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Ligue 1: attendance for Matchday 34 of 2014-15

Matchday 34 of Ligue 1 drew an average attendance of 25,390 on 24, 25 and 26/04/2015. The average attendance of Ligue 1 is at 21,977 for the 2014-15 season thus far. The match between Olympique de Marseille and FC Lorient (3-5) attracted the largest crowd with 55,180 fans at the new Stade…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums
• Article # 40511
• Published on 29/04/15 at 14:40

Qatar 2022: preliminary inquiry opened against the Vinci Group after a complaint from Sherpa

A preliminary investigation was opened by the prosecutor of Nanterre (France) against Vinci, following a complaint by the Sherpa Association (French legal association that represents the victims of financial crimes) in March 2015, announced Catherine Denis, the prosecutor of Hauts-de-Seine on…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Stadiums, Legal
• Article # 40516
• Published on 29/04/15 at 13:09

Bundesliga: adidas extends its contract with Bayern Munich until 2030 for €900m

The German sports equipment manufacturer adidas has extended its contract to supply FC Bayern Munich (Bundesliga) until 2030, announced Oliver Brueggen, the director of public relations for adidas, on 28/04/2015. The current contract was due to expire at the end of the 2019-20 season. The new…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Sporting Goods & Brands, Essentials Sponsors & Partners
• Article # 40543
• Published on 29/04/15 at 12:19

Serie A: the Italian brand Kappa to become the kit supplier SSC Napoli 2015-16 to 2019-20

The Italian sportswear brand Kappa will be the kit supplier to SSC Napoli (Serie A TIM) from the the 2015-16 season until 2019-20, announced BasicNet, the parent company of the brand, on 27/04/2015. The five-year partnership is estimated at €40m, or €8m a year, according to the Italian daily…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Sporting Goods & Brands, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 40502
• Published on 29/04/15 at 11:03

Ligue 1: the Olympique de Marseille application is available on Apple Watch, a first in Europe

Olympique de Marseille (Ligue 1) announced on 23/04/2015 that the application of the club is available on Apple Watch, a new product from the Apple brand, which was launched on 24/04/2015. The club's app was already available for iPhone, iPad and Android. "Thanks to the work of our partner High…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 40483
• Published on 29/04/15 at 09:28

Property of players by third parties: the ban on TPO comes into force on 01/05/2015

"The ban will come into force on 01/05/2015, existing agreements will continue to be valid until their expiry and new contractual agreements between 01/01 and 30/04/2015 will be limited in time one year maximum," are the steps taken by the FIFA Executive Committee regarding the ownership of…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 40422
• Published on 28/04/15 at 18:30

Women's Champions League: the 1.FFC Frankfurt-Paris SG final broadcast by pay-TV group Eurosport

1.FFC Frankfurt - Paris Saint-Germain, the final of the 2015 Women's Champions League, will be broadcast live throughout Europe on the pay-TV channel Eurosport, and then also co-broadcast in France by Eurosport and the public free-TV channel France 2, on Thursday 14/05/2015 (kick-off at 18:00 CET…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Rights Acquisitions, Media Audiences, …
• Article # 40443
• Published on 28/04/15 at 17:45

The kit supplier market for clubs in the European Top 5 leagues in 2014-15

The kit supplier market for the European Top 5 leagues (Liga BBVA, Barclays Premier League, Bundesliga, Serie A TIM, Ligue 1) is at a total of €468m for all 98 clubs in 2014-15. The amount for the kit supplier contract per club is, on average, highest in the Premier League at €8.5m, compared to…

Domain(s): Clubs, Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Sporting Goods & Brands, Merchandising - Licensing, …
• Article # 30013
• Published on 28/04/15 at 17:13

FIFA: Suriname becomes the 1^st country to announce it will vote for Michael van Praag on 29/05/2015

The SVB (Surinaamse Voetbal Bond, the Suriname Football Federation) will vote for the Dutchman Michael van Praag in the election for the president of FIFA for the 2015-2019 period, announced John Krishnadath, the president of the SVB, on 25/04/2015. The election will be held at the Congress of the…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 40467
• Published on 28/04/15 at 16:33

Premier League: Manchester United launch on the Chinese social messaging service WeChat

Manchester United FC (Barclays Premier League) have launched a presence on the Chinese social messaging platform WeChat, announced the club on 26/04/2015. Users of WeChat will have access to news, videos and images from the Manchester club. WeChat is the third Chinese social media platform…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 40397
• Published on 28/04/15 at 15:56