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Facebook: the clubs in the Round of 16 of the Champions League have a combined 368.6m fans

The 16 clubs through to the knockout stage of the 2014-15 Champions League had a combined total of 368.6 million fans on the social network Facebook, according to figures compiled by News Tank as of 27/02/2015. FC Barcelona and Real Madrid CF together had 165.5 million fans, 46.9% of the total…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Digital, Essentials Clubs
• Article # 35420
• Published on 02/03/15 at 17:09
Bulgaria: Levski Sofia open sale of shares in the club to its supporters

PFC Levski Sofia (Bulgarian first division) has opened the sale of shares in the to club to supporters, the club announced on 24/02/2015. Fans who buy shares in the capital city club will receive them from the stake held by majority owner Todor Batkov. Monies raised by this sale will go into the…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance
• Article # 35398
• Published on 02/03/15 at 16:03
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MLS: BMO Bank remains the shirt sponsor of Toronto FC for the 2015 season

The Canadian bank BMO (Bank of Montreal) will remain the main shirt sponsor of Toronto FC (MLS, the North American Football League) for the 2015 season, announced the franchise on 27/02/2015. The contract is estimated at €3m for the season. BMO, which has been a partner of the the club since July…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 35413
• Published on 02/03/15 at 15:18
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Ligue 1: Bertrand Desplat will be the paid president of EA Guingamp from 2015-16

"I will become the paid president of En Avant from the 2015-16 season," announced Bertrand Desplat, who is current the president (a role for which he is not paid) of En Avant de Guingamp (Ligue 1) on 27/02/2015. Bertrand Desplat has been the president of the Breton club since June 2011, and also…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal
• Article # 35386
• Published on 02/03/15 at 13:29
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Premier League: Surf Soccer Club, a San Diego youth football team, becomes a partner of Man City FC

Surf Soccer Club, a youth football club based in San Diego (California, USA), has become a partner of Manchester City FC (Barclays Premier League) in a deal lasting until 2020, the two parties announced on 26/02/2015. The main activation of this partnership will be the "Manchester City FC…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Authorities, Legal
• Article # 35368
• Published on 02/03/15 at 12:59
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Qatar 2022: "We have to stop on 18/12/2022 for the finish (of the World Cup)" (Joseph Blatter)

'We have to stop on 18/12/2022 for the finish (of the World Cup). Not through to 23/12/2022, definitely not. No doubt the FIFA ExCo will make the decision that we will play November-December," said Joseph Blatter, president of FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association), on the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 35384
• Published on 02/03/15 at 12:26
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IFAB: "the (triple) punishment is too harsh and a solution must be found" (129th General Assembly)

"Following further analysis of the so-called “triple punishment” (Law 12) of sending off, penalty and suspension for the denial of an obvious goal-scoring opportunity within the penalty area, The IFAB (International Football Association Board) agreed that the punishment is too harsh and that a…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 35353
• Published on 02/03/15 at 12:02
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FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players 2015, which came into force on 01/04/2015

FIFA published the 2015 edition of its "Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players" which sets the administrative and financial rules of the movements of professional and amateur players, within each national federation and abroad, on 01/01/2015. The regulations, which were approved by the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 41424
• Published on 01/03/15 at 12:12
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United Kingdom: the House of Commons very critical on the governance and funding of the BBC

The Culture, Media and Sport Committee of the British House of Commons said that "when an organisation (the BBC) is in receipt of nearly £4bn of public money, very big questions have to be asked about how that money is provided and spent, and how that organisation is governed and made…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Authorities, …
• Article # 35342
• Published on 27/02/15 at 19:40
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Serie A: the match at Genoa CFC, scheduled for 03/01/2015, postponed at the request of Parma FC

The Genoa CFC - Parma FC fixture (Matchday 25 of the Serie A TIM), scheduled Sunday, 03/01/2015 has been postponed to a later date, decided Carlo Tavecchio, president of the FIGC (Italian Football Federation) at the request of the players from Parma, supported by the AIC (Italian Players' Union…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Authorities, Legal
• Article # 35341
• Published on 27/02/15 at 19:26