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Ligue 1: Viagogo becomes international ticketing partner of Olympique Lyonnais

Viagogo, an online ticket marketplace, has become a partner of Olympique Lyonnais (Ligue 1) in order to sell its tickets internationally, the club announced on 02/02/2015. The multi-year agreement covers both the Gerland Stadium (40,500 seats) and the Grand Stade (58,000 seats), which is expected…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Clubs
• Article # 33229
• Published on 06/02/15 at 10:00
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FIFA: the run up to the presidential elections, which take place in Zurich on 29/05/2015

"FIFA's (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) member associations have proposed four candidates for the presidential elections to take place in Zurich on 29/05/2015. The Ad-hoc Electoral Committee will now assess the proposed candidatures of Joseph S. Blatter, HRH (His Royal…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 33311
• Published on 05/02/15 at 19:01
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Premier League: Ofcom rejects Virgin Media request to delay the 2016-2019 UK TV rights auction

Ofcom, the independent regulator and competition authority for the UK communications industries, rejected the British pay-TV platform Virgin Media's application to delay the auction for the 2016-2019 live UK audiovisual media rights to the Barclays Premier League on 04/02/2015.Ofcom "does not…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 33271
• Published on 05/02/15 at 18:15
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FIFA: Prince Ali, presidential candidate, wants "a public debate including the incumbent president"

Jordan's Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein, candidate for the presidency of FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association), wants "a public debate between the candidates, including the incumbent president," he said on 03/02/2015. Four candidates, registered by the deadline of 29/01/2015 (four…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 33231
• Published on 05/02/15 at 17:30
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Neymar Case: Josep Bartomeu, the president of FC Barcelona, is set for tax fraud investigation

An investigation was opened in to Josep Maria Bartomeu, the president of FC Barcelona (Liga BBVA), for alleged tax evasion in the case of the transfer of the Brazilian player Neymar, on 03/02/2015. He has been summoned to give evidence before the National Court in Madrid (the Spanish high court)…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Authorities, Legal
• Article # 33077
• Published on 05/02/15 at 16:45
Qatar 2022: "Clear commitment of the FIFA president" to avoid collision with 2022 Olympics (T. Bach)

"We have been talking with FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) about this for quite a long time and we have the clear commitment of the FIFA president that this will not happen. This is in the mutual interest, it would be a lose-lose situation. Neither the World Cup nor the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 33230
• Published on 05/02/15 at 16:00
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Bundesliga: Deutsche Post becomes partner of FC Cologne until 2016-17

The German postal service Deutsche Post has become a partner of FC Cologne (Bundesliga) until the end of the 2016-17 season, the club announced on 03/02/2015. The contract is estimated at €500,000 per year or €1.25m in total. Deutsche Post will be present on the LED advertising boards at the…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 33224
• Published on 05/02/15 at 15:14
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Fox International Channels: Olivier Bramly becomes France general manager

Olivier Bramly was appointed general manager of Fox International Channels France, announced the media group owned by 21st Century Fox on 04/02/2015. He succeeds Frederic Chevance, who had held the position since 2009. Olivier Bramly will be in charge of programming, the sale of advertising spots…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Rights Acquisitions
• Article # 33211
• Published on 05/02/15 at 14:00
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Ligue 1: Paris SG launch PSG_English, an English-language version of their Twitter account

Paris Saint-Germain (Ligue 1) launched an English version of their Twitter account on 30/01/2015. This is the sixth foreign language account created by the Parisian club on Twitter following other versions in Arabic, Swedish, Brazilian, Spanish and Indonesian. Paris Saint-Germain, which has 1.93…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 33223
• Published on 05/02/15 at 13:00
New Balance enters football, replacing Warrior at Liverpool, Stoke City, Sevilla & Porto in 2015-16

The American sportswear company New Balance is entering European football and will formally anounce that it is replacing its brand Warrior Sports as the kit supplier to Liverpool FC, Stoke City FC (Barclays Premier League), FC Sevilla (Liga BBVA) and FC Porto (Liga Sagres) from the 2015-16 season…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Sporting Goods & Brands, Merchandising - Licensing, …
• Article # 33226
• Published on 05/02/15 at 12:22