Archives 2015 (page 60/269)

Bundesliga: Nike to become the new kit supplier of Wolfsburg for €8m per year (2016-26)

The American sports equipment brand Nike has signed an agreement to become the new kit supplier of VfL Wolfsburg (Bundesliga) -- replacing the Italian brand Kappa -- for a club record amount of €8m per year over 10 seasons (2016-17 to 2025-26), announced the German magazine Kicker on 12/10/2015…

FIFA Ethics Committee deems invalid the suspension appeal by the lawyers of Michel Platini

"The argument put forward by Michel Platini’s lawyers that their client had not had the possibility to defend himself before the adjudicatory chamber of the FIFA Ethics Committee before his suspension is not valid," said Marc Tenbücken, the spokesman for the adjudicatory chamber of the FIFA Ethics…

Bundesliga: Volkswagen reaffirms its support to Werder Bremen and extends partnership until 2017-18

The automobile manufacturer Volkswagen has reaffirmed its support for SV Werder Bremen (Bundesliga) and extended its partnership until the end of the 2017-18 season, announced the club on 08/10/2015. "Several weeks ago the contract was automatically renewed for two years. We are delighted to…

EPFL suggests the appointment of an independent body "to govern FIFA for a transitionary period"

"The EPFL believes in the right course of justice and in the presumption of innocence of those under investigation. However, in the interim work must be undertaken to set FIFA back on the right track. Perhaps this can only be achieved by the appointment of an independent, specialised and credible…

Euro 2016: Germany record audience of 12.7 million viewers for Germany-Georgia (2-1)

The Euro 2016 qualifying match between Germany - Georgia (2-1), Matchday 10 in Group D, drew an average of 12.69 million viewers in Germany on the private free-TV channel RTL on Sunday 11/10/2015 (kick-off at 20:45 CET). This is the best audience for a Euro 2016 qualifying match involving the…

Premier League: progression of the domestic and international audiovisual revenues

Euro 2016: England - Estonia (2-0) match draws 4 million viewers in the United Kingdom

The Euro 2016 qualifying match between England - Estonia (2-0, Matchday 9 in Group E), was broadcast live and exclusively in the UK by ITV, allowing the private free-TV channel to draw 4.045 million viewers on average on Friday 09/10/2015 (kick-off at 20:45 CET, 19:45 local time). This figure…

Euro 2016: Spain-Luxembourg match draws 4 million viewers on the Spanish channel La 1

The Euro 2016 qualifying match between Spain - Luxembourg (4-0, Matchday 9 in Group C), broadcast live and exclusively in Spain by La 1, allowed the Spanish public channel to attract an average of 4,038 million viewers on Friday 09/10/2015 (kick off at 20:45 CET).The match, played at Las Gaunas…

Euro 2016: Azerbaijan - Italy match (0-1) draws 5.4 million viewers on average in Italy on Rai1

The Azerbaijan - Italy (0-1, Group H) match, Matchday 9 day of qualifying for Euro 2016, broadcast live and exclusively in Italy by Rai 1, allowed the Italian public broadcaster to draw 5.409 million viewers on average on Saturday 10/10/2015 (kick-off at 18:00 CET).This figure represents an…

Euro 2016: 16 teams have already qualified for the finals, ahead of the matches on 12/10/2015

16 national teams have already qualified for the finals of Euro 2016 as of 12/10/2015, ahead of the 10^th and final matchday of qualifying, being played from 11 to 13/10/2015. Groups D, F and I played their final matches on 11/10/2015, the last matches of groups C, E and G will be played on…