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Ligue 1: attendance for Matchday 29 of 2015-16, PSG - Montpellier draws 45,173 spectators

Matchday 29 of the 2015-16 Ligue 1 season was attended by an average of 25,151 spectators per match from 04 to 06/03/2016. The average attendance of the French championship after 29 matchdays is 20,494 spectators per match, or 1,843 people less than at the end of the 2014-15 season (-8%). The…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums
• Article # 64083
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FIFA: "Women’s football and women in football is a priority" (Gianni Infantino)

"Women’s football and women in football is a priority - it’s part of the solution for the future of football," said Gianni Infantino, the FIFA president at the opening of the second FIFA Women’s Football and Leadership Conference at the headquarters of the international federation in Zurich (SUI…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 64147
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France: "14 years is enough, I will not represent the LFP at end of 2016" (F. Thiriez, president)

"I will not be representing the league at the end of the year. This will make 14 years. That's a lot. 14 years is enough. That is enough for the league, and no doubt, and also for me," announced Frederic Thiriez, president of the LFP, and also the international EPFL, in an interview published in…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal
• Article # 64139
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Spain: the World Football Summit football convention to take place in Madrid on 02 and 03/06/2016

The first "World Football Summit" convention will take place in Madrid (ESP), on 02 and 03/06/2016. The event is organised by Nexus Fostering Partnership, a Spanish company whose activities are designed to maximise foreign investment in Spain and develop business opportunities for Spanish…
Domain(s): Clubs, Media, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Agencies, Ticketing, Clubs, …
• Article # 64080
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Ligue 1: Coca-Cola becomes official supplier of Olympique Lyonnais and founding partner of Parc OL

The Coca-Cola Company has become an official supplier of Olympique Lyonnais (Ligue 1) and one of the "founding partners" of Parc OL (59,186 seats), on 04/03/2016. The three season partnership between the soft drink group and OL began at the start of the 2015-16 season and ends at the end of…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Stadiums, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 64076
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Premier League: Liverpool post turnover of £297.96m (€384.6m) in 2014-15, up 16.5% from 2013-14

Liverpool FC (Premier League) recorded a turnover of £297.96m (€384.6m) in 2014-15, the club announced on 01/03/2016. This figure is up £42.3m, or 16.5%, compared to the 2013-14 season (£255.6m; €350.2m conversion at the time). The club recorded growth in all three major revenue sources (matchday…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance
• Article # 63845
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IMG acquires the exclusive international TV rights of the Chinese Super League for two years

The US marketing and media rights agency IMG Worldwide has acquired the exclusive international TV rights of the Chinese Super League for two years from China Sports Media (CSM), the media rights holder of the Chinese league, announced the American agency on 02/03/2016. The rights acquired by IMG…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 64059
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IFAB: tests on video assistance for officials an "historic decision" according to Gianni Infantino

"Today we have taken an historic decision for football. The IFAB and FIFA are now leading the debate and not stopping the debate," said Gianni Infantino, FIFA president, at the end of the 130th annual assembly of the International Football Association Board in Cardiff (Wales) on 05/03/2016, at…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 64034
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IFAB: "We're in 2016 and we can no longer close our eyes to technology" (Gianni Infantino)

"Technology is obviously an important topic that we need to analyse seriously. We're in 2016 and we can no longer close our eyes to it. Goal-line technology is already a reality, so we need to look into the matter and carry out real-life tests, so to say, to see in which kind of circumstances…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 63997
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