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Vitaly Mutko, minister for sport and patron of Russia 2018, elected president of the Federation

Vitaly Mutko was elected president of the RFU, the Russian Football Federation, after the extraordinary general meeting of the body in Moscow (RUS) on 02/09/2015. Mutko, 56 years old, held parallel functions as the Russian minister for sport, president of the LOC (Local Organising Committee) for…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Stadiums, Legal
• Article # 50312
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FIFA: Brazilian Zico invites other presidential candidates to participate in a public debate

"I invite you to join efforts in order to stimulate and organize a public debate with all the potential candidates at the earliest possible date," said Zico (BRA), a candidate for the FIFA presidency, in an email sent to the other candidates and published on 31/08/2015. The former Brazilian…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 50310
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©  D.R.

2024 Olympic Games: Los Angeles (United States) has officially bid to host the 2024 Olympics

The Los Angeles City Council (United States) voted unanimously in favour of becoming a candidate city to host the 2024 Olympic Games, in an announcement on Santa Monica beach on 01/09/2015. Mayor Eric Garcetti and the USOC (United States Olympic Committee) both confirmed the formalisation of the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 50293
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Italy: Sky group acquires the 2015-16 TV rights to the new club Parma Calcio 1913 (fourth division)

The pay-TV group Sky Italia has acquired the broadcasting rights, for 2015-16, in Italy, for the home and away matches of Parma Calcio 1913 in the Serie D (the Italian fourth division, the highest non-professional level), on 01/09/2015. No financial details were disclosed of the agreement between…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Finance, …
• Article # 50281
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©  AS Monaco

Transfers: A. Martial to Man U creates gains for Olympique Lyonnais and CO Les Ulis due to training

The transfer of of the Frenchman Anthony Martial (19 years old) from AS Monaco (Ligue 1) to Manchester United FC (Premier League), which was formalised on 01/09/2015 and is estimated at £36m (or about €50m, plus unspecified bonuses) by British media, and €60m (+ €20m in bonuses) by French media…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Transfer Market, Authorities, Finance, …
• Article # 50257
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Italy: Lidl Italia become a premium sponsor of the FIGC until 2017-18

Lidl Italia, the chain of discount stores, has become a premium sponsor of the FIGC until 31/12/2018, the two parties announced on 01/09/2015. The Italian subsidiary of the German group is entitled to the image rights to the Italian Federation and the players of the national team for its media…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 50286
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Liga BBVA: Chang beer and Head & Shoulders shampoo extend partnerships with Barcelona in Asia

The brands Chang (Thai beer) and Head & Shoulders (shampoo) have extended their regional partnerships with FC Barcelona (Liga BBVA) in Asia, the club announced on 31/08/2015. Chang, a sponsor of Barça since February 2012, is now tied to the club until the end of the 2017-18 season. The contract…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 50259
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©  AS Roma

Serie A: 5.95 million subscribers of Sky and Mediaset Premium watch Matchday 2 of 2015-16

The 10 matches of Matchday 2 of the 2015-16 Serie A TIM, played on Saturday 29 and Sunday 30/08/2015, drew an average of 5,947,059 total subscribers on the channels of the Italian pay-TV groups Sky Italia and Mediaset Premium, according to data from the audience measurement institutes AGB (Nielsen…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Media Audiences, …
• Article # 50258
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FIFA: press conference of the American and Swiss attorney generals in Zurich (SUI) on 14/09/2015

Loretta E. Lynch, the Attorney General of the United States, and Michael Lauber, the Attorney General of the Swiss Confederation, have scheduled a joint press conference in Zurich (SUI) on 14/09/2015 to discuss the two legal investigation currently in progress in connection with FIFA. The US and…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal
• Article # 50260
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