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Premier League: Manchester United announce £133.8m Q2 turnover, expect to top £500m in 2015-16

Manchester United FC (Premier League) declared £133.8m (€172.3m) in turnover for Q2 of the 2015-16 season (quarter ending on 31/12/2015), up 26.6% from Q2 2014-15 (£105.7m; €136.2m), the club announced on 12/02/2016. This brings the turnover of the club for the first half of the 2015-16 season to…
Domain(s): Clubs, Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Clubs, Stadiums, …
• Article # 62350
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The PGA Tour Partners with GoPro to mount cameras on the players and members of the public

The PGA Tour, the men's professional golf circuit, has signed a partnership with GoPro (US manufacturer of portable, mini-cameras) and SkratchTV (video platform specialising in golf) to produce content from cameras mounted on the player's caps, announced the organising committee of the tour on…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 62358
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©  OGC Nice

Ligue 1: "We're not in trouble. I am very calm" (Jean-Pierre Rivère, president of OGC Nice)

"We can afford to take our time over this decision because the club is financially healthy. We're not in trouble. I am very calm," said Jean-Pierre Rivère, president and majority owner of OGC Nice (Ligue 1) on 12/02/2016, on the same day of the announcement that the planned takeover of his club…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal
• Article # 62354
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©  FIFA

Russia 2018: a public vote will decide whether the tournament mascot is a tiger, a wolf or a cat

The three "finalists" to be the official mascot of the 2018 World Cup in Russia were announced at a ceremony in Moscow (Russia) on 11/02/2016. These three potential mascots represent a tiger, a wolf and a cat. They were created by three Russian design students. From September to November 2015…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Merchandising - Licensing
• Article # 62340
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Bundesliga: VfL Wolfsburg recruit a professional eSports player (FIFA franchise)

VfL Wolfsburg (Bundesliga) have recruited David Bytheway (22 years old), a British professional eSports player, specialising in the FIFA football video game (published by EA Sports), announced the club on 19/01/2016. The Briton will represent the club and will play exclusively with the VfL…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 62361
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©  Mediaset Premium

Italy: Premium offers Champions League package for the Round of 16 - final to non-subscribers (€59)

The audiovisual group Mediaset Premium has launched the "UEFA Champions League Pass," allowing non-subscribers to access its "Calcio & Sport" TV package for €59, in order to watch broadcasts of all the remaining matches in the 2015-16 Champions League (29 in total), from the Round of 16 to the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Merchandising - Licensing
• Article # 62360
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Swiss international Granit Xhaka (Borussia Mönchengladbach) becomes an ambassador for Under Armour

Swiss international Granit Xhaka (VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach) has become a football ambassador for Under Armour, announced the US sports equipment brand on 11/02/2016.The 23-year-old will wear the ClutchFit Force 2.0 boots developed by Under Armour in the coming months. The brand also counts…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Sporting Goods & Brands, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 62359
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©  FIFA

FIFA: Jérôme Valcke banned for 12 years by the adjudicatory chamber of the Ethics Committee

"The adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee chaired by Mr Hans Joachim Eckert has banned Mr Jérôme Valcke, former secretary general of FIFA, for 12 years from all football-related activities (administrative, sports or any other) on a national and international level. The ban…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 62375
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Super Bowl 50: development of technological innovations aid fan experience, refereeing and security

Super Bowl 50, won by the Denver Broncos over the Carolina Panthers (24-10) on 07/02/2016 at Levi's Stadium, (Santa Clara, California, USA), introduced new technological innovations for fan-experience, refereeing and security. With "EyeVision 360", a system of 36 cameras placed around the stadium…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Digital, Stadiums
• Article # 62327
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©  adidas group

adidas Group: turnover increases by 16% up to €16.9bn, net profit up 12% to €720m in 2015

The adidas Group has announced a 16% increase in turnover, up to €16.9bn for 2015 (compared to €14.5bn in 2014) and a 12% increase in net profit up to €720m (€642m in 2014), on 11/02/2016. The German group is expecting "double-digit" growth in sales and operating profit for 2016.This strong rise…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Sporting Goods & Brands, Finance, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 62306
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