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Migrants: after Bayern and Real Madrid, the Paris Saint-Germain Foundation donates €1m to refugees

The Paris Saint-Germain Foundation has donated €1m to the French Secours Populaire (private relief and aid organisation) and UNHCR (United Nations High Commission for Refugees) to help refugees in Europe, the club announced on 09/09/2015. Paris Saint-Germain are following the example of FC Bayern…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility
• Article # 51218
• Published on 14/09/15 at 15:01
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Rugby: Tissot become the official timekeeper of the 2015 Rugby World Cup

The Swiss watch brand Tissot has become the official timekeeper of the 2015 Rugby World Cup, announced World Rugby on 11/09/2015. The partnership was announced just seven days before the start of the competition organised in England from 18/09 to 31/10/2015. "This tournament is the perfect…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Authorities, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 51207
• Published on 14/09/15 at 14:01
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2024 Olympic Games: Paris, Rome and Hamburg send their letters of application to the IOC

Paris has officially sent its letter of application to host the 2024 Olympic Games to the IOC on 12/09/2015. The respective committees of Hamburg (Germany, on 09/09/2015) and Rome (Italy, 11/09/2015) also sent their application letters to the IOC president Thomas Bach. Budapest (Hungary) had…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Stadiums, Legal
• Article # 51196
• Published on 14/09/15 at 13:10
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Serie A: wine maker Umberto Cesari becomes a partner of Bologna FC 1909 in 2015-16

The wine maker Umberto Cesari has become a partner of Bologna FC 1909 (Serie A TIM) as well as the official wine supplier in the hospitality areas of the Renato-Dall'Ara Stadium (38,200 seats) for the 2015-16 season, the club announced on 11/09/2015. The company, which manages 350 hectares in the…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 51184
• Published on 14/09/15 at 11:30
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FIFA: Domenico Scala plans to limit the number of presidential mandates to a maximum of three

"In his role as independent chairman of the FIFA Audit and Compliance Committee, Domenico Scala has issued an 8-point reform plan, which he has presented to the 2016 FIFA Reform Committee and its chairman François Carrard at the committee’s initial meeting on 02/09/2015," announced FIFA on…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 51172
• Published on 14/09/15 at 10:49
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European Commission: Juncker and Platini meet to "discuss major challenges facing European football"

Jean-Claude Juncker, the president of the European Commission and Michel Platini, UEFA president, met to "discuss the major challenges facing European football", at the headquarters of the European Commission in Brussels (BEL), on 10/09/2015. The European Commission and UEFA had previously signed…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 51138
• Published on 14/09/15 at 10:10
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Liga BBVA: Barcelona reveal the final architects for the Espai Barça project

FC Barcelona (Liga BBVA) unveiled the final architectural firms for the Espai Barça project, which includes the renovation of the Camp Nou and the construction of the Palau Blaugrana (a 10,000 seat arena), on 08/09/2015. Eight international firms were chosen for the modernisation of the Camp Nou…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Stadiums
• Article # 51126
• Published on 14/09/15 at 09:30
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Serie A: record expenditure (€578m) and revenues (€506.7m) during the 2015 summer transfer window

The 20 clubs in the Serie A TIM spent a record sum of €578m during the 2015 summer transfer market window (from 01/07 to 31/08/2015), or 66.4% more than in summer 2014 (€347.3m), according to data from specialised website Transfermarkt.de on 09/10/2015. This new record is 5.1% higher than the…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Transfer Market, Authorities, Finance, …
• Article # 51109
• Published on 11/09/15 at 17:20
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FIFA: term limits and integrity checks can only be a first step (J. Blatter)

"We must establish new structures that both support democratic values and protect FIFA as an organisation, structures that will reaffirm our credibility and generate new trust. The introduction of limited terms of office in every position and the institutionalisation of integrity checks for all…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 51122
• Published on 11/09/15 at 16:59
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Spain: Federation bans substitutes benches specifically designated for sponsorship activations

Substitute benches designated for additional key sponsorship activations during Liga BBVA and Liga Adelante matches have now been banned, the RFEF announced via a memo on 10/09/2015. These designated spaces have been installed in several Spanish stadiums to offer "money can't buy" experiences to…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Authorities, Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 51116
• Published on 11/09/15 at 15:44