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FIFA: lifetime ban sought against Rafael Callejas, former president of the Honduras Federation

"Cornel Borbély, chairman of the investigatory chamber of the Ethics Committee, has recommended imposing on Rafael Callejas, former president of the Honduras Football Federation (2011-2015), a lifelong ban from taking part in any kind of football-related activity (administrative, sports or any…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal
• Article # 80710
• Published on 10/11/16 at 09:59

Borussia Dortmund: Lagardère Sports to open a business unit dedicated to the club in Düsseldorf

Lagardère Sports Germany will open, in Düsseldorf (GER) in early 2017, a new business unit specifically dedicated to Borussia Dortmund (Bundesliga), announced the German office of the media rights and marketing agency Lagardère Sports, on 04/11/2016. The unit, composed of five people, will bring…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Finance, …
• Article # 80591
• Published on 10/11/16 at 09:15

adidas: Real Madrid and Bayern Munich wear kits made from plastic waste in the oceans

The FC Bayern Munich - TSG 1899 Hoffenheim match (1-1, Matchday 10 of the 2016-17 Bundesliga), on 05/11/2016, saw Bayern wear a home kit made of plastic fibres collected from sea waste, announced German sports equipment supplier adidas on 04/11/2016. Real Madrid CF, another club equipped by…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Sporting Goods & Brands, Social Responsibility, …
• Article # 80451
• Published on 10/11/16 at 09:10

CIES: only 19.2% of home-grown players in European clubs, new record low

Home-grown players represent 19.2% of the playing squads of the 466 clubs operating in 31 European first divisions, according to the monthly CIES Football Observatory report published on 07/11/2016. "The study shows that the presence of players trained at the club continues to decrease. It was 23…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Legal, Transfer Market
• Article # 80608
• Published on 10/11/16 at 09:01

Wanda Sports Holding: Hengming Yang appointed CEO, and Philippe Blatter as Vice Chairman

Wanda Sports Holding has appointed Hengming Yang, 50 years old, as CEO, and Philippe Blatter as Vice Chairman of the Board, the Chinese group, which owns the Infront Sports & Media agency, announced on 03/11/2016. These appointments are effective from 01/11/2016. "Philippe Blatter is newly…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Legal
• Article # 80440
• Published on 09/11/16 at 16:24

LaLiga Santander: Luckia (sports betting) to be sleeve sponsor of Deportivo La Coruña for 2016-2018

Luckia Gaming Group, the Spanish operator of sports betting and gambling, both in physical points-of-sale and online, has become a sponsor of Deportivo La Coruña (LaLiga Santander) for the remainder of the 2016-17 season and for the 2017-18 fiscal year, from 31/10/2016. Luckia, whose company…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication, Merchandising - Licensing
• Article # 80588
• Published on 09/11/16 at 15:34

Premier League: Liverpool reach agreement with Eleven Sports Network to broadcast LFCTV

Eleven Sports Network have signed a broadcasting agreement with Liverpool FC (Premier League) for the exclusive rights to LFCTV, the club's TV channel, announces the British broadcasting group on 04/11/2016. The agreement covers five countries: Belgium, Luxembourg, Poland, Taiwan, and Singapore…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital, …
• Article # 80592
• Published on 09/11/16 at 14:44

NFL: extension of partnership with Google to stream content in virtual reality

The NFL and YouTube, the streaming and video sharing platform, have extended their partnership to allow fans worldwide to access content in virtual reality, on 03/11/2016. The partnership between the Google subsidiary and the NFL began in 2015. The NFL will produce a series of nine episodes…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 80594
• Published on 09/11/16 at 14:05

LaLiga Santander: Atletico Madrid and "One Laptop per Child" unite to promote education

Club Atlético de Madrid (LaLiga Santander) and the non-profit organisation "One Laptop per Child" have teamed up to raise funds to promote education, since 16/10/2016. The initiative offers several prizes to win, including a trip for two to Madrid for the Atletico Madrid - Real Madrid derby at the…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Digital, Social Responsibility, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 80593
• Published on 09/11/16 at 13:19

LaLiga Santander: over 4.94 million viewers in Spain for Matchday 11 of the 2016-17 season

At least 4,941,000 million viewers watched the 10 games of Matchday 11 of the 2016-17 LaLiga Santander, played from 04/11 to 06/11/2016. The highest TV audience of the weekend was for the Sevilla FC - FC Barcelona (1-2) match, which drew on average 1.402 million viewers on the pay-TV channel…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Authorities
• Article # 80502
• Published on 09/11/16 at 11:30