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England: FA to spend £260m on an investment plan for amateur football (2015-2019)

The English Football Association presented the "National Game Strategy for Participation and Development" investment plan for amateur football for the 2015-2019 period, on 12/08/2015. This plan, which follows the one established for the 2011-2015 period, includes a total investment of £260m…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Social Responsibility, Stadiums
• Article # 49497
• Published on 21/08/15 at 12:04
Spain: Japanese manufacturer Mazda becomes the automotive partner of LaLiga in 2015-16

The Japanese automaker Mazda has become an official partner of LaLiga for the 2015-16 season, the two parties announced on 19/08/2015.The Japanese company will have visibility at Liga BBVA and Liga Adelante fixtures on the pitch-side advertising boards. The partnership will also be marketed on the…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Authorities, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 49485
• Published on 21/08/15 at 11:28
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NHL: adidas to replace Reebok as the equipment supplier the hockey league in 2017 (TSN)

The German sports equipment manufacturer adidas will replace the Reebok brand, which it owns, as the official equipment supplier of the NHL from 2017-18, according to the Canadian pay-TV channel TSN on 17/08/2015. adidas will pay $70m (€63.3m) per season, which is double the amount paid by Reebok…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Sporting Goods & Brands, Authorities
• Article # 49473
• Published on 21/08/15 at 10:45
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Serie B: Catania and Teramo demoted for match-fixing, Virtus Entella and Ascoli to replace them

Calcio Catania has been administratively demoted from the Serie B for 2015-16, and the club will play in the Lega Pro (Italian third division). In the Lega Pro, Catania will begin the championship with 12 penalty points, and must pay a fine of €150,000, the Italian federal court decided, via…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Betting
• Article # 49480
• Published on 21/08/15 at 10:09
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Bundesliga: Matchday 1 attracts 2.11 million subscribers (14-59 years old), a new record for Sky

The live broadcast of all nine matches from the Matchday 1 of the Bundesliga season, on 14 to 16/08/2015, cumulatively drew 2.11 million viewers between the ages of 14 to 59, the heart of the German target advertising audience, the pay-TV group Sky Deutschland announced on 17/08/2015. This is a…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital, …
• Article # 49467
• Published on 21/08/15 at 09:30
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Serie A: Kappa include the name of former Torino players in their 2015-16 third kit design

The Italian equipment supplier Kappa have designed the 2015-16 third kit for Torino FC ( Serie A TIM) including the names of former great Torino players to form the shape of a bull (the club's symbol on its logo) on the front of the shirt, which was presented on 13/07/2015. The bull, made in white…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Sporting Goods & Brands, Marketing - Communication, Merchandising - Licensing
• Article # 49454
• Published on 20/08/15 at 18:35
Liga BBVA: the 2015-16 calendar is advanced one week from Matchday 17, now on 30 and 31/12/2015

The Spanish Professional Football League, the Spanish Federation and the union of Spanish players have reached an agreement for a change in the calendar for the 2015-16 Liga BBVA season, announce the RFEF, LaLiga and the AFE on 19/08/2015. This change is the result of a request from the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Marketing - Communication, Clubs, …
• Article # 49451
• Published on 20/08/15 at 17:45
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Euro 2016: SNCF will make specific train tickets available to book for 10 matches from 22/09/2015

Train tickets for the French national team's three group matches, as well as the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final (10 games in total) of Euro 2016, will be made available for booking from 22/09/2015, announced the SNCF (Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer français, the French national…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Authorities
• Article # 49444
• Published on 20/08/15 at 16:30
Premier League: Sportego (fantasy leagues) partners with West Bromwich Albion for 2015-16

Sportego, an Irish company which produces and edits fantasy leagues (virtual sports leagues played on the Internet), has partnered with West Bromwich Albion FC (Barclays Premier League) for the 2015-16 season, the club announced on 19/08/2015. The company will launch an application for fantasy…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 49449
• Published on 20/08/15 at 15:40
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Italy: B4 Capital extends its international distribution rights to the Serie B until 2018

B4 Capital has extended its international distribution (outside of Italy) agreement for the audiovisual rights to the Serie B for the 2015-2018 cycle, the Anglo-Luxembourg media rights agency announced on 18/08/2015. "The league has grown in stature," stated Fabio de Santis, the chief executive of…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 49430
• Published on 20/08/15 at 14:29