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Premier League: Manchester United launch casino games application with their partner Bwin (betting)

Manchester United FC (Barclays Premier League) and Bwin, an Austrian online betting operator and partner of the club since 2012, launched the application "Bwin Manchester United Casino", which allows the club's fans to bet real money online via casino games, on 16/03/2015. The application…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Digital
• Article # 36946
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Ireland: Bank of Ireland becomes a partner of the Irish Association until 2018

The Bank of Ireland has become a partner of the FAI until 2018, announced the Irish Association on 12/03/2015. The bank will hopes to use the partnership with a view of the Irish national team qualifying for Euro 2016 in France and the 2018 World Cup in Russia.The bank will sponsor the…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Authorities, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 36924
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Shirt-embedded cameras: Telefonica (telecom), as well as Iniesta and Ibaka, invest in First V1sion

The Spanish telecom group Telefonica has invested €60,000, through its startup incubator Wayra, to acquire a 7% stake in the Spanish company First V1sion on 16/03/2015. First V1sion manufactures mini-cameras which are "wearable" -- imbedded into sports shirts -- that can film in HD and transmit a…
Domain(s): Clubs, Media, Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital
• Article # 36887
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France: Ligue 2 club Nîmes Olympique to be "demoted one division" due to match-fixing

Nîmes Olympique (Ligue 2) will be "demoted one division" at the end of the 2014-15 season, stated Sébastien Deneux, president of the LFP disciplinary committee, on 17/03/2015. "The Nîmes Olympique club attempted four times, through two of its officers, to arrange the results of fixtures and…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal
• Article # 36894
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Brazil: Under Armour becomes the kit supplier of São Paulo FC (2015-2019)

The American brand Under Armour has become the kit supplier of São Paulo FC (Brazilian Serie A) for the 2015-2019 period, the club announced on 17/03/2015. Under Armour will present new shirts of the club a few days before the start of the 2015 season, which begins on 09/05/2015. The contract is…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Sporting Goods & Brands, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 36884
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Premier League: Arsenal, Everton, and Stoke City to feature in the Barclays Asia Trophy 2015

Arsenal FC, Everton FC, and Stoke City FC (Barclays Premier League) will feature in the 2015 edition of the Barclays Asia Trophy, announced the Premier League on 11/03/2015. The three Premier League teams will be joined by a "Singapore Select 11" team to form a four-team knock-out competition in…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Authorities
• Article # 36875
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2024 Olympics: the German National Olympic Committee chooses Hamburg over Berlin

The German National Olympic Committee has chosen the project of the city of Hamburg to be the country's bid for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, on 16/03/2015. Hamburg received 18 votes against 11 for Berlin. The decision must be ratified by an extraordinary general meeting of the German…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Stadiums
• Article # 36835
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Poland: Canal+ sells its stake in TVN to Scripps Networks Interactive for €584m

The French media group Canal+, along with the Polish media conglomerate the ITI Group, sold their majority stake (52.7%) in TVN, the Polish free and pay-TV group, to the American media group Scripps Networks Interactive for €584m, subject to regulatory approval, on 16/03/2015. Southbank Media, the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Rights Acquisitions
• Article # 36822
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