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Ligue 1: Attendance for Matchday 10 of the 2015-16 season, Marseille - Lorient tops the list

Matchday 10 day of the 2015-16 Ligue 1 season was attended by an average of 19,237 spectators from 16 to 18/10/2015. The average attendance of the championship is currently at 20,438 spectators per match, or 1,899 persons less (-9.3%) then the 2014-15 season. The average Ligue 1 fill rate was 67…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums
• Article # 54190
• Published on 21/10/15 at 09:45
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FIFA: Michel Platini's candidacy "will not be processed as long as his ban is valid"

"Domenico Scala, in his capacity as chairman of the FIFA Ad-hoc Electoral Committee, explained that candidacies for the FIFA presidency that are submitted in due time and form, but which relate to candidates who are subject to a (provisional or definite) ban from taking part in any…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 54251
• Published on 20/10/15 at 18:30
Champions League: table of income distributed to the participating clubs in 2014-15

UEFA published the details of the sums paid out to clubs that participated in the 2014-15 Champions League on 16/10/2015. In total, €1,029.9m was distributed by the UEFA to the 32 participating clubs in the final phase and 10 clubs eliminated qualifying play-offs. €492.9m (or 47.9% of the…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Article # 79999
• Published on 20/10/15 at 18:07
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Champions League: 12 English players participated in the first 2 Matchdays of the group stage

12 English players participated in the first two Matchdays of the 2015-16 Champions League group stage, ranking England 15th in the list of nationalities represented in the Champions League since this season's competition began, according to the British daily The Telegraph, on 19/10/2015. These 12…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Authorities, Transfer Market
• Article # 54240
• Published on 20/10/15 at 17:20
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Digital: Perform acquires the rights to broadcast Europa League match highlights in the Netherlands

The British company Perform, which specialises in sports content production and distribution on digital platforms, acquired the rights to broadcast clips and highlights of Europa League matches in the Netherlands, on 16/10/2015. The rights are valid for the 2015-2018 cycle. The videos will be…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital, …
• Article # 54235
• Published on 20/10/15 at 16:31
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FIFA Executive Committee will not postpone the presidential election, scheduled for 26/02/2016

"The FIFA Executive Committee reconfirms 26/02/2016 as the date of the extraordinary elective congress (for the FIFA presidency) in Zurich (SUI)," said the international body via its Twitter account, at the conclusion of the extraordinary Executive Committee meeting on 20/10/2015. Several…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 54231
• Published on 20/10/15 at 15:30
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France is the country with the most expatriate players in the European Top 5 leagues (CIES)

Since the start of the 2015-16 season, 105 French players have featured in matches within the other four European Top 5 leagues (excluding, of course, Ligue 1), which makes France the country with the most expatriate players in the other Top 5 leagues, according to the weekly "Big 5 letter" of the…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Authorities, Transfer Market
• Article # 54215
• Published on 20/10/15 at 14:59
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Digital: Wolfgang Holzhäuser, former CEO of Bayer Leverkusen, becomes a partner at Goldmedia

Wolfgang Holzhäuser (65 years old) has become an associate partner at Goldmedia, the German research and consulting firm specialising in digital business development, on 15/10/2015. He has also joined the company's consultancy team.Holzhäuser was previously the CEO of Bayer 04 Leverkusen…
Domain(s): Clubs, Media, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital, …
• Article # 54209
• Published on 20/10/15 at 14:04
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United Kingdom: BBC and ITV acquire the broadcasting rights to Euro 2016 and Euro 2020

The public broadcaster BBC and the private free-TV broadcaster ITV have acquired the UK broadcasting rights for the Euro 2016 and Euro 2020 competitions, on 17/10/2015. No financial information or details on the division of the 51 matches in each tournament between the two media groups have been…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Rights Acquisitions, Authorities, …
• Article # 54170
• Published on 20/10/15 at 13:19
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Liga BBVA: Barcelona incorporate a live interaction button into its official application

FC Barcelona (Liga BBVA) have incorporated a "social button" to its application, a feature developed by TOK.tv, the American publisher of second screen mobile applications, which allows fans to interact with each other live during the match, announced the club on 16/10/2015. This new button is…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 54172
• Published on 20/10/15 at 12:30