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Ligue 1: Saint-Étienne's Musée des Verts welcomes its 100,000th visitor, 22 months after its opening

The Musée des Verts (Museum of the Greens), which opened at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in Saint-Étienne on 21/12/2013, welcomed its 100,000th visitor, announced AS Saint-Étienne (Ligue 1), on 01/11/2015. The visitor was presented with a signed shirt and an AS Saint-Étienne membership card. The…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums
• Article # 55160
• Published on 02/11/15 at 17:35
©  beIN Sports, Barclays Premier League
beIN Sports acquires the rights to the Premier League in North Africa & the Middle East until 2019

The pay-TV group beIN Media Group has extended its broadcasting rights deal for the Barclays Premier League in the MENA region until the end of the 2018-19 season, on 02/11/2015. beIN Sports was the official broadcaster of the English first division in the Middle East and North Africa during the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital, …
• Article # 55153
• Published on 02/11/15 at 16:45
©  FIGC
FIGC: Carlo Tavecchio defends himself after the broadcast of anti-Semitic and homophobic remarks

"This is retaliation against me from a person to whom I refused an interview and after my refusal, released derogatory content," said Carlo Tavecchio, president of the FIGC, on 02/11/2015, regarding his anti-Semitic and homophobic statements from June 2015 during an interview with director of the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 55148
• Published on 02/11/15 at 16:05
©  beIN Media Group
beIN Media Group launches beIN Movies in the Middle East and North Africa

The Qatari pay-TV group beIN Media Group has launched the "beIN Movies" channels in 24 countries in the MENA region, on 31/10/2015. The full HD channels show movies, television series, documentaries and entertainment programmes. The channels are available for free until 31/12/2015, and will be…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Finance, …
• Article # 55143
• Published on 02/11/15 at 15:14
©  D.R.
Facebook: rankings of the Top 5 European leagues on 01/11/2015

Ligue 1 has more than 35 million fans on the social network Facebook, but remains the least followed of the Top 5 European leagues, according to data compiled by News Tank Football on 01/11/2015. Paris Saint Germain FC have exceeded 21 million fans on the social network, or 60.6% of the total fans…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Digital, Essentials Clubs
• Article # 55118
• Published on 02/11/15 at 14:10
©  D.R.
Turkey: Dumankaya (construction) becomes the shirt sponsor of Galatasaray SK until 2017-18

The Turkish construction company Dumankaya has become the shirt sponsor of Galatasaray SK (Spor Toto Super Lig) for the domestic championship and the Turkish Cup until the end of the 2017-18 season, the club announced on 30/10/2015. The annual allocation is officially 10m Turkish pounds (€3.3m…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 55124
• Published on 02/11/15 at 12:40
©  UEFA
FIFA: "I have the sense of being a Middle Age knight in front of a castle" (Michel Platini)

"Even if I cannot go out campaigning, I fully consider myself a candidate. Today, I have the sense of being a Middle Age knight in front of a castle. I am trying to get in to bring football back, but instead I’m having boiling oil poured on my head," stated Michel Platini to News Tank Football on…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 55107
• Published on 02/11/15 at 12:00
©  D.R.
FIFA: "Experience, hard work and honesty make Gianni Infantino the best candidate" (L. Figo)

"His experience, competence, hard work and honesty make him the best candidate for the FIFA presidency. Gianni represents a new generation of football officials who want to change FIFA into an organisation that places football above everything else," said the Portuguese Luis Figo, on 30/10/2015…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 55088
• Published on 02/11/15 at 11:42
©  FIFA
FIFA: "Doping is cheating and there can be no place for cheats in football" (Issa Hayatou)

"Doping is cheating and there can be no place for cheats in football," wrote Issa Hayatou, the acting president of FIFA, in the conclusion of his column in the FIFA Weekly magazine, on 30/10/2015. "As the governing body of the game, we have a duty to tackle doping in sport. Thankfully, football…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 55090
• Published on 02/11/15 at 11:04
©  D.R.
Australia: the Federation creates a department dedicated to digital and fan engagement

The FFA announced the creation of its own "digital and fan engagement" department, on 29/10/2015. "The department will aim to provide a world class experience for fans, players, coaches, club administrators, referees, volunteers and general football consumers," said the Australian Federation.This…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Digital, Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 55087
• Published on 02/11/15 at 10:26