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Premier League: BetVictor to be the Liverpool FC training kit sponsor for 2016-2019

BetVictor, a sports betting and online gambling operator, became a main partner of Liverpool FC (Premier League) and sponsor of the club's training kit, on 01/07/2016. The partnership also makes BetVictor the official "online sports betting partner" of Liverpool in the UK and internationally.The…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Digital, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 72937
• Published on 08/07/16 at 13:03

Leicester City FC: a young fan will accompany the players onto the pitch for the Community Shield

An initiative put in place by Leicester City FC (Premier League) sees the opportunity for a young fan to be the "mascot" of the club, which will enable them to meet the players and to accompany them onto the pitch before the start of the match, for when "the Foxes" face Manchester United FC…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 72920
• Published on 08/07/16 at 12:25

Euro 2016: The Eiffel Tower fan-zone (Paris) welcomed its millionth visitor on 06/07/2016

The Eiffel Tower fan-zone (Paris) welcomed its millionth visitor before the start of the first semi-final of Euro 2016, Portugal - Wales (2-0), on Wednesday, 06/07/2016, at approximately 19:00 (CET). Ella, the one millionth visitor to the fan-zone and a supporter of Wales, was greeted by a…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Stadiums, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 72930
• Published on 08/07/16 at 11:40

Legal: Lionel Messi sentenced to 21 months in prison (tax evasion), but he will not serve time

The Argentine Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona) and his father, Jorge Horacio Messi, were sentenced to 21 months imprisonment and were fined €3.69m in total for tax evasion, announced the court of Barcelona (ESP), on 06/07/2016. The player, however, will not face imprisonment because in Spain, judgments…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal
• Article # 72897
• Published on 08/07/16 at 11:05

Russia 2018: ticket prices from €95 to €995 for foreigners, from €17 to €96 for the Russian public

Ticket prices for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup and World Cup 2018 competitions in Russia were presented by FIFA after a meeting of the board of the Local Organizing Committee in Moscow (RUS), on 05/07/2016. For the 2018 World Cup, the ticket rates are between $105 and $1100 (€95 to €995) for…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Finance, Stadiums, …
• Article # 72844
• Published on 08/07/16 at 10:30

Première Ligue Convention: "Filling the stadiums... I think it starts there" (J-C Blanc, PSG)

"Filling the stadiums, which means offering a quality entertainment spectacle, offering quality reception conditions for businesses, but also for the general public... Fundamentally, I think it starts there," said Jean-Claude Blanc, the deputy CEO of Paris Saint-Germain (Ligue 1), about the…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Clubs, Finance, …
• Article # 72313
• Published on 08/07/16 at 09:54

NFL: an interactive exhibition with Cirque du Soleil in Times Square (New York), in November 2017

The NFL, the National Football League Players Association (the NFL players' union), and Cirque du Soleil, a Québécois artistic entertainment company, announced the creation of a partnership to create an interactive exhibition in November 2017, on 22/06/2016.The event, "The Times Square NFL…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Digital, Stadiums, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 72799
• Published on 08/07/16 at 09:25

Euro 2016: Portugal-Wales draws over 15.8 million total average viewers in Portugal, Italy and Spain

The first semi-final of Euro 2016, Portugal - Wales (2-0) at Parc OL (Lyon), drew an average of 3.65 million viewers in Portugal on RTP1, on Wednesday, 06/07/2016 (kick-off at 21:00 CET). This figure represented an audience share of 75.4%, and allowed the channel to achieve the best performance in…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences
• Article # 72907
• Published on 07/07/16 at 17:45

Euro 2016: 17.7 million viewers for Portugal - Wales in Germany on ARD (audience share: 55%)

The first semi-final of Euro 2016, Portugal - Wales (2-0) at Parc OL (Lyon), drew an average of 17.78 million viewers in Germany on the free, public channel ARD, on Wednesday, 06/07/2016 (kick-off at 21:00 CET). This figure represented an audience share of 55%, and allowed the channel to achieve…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences
• Article # 72899
• Published on 07/07/16 at 17:10

FIFA: Tomaž Vesel (SVN) appointed chairperson of the Audit and Compliance Committee

"The Bureau of the FIFA Council today appointed Tomaž Vesel of Slovenia as the independent chairperson of FIFA’s Audit and Compliance Committee until the 67^th FIFA Congress, with immediate effect," announced the international federation on 06/07/2016. Tomaž Vesel, 49 years old, succeeds Domenico…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal
• Article # 72903
• Published on 07/07/16 at 16:38