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Twitter: three of the richest clubs do not appear in the Top 10 of the most followed clubs

Paris Saint-Germain (Ligue 1), FC Bayern Munich (Bundesliga) and Juventus (Serie A TIM) are the three clubs in the Top 10 of the Deloitte Football Money League, which ranks clubs by their business turnover, that are not in the Top 10 of the most followed clubs on the social network Twitter…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Digital, Essentials Clubs
• Article # 35535
• Published on 03/03/15 at 16:53
World Cup: Michael van Praag, a candidate for the presidency of FIFA, would expand to 40 teams

Changing the format of the World Cup from 32 participating nations to 40 from the 2026 edition is one of the proposals presented by Michael van Praag, the president of the KNVB (the Royal Football Association of the Netherlands) and a candidate in the FIFA presidency, in Amsterdam (NED) on…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 35525
• Published on 03/03/15 at 14:44
FIFA: Michael van Praag, presidential candidate, presents his programme, "Football for Everyone"

Michael van Praag, a candidate for the presidency of FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) presented his programme entitled "Football for Everyone" at a press conference in Amsterdam (NED) on 02/03/2015.
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 35524
• Published on 03/03/15 at 13:23
©  D.R.
Ligue 1: "If RC Lens are sold, it will be for a symbolic one euro" (Gervais Martel)

"If the club is sold, it will be for a symbolic one euro. It must be understood that we are on the precipice (of disaster) and we must get out," said Gervais Martel, president of RC Lens (Ligue 1), referring to the Azerbaijani businessman Hafiz Mammadov, the majority shareholder of RC Lens, on…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Stadiums, Authorities, …
• Article # 35500
• Published on 03/03/15 at 11:58
©  D.R.
La Liga: Ooredoo becomes the regional partner of Real Madrid in Algeria until June 2017

The Qatari mobile operator Ooredoo has become the regional partner of Real Madrid CF (Liga BBVA) in Algeria until June 2017, the company announced on 27/02/2015. The partnership will take the form of "a number of initiatives for Algerian youth talent," said the operator. As part of the deal…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 35483
• Published on 03/03/15 at 11:15
©  DFL
Qatar 2022: "Eliminating the Round of 16 is a good option (to shorten World Cup)" (A. Rettig, DFL)

"I think eliminating the first World Cup knockout round (Round of 16) is a good option; instead of the top two group stage finishers advancing, only the group winner (would advance). We could move directly to playing the quarter-finals," stated Andreas Rettig, the COO of the DFL (Deutsche Fußball…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Stadiums
• Article # 35468
• Published on 03/03/15 at 09:45
©  TF1
France: TF1 accounts for 95 of the 100 best audiences in 2014, with French national team at the top

The private free-TV channel TF1 accounted for 95 of the 100 best TV audiences in France in 2014, with the top five best audiences being the five matches of the French national team during the 2014 World Cup (Brazil, from 12/06 to 13/07/2014), according to the ranking established by the French…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences
• Article # 35414
• Published on 03/03/15 at 09:22
©  UEFA
UEFA: election of president & 7 members of the Executive Committee at Vienna Congress on 24/03/2015

The election of the president and seven members of the executive committee of UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) are on the agenda -- which was published on 27/02/2015 -- for the European body's 39th Congress, which will be hosted in Vienna (AUT) on 24/03/2015. Michel Platini, who has…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal
• Article # 35445
• Published on 02/03/15 at 19:09
©  Valecia CF
La Liga: Valencia CF launch its own radio station, "VCF Radio", broadcast in Valencian dialect

Valencia CF (Liga BBVA) launched "VCF Radio," its own radio station, on the occasion of the club's match against Real Sociedad (2-0, Matchday 25 of La Liga) on 01/03/2015. "The (launch) date coincides with the anniversary of the founding meeting of Valencia CF, held on 01/03/1919, 96 years ago…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 35473
• Published on 02/03/15 at 18:46
©  D.R.
UEFA: Topps (trading cards) acquires licensing rights for the European Cups (2015-16 to 2017-18)

Topps, the American manufacturer of collectible cards and stickers, has acquired the official licensing rights for the Champions League and Europa League for three seasons (2015-16 to 2017-18), announced UEFA (Union of European Associations Football) on 26/02/2015. Topps will replace its main…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Authorities, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 35432
• Published on 02/03/15 at 17:40