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Real Madrid: club win its 11^th Champions League title, and increases its lead over other clubs

Real Madrid CF (Liga BBVA) won the 2015-16 Champions League by defeating Atletico Madrid (1-1, 5-3 on penalties) at the San Siro in Milan (ITA), on 28/05/2016.With now 11 titles, Real Madrid are the most crowned club in the history of the Champions League (including the old competition, the…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Sporting Goods & Brands, Finance, Stadiums, …
• Article # 70177
• Published on 30/05/16 at 19:00

Serie A: Juventus launch an Arabic version of its website and a Twitter account in Arabic

Juventus (Serie A TIM) launched an Arabic version of its website, as well as a Twitter account in Arabic, on 20/05/2016. The first publications from these new communication vectors have welcomed visitors and followers, as well as covering preparations for and the live broadcast of the 2015-16…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 70170
• Published on 30/05/16 at 18:15

Champions League: 34.8 million viewers in the Top 5 countries for the 2016 Real - Atlético final

Real Madrid CF (Liga BBVA) - Club Atlético de Madrid (Liga BBVA), the 2015-16 Champions League Final (1-1, 5-3 on penalties), acheived the best audience in prime time in the television market of the five countries of the European Top 5 leagues (Germany, Spain, France, United Kingdom, Italy), on…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Media Audiences, …
• Article # 70160
• Published on 30/05/16 at 17:19

England: Tottenham will play at Wembley for the 2016-17 Champions League, with an option for 2017-18

Tottenham Hotspur FC, 3^rd in the 2015-16 Premier League table, will play their Champions League matches at Wembley Stadium (90,000 capacity) during the 2016-17 season, announced the club on 28/05/2016. The North London club has reached an agreement with Wembley National Stadium Limited, the…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums, Authorities, …
• Article # 70142
• Published on 30/05/16 at 16:35

China: search engine Baidu partners with Perform Group for a Chinese version of Goal.com

The Beijing company Baidu Netcom Science and Technology Co.Ltd. (Baidu) announced its partnership with Perform Group, a British company specialising in the processing, management and marketing of sports information and statistics, to launch a football information platform called goal.baidu.com, on…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital
• Article # 70133
• Published on 30/05/16 at 16:00

FFF: Federation and French League formalise reconciliation, pro/rel play-offs in France from 2016-17

The Federal Assembly of all of French football, organised by the FFF, adopted - with 59.08% of the votes - the installation of a promotion/relegation play-off between the the team which finishes 18^th in Ligue 2 versus the team which finishes 3^rd in the National (French third division) from the…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 70109
• Published on 30/05/16 at 15:00

South Africa: SABC group acquires TV and radio rights to 12 Euro 2016 matches

The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), a South African public broadcaster, acquired the TV rights and non-exclusive radio rights for Euro 2016, in South Africa, on 26/05/2016. The group will broadcast and commentate on 12 matches including two quarter-finals, one semi-final and the…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Authorities
• Article # 70097
• Published on 30/05/16 at 11:34

LFP: treasurer Jean-Pierre Denis elected interim president of the French Leauge until Autumn 2016

"Appointed by the board of the LFP, Jean-Pierre Denis has been elected president of the League by the General Assembly meeting this Friday 27/05/2016," the LFP announced on the same day. "An independent member of the board of the LFP since December 2003 and the treasurer since June 2005…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal
• Article # 70080
• Published on 30/05/16 at 10:54

DFB: Commerzbank extends its two-year partnership with the German Federation (2016-2018)

The German company Commerzbank has extended its deal as a premium partner of the DFB for two seasons, announced the German Federation on 23/05/2016. The partnership, which was scheduled to end in 2015-16, was extended until the end of the 2017-18 fiscal year. Commerzbank also became a main partner…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Authorities, Marketing - Communication, Merchandising - Licensing
• Article # 70039
• Published on 30/05/16 at 09:30

Italy: cumulative turnover of €2.21bn for Serie A clubs in 2014-15, -3.9% (€2.30bn in 2013-14)

The cumulative turnover for clubs in the Serie A TIM amounted to €2.21bn in 2014-15, according to the ReportCalcio 2016 published by the FIGC on 24/05/2016. This cumulative turnover amount of Italian top flight clubs is down 3.9% compared to 2013-14 (€2.30bn).Meanwhile, the cumulative expenses of…

Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Clubs, Finance, …
• Article # 69868
• Published on 30/05/16 at 09:14