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Belgium: Kappa to replace Joma as the kit supplier of Standard Liege in 2015-16

The Italian brand Kappa will Joma as the kit supplier to Standard Liege (Jupiler Pro League, Belgian first division) from the 2015-16 season, the club announced on 04/03/2015. The Spanish brand Joma began its partnership with the "Rouches" in 2010-11. The contract with Kappa will run until the end…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Sporting Goods & Brands, Essentials Sponsors & Partners
• Article # 35880
• Published on 06/03/15 at 13:09
Twitter: Real Madrid becomes the first club in the world to exceed 15 million followers

Real Madrid CF (Liga BBVA) became the first club in the world to surpass 15 million fans on the social network Twitter on 03/03/2015. This number applies only to the followers of Real Madrid's Spanish language Twitter account, the club also has separate accounts in English, Arabic and Japanese…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 35804
• Published on 06/03/15 at 11:10
©  D.R.
Germany: "Nike has a good chance of becoming the supplier of choice" (Wolfgang Niersbach, DFB)

"The lead times to design a new collection are very important in the equipment area. Having worked closely with adidas for years, we will talk with adidas firstly. Of course, Nike has a fair chance to become Germany's new kit supplier, but there may also be other companies who want to become our…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Sporting Goods & Brands, Authorities, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 35846
• Published on 06/03/15 at 10:34
France: strong suspicion of match-fixing "agreement" in Ligue 2 at end of 2013-14 season (report)

"Our findings clearly go in the direction of an agreement before the match" between SM Caen (Ligue 1 in 2014-15, Ligue 2 in 2013-14) and Nîmes Olympique (Ligue 2) -- 1-1, Matchday 28 of Ligue 2 on 13/05/2014 -- wrote François Jaspart, a former head of the judicial police in Paris (FRA), in his…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal
• Article # 35843
• Published on 06/03/15 at 09:44
©  Barclays Premier League
European reaction to the sale of the Premier League's 2016-2019 domestic TV rights for £5.136bn

Three weeks after the Barclays Premier League announced the sale of its 2016-2019 domestic TV rights for £5.136bn (or €6.92bn), please find a selection of responses from across Europe, including the reactions of Christian Seifert, the CEO of the DFL (Deutsche Fußball Liga, the German Professional…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Authorities
• Article # 35834
• Published on 05/03/15 at 19:31
Greece: government announces resumption of the Super League, closed to public for at least one week

The Greek government announced the resumption of matches in the Super League (Greek first division) on 04/03/2015. The championship was suspended for at least one week on 25/02/2015 following repeated acts of violence at several matches, especially during the Panathinaikos - Olympiakos match (2-1…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Clubs, Social Responsibility, …
• Article # 35814
• Published on 05/03/15 at 19:15
©  FC Augsburg
Bundesliga: FC Augsburg launch its own ticket resale platform for season ticket holders

FC Augsburg (Bundesliga), together with its ticketing partner LMS Sport, has launched its own ticket resale platform for its season ticket holders, the club announced on its website on 04/03/2015. This new ticket resale platform will be integrated into the club's existing online ticketing…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Finance, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 35734
• Published on 05/03/15 at 18:35
©  RFEF
Copa del Rey: stadium for 2015 final, Barcelona-Athletic Bilbao, will be finalised 09 to 15/03/2015

The stadium which will host the final of the 2015 Copa del Rey (Spanish Cup) on 30/05/2015 between FC Barcelona (Liga BBVA) and Athletic Club Bilbao (Liga BBVA) will be finalised by the RFEF (Royal Spanish Football Federation) during the week of 09 to 15/03/2015. The precise date of this…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Stadiums
• Article # 35805
• Published on 05/03/15 at 18:08
©  D.R.
Vine: Chelsea FC is the most active European club with 78.6 million views and 171,400 subscribers

Chelsea FC (Barclays Premier League) are the most active club in Europe on Vine, a Twitter application that hosts looped, six second videos, with 78.6 million views of their videos and 171,400 subscribers, according to the figures compiled and released by News Tank on 27/02/2015. With 188 million…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Agencies, Digital, …
• Article # 35759
• Published on 05/03/15 at 17:27
©  D.R.
Scotland: New Balance will officially replace Nike as the kit supplier to Celtic FC in June 2015

The American sportswear company New Balance will officially replace Nike as the kit supplier supplier to Celtic FC (SCO) in June 2015, the club announced on 05/03/2015.The deal was described as the "biggest sponsorship deal ever (...) in Scottish football" by Peter Lawwell, the CEO of Celtic FC…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Sporting Goods & Brands
• Article # 35780
• Published on 05/03/15 at 16:53