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FIFA: Michel Platini is "between a witness and an accused person" (Michael Lauber, Swiss AG)

"We did not (question) Mr. Platini as a witness, we investigated him as in between a witness and an accused person," said Michael Lauber, the Attorney General of Switzerland, on 29/09/2015. Michael Lauber is, since 2011, the head of the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland, which…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 52646
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Spain: BBVA will no longer be the title sponsor of LaLiga title after the end of the 2015-16 season

The Spanish bank BBVA (Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria) will not remain the title sponsor of LaLiga at the end of the 2015-16 season, the company announced on 29/09/2015. The partnership began with the 2008-09 season. BBVA had an option to extend its contract until the end of the 2017-18 season…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Authorities, Essentials Sponsors & Partners
• Article # 52654
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Premier League: The Thai beer group Singha becomes a regional partner of Manchester City

The Thai beer brand Singha has become a regional partner of Manchester City FC (Premier League) in Thailand, Cambodia and Myanmar, the club announced on 29/09/2015. The multi-year agreement includes the development of the Singha mineral water brand. The club was partnered to the soda brand East…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 52633
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Liga BBVA: Spanish insurance broker Pont Grup extends partnership with Granada CF in 2015-16

The Spanish insurance broker Pont Grup has extended its partnership with Granada CF (Liga BBVA) for the 2015-16 season on 28/09/2015. The company has been partnered with the Andalusian club for five seasons. Pont Grup retains its visibility on the LED advertising boards and the dugouts at the…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 52623
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Fox International Channels: Frank Rutten appointed vice-president of FIC Sports Europe and Africa

The Dutchman Frank Rutten has been appointed the executive vice-president of FIC Sports Europe and Africa, said Fox International Channels, the international entity of US conglomerate 21st Century Fox, on 28/09/2015. Rutten is under the direct authority of Jan Koeppen, president of FIC Europe…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Finance, …
• Article # 52625
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FIFA: Switzerland authorise the extradition of Eduardo Li (Costa Rica) to the USA

"The Federal Office of Justice (FOJ) has approved the extradition of Eduardo Li to the USA. The Costa Rican citizen has 30 days in which to appeal to the Swiss Federal Criminal Court against the FOJ's ruling," said the FOJ, on 29/09/2015. Eduardo Li (54 years old), the former president of the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 52600
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Brazil: ESPN extends its broadcasting rights deal for the Barclays Premier League until 2019

The pay-TV channel ESPN extended its broadcasting rights, in Brazil, to the Barclays Premier League until the end of the 2018-19 season, on 24/09/2015. ESPN already owns the broadcasting rights for the English first division in South America and the Caribbean for the 2013-2016 cycle. In Brazil…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 52598
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Bundesliga: games of Matchday 7 draw over 3.42 million subscribers on Sky channels

The nine games of Matchday 7 of the 2015-16 Bundesliga, played from 25 to 27/09/2015, cumulatively drew at least 3.42 million subscribers on average on the channels of the pay-TV Sky Deutschland group, according to data from the German audience measurement institutes AGF and GfK. The best audience…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Media Audiences, …
• Article # 52569
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