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©  AFC
FIFA: "Michel Platini is a unique candidate" (Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, president of the AFC)

"We have of course noted Michel Platini’s decision to stand, and he is certainly a unique candidate who would bring stability and a smooth transition to normality for FIFA in this difficult situation," said Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa (Bahrain), AFC president and vice-president of FIFA, on…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 48299
• Published on 31/07/15 at 10:55
Super Cups played in Germany, France, England and the Netherlands on 01 and 02/08/2015

The Super Cups of several major European leagues kicked off on 01 and 02/08/2015. Please find the results of the matches here, and a selection of related articles below.• German DFL-Supercup: VfL Wolfsburg - FC Bayern Munich (1-1, 5-4 on penalties) at the Volkswagen Arena in Wolfsburg (GER) on…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Stadiums, Authorities
• Article # 48221
• Published on 30/07/15 at 19:05
©  D.R.
David Beckham becomes a shareholder of the live video streaming application MyEye

David Beckham, 40 years and a former England international, became an investor in MyEye, a live video streaming application, on 22/07/2015. This application, a competitor of Periscope (Twitter) and Meerkat, allows users to stream live video content that expires after 72 hours. David Beckham will…
Domain(s): Media, Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 48293
• Published on 30/07/15 at 18:35
©  DFB
FIFA: "Michel Platini has our full support" (W. Niersbach, president of the German Federation)

"As president of UEFA, Michel Platini showed he was capable of running a large organisation. I can assure you that he has our full support. He knows football in all its facets, and has never lost his enthusiasm. The objective is to rapidly implement the reforms needed at FIFA. Michel Platini can…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 48287
• Published on 30/07/15 at 17:54
©  D.R.
Russia: Vitaly Mutko, Russian Sports Minister, to stand for president of the Federation

Vitaly Mutko (56 years old), the Russian Sports Minister, chairman of the LOC (Local Organising Committee) of the 2018 World Cup and member of the FIFA Executive Committee, is a candidate to be the next president of the RFU (Russian Federation football), announced the Federation on 27/07/2015…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal
• Article # 48277
• Published on 30/07/15 at 17:29
©  Swisscom
Swiss Championship TV rights: the competition authority suggests a fine of €134m for Swisscom

The secretariat of Comco, the Swiss competition authority, has requested a fine of 143m Swiss francs (€134.3m on 29/07/2015) against the telecommunications group Swisscom, "due to alleged illegal conduct in marketing sports content via pay TV," on 23/07/2015. The Swiss broadcaster CT Cinetrade AG…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Finance, …
• Article # 48238
• Published on 30/07/15 at 16:52
©  D.R.
Belgium: 777.be (casinos and online betting) is back of the shirt sponsor of Charleroi until 2017

The Belgian company 777.be (casinos, gambling and online betting) has become a back of the shirt sponsor of Royal Charleroi Sporting Club (Jupiler Pro League) until the end of the 2017-18 season, announced the club on 29/07/2015. 777.be is the online gambling site of the casino Spa, in partnership…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication, Betting
• Article # 48246
• Published on 30/07/15 at 15:47
©  KFA
FIFA: former vice-president Chung Mong-joon (KOR) announces his intention to run for the presidency

The South Korean Chung Mong-joon, the former president of the KFA (1993-2009) and former FIFA vice-president (1994-2011), has announced his intention to stand for the FIFA presidential election, on 30/07/2015. "I believe I have a good chance of winning the elections. It is time that FIFA had a…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 48259
• Published on 30/07/15 at 14:21
©  D.R.
Serie A: Chinese company GKFX (trading) becomes a partner of AC Milan until 2017-18

The Chinese trading company DKFX has become a partner of AC Milan (Serie A TIM) until the end of the 2017-18 season, announced the club on 29/07/2015. The agreement was finalised by Infront Italy, the marketing agency of AC Milan. The company will have opportunities for digital activations and…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Clubs, Essentials Sponsors & Partners
• Article # 48210
• Published on 30/07/15 at 12:59
©  LaLiga
LaLiga and the Spanish union of content creators unite to fight against digital piracy

LaLiga and the CCEC ("Coalición de creadores e industrias de contenidos", the Union of Content Creators and Content Industries) formed a partnership to "work together on all fronts against digital piracy", on 21/07/2015. The objectives of the joint action range "from greater social awareness and…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Finance, …
• Article # 48231
• Published on 30/07/15 at 11:54