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Twitter: Liga BBVA becomes second league to top 1 million followers, after the Premier League

@LaLiga, the Twitter account of the LFP (Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional, the Spanish Professional Football League), which offers Liga BBVA and Liga Adelante (Spanish second division) news content, has over one million followers on Twitter, announced the organisation on 27/02/2015. Among the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 35736
• Published on 05/03/15 at 11:19
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Champions League: UEFA puts 6000 tickets on sale for the 2015 final in Berlin on its website

UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) will put 6000 tickets on sale for the 2015 final of the Champions League on 05/03/2015. The 2015 Champions League will take place on Saturday 06/06/2015 at the Olympiastadion Berlin (GER, 75,000 seats) on 06/06/2015.A draw will be made at the end of…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 35729
• Published on 05/03/15 at 10:41
Premier League: Takao Toshishige named director of the Japanese branch of City Football Group

The City Football Group (CFG), the global football conglomerate of Manchester City FC (Barclays Premier League), launched City Football Japan (CFJ), a branch of the group in Japan, on 03/03/2015. Based in Tokyo (JPN), the new branch will oversee all commercial operations in the country, as well as…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 35715
• Published on 04/03/15 at 19:44
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Canada 2015: more than 550,000 tickets sold at the opening of individual sales on 26/02/2015

More than 550,000 tickets have already been sold 100 days before start of the FIFA Women's World Cup, held in Canada from 06/06 to 07/05/2015, announced FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) on 25/02/2015. Of these 550,000 tickets sold, 150,000 were purchased via payments…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums
• Article # 35698
• Published on 04/03/15 at 19:25
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England: Football League clubs consider allowing Premier League B teams in Johnstone's Paint Trophy

Clubs in the Football League (organiser of the English second, third, and fourth divisions) are considering allowing Premier League B teams teams in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy competition (cup competition for League One and League Two, the English third and fourth divisions), according to…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs
• Article # 35659
• Published on 04/03/15 at 18:54
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YouTube: La Liga clubs have nearly 600 million total views of their videos

The 19 clubs in the Liga BBVA which have an official YouTube account have a combined total of nearly 600 million video views, the highest total of the 5 major European leagues, according to figures compiled and released by News Tank on 27/02/2015. Additionally, the official Youtube channel of the…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Digital, Essentials Clubs
• Article # 35675
• Published on 04/03/15 at 18:07
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MLS: league and players meet together with government mediators to avoid strike before 06/03/2015

"The issues (between the MLS players and league management) are with free agency; there's a lot of other issues, and we'll continue to try to resolve them. We (will meet) with the players from 01/03 to 03/03/2015 in Washington, D.C. at the offices of the 'Federal Mediation and Concilliation…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Social Responsibility, Legal
• Article # 35513
• Published on 04/03/15 at 15:41
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Sporting brands: Dutch international Memphis Depay becomes the new ambassador of Under Armour

The Dutch international Memphis Depay (21 years old, 13 caps, 2 goals) has become the new ambassador of Under Armour, announced the American sports equipment brand on 27/02/2015. The PSV Eindhoven (Eredivisie, the Netherlands) player had been linked with the German brand adidas until now. Memphis…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Sporting Goods & Brands, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 35613
• Published on 04/03/15 at 13:30
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IOC: the automobile manufacturer Toyota is expected to become a top Worldwide Olympic Partner

The Japanese automaker Toyota is expected to enter into an agreement with the IOC (International Olympic Committee) to become a top Worldwide Olympic Partner, the highest tier in the organisation's sponsorship programme, announced the Japan Times on 03/03/2015. Akio Toyoda, the president of…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 35630
• Published on 04/03/15 at 12:46
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AFCON 2023: Guinea would not be able to host AFCON 2023 in June, according to its sports minister

"We cannot accommodate the Nations Cup in June, it is the rainy season," said Domani Doré, the Guinean sports minister, referring to AFCON (African Cup of Nations) 2023, which Guinea will host, on 03/01/2015. AFCON 2023 was originally to be held in January 2023, but Jérôme Valcke, the secretary…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 35606
• Published on 04/03/15 at 12:10