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Brazil: Caixa (bank) will be the shirt sponsor of Vasco da Gama in 2015

The Brazilian bank Caixa Economica Federal will be the shirt sponsor of Vasco da Gama (Brazilian Serie A) in 2015, the club announced on 26/05/2015. The contract is estimated at 15 million reais (€4.3m) for seven months, until the end of the season 2015. The Rio de Janeiro-based club is back in…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 42934
• Published on 01/06/15 at 17:36
China: LeTV, the biggest online video company in the country, wants to raise €1.1bn

LeTV, the Chinese technology company which notably offers a live streaming service as well as video on-demand content, announced the issuing of 200 million new shares in order to raise $1.2bn (€1.1bn) so it can "finance new projects," on 28/05/2015. In football, LeTV's rights portfolio notably…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Authorities
• Article # 43060
• Published on 01/06/15 at 16:46
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Liga BBVA: Estrella Galicia (beer) extends with Celta de Vigo and Deportivo La Coruña until 2015-16

The beer brand Estrella Galicia has extended its partnerships with Celta de Vigo (Liga BBVA) and RCD Deportivo La Coruña (Liga BBVA) for the 2015-16 season, on 25/05/2015. The brand, which comes from Galicia (northwest Spain), will be present on the shirts of these two Galicia region clubs: on the…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 43111
• Published on 01/06/15 at 15:49
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Europa League: at least €9.1m in financial gains for the winner, Sevilla FC (R-U Dnipro: €6.3m)

Sevilla FC (Liga BBVA) will receive €9.1m in fixed monies plus sports bonuses paid by UEFA after winning the 2014-15 edition of the Europa League on 27/05/2015 (3-2 over Ukrainian club FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk at Stadion Narodowy, or National Stadium, in Warsaw, POL). This amount does not include…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Authorities
• Article # 42931
• Published on 01/06/15 at 15:07
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Turkey: Dursun Aydin Özbek elected president of Galatasaray SK until 2018

The Turk Dursun Aydin Özbek was elected president of Galatasaray SK at an extraordinary general meeting of the club, which have won the Spor Toto Süper Lig in 2014-15, in Istanbul (TUR), on Saturday 23/05/2015. The election, which took place inside the Galatasaray High School and was attended by…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Stadiums, Legal
• Article # 42913
• Published on 01/06/15 at 13:39
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World Cup: FIFA confirms 14 European teams in 2018 in Russia and 13 in 2022 in Qatar

The allocation of places per confederation for the final phase of the World Cup will remain unchanged for the 2018 edition in Russia and the 2022 edition in Qatar, decided the FIFA Executive Committee at its meeting in Zurich (SUI) on 30/05/2015, following the FIFA Congress in which Joseph Blatter…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 43082
• Published on 01/06/15 at 12:27
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Liga BBVA: UN Women visible on the back of shirt of Valencia CF in the European Cups until 2018-19

UN Women, the UN organisation dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women, will be visible on the back of the shirt of Valencia CF (Liga BBVA) in European competitions for four seasons (2015-16 to 2018-19), announced the two parties at the headquarters of the UN in New York (USA) on…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Social Responsibility
• Article # 42933
• Published on 01/06/15 at 11:53
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Coppa Italia: beIN Media Group a candidate for the international distribution of 2015-2018 TV rights

Three audiovisual groups or media rights agencies have expressed interest to the Lega Serie A for the international distribution (outside Italy) of the 2015-2018 TV rights to the TIM Cup and the Supercoppa TIM (Italian Super Cup), indicated the professional league which manages the Italian first…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Rights Acquisitions, Authorities, …
• Article # 43063
• Published on 01/06/15 at 10:52
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Ligue 1: Alain Afflelou (optician) extends partnership with AS Monaco until 2015-16

The optician and eyeware brand Alain Afflelou extended its partnership with AS Monaco (Ligue 1) for the 2015-16 season, announced the club on 29/05/2015. Alain Afflelou had already been a partner of AS Monaco between 1986 and 1988, and became a partner of the club again in 2014-15. The eyeware…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 43062
• Published on 01/06/15 at 10:14
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FIFA: Joseph Blatter re-elected president for a fifth term (2015-2019) with 133 votes out of 206

Joseph Blatter (SUI) was re-elected FIFA president for another four years (2015-2019) with 133 out of 209 of votes cast at the 65th Congress of the international federation in Zurich (SUI) on 29/05/2015. His only rival, Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein (Jordan), received 73 votes (there were 3 invalid…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 43050
• Published on 29/05/15 at 19:52