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Bundesliga: the insurer Ergo will end its partnership with Schalke 04 June 2015

The German insurer Ergo will end its partnership with FC Schalke 04 (Bundesliga) in June 2015 to focus on its partnership with the German federations of basketball, handball, volleyball and ice hockey, according to German media outlets on 08/01/2014. The company, based in Düsseldorf, pays €1.7m to…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 31105
• Published on 09/01/15 at 18:15
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France: all amateur football matches canceled in the Ile de France (Paris), on 10 and 11/01/2015

Following the terrorist attacks in Paris on 07 and 08/01/2015 and the decision to raise the Paris threat level to "attack alert", "the steering committee of the League of Football Paris - Ile de France has decided to postpone all matches and amateur football gatherings (competitions, friendlies…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal
• Article # 31108
• Published on 09/01/15 at 17:40
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Third Party Ownership (of players): FIFA prohibits any new TPO contract as of 05/01/2015

"The ban (on new contracts) will come into force on 05/01/2015, and existing agreements will continue to be valid until their contractual expiration," stated the Executive Committee of FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association), regarding the ownership of players by third parties on…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 30782
• Published on 09/01/15 at 14:59
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Ligue 1: mineral water Orezza becomes official supplier of AS Monaco in 2014-15

The Corsican (French island) mineral water Orezza has become the official supplier to AS Monaco (Ligue 1) for the 2014-15 season, the club announced on 09/01/2015. Water bottles of the brand will be present at the press conferences of AS Monaco, as well as a brand presence on the advertising…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 31082
• Published on 09/01/15 at 14:30
Facebook: Real Madrid gain the most followers in 2014 (33 million), Barcelona stills lead overall

Real Madrid CF (Liga BBVA) was the European club that added the most Facebook followers in 2014, with 33,030,000 new additions, according to figures compiled by News Tank on 07/01/2014. FC Barcelona (Liga BBVA) added 30,481,000 new followers in 2014, while Manchester United FC (Barclays Premier…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Digital
• Article # 31067
• Published on 09/01/15 at 13:05
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Germany: Sky holding increases its stake in Sky Deutschland to 95.8%

Sky German Holdings GmbH, the holding company used by the British Sky pay-TV group to take shareholder control of its German counterpart Sky Deutschland, increased its stake to 95.8% of the capital of the limited company Sky Deutschland AG, announced the holding company and the new European…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance
• Article # 31064
• Published on 09/01/15 at 12:05
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La Liga: German automaker Audi extends with FC Barcelona until 2017-18

The German automaker Audi has extended its partnership with FC Barcelona (Liga BBVA) until 2017-18, the club announced on 24/12/2014. Audi, also linked to Real Madrid CF (Liga BBVA), has been a partner of FC Barcelona since 2006. As part of the agreement, the German brand, which belongs to the…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 31061
• Published on 09/01/15 at 11:33
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Brazil 2014: 396 clubs who provided players receive €59.3 million (ECA)

396 clubs from 57 different countries have received $70m (€59.3m) distributed by FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) for providing the 736 players (32 teams of 23 players) who participated in the World Cup in Brazil (12/06 to 13/07/2014), announced the ECA (European Club…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance
• Article # 31051
• Published on 09/01/15 at 11:00
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La Liga: FC Barcelona open an office in New York to develop its brand in the US

FC Barcelona (Liga BBVA) has opened an office in New York (USA) to "be much more in touch with its North American market," the Catalan club announced on 22/12/2014. The club said that this decision was inspired by the positive impact of the opening of an office in Hong Kong in March 2014, which…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication
• Article # 31041
• Published on 09/01/15 at 10:09
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MLS: AdvoCare (nutrition products) becomes an official partner of the MLS until 2019

AdvoCare, a US company specialising in nutrition and health products, has become the official sport nutrition partner of MLS (Major League Soccer) until 2019, the league announced on 08/01/2015. The AdvoCare brand will be visible on all the substitutes benches in MLS from the 2015 season. "In the…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Authorities, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 31034
• Published on 08/01/15 at 18:59