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MLS: $925,000 more funds per franchise in 2016 and 2017, outside salary cap, to build squads

MLS will allow its 20 franchises to invest a total of $37m (€33.7m as of 10/12/2015), or $925,000 (€843,000) per franchise per season for player remunerations for the 2016 and 2017 seasons, the league announced on 09/12/2015. The additional $925,000 will be on top of the salary cap, set at $3.6m…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 58058
• Published on 11/12/15 at 12:44
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FIFA Ethics Committee to Blatter and Platini on 17-18/12/2015, with a ruling expected on 21/12/2015

The adjudicatory chamber of the FIFA Ethics Committee will hold hearings in Zurich (SUI) for Joseph Blatter, president of FIFA, on Thursday, 17/12/2015, and Michel Platini, president of UEFA, on Friday, 18/12/2015, the International Federation announced on 10/12/2015. The ruling of the body on the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 58111
• Published on 11/12/15 at 12:00
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FIFA: CAS maintains the provisional 90-day suspension of Michel Platini

"The 90-day provisional suspension imposed on Michel Platini remains in force, but FIFA is ordered not to extend it," announces the Court of Arbitration for Sport on 11/12/2015. Michel Platini, UEFA president since 2007, was suspended for 90 days on 08/10/2015 by the FIFA Ethics Committee. He is…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 58115
• Published on 11/12/15 at 11:06
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UEFA: Turkish Airlines becomes the official airline of Euro 2016

Turkish Airlines has become the ninth global partner of Euro 2016, UEFA announced on 10/12/2015. This is the first partnership between the European body and an airline. Turkish Airlines will develop exclusive offers for participating teams at the tournament. The Turkish company flies to 22 of the…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Authorities, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 58059
• Published on 11/12/15 at 09:54
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Scotland: BT Sport acquires exclusive TV rights of the new League Cup for 2016-2020

BT Sport has acquired exclusive distribution rights, in the United Kingdom, of the Scottish League Cup for the 2016-2020 cycle, on 07/12/2015. The pay-TV channel of the BT group has become the official media partner of the competition and will broadcast 13 live matches each season.The SPFL…
Domain(s): Media, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital, …
• Article # 58034
• Published on 11/12/15 at 09:25
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Champions League: Barça - Leverkusen draws 6.98 million viewers in Germany on ZDF and Sky Sports

The match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen - FC Barcelona (1-1, Group E), on the sixth and final Matchday of the 2015-16 Champions League Group Stage, drew an average of 6.15 million viewers in Germany on ZDF, on Wednesday 09/12/2015 (kick-off at 20:45 CET). This figure represents a 21.1% audience…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital, …
• Article # 58073
• Published on 10/12/15 at 18:25
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Champions League: AS Roma - BATE Borisov draws 4.92 million viewers on Canale 5 in Italy

The match between AS Roma - BATE Borisov (0-0, Group E), on the sixth and final Matchday of the 2015-16 Champions League Group Stage, drew an average of 4.92 million viewers in Italy on Canale 5, on Wednesday 09/12/2015 (kick off at 20:45 CET). This figure represents an audience share of 17.74…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital, …
• Article # 58069
• Published on 10/12/15 at 17:55
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LFP: "French football, like the country, is also exasperated" (Frederic Thiriez, LFP)

"Exasperation is the feeling of the French, in the face of the rise of extremism. It is another kind of exasperation that I'm talking about, that of French football, exasperated by scandals, corruption at the highest level, money problems, little deals made 'between friends', the 'sex tapes' and…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Social Responsibility, …
• Article # 58005
• Published on 10/12/15 at 17:20
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Spain: Movistar+ (Telefonica) acquires the TV rights of the Barclays Premier League for 2016-2019

The Spanish telecommunications operator Telefonica has acquired the exclusive distribution rights of the Barclays Premier League in Spain for the 2016-2019 cycle, on 04/12/2015. In 2015-16, these broadcasting rights were shared between the pay-TV channels Canal+ Fútbol (DTS group, owned by…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital, …
• Article # 58033
• Published on 10/12/15 at 16:40
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FIFA: Chinese company Alibaba E-Auto (electric cars) partners with the Club World Cup

Alibaba E-Auto, an electric car brand owned by Alibaba Group Holding Limited, a Chinese company specialising in e-commerce, has become a partner of the FIFA Club World Cup for eight years (2015-2022), announced the international federation on 09/12/2015. As a "presenting partner" of the…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Authorities, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 58032
• Published on 10/12/15 at 15:19