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Spain: €407,000 collected during "Champions for Life" charity match organised by the League

The second annual "Champions for Life" charity match, organised by the LFP (Spanish Professional Football League), in partnership with UNICEF, has raised €407,000, announced the Spanish professional league on 29/12/2014. The match was played in front of 24,642 spectators at the Vicente Calderon…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility
• Article # 31002
• Published on 08/01/15 at 15:00

United Kingdom: FIFA15 is the best selling video game in 2014 with 2.66 million copies sold

FIFA15, from the American publisher EA Sports, was the best selling video game in the UK in 2014, with 2,663,296 copies sold, according to figures published by ERA (the British association of entertainment retailers) on 01/01/2015. The FIFA14 version achieved 2.65 million copies sold in the UK in…

Domain(s): Media, Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Digital
• Article # 30994
• Published on 08/01/15 at 14:35

FC Barcelona: elections for the presidency, planned for 2016, advanced to the end of season 2014-15

The elections for the presidency of FC Barcelona, scheduled to be held at the end of the 2015-16 season, have been advanced and will take place at the end of the 2014-15 season, announced Josep Maria Bartomeu, the current president of the club, on 07/01/2015. "By advancing the election date, we…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 30986
• Published on 08/01/15 at 14:03

Ligue 1: Olympique Lyonnais to assume the new 5.5% VAT into the existing price of its tickets

"Following a change in the law to 01/01/2015, entrance fees to sporting events (in France) will be subject to VAT (Value Added Tax) at the reduced rate of 5.5%. Olympique Lyonnais take note of this change and informs its supporters that from the beginning of 2015, the VAT will be included in the…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Authorities, Legal
• Article # 31013
• Published on 08/01/15 at 11:00

Oceania: David Chung re-elected president of the Oceania Confederation

David Chung (Papua New Guinea) has been re-elected president for another four years of the OFC (Oceania Football Confederation) at the 23^rd Congress of the Confederation, held in Papua New Guinea on 07/01/2015. President since 2011, David Chung, 53 years old, was the only candidate in this…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 30939
• Published on 07/01/15 at 17:33

NFL: Facebook is testing the broadcasting of sponsored clips of football games

The social network Facebook began testing the broadcasting of sponsored videos on the official page of the NFL (National Football League) on 30/12/2014. The excerpts, typically a highlights clip of about 30 seconds, are accompanied by an advertisement of 10 seconds for the American telecom…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 30930
• Published on 07/01/15 at 16:59

Serie A: the Blu Hotels hotel chain becomes a partner of Fiorentina for 2014-15

The Italian hotel group Blu Hotels became a partner of ACF Fiorentina (Serie A TIM) for the 2014-15 season, the club announced on 28/12/2014.The logo of the group, founded in 1993 and comprising 27 hotels and holiday villas, will be present on the advertising boards of the Stadio Artemio Franchi…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 30918
• Published on 07/01/15 at 16:06

Brazil: the German Henkel group (cleaning products) becomes a partner of Corinthians in 2015

Henkel, a German group of cleaning products, became a partner of SC Corinthians Paulista (Brazialian Serie A) in 2015, the club announced on 05/01/2015. The partnership allows the German group to exhibit two of its brands, Cascola and Loctite, on the club's media communications. The brands are…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 30910
• Published on 07/01/15 at 14:46

Spain: the Museum of Real Madrid would have attracted a million visitors in 2014 (+ 11%)

The Museum of Real Madrid CF (Liga BBVA) has attracted one million visitors in 2014, according to the Spanish daily Marca on 03/01/2015. In 2013, the Museum of Real Madrid drew 900,000 visitors, making it the second most popular club museum in Europe, after the museum of FC Barcelona (1.51 million…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 30903
• Published on 07/01/15 at 12:59

FIFA: "Prince Ali has legitimacy to occupy the highest responsibilities" (Platini)

"I know Prince Ali well. He has all the credibility required to hold high office," stated Michel Platini, president of UEFA (Union of European Football Associations), on 06/01/2015, after the announcement, on the same day, of the candidacy of the Jordanian Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein for the…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 30893
• Published on 07/01/15 at 12:32