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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, 23^rd 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: 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

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

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

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

FIFA 2014: survey of women's football

The survery of women's football by FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) was carried out in 2014 by the CIES Football Observatory (International Centre for Sports Studies) using data collected by the international federation in order to obtain information in key areas related to…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal
• Article # 34223
• Published on 16/02/15 at 18:16

2026 World Cup: FIFA assigns the rights in the US (Fox / Telemundo) and Canada (Bell Media)

Domestic audiovisual rights to the 2026 World Cup were awarded by FIFA (Fédération international de football association) in the United States to the television groups Fox (for English) and Telemundo (NBCUniversal Group, Spanish) and In Canada, to the Bell Media group (English TV networks CTV and…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 34207
• Published on 16/02/15 at 17:44

Spain: 40 clubs and the League ask the government to accept the collective sale of TV rights

40 clubs and SADs (public limited sports companies) have signed the Spanish LFP's petition asking the Spanish government to ensure the quick adoption of the royal decree allowing collective marketing of domestic and international TV rights to Spanish professional competitions (Liga BBVA, Liga…

Domain(s): Media, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Finance, …
• Article # 33915
• Published on 16/02/15 at 16:18

Real Madrid Superior Court of Justice cancels the renovation agreement for the Bernabeu stadium

The TSJM (High Court of Justice of Madrid) "have cancelled the agreement of 15/11/2012 [...] which approved a minor amendment to the land use permit with regard to the Santiago Bernabeu (capacity 85,000). [...] Real Madrid is working with the council and the regional government of Madrid to…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Stadiums, Authorities, Legal
• Article # 34126
• Published on 16/02/15 at 14:59