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FA Cup: Wembley to allow a fan to become unofficial photographer of the Arsenal-Aston Villa final

Wembley National Stadium Limited, a subsidiary of the English FA, is launching "Wembley Moments", a promotion that will allow a fan, who must be resident of the United Kingdom and over the age of 17, to become the unofficial photographer of Wembley Stadium (90,000 seats) for the FA Cup final…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Digital, Stadiums, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 40313
• Published on 27/04/15 at 15:14

Africa: Nike to be the kit supplier of Nigeria until 2018

The American brand Nike has become the official equipment supplier to the NFF until December 2018, announced the federation on 23/04/2015. Nike replaces adidas, the German sporting goods manufacturer, which, itself, succeeded Nike in 2003, and informed the NFF that it wanted to put an end to the…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Sporting Goods & Brands, Authorities, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 40307
• Published on 27/04/15 at 14:25

Greece: adidas to replace Puma as the kit supplier to Olympiakos in 2015-16

The German sporting goods manufacturer adidas will replace Puma as the kit supplier to Olympiakos FC (Greece) from the 2015-16 season, announced the club on 24/04/2015. The partnership with Puma began during the 2005-06 season. The new shirts of the club will be unveiled in July 2015. "Our club…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 40303
• Published on 27/04/15 at 13:15

Transfers: "The European commissioner understands importance of our fight" (Philippe Piat, FIFPro)

"I feel that the commissioner (in charge of education, culture, youth and sports), who has been attentive to our arguments and responsive to our requests, completely understands the importance of our fight," said Philippe Piat, the president of FIFPro, after a meeting dedicated to the "fight" of…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Transfer Market
• Article # 40267
• Published on 27/04/15 at 12:34

Champions League: 2015-16 regulations

The regulations of the 2015-16 Champions League were adopted by the UEFA Executive Committee at the meeting in Vienna (AUT) on 23/03/2015. The new rules come into force on 01/05/2015.

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Legal
• Article # 40292
• Published on 27/04/15 at 11:52

NBA: Atlanta Hawks franchise bought by Tony Ressler, transaction valued at $850m

"The Atlanta Hawks today announced that a definitive agreement has been signed for the purchase of the NBA franchise by an ownership group led by Tony Ressler, co-founder of Ares Management," said the NBA franchise the Atlanta Hawks (Georgia, USA) on 22/04/2015. Grant Hill, a former NBA player, is…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Authorities, Legal
• Article # 40188
• Published on 27/04/15 at 11:34

Champions League: Liga BBVA monopolizes 50% of the semi-final places since 2011 (5 editions)

Clubs from the Liga BBVA, the Spanish first division, make up 10 of the 20 places in the semi-finals of the Champions League for the 2011-2015 period, announced the LFP on 23/04/2015. Real Madrid CF has been present in the semi-finals every year since 2011, FC Barcelona four times (not in 2014…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 40215
• Published on 27/04/15 at 10:05

FC Barcelona: Fitness Time becomes a partner of the club in Saudi Arabia and the UAE until 2018

The Saudi Arabian chain of fitness centres Fitness Time has become a regional partner of FC Barcelona (Liga BBVA) in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates until 2018, the Catalan club announced on 22/04/2015. Fitness Time will sponsor and promote of the FCB Escola in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), a…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs
• Article # 40229
• Published on 27/04/15 at 09:28

Premier League: Twitter has an interactive map that locates the fans of the 20 clubs of the league

The social network Twitter presented "The Premier League Follower Map", an interactive map for locating the Twitter followers of the 20 Premier League clubs, showing which teams fare best in every country in the world, on 21/04/2015. The map also allows viewers to compare the global presence of…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 40194
• Published on 24/04/15 at 16:40

Spain: teacher included in the staff to give classes to U-17 team during European Championships

A teacher will be included on the staff of the Spanish U-17 national team at the European Championship for the age group (Bulgaria, from 06 to 22/05/2015), in an initiative put in place and announced by the RFEF on 22/04/2015. "The team will spend two hours a day on their studies, from the…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility
• Article # 40186
• Published on 24/04/15 at 15:39