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Club World Cup: after a poor organisation, the Moroccan Sports Minister sacked

Mohamed Ouzzine, the Moroccan Minister of Youth and Sports, was dismissed by King Mohammed VI, following an investigation into the poor conditions of play during the 2014 Club World Cup (in Morocco, from 10 to 20/12/2014), on 07/01/2015. Two matches, Cruz Azul (MEX) - Sydney FC (AUS) 3-1 a.e.t.…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Stadiums, Legal
• Article # 31175
• Published on 12/01/15 at 16:11
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Snapchat: after raising funds of $485.6 million, the company valued at $10 billion

Snapchat, a mobile messaging and video/photo-sharing platform, raised $485.6m (about €403m) from 23 investors, according to documents filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), registered on 31/12/2014. The identity of the new shareholders was not disclosed, but the IT companies…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital
• Article # 31151
• Published on 12/01/15 at 12:14
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FIFA: Joseph Blatter considers the candidacy of Jordanian Ali Bin Al Hussein "good for the debate"

"I can only welcome this nomination. This is a democracy and this can only be beneficial for the debate," stated Joseph Blatter, president of FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association), on 09/01/2015 regarding the candidacy of the Jordanian Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein for president of…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 31129
• Published on 12/01/15 at 09:59
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Sony: over 18.5 million PlayStation 4 gaming consoles sold worldwide as of 04/01/2015

More than 18.5 million PlayStation 4 gaming consoles have been sold worldwide as of 04/01/2015, announced the Sony Computer Entertainment company, on the eve of the opening of the International CES (Consumer Electronics Show, from 06 to 09/01/2015) in Las Vegas (USA), on 05/01/2015. 81.8 million…
Domain(s): Media, Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Digital, Finance, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 31110
• Published on 09/01/15 at 18:35
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Bundesliga: the insurer Ergo will end its partnership with Schalke 04 June 2015

The German insurer Ergo will end its partnership with FC Schalke 04 (Bundesliga) in June 2015 to focus on its partnership with the German federations of basketball, handball, volleyball and ice hockey, according to German media outlets on 08/01/2014. The company, based in Düsseldorf, pays €1.7m to…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 31105
• Published on 09/01/15 at 18:15
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France: all amateur football matches canceled in the Ile de France (Paris), on 10 and 11/01/2015

Following the terrorist attacks in Paris on 07 and 08/01/2015 and the decision to raise the Paris threat level to "attack alert", "the steering committee of the League of Football Paris - Ile de France has decided to postpone all matches and amateur football gatherings (competitions, friendlies…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal
• Article # 31108
• Published on 09/01/15 at 17:40
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Third Party Ownership (of players): FIFA prohibits any new TPO contract as of 05/01/2015

"The ban (on new contracts) will come into force on 05/01/2015, and existing agreements will continue to be valid until their contractual expiration," stated the Executive Committee of FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association), regarding the ownership of players by third parties on…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 30782
• Published on 09/01/15 at 14:59
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Ligue 1: mineral water Orezza becomes official supplier of AS Monaco in 2014-15

The Corsican (French island) mineral water Orezza has become the official supplier to AS Monaco (Ligue 1) for the 2014-15 season, the club announced on 09/01/2015. Water bottles of the brand will be present at the press conferences of AS Monaco, as well as a brand presence on the advertising…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 31082
• Published on 09/01/15 at 14:30
Facebook: Real Madrid gain the most followers in 2014 (33 million), Barcelona stills lead overall

Real Madrid CF (Liga BBVA) was the European club that added the most Facebook followers in 2014, with 33,030,000 new additions, according to figures compiled by News Tank on 07/01/2014. FC Barcelona (Liga BBVA) added 30,481,000 new followers in 2014, while Manchester United FC (Barclays Premier…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Digital
• Article # 31067
• Published on 09/01/15 at 13:05
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Germany: Sky holding increases its stake in Sky Deutschland to 95.8%

Sky German Holdings GmbH, the holding company used by the British Sky pay-TV group to take shareholder control of its German counterpart Sky Deutschland, increased its stake to 95.8% of the capital of the limited company Sky Deutschland AG, announced the holding company and the new European…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance
• Article # 31064
• Published on 09/01/15 at 12:05