says that legalisation of sports betting is "inevitable"

The legalisation of sports betting in the United States is "inevitable," especially in the American states in debt, said Adam Silver, the NBA commissioner, during the Bloomberg Sports Business Summit in New York on 04/09/2014. Apart from the state of Nevada, sports betting is illegal in the United…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 24718
• Published on 08/09/14 at 16:04

IMG: Mark Shapiro (USA) appointed chief content editor

Mark Shapiro (USA) was appointed chief content editor of IMG, announced the marketing and media rights agency on 04/09/2014.Mark Shapiro, 44, advised the artist representation agency WME (William Morris Endeavor Entertainment) during its purchase of IMG for $2.3bn (or €1.7bn) on 18/12/2013…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Agencies
• Article # 24710
• Published on 08/09/14 at 14:55

France: Luzenac AP waive Council of State hearing, asks the FFF for return to 3^rd division

"Luzenac AP (Luzenac Ariège Pyrénées club) demand, exceptionally, its re-integration into the National championship (French third division)," said Jean-Jacques Bertrand, one of the lawyers for the club, to News Tank on 05/09/2014. "This application has already been sent to the FFF (French Football…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Stadiums, Authorities, Legal, …
• Article # 24711
• Published on 08/09/14 at 14:23

Michelin partners with the Brazilian federation through 2019

The French tyre manufacturer Michelin became the partner of the CBF (the Brazilian football federation) through 2019, the federation announced on 03/09/2014.Michelin becomes the 15^th sponsor of the Brazilian federation. The French tyre company will invest in football for the first time in its 126…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Authorities, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 24694
• Published on 08/09/14 at 13:06