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Qatar 2022: the FIFA Task Force proposes to reduce the duration of the World Cup

"The outcome of the discussions is [...] a proposed reduced competition days schedule with the exact dates to be defined inline with the match schedule and number of venues to be used," said FIFA on the timing of the 2022 World Cup after the third meeting of the Task Force on the organisation of…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Social Responsibility, …
• Article # 34955
• Published on 24/02/15 at 17:05
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TV rights: "The English pay a lot because they have a real product" (Michel Seydoux, LOSC Lille)

"Nowadays, the English pay a lot because they have a real product. Ligue 1 is on the same level as what the English are exporting. In France, we did not want to draw a line between excellence and amateur football, and this is the result," said Michel Seydoux, president of LOSC Lille (Ligue 1)…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance
• Article # 34880
• Published on 24/02/15 at 15:46
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Brazil: the shopping centre chain Tenco is the short sponsor of Atletico Mineiro for 2015

Tenco, the shopping centre chain, has become a sponsor of Atletico Mineiro (Serie A) and will be visible on the shorts of the Belo Horizonte club during the 2015 season, announced the two parties on 19/02/2015. The partnership is estimated at €300,000. The company will benefit from visibility on…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 34924
• Published on 24/02/15 at 14:30
Qatar 2022: end-November/end-December is "the most viable" period according to the FIFA Task Force

"Following a six-month consultation process, FIFA’s Task Force for the International Match Calendar 2018-24 held its third and final meeting today in Doha, identifying end-November/end-December as the most viable period for the 2022 FIFA World Cup," announced FIFA (Fédération Internationale de…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Clubs, Stadiums, …
• Article # 34915
• Published on 24/02/15 at 12:45
Japan: MP & Silva acquires the 2015-2018 rights to the Bundesliga from Fox in a sublicense deal

The international media rights agency MP & Silva has acquired the exclusive distribution rights to the 2015-2018 cycle of the Bundesliga (German first division) in Japan, announced the agency on 23/02/2015. The rights were acquired from the US media company FIC (Fox International Channels), a…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Rights Acquisitions, Authorities
• Article # 34876
• Published on 24/02/15 at 12:10
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Snapchat: five MLS franchises hand over control of their official account to a player for a day

Five franchises in the MLS (Major League Soccer, the North American professional football league) will entrust their accounts on the photo and video sharing mobile application Snapchat to one of their players, which will give a glimpse of life behind-the-scenes and develop fan experience…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 34726
• Published on 24/02/15 at 09:50
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FIFA: "There is an antidote to racism: the intellect" (Joseph Blatter)

"Respect for fellow human beings, valuing our differences, promoting diversity: this is the match we have to win, over and over again every day. Some scientists claim there is a germ of racist thinking within all of us. [...] However, the evolutionary biologists say, there is an antidote: the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 34857
• Published on 23/02/15 at 20:00
Football League: the clubs will receive a share of Premier League parachute payments

The Premier League and the Football League (the professional league that manages the 2nd, 3rd and 4th English divisions) concluded an agreement on the "parachute payments" allocated to Barclays Premier League clubs that are relegated to the Sky Bet Championship (English 2nd division) and on…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal
• Article # 34856
• Published on 23/02/15 at 19:27
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Capital One Cup: a competition on Twitter to light up the Wembley arch in a club's colours

The Football League has launched the #OwnTheArch contest on Twitter, to allow Chelsea or Tottenham fans to illuminate the arch of the Wembley Stadium (90,600 seats) in the colours of their club during the final of the Capital One Cup, announced the body on 23/02/2015. For the occasion, the League…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Stadiums, Digital, …
• Article # 34833
• Published on 23/02/15 at 17:30
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Ligue 1: PMU offers a "dream job" to a fan who will have insider access to Paris SG for a month

The betting operator PMU is offering a "dream job" to a fan who will have behind-the-scenes access to Paris Saint-Germain (Ligue 1) for a month, with applications opening on 23/02/2015. PMU, a partner of Paris SG since 2011, is tied to the club until the end of 2017-18 season. The job of "Insider…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 34814
• Published on 23/02/15 at 16:35