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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

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

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

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

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

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

Germany: Andreas Rettig to step down as COO of the League on 30/06/2015

The supervisory board of the DFL, the Deutsche Fußball Liga GmbH corporation (German Professional Football League), has accepted the request of Andreas Rettig, the Chief Operative Officer of the company, to set the end of his contract to 30/06 instead of 31/12/2015, announced the League that…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal
• Article # 31028
• Published on 08/01/15 at 18:26

France: 1 minute of silence for Charlie Hebdo "on all pitches" on 10 and 11/01/2015 (FFF)

"Following the terrible attack yesterday (07/01/2015) at the headquarters of Charlie Hebdo (in Paris, FRA), the FFF (French Football Federation) has decided to observe a minute of silence in all pitches of the Hexagon (football pyramid), this weekend (10 and 11/01/2015) at fixtures at the…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility
• Article # 31021
• Published on 08/01/15 at 17:32

Chelsea FC: The Swiss firm Herzog & de Meuron present a project to enlarge Stamford Bridge

The Swiss architectural firm Herzog & de Meuron unveiled a project plan to expand Stamford Bridge, the home of Chelsea FC (Barclays Premier League) on the specialised website Architect's Journal on 05/01/2015. The project aims to increase the capacity of the stadium to 60,000 seats, against the…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Stadiums
• Article # 31006
• Published on 08/01/15 at 16:10

China: Nike replaces adidas as the equipment supplier of the federation for the 2015-2026 period

The American brand Nike has replaced the German brand adidas as the official equipment supplier of the CFA (Chinese Football Association) until 2026, the two parties announced on 06/01/2015. The annual amount of the partnership is €13.5m. adidas had sponsored the Chinese Federation since 1981…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Sporting Goods & Brands
• Article # 31004
• Published on 08/01/15 at 15:29