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2014-15 Europa League: all the latest news

With the second legs of the Round of 16 of the 2014-15 Europa League taking place in the evening of 26/02/2015, please find a selection of all the recent news and events on News Tank regarding this competition.

Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Authorities
• Article # 35236
• Published on 26/02/15 at 19:34

Vinci Stadium: "We are known for our experience hosting major international events" (Damien Rajot)

"We are known for our experience hosting major international events," said Damien Rajot, COO of Vinci Stadium, a subsidiary of Vinci Concessions, which specialises in operating sports enclosures, to News Tank following the appointment of the French group as the operator of the Olympic Stadium in…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Stadiums
• Article # 33232
• Published on 26/02/15 at 18:34

Qatar 2022: CAN 2023, organised by Guinea, will be held in June rather than January

"The CAF (Confederation of African Football) has automatically and I would say nicely agreed that they will not organise (the Africa Cup of Nations) in January 2023," said Jérôme Valcke, Secretary General of FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association), the day after the third meeting…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal
• Article # 35199
• Published on 26/02/15 at 17:29

Egypt: domestic football, suspended since 08/02/2015, will resume after 40 days of mourning

The Egyptian Premier League (Egyptian first division) will resume after a mourning period of 40 days, announced Khaled Abdel Aziz, the Egyptian Minister of Youth and Sports, on 25/02/2015. The Egyptian government had decided to suspend, until further notice, the domestic championship following the…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Clubs, Social Responsibility, …
• Article # 35206
• Published on 26/02/15 at 16:53

Bundesliga: Sportsman group to distribute 2015-2017 streaming rights for the sports betting industry

DFL Sports Enterprises attributed the international distribution of live streaming rights to the Bundesliga and the 2.Bundesliga (German second division) for the sports betting industry (physical and online) to the German agency The Sportsman Media Group, DFL Sport Enterprises announced on…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Finance, …
• Article # 35188
• Published on 26/02/15 at 15:55

UK: BT Sport acquires the exclusive rights to the Serie A TIM for 2015-18 cycle from MP & Silva

The British telecom group BT has acquired the exclusive distribution rights to the Serie A TIM in the United Kingdom for the 2015-2018 period, announced the group, which owns the pay-TV channel BT Sport, on 25/02/2015. The rights were acquired from the media rights agency MP & Silva, which…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Rights Acquisitions
• Article # 35174
• Published on 26/02/15 at 15:17

Greece: Super League suspended at least one week by the government due to violent incidents

The Greek government announced the suspension, for at least one week, of all Super League (Greek first division) matches on 25/02/2015. This decision follows repeated acts of violence at several matches of the Greek league, especially during the Panathinaikos - Olympiakos derby match (2-1…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Social Responsibility, Stadiums, …
• Article # 35171
• Published on 26/02/15 at 14:22

Brazil: Corinthians install a standing platform in a corner of the Arena Corinthians

Sport Club Corinthians Paulista (Serie A Brazil) will install a standing platform in one corner of the Arena Corinthians (47,000 seats) on 18/02/2015. The stadium, which notably hosted the opening match of the 2014 World Cup (Brazil - Croatia, 3-1, on 12/06/2014) and the semi-final between…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums
• Article # 35147
• Published on 26/02/15 at 12:48

Atlético Madrid: Baku 2015 European Games logo present on the shirt in the derby against Real Madrid

The logo for the 2015 European Games in Baku (the capital of Azerbaijan) appeared on the front of the shirt of the Spanish club Atlético Madrid in the derby against Real Madrid CF(4-0, Matchday 22 of the Liga BBVA) on 07/02/2015. The Azerbaijan national tourism office, which hopes to increase the…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 33647
• Published on 26/02/15 at 11:38

Sky plc: operating profit up 16% for the first half results of the group

Sky plc, the new pay-TV conglomerate that merged the British BSkyB group with its German and Italian counterparts Sky Deutschland and Sky Italia, respectively (effective 12/11/2014), had a turnover of £5.604bn (€7.23bn on 31/12/2014), an increase of 5% over 12 months (£5.342bn, €6.41bn on…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 33437
• Published on 26/02/15 at 11:10