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Bundesliga: Kappa to terminate its agreement with VfL Wolfsburg and could be replaced by Nike

The Italian sports equipment supplier Kappa will terminate its agreement with VfL Wolfsburg (Bundesliga) at the end of the 2015-16 season, multiple German media outlets announced on 02/10/2015. The Italian company, which replaced adidas in July 2014, had a contract running until in 2018-19…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Sporting Goods & Brands, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 53093
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Nike: €7.5bn in revenue in the first quarter of the 2016 fiscal year, a net profit of €1.05bn

The US sports equipment supplier Nike generated annual sales of $8.4bn (€7.5bn) during the first quarter of the 2016 fiscal year (from 01/06/2015 to 31/08/2015), up 5% compared to the first quarter of 2015 ($7.98bn), the company announced on 24/09/2015.Nike recorded a profit of $1.18bn (€1.05bn)…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Sporting Goods & Brands, Finance
• Article # 53069
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Twitter: the ranking of subscribers of clubs in the European Top 5 as of 05/10/2015

Liverpool FC (Premier League), which has the largest number of foreign-language Twitter accounts with 20 different profiles, is the 6th most followed club in Europe across all combined accounts with 5.45 million followers (including 4.81 million on its main account), according to data compiled by…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Digital, Essentials Clubs
• Article # 52937
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©  C.Gavelle/psg.fr

Ligue 1: Paris SG - Marseille (2-1) draws 2.1 million subscribers to Canal+ (8.6% audience share)

The match between Paris Saint-Germain FC - Olympique de Marseille (2-1), the late kick-off of Matchday 9 of the 2015-16 Ligue 1 season, drew an average of 2.1 million subscribers to the French pay-TV channel Canal+ on Sunday 04/10/2015 (at 21:00 CET), according to figures from the French audience…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital, …
• Article # 53053
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©  Bruno de Lima

Liga BBVA: Glade (home fragrances), becomes a regional partner of FC Barcelona in Brazil

Glade, the home fragrances brand, has become a regional partner of FC Barcelona (Liga BBVA) in Brazil until September 2016, the two parties announced on 01/10/2015. The partnership was negotiated by the Brazilian agencies Traffic Sports and NR Sports. The brand belongs to the group SC Johnson …
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 53048
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©  beIN Sports USA

beIN Sports USA: J. Duff, P. Hering, A. Almirall and V. Boldrin join the sales and marketing team

The pay-TV group beIN Sports USA has announced four new appointments to its sales and marketing teams on 02/10/2015.John Duff was appointed director of business development and strategy, responsible for sales to distributors, marketing and content acquisition. Peter Hering was appointed sales…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Media Audiences, …
• Article # 53049
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©  Premier League

Premier League: MTG acquires TV rights for 2016-2019 in Sweden, Denmark and Finland

The Swedish broadcasting group MTG (Modern Times Group) has acquired the exclusive rights to broadcast the Barclays Premier League for the 2016-2019 cycle in Sweden, Denmark and Finland, on 02/10/2015. "These markets are incredibly important to the Premier League, with their long-established and…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 53006
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Georgia: former international Levan Kobiashvili elected president of the Federation

Levan Kobiashvili was elected president of the GFF (Georgian Football Federation) at the Congress of the federation in Tbilisi (GEO), on 03/10/2015. Levan Kobiashvili (38 years old), a former Georgian international (100 caps between 1996 and 2011), was elected with 18 votes against 15 for Revaz…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 53015
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FIFA: "The thought of being a candidate had not crossed my mind" (Sheikh Salman, AFC president)

"I have noted recent media speculation that my name has been suggested by others but, while I would like to thank them for their trust and confidence in my leadership, the thought of being a candidate in 2016 had not crossed my mind," wrote Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa (BHR), president of the AFC…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 52994
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