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Belgium: Bruno Venanzi new owner and chairman of Standard Liège, acquired from Roland Duchâtelet

The Belgian businessman Bruno Venanzi has become the new owner and president of Royal Standard de Liège (Jupiler Pro League), after acquiring the 99.9% of the club's shares held by his compatriot Roland Duchâtelet on 23/06/2015. "My childhood dream was to play for Standard, but here I rather…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal
• Article # 45413
• Published on 24/06/15 at 18:34

Euro 2016: "3.7 million ticket applications, 15 per ticket in the 4^th category" (Jacques Lambert)

"As of 19/06/2015, 3.7 million ticket applications have already been registered for the 1 million tickets which have been available to the general public since 10/06/2015" said Jacques Lambert, the president of EURO 2016 SAS, the company which is organising the event, to the national assembly of…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums, Finance, …
• Article # 45364
• Published on 24/06/15 at 17:59

Serie A: Tempotest remains shirt breast sponsor of Sampdoria in 2015-16

Tempotest, a brand which belongs to the Italian company Para (fabrics specifically designed to offer sun protection) will remain the shirt breast sponsor of UC Sampdoria (Serie A TIM) until the end of the 2015-16 season, announced the club on 22/06/2015. The partnership began in January 2015…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 45389
• Published on 24/06/15 at 17:07

ECA: European clubs release 128 players for Copa America 2015 (46.4% of all players in tournament)

European clubs have released 128 players (out of a total of 276, or 46.4%) to play in Copa America 2015, announced the ECA on 23/06/2015.The country that released the most players was England, which released 30 players from 21 clubs, followed by Italy (26 players from 13 clubs) and Spain (20…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Authorities, Transfer Market
• Article # 45334
• Published on 24/06/15 at 16:27

Liga BBVA: the broker Plus500 becomes the shirt sponsor of Atlético de Madrid in 2015-16

Plus500, a financial brokerage firm based in Cyprus, has become the shirt sponsor of Club Atlético de Madrid (Liga BBVA) for the 2015-16 season, announced the club on 24/06/2015.Plus500 replaces the National Tourist Office of Azerbaijan, which paid an estimated €12m for 2014-15. The broker was the…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 45360
• Published on 24/06/15 at 15:22

Italy: B4 Capital retains the international TV rights to the Coppa Italia until 2017-18

The international media rights agency B4 Capital has retained the rights to distribute the international audiovisual rights to the TIM Cup for an additional three seasons (2015-16 through 2017-18), the agency announced on 23/06/2015.In addition to the Italian domestic cup, the agreement also…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Rights Acquisitions
• Article # 45329
• Published on 24/06/15 at 13:29

Ligue 1: Godin (heating and cooking) becomes sleeve sponsor of LOSC Lille for the 2015-16 season

Godin, a French company specialising in wooden-based heating and cooking, has become the shirt sleeve sponsor of LOSC Lille (Ligue 1) for the 2015-16 season, announced the club on 23/06/2015. The brand replaces Yezz, the US manufacturer of smartphones and tablets, which was the sleeve sponsor of…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 45313
• Published on 24/06/15 at 12:04

France: Council of State recommends annulment of the agreement between AS Monaco and the LFP

The public official of the Conseil d'Etat (Council of State), Béatrice Bourgeois-Machureau, advocated in a public hearing that the compromise reached between the LFP and AS Monaco on 24/01/2014 -- allowing the club to keep its headquarters in the Principality in exchange for a payment of €50m over…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal
• Article # 45284
• Published on 24/06/15 at 11:30

Financial Fair Play: UEFA to appeal against Belgian court ruling and remains "fully confident"

"UEFA remains fully confident that Financial Fair Play is entirely in line with EU law, and that the European Court will in due course simply confirm this to be the case," said the European Confederation in a statement on 23/06/2015, stating that it will appeal a ruling by the Brussels Court of…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 45303
• Published on 24/06/15 at 10:44

Financial Fair Play: Belgian court bans UEFA from implementing the second phase (€30m max deficit)

"As counsels for the claimants, we believe this Belgian judgment is the right answer to the Financial Fair Play issue. Let’s have the highest EU court examining peacefully its EU legality. We also are convinced this breakthrough is one more reason for UEFA to adopt -- on 01/07/2015 -- the…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Transfer Market, Finance, …
• Article # 45294
• Published on 24/06/15 at 10:04