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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
• Published on 07/03/16 at 17:45
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
• Published on 07/03/16 at 17:00
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
• Published on 07/03/16 at 15:15
©  D.R.
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
• Published on 07/03/16 at 14:31
©  FIFA
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
• Published on 07/03/16 at 13:15
©  FIFA
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
• Published on 07/03/16 at 11:59
©  FIFA
IFAB: revision of Laws of the Game, changes to "triple punishment" approved in Cardiff on 05/03/2016

A revision of the Laws of the Game and changes to the "triple punishment" (expulsion, penalty and suspension) rule have been approved by the 130th Annual General Meeting of the International Football Association Board, meeting in Cardiff (Wales) on 05/03/2016. In addition to "video assistance for…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 64036
• Published on 07/03/16 at 11:10
©  UEFA
UEFA: Theodore Theodoridis (GRE) appointed acting secretary general by the Executive Committee

Theodore Theodoridis (GRE) has been appointed acting secretary general of UEFA ,at the Executive Committee meeting in Nyon (SUI) on 04/03/2016. He replaces Gianni Infantino (ITA-SUI), who was elected FIFA president in Zurich (SUI) on 26/02/2016. Theodore Theodoridis, 50 years old, had been the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 63991
• Published on 07/03/16 at 10:16
©  Monumental Sports and Entertainment
USA: MP & Silva becomes the exclusive marketing agency of MSE (Wizards, Capitals, Verizon Center)

The US consortium Monumental Sports & Entertainment (MSE) has partners with the MP & Silva agency for exclusive worldwide management of its marketing rights, on 02/03/2016. The agreement, whose duration was not specified, is designed to maximise sponsorship rights, naming rights and commercial…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Stadiums, …
• Article # 63988
• Published on 07/03/16 at 09:30
©  MLS
MLS: all 20 clubs have a shirt sponsor for the 2016 season, with an average price of $3.2m (€2.9m)

For the first time in the league's history, all 20 MLS clubs have a shirt sponsor in place at the beginning of the season, according to data compiled by News Tank Football on 04/03/2016. The 2016 MLS season begins with all 20 clubs in action on Sunday 06/03/2016.The San Jose Earthquakes and…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Sporting Goods & Brands, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 63940
• Published on 07/03/16 at 09:15