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Premier League: £1bn to be distributed to the lower divisions and grassroots football over 2016-2019

The clubs of the Premier League have decided to distribute a minimum of £1bn / €1.36bn to the lower divisions of English football as well as amateur English football over the 2016-2019 period, said the professional league that manages the English first division on 26/03/2015. "This sum is…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Social Responsibility, …
• Article # 37902
• Published on 30/03/15 at 10:59

UEFA: EPFL welcomes new financial distribution system for European clubs

EPFL welcomes the new financial distribution system for the 2015-2018 period, announced by UEFA after the meeting of its Executive Committee in Vienna (AUT), stated the association of European Professional Leagues on 27/03/2015. "A new financial distribution system was decided for clubs…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal
• Article # 37882
• Published on 30/03/15 at 09:59

"The world is no longer Eurocentric" (Joseph Blatter, FIFA president)

"The world is no longer Eurocentric. In my 40 years at FIFA I have regarded it as my most important task to lead football out of Europe into the whole world. We have succeeded, but the process is not yet at an end," said Joseph Blatter, FIFA president, in the FIFA Weekly magazine on 27/03/2015…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 37876
• Published on 27/03/15 at 19:15

Legal streaming: El Clásico attracts 1.75 million subscribers to Laola1.tv in Germany and Austria

876,948 unique users watched El Clásico, FC Barcelona - Real Madrid CF (2-1, Matchday 28of the 2014-15 Liga BBVA), live in Germany and Austria, on the web pay-TV site Laola1.tv, on 22/03/2015 (kick-off at 21.00 CET) announced the specialised German site Sponsors.de on 24/03/2015. In total, more…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 37872
• Published on 27/03/15 at 18:50

TF1: 6.5 million viewers on average in France for the France-Brazil friendly, 26.9% audience share

The France - Brazil friendly match (1-3), played at the Stade de France (80,000 seats) in Saint-Denis (FRA), allowed the French free-TV channel TF1, the only live broadcaster of the match in France, to gather 6,553,000 viewers on average during the match (kickoff at 21:00 CET) on Thursday…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences
• Article # 37859
• Published on 27/03/15 at 18:30

ZDF: 9.84 million Germans watch the Germany - Australia friendly, 32.1% audience share

The friendly match between Germany and Australia (2-2) at the Fritz-Walter-Stadion (46,000 seats) in Kaiserslautern (GER), saw the German public broadcaster ZDF, the only channel to broadcast the match live in Germany, attract 9.84 million viewers on average during the match (kickoff at 20:30 CET…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Authorities
• Article # 37863
• Published on 27/03/15 at 18:10

MLS: the franchise Minnesota United FC will join the league in 2018

MLS (USA-CAN) will welcome, in 2018, the franchise Minnesota United FC (currently in the NASL, the American soccer second division), which was bought in November 2012 by Bill McGuire, an American doctor who heads the UnitedHealth Group, a network of private medical clinics, announced the league…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs
• Article # 37824
• Published on 27/03/15 at 17:05

Sky Deutschland: Carsten Schmidt will replace Brian Sullivan as CEO on 24/06/2015

The German Carsten Schmidt will replace the American Brian Sullivan as chairman of the board and CEO of Sky Deutschland, as of 24/06/2015, announced the German pay-TV group, on 26/03/2015. Brian Sullivan, who has been the CEO of Sky Deutschland since April 2010, had his contract extended until the…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Legal
• Article # 37823
• Published on 27/03/15 at 16:39

The ECA will present its "Club Management Guide" at its General Assembly on 31/03/2015

The ECA will formally introduce the first "Club Management Guide" at its General Assembly scheduled in Stockholm (Sweden) on Tuesday, 31/03/2015. "The ECA Club Management Guide is a collation of club representatives’ practical experiences in managing a football club and includes many case studies…

Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Clubs, Stadiums, …
• Article # 37816
• Published on 27/03/15 at 15:45

Germany: court reclassifies the contract of 1. FSV Mainz 05 goalkeeper Müller as permanent

Heinz Müller, 36, a goalkeeper for 1. FSV Mainz 05 (Bundesliga) from 2009 to 2014, had his contract with the club reclassified as permanent instead of fixed-term by a German employment court, on 24/03/2015. The judge chose to apply German common law, which states that any employee is entitled to a…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Transfer Market
• Article # 37812
• Published on 27/03/15 at 15:28