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France: 100% renewable electricity for the FFF headquarters and the National Football Centre

EDF, the French national power and energy company, has entered into a partnership with the FFF to supply 100% renewable electricity for the Paris headquarters of the Federation in Paris and the National Football Centre at Clairefontaine (Yvelines), on 09/03/2016. The public company became a major…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Stadiums, Authorities, …
• Article # 64447
• Published on 11/03/16 at 09:31

Chelsea - PSG: 1.415 million viewers on beIN Sports France, best audience ever for the channel

1.415 million subscribers on average watched, in France on the pay-TV channel beIN Sports 1, the Round of 16 second leg match of the 2015-16 Champions League between Chelsea FC - Paris Saint-Germain (1-2, PSG advanced 4-2 on aggregate) on 09/03/2016 (kick-off at 19:45 GMT, 20:45 CET). The audience…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Media Audiences
• Article # 64412
• Published on 10/03/16 at 18:19

NFL: Facebook aiming to live stream a game on Thursday nights, from the 2016-17 season

Facebook is set to stream one NFL game on Thursday nights, confirmed Dan Rose, vice-president of the social network, to the US magazine Variety, on 07/03/2016. The NFL is expected to schedule two additional "Thursday Night Football" matches from 2016-17 (increasing from 16 to 18 matches), so that…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Digital, Rights Acquisitions
• Article # 64407
• Published on 10/03/16 at 17:39

FIFA: "Make the laws briefer (10,000 words shorter) and more accessible" (David Elleray)

"The revision of the Laws of the Game is designed to make the laws more accessible, not just to referees but to players, coaches and anybody that's interested in football so they can understand the laws. We've also brought them up to date because they had fallen behind the development of football…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 64400
• Published on 10/03/16 at 16:54

Aston Villa: "My Home Debut", an experience for children attending their first match at the stadium

Aston Villa FC (Premier League) have launched the "My Home Debut" operation at the beginning of the 2015-16 season, offering a special experience for children attending their first match at Villa Park (42,700 seats) by allowing them to enter the pitch, hear their name announced over the speakers…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 64384
• Published on 10/03/16 at 16:15

Match-fixing: FIFA issues worldwide sanctions against 23 Italian players and officials

FIFA has confirmed the issue of worldwide sanctions against 23 players and officials in the judicial bodies of the Italian Federation and the Italian National Olympic Committee, on 08/03/2016. These sanctions concern "incidents of match manipulation and illegal betting that took place between 2014…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Betting
• Article # 64383
• Published on 10/03/16 at 15:20

FC Barcelona: a Japanese firm and a Catalan firm jointly appointed architects of the "Nou Camp Nou"

"FC Barcelona has announced that the Espai Barça jury has unanimously selected the bid by Nikken Sekkei + Pascual i Ausió Arquitectes as the winner of the tender for the design of the new Camp Nou," announced FC Barcelona (Liga BBVA), on the 08/03/2016. The proposal put forward by the Japanese…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums, Finance, …
• Article # 64318
• Published on 10/03/16 at 14:29

Football League: #BreakTheRoutine campaign aims to boost attendance in midweek matches

The Football League has launched the hashtag #BreakTheRoutine marketing campaign, on 07/03/2016, to improve the attendance of matches played in mid-week by the 72 clubs of the Sky Bet Championship (English second division) Sky Bet League One (English third division) and Sky Bet League Two (English…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 64379
• Published on 10/03/16 at 13:29

Athletic Club Bilbao: Euskaltel becomes the shirt sponsor of the club women's team until 2018-19

The Basque telecommunications company Euskaltel has becomes the shirt sponsor of the women's team of Athletic Club Bilbao (Liga BBVA) for the remainder of the 2015-16 season and the following three seasons (ie until 2018-19), announced the club on 08/03/2016, on International Women's Day…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 64316
• Published on 10/03/16 at 12:45

FC Barcelona: the Vietnamese bank SHB becomes a regional partner in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia

SHB (Saigon Hanoi Commercial Joint Stock Bank) has become the exclusive official bank of FC Barcelona (Liga BBVA) in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, on 08/03/2016. The duration of the contract was not specified, but it does stipulate that Barça will play a friendly match in Vietnam in 2017, according…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 64304
• Published on 10/03/16 at 12:10