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Premier League: AFC Bournemouth secure investment from US private equity firm PEAK6

AFC Bournemouth (Barclays Premier League) have completed the sale of a 25% stake in the club to the US private equity group PEAK6 Capital Management, according to a statement on 09/11/2015.As a result of the new investment, the value of which is undisclosed, the firm’s co-founder, Matt Hulsizer…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Stadiums
• Article # 55812
• Published on 13/11/15 at 13:00
©  UEFA
FIFA: Platini criticises the "surprising slowness" of the Appeal Committee and remains "determined"

"Michel Platini is surprised that the FIFA Appeal Committee, before which he was called several weeks ago due to the current suspension concerning him, has still not made a decision. This surprising slowness is totally contradictory to the urgency invoked by the FIFA Ethics Committee to justify…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 55941
• Published on 13/11/15 at 12:20
©  D.R.
NFL: Bud Light (beer) extends its partnership with the league until 2022 (€233m per year)

Bud Light, the beer brand owned by the Belgian-Brazilian group Anheuser-Busch InBev, has extended its partnership with the NFL until 2022, the league announced on 04/11/2015. The contract is estimated at $1.5bn (€1.4bn), or $250m (€233m) per year. The two parties have been linked since 2011. Bud…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Authorities, …
• Article # 55980
• Published on 13/11/15 at 11:39
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Bundesliga: 8.12 million subscribers followed Matchdays 11 and 12 on Sky Bundesliga channels

A minimum of 8.12 million subscribers to the pay-TV group Sky Deutschland followed Matchdays 11 and 12 of the 2015-16 Bundesliga season, according to data from German institutes of audience measurement AGF and GfK. The nine games on Matchday 11 (from 30/10 to 01/11/2015) accumulated nearly 3.9…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Media Audiences, …
• Article # 55974
• Published on 13/11/15 at 10:59
©  D.R.
Academy training: 19.7% of home-grown players in European squads, a record low (CIES)

Home-grown players represent 19.7% of the whole squads of 460 clubs operating in 31 European top flight championships, according to the monthly report for November 2015 of the CIES Football Observatory published on 10/11/2015. This is the lowest percentage of club-trained players since 2009, when…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Authorities, Transfer Market
• Article # 55968
• Published on 13/11/15 at 10:29
©  DC
France: Frederic Thiriez and LFP offer Ligue 2 two movements and a pro/rel play-off for 2015-16

"The FFF has proposed two promotions and two relegations and then a promotion/relegation play-off (for the third movement) from 2016-17. If we want a compromise, everyone must take a step. We offer to set up this system from the current season, 2015-16. This proposal was adopted by the board of…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 55966
• Published on 13/11/15 at 09:51
©  Eurosport
Eurosport: the group launches a new visual identity and slogan with the hashtag '#sharemypassion'

The pay-TV group Eurosport unveiled its new visual identity, on 12/11/2015. The new logo is accompanied by a new slogan, "Fuel your passion", which "will spearhead the start of an exciting new chapter for the Discovery-owned sports broadcaster," said the American broadcasting group. The change of…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 55915
• Published on 13/11/15 at 09:14
©  TV Media Sport
Euro 2016: TV Media Sport to manage the rights for live broadcasts in sub-Saharan Africa

The French media rights agency TV Media Sport will manage the distribution of the live broadcasting rights for Euro 2016 for 38 sub-Saharan countries (see list below; Nigeria are in advanced discussions), on 09/11/2015. The rights were acquired from CAA Eleven, the agency which manages the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Finance, …
• Article # 55890
• Published on 12/11/15 at 18:05
©  UEFA
Exclusive FIFA: "I will never walk alone", Michel Platini to News Tank after the letter of support of friends

"I want to thank all the signatories of this letter for their support. Their initiative touched me and further strengthens my determination. I will never walk alone," said Michel Platini to News Tank Football on 12/11/2015, after the publication, the same day, of a message of support signed by 60…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Legal, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 55928
• Published on 12/11/15 at 17:09
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Euro 2016: adidas and Zidane unveil the "Beau Jeu" ball, the official ball of the group stage

The "Beau Jeu" (Beautiful Game), the official ball of the Euro 2016 group stage designed by the German sports equipment brand adidas, a partner of the competition, was unveiled by the former French international Zinedine Zidane via his Instagram account, on 12/11/2015. The "Beau Jeu" ball will be…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Sporting Goods & Brands, Authorities, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 55916
• Published on 12/11/15 at 16:50