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Ligue 1: attendance for Matchday 26 of 2015-16, PSG - LOSC Lille draws 45,391 spectators

Matchday 26 of the 2015-16 Ligue 1 season drew an average of 22,776 spectators per match from 12 to 14/02/2016. The average attendance of the French championship after 26 matchdays is 20,502 spectators per match, or 1,835 people less than at the end of the 2014-15 season (-10%). The Ligue 1…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums
• Article # 62414
• Published on 16/02/16 at 09:45

Bundesliga: Polish brand Dako becomes a premium partner of Borussia Mönchengladbach in 2015-16

Dako, the Polish door and window manufacturer, has become a premium partner of Borussia Mönchengladbach (Bundesliga) until the end of the 2015-16 season, the company announced on 05/02/2016. Dako is entitled to visibility on the LED advertising boards and interview panels for matches at Stadion…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 62475
• Published on 15/02/16 at 18:40

FIFA: CONCACAF will not currently announce its support of any candidate, but could on 25/02/2016

"Part of the agenda today did not include talking about the FIFA candidates, again the focus of these meetings were the FIFA reforms and the CONCACAF reforms," said Jurgen Mainka, deputy secretary general of CONCACAF, after a meeting of the member associations of the Confederation of North…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 62461
• Published on 15/02/16 at 18:14

Premier League: Manchester United hire Lee Byrd (Armani) as head of retail operations

Manchester United FC (Premier League) have hired Lee Byrd, the former COO of Armani Exchange, as head of retail operations, the club announced during its earnings conference call on 12/02/2016. "Lee has over 30 years of experience in the fashion-and-retail industry and has worked with global…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance
• Article # 62428
• Published on 15/02/16 at 17:45

Premier League: Manchester United announce £133.8m Q2 turnover, expect to top £500m in 2015-16

Manchester United FC (Premier League) declared £133.8m (€172.3m) in turnover for Q2 of the 2015-16 season (quarter ending on 31/12/2015), up 26.6% from Q2 2014-15 (£105.7m; €136.2m), the club announced on 12/02/2016. This brings the turnover of the club for the first half of the 2015-16 season to…

Domain(s): Clubs, Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Clubs, Stadiums, …
• Article # 62350
• Published on 15/02/16 at 17:10

The PGA Tour Partners with GoPro to mount cameras on the players and members of the public

The PGA Tour, the men's professional golf circuit, has signed a partnership with GoPro (US manufacturer of portable, mini-cameras) and SkratchTV (video platform specialising in golf) to produce content from cameras mounted on the player's caps, announced the organising committee of the tour on…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 62358
• Published on 15/02/16 at 16:15

Ligue 1: "We're not in trouble. I am very calm" (Jean-Pierre Rivère, president of OGC Nice)

"We can afford to take our time over this decision because the club is financially healthy. We're not in trouble. I am very calm," said Jean-Pierre Rivère, president and majority owner of OGC Nice (Ligue 1) on 12/02/2016, on the same day of the announcement that the planned takeover of his club…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal
• Article # 62354
• Published on 15/02/16 at 15:21

Russia 2018: a public vote will decide whether the tournament mascot is a tiger, a wolf or a cat

The three "finalists" to be the official mascot of the 2018 World Cup in Russia were announced at a ceremony in Moscow (Russia) on 11/02/2016. These three potential mascots represent a tiger, a wolf and a cat. They were created by three Russian design students. From September to November 2015…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Merchandising - Licensing
• Article # 62340
• Published on 15/02/16 at 13:20

Bundesliga: VfL Wolfsburg recruit a professional eSports player (FIFA franchise)

VfL Wolfsburg (Bundesliga) have recruited David Bytheway (22 years old), a British professional eSports player, specialising in the FIFA football video game (published by EA Sports), announced the club on 19/01/2016. The Briton will represent the club and will play exclusively with the VfL…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 62361
• Published on 15/02/16 at 12:19

Italy: Premium offers Champions League package for the Round of 16 - final to non-subscribers (€59)

The audiovisual group Mediaset Premium has launched the "UEFA Champions League Pass," allowing non-subscribers to access its "Calcio & Sport" TV package for €59, in order to watch broadcasts of all the remaining matches in the 2015-16 Champions League (29 in total), from the Round of 16 to the…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Merchandising - Licensing
• Article # 62360
• Published on 15/02/16 at 11:29