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Championship: Sports Shield consortium finalises the acquisition of Bolton Wanderers for £7.5m

"Bolton Wanderers Football Club is delighted to announce that a deal between Sports Shield, Inner Circle and Eddie Davies to transfer ownership of the club has officially been completed," stated Bolton Wanderers FC on their official club website, on 10/03/2016.Sports Shield, headed by the former…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Stadiums, Legal
• Article # 64674
• Published on 16/03/16 at 16:30
©  FIFA
"It is now apparent that ExCo members sold (World Cup) votes on multiple occasions" (FIFA statement)

"It is now apparent that multiple members of FIFA's Executive Committee abused their positions and sold their (World Cup) votes on multiple occasions," stated FIFA in its Victim Statement and Request for Restitution document submitted to the US government on 15/03/2016.The FIFA document…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 64802
• Published on 16/03/16 at 15:39
©  DFB
Germany: Ergo (insurance) becomes the first official partner of the DFB-Pokal in the 2016-2019 cycle

The German insurance company Ergo has become an official partner of the DFB-Pokal for the 2016-2019 period, announced the DFB on 14/03/2016. This is the first of six official partnerships for the German Cup during the 2016-2019 period.Ergo are entitled to visibility on the LED and static…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Authorities, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 64787
• Published on 16/03/16 at 13:14
©  DC
FIFA files Victim Statement and Restitution to recover "tens of millions" seized by US Justice

"FIFA today submitted documents to the US authorities in an effort to reclaim tens of millions of dollars pocketed illegally by corrupt FIFA members and other football officials. FIFA estimates that at a minimum tens of millions of dollars were diverted from the football community illegally…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 64769
• Published on 16/03/16 at 12:00
©  Internazionale
Serie A: Inter Milan to launch a second academy in Nanjing, China

FC Internazionale Milano (Serie A TIM) will launch an academy in the coming months in the Chinese city of Nanjing (population of 8 million), the capital of Jiangsu (coastal province north of Shanghai), announced the club on 09/03/2016. Inter already have an academy in China, in Shanghai, in…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Stadiums
• Article # 64676
• Published on 16/03/16 at 11:09
©  Manchester United
Manchester United: club launch the #ILoveUnited operation in Bahrain for the derby against Man City

Manchester United FC (Premier League) will launch the #ILoveUnited operation for the broadcast of their derby match against Manchester City FC (Premier League Matchday 31) at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Manama (Bahrain), on 20/03/2016 (kick-off 16:00 GMT, 19:00 in Bahrain). Manama is the third city…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 64739
• Published on 16/03/16 at 10:34
©  DC
France: Didier Quillot unanimously appointed CEO of the LFP, succeeds Jean-Pierre Hugues

Didier Quillot (FRA), 56 years old, has been appointed the CEO of the LFP by the board of the French league, which met in Paris (FRA) on 15/03/2016. "He was appointed unanimously by the clubs, the families (of football), independents," said Frederic Thiriez, president of the LFP, after the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal
• Article # 64754
• Published on 16/03/16 at 09:45
Sportem: second edition of the European sports marketing summit in Lille (FRA) on 21 and 22/03/2016

"Promoting exchange, networking and efficiency, meeting all the actors in the European sports world, making new contacts, new markets, identifying suppliers and products of tomorrow, evaluating new marketing and sales trends, iand to magine and build brand development for the future," these are…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Agencies, Sporting Goods & Brands, Stadiums, …
• Article # 63797
• Published on 16/03/16 at 09:20
©  UEFA
Champions League: eight quarter-final teams all set, draw to be held on 18/03/2016

The eight teams in the quarter-finals of the 2015-16 Champions League Real Madrid CF (ESP), VfL Wolfsburg (GER), Paris Saint-Germain (FRA), SL Benfica (POR), Manchester City FC (ENG), Club Atletico de Madrid (ESP), FC Barcelona (ESP) and FC Bayern Munich (GER).• The draw for the quarter-finals…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Clubs, Digital, …
• Article # 64716
• Published on 15/03/16 at 18:35
©  D.R.
Chinese Super League: Le Sports acquires the TV rights in China and other countries until 2020

Le Sports, the sports branch of LeEco, the Chinese technology and digital content company, has acquired the broadcasting rights of the CSL for the 2016 to 2020 period in China, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, the United States and Canada, as well as in most of the countries in Southeast Asia, on…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital, …
• Article # 64740
• Published on 15/03/16 at 17:45