Bundesliga: FC Bayern Munich open an office in Shanghai to develop its brand in China

FC Bayern Munich (Bundesliga) have opened an office in Shanghai (CHN), its second overseas location, after their New York office opened in April 2014, announced Jörg Wacker, the club's head of internationalisation and strategy, on 23/08/2015. The main purpose of the new office will be managing the…

Ligue 1: AS Monaco create a webpage "asmonacograndmatch.com" dedicated to its major events

On the occasion of the club's second leg of the 2015-16 Champions League play-off tie between AS Monaco and Valencia CF, kick-off at 20:45 CET at the Stade Louis II in Monaco (the first leg was played in the Mestalla on 25/08/2015, a 3-1 victory for Valencia), the principality club has updated its…

FIFA: the president of the CFU, which contains 25 Caribbean federations, supports David Nakhid (TRI)

Gordon Derrick, the Antiguan president of the CFU, announced his support for the candidacy of the Trinidadian David Nakhid for the FIFA presidency, on 23/05/2015. The CFU is an association which includes the 25 Caribbean member associations of FIFA (and also six football federations not affiliated…

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Premier League: watchmaker Royal London becomes official timekeeper of West Ham United until 2016-17

The watchmaker Royal London has become the official timekeeper of West Ham United FC (Premier League) until the end of the 2016-17 season, the club announced on 22/08/2015. Royal London are entitled to a presence at the stadium on matchdays, and will launch a range of limited edition watches to…

Borussia Dortmund: €276m in turnover (+5.9%), €5.5m in net profit (-54.2%) in 2014-15

Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA has achieved a turnover of €276m during the 2014-15 fiscal year (from 01/07/2014 to 30/06/2015), up 5.9% year-on-year (€260.7m), announced the group which owns the Bundesliga club on 21/08/2015.Despite the decline in sporting performance (Dortmund were 7^th in the…

Bundesliga: the nine games of Matchday 2 draw 3.6 million subscribers on Sky channels

The nine games of Matchday 2 of the 2015-16 Bundesliga, played from 21 to 23/08/2015, drew at least 3.625 million subscribers on average on the German pay-TV network Sky Bundesliga, according to data from two German institutes of audience measurement, AGF and GfK. The best audience of the weekend…

FIFA: "I have my conscience and I know I am an honest man, I'm clean" (Joseph Blatter)

"I resigned because I wanted to protect FIFA. I can protect myself, I'm strong enough. I know what I have done, what I have not done, I have my conscience and I know I'm an honest man. I am clean," said Joseph Blatter, FIFA president, on 24/08/2015. Joseph Blatter was re-elected for a fifth term…

Liga BBVA: Wiko (smartphones) becomes the shorts sponsor of Real Betis Balompié

Wiko, a French brand of smartphones, has become a sponsor of Real Betis Balompié (Liga BBVA) until the end of the 2016-17 season, the club announced on 20/08/2015. The company's logo will be present at the front and the back of the shorts of the Sevilla-based club, who were the Liga Adelante…

Olympics: Japan Post Holdings (postal service) becomes the fifth official partner of Tokyo 2020

The Japanese postal service Japan Post Holdings company has become the fourth official partner of the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo (Japan) in 2020, announced the Japanese organising committee on 20/08/2015. Japan Post Holdings becomes a partner in the "Postal Services" category. Japan…