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FIFA: "We will start now to bring back the reputation of FIFA" (Joseph Blatter)

"We have contacted the partners, last week. We have exchanged letters and we will start now to bring back the reputation of FIFA. We will contact our partners and we will bring them all back in the right situation. We have already planned a personal visit," stated Joseph Blatter, FIFA president…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 43210
• Published on 02/06/15 at 10:53
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England: Emirates (airline) acquires the naming rights to the FA Cup from 2015-16 to 2017-18

The airline Emirates has acquired the naming rights to the FA Cup for three seasons, from 2015-16 to 2017-18, announced the Football Association on 30/05/2015. The competition is now officially called "The Emirates FA Cup". The contract is estimated at £30m (€41.7m), or £10m (€13.9m) per season…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Authorities, Essentials Sponsors & Partners
• Article # 43199
• Published on 02/06/15 at 10:16
Serie A: attendance for the 38th and final matchday of 2014-15

The 38th and final matchday of Serie A TIM drew an average attendance of 26,959 on 30 and 31/05/2015. The average attendance of the Italian championship was 22,057 spectators over the entire 2014-15 season, nearly 1,500 fewer spectators per game compared to the 2013-14 season (23,504). The Serie A…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums
• Article # 43173
• Published on 01/06/15 at 18:30
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Facebook: the winners of the five major European leagues have a combined total of 192.7 million fans

The winners of the five major European leagues in 2014-15 combine for 192.7 million fans on the social network Facebook, or 36.1% of the total number of Facebook fans of the Top 5 leagues (533 million fans), according to figures recorded by News Tank Football on 01/06/2015. Three of the five…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Digital, Essentials Clubs
• Article # 43154
• Published on 01/06/15 at 18:05
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Brazil: Caixa (bank) will be the shirt sponsor of Vasco da Gama in 2015

The Brazilian bank Caixa Economica Federal will be the shirt sponsor of Vasco da Gama (Brazilian Serie A) in 2015, the club announced on 26/05/2015. The contract is estimated at 15 million reais (€4.3m) for seven months, until the end of the season 2015. The Rio de Janeiro-based club is back in…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 42934
• Published on 01/06/15 at 17:36
China: LeTV, the biggest online video company in the country, wants to raise €1.1bn

LeTV, the Chinese technology company which notably offers a live streaming service as well as video on-demand content, announced the issuing of 200 million new shares in order to raise $1.2bn (€1.1bn) so it can "finance new projects," on 28/05/2015. In football, LeTV's rights portfolio notably…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Authorities
• Article # 43060
• Published on 01/06/15 at 16:46
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Liga BBVA: Estrella Galicia (beer) extends with Celta de Vigo and Deportivo La Coruña until 2015-16

The beer brand Estrella Galicia has extended its partnerships with Celta de Vigo (Liga BBVA) and RCD Deportivo La Coruña (Liga BBVA) for the 2015-16 season, on 25/05/2015. The brand, which comes from Galicia (northwest Spain), will be present on the shirts of these two Galicia region clubs: on the…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 43111
• Published on 01/06/15 at 15:49
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Europa League: at least €9.1m in financial gains for the winner, Sevilla FC (R-U Dnipro: €6.3m)

Sevilla FC (Liga BBVA) will receive €9.1m in fixed monies plus sports bonuses paid by UEFA after winning the 2014-15 edition of the Europa League on 27/05/2015 (3-2 over Ukrainian club FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk at Stadion Narodowy, or National Stadium, in Warsaw, POL). This amount does not include…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Authorities
• Article # 42931
• Published on 01/06/15 at 15:07
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Turkey: Dursun Aydin Özbek elected president of Galatasaray SK until 2018

The Turk Dursun Aydin Özbek was elected president of Galatasaray SK at an extraordinary general meeting of the club, which have won the Spor Toto Süper Lig in 2014-15, in Istanbul (TUR), on Saturday 23/05/2015. The election, which took place inside the Galatasaray High School and was attended by…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Stadiums, Legal
• Article # 42913
• Published on 01/06/15 at 13:39
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World Cup: FIFA confirms 14 European teams in 2018 in Russia and 13 in 2022 in Qatar

The allocation of places per confederation for the final phase of the World Cup will remain unchanged for the 2018 edition in Russia and the 2022 edition in Qatar, decided the FIFA Executive Committee at its meeting in Zurich (SUI) on 30/05/2015, following the FIFA Congress in which Joseph Blatter…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 43082
• Published on 01/06/15 at 12:27