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Ligue 1: Stade Rennais creates the "Students Cup", an indoor tournament for the students of Rennes

Stade Rennais (Ligue 1) will hold the first edition of the "Students Cup", an indoor football tournament restricted to students from Rennes, from 24/02/2015. "Based on the values of friendship, social connections, good will and fair play within and between these schools, this 5-a-side football…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 34254
• Published on 18/02/15 at 10:41
©  D.R.
Premier League: Philip Beard resigns as CEO of Queens Park Rangers

The club Queens Park Rangers FC (Barclays Premier League) confirmed the resignation of its chief executive Philip Beard, who had held the position for three and a half years, on 13/02/2015. Philip Beard will officially step down on 15/03/2015. He was a board member of the London (ENG) bid to the…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 34352
• Published on 18/02/15 at 09:56
©  FC Barcelone
Liga BBVA: Telefónica acquires the 2015-16 domestic audiovisual rights to FC Barcelona for €140m

FC Barcelona have sold the domestic audiovisual rights to their home games for the 2015-16 Liga BBVA, to Telefónica de Contenidos, a public limited company, which runs the pay-TV activities of the Spanish telecom group Telefónica, announced the Catalan club on 16/02/2015. The agreement also covers…
Domain(s): Media, Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Finance, …
• Article # 34330
• Published on 17/02/15 at 19:10
©  D.R.
Canada: beIN Sports channels are now available on the Shaw Direct satellite package

The pay-TV channel beIN Sports (in English) and beIN Sports ñ (in Spanish) were made available in Canada on the satellite TV platform Shaw Direct on 10/02/2015. Shaw Direct subscribers can watch these channels for free until 15/03/2015. Besides Shaw Direct, the Qatari beIN Media Group's channels…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies
• Article # 34255
• Published on 17/02/15 at 16:55
©  AS Roma
Serie A: AS Roma mark the Chinese New Year with "Happy New Year" message on their shirt

AS Roma (Serie A) marked the Chinese New Year with the message "Happy New Year" in Mandarin on the front of their shirt in their game against Parma FC (0-0, 23rd matchday), on 15/02/2015. The club made use of the fact that they do not have a shirt sponsor to provide such visibility to the event…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 34250
• Published on 17/02/15 at 16:01
©  adidas
adidas: Company launches the global campaign "Take it"

The German equipment manufacturer adidas unveiled its new global campaign with the launch of the video clip "Take it" on 13/02/2015. The series of films entitled "Sport15" also includes the 30-second clip "Takers", which can be seen on television and on the Internet from 13/02/2015. Meanwhile…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Sporting Goods & Brands, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 34121
• Published on 17/02/15 at 15:07
©  Parma FC
Serie A: Giampietro Manenti acquires Parma FC for one euro, but with €197.4m in debts

The Italian businessman Giampietro Manenti, 45, is the new owner and president of Parma FC (Serie A TIM) as of 11/02/2015. He acquired the shares held in the club by the Russian-Cypriot consortium Dastraso Holdings Limited on 09/02/2015 for the symbolic sum of €1. Dastraso Holdings Limited…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal
• Article # 34122
• Published on 17/02/15 at 14:30
©  LFP.es
Spain: "Completely false debate [that] starts with the English lobby" surrounds TPO (J. Tebas, LFP)

"We are challenging the decision of FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) not to allow TPO (Third Party Ownership) because we think it is vital for the health of our clubs that they can use investment funds. A completely false debate has been created around third-party…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Social Responsibility, …
• Article # 34252
• Published on 17/02/15 at 13:37
Germany: Eurosport acquires the rights to the FA Cup until the end of the 2017-18 season

The pay-TV group Eurosport acquired the exclusive audiovisual rights to the FA Cup for broadcast in Germany until the end of the 2017-18 season on 13/02/2015. These rights cover the broadcast on television and digital media (Internet, mobile), both live and delayed matches, highlights of these…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Rights Acquisitions
• Article # 34253
• Published on 17/02/15 at 11:07
©  D.R.
Grand Stade de Lyon: OL seek to sell naming rights to training centre as well as stadium

"We are seeking to sell the naming rights to our training centre which will bear the name of a big brand that we think we have found. And the Stadium, which should become the Arena, will be named after a large international or French brand" said Jean-Michel Aulas, president of Olympique Lyonnais…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Clubs, Stadiums, …
• Article # 34123
• Published on 17/02/15 at 10:38