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Chile: Arturo Salah succeeds Sergio Jadue as president of the Federation and the League

Former professional footballer and national team coach Arturo Salah (66 years old) has been elected president of the FFC, the Chilean Federation, and the ANFP, the Chilean Professional Football League, on 04/01/2015. "Arturo Salah gained 28 votes compared to the 16 votes gained by Pablo Milad or…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 59432
• Published on 06/01/16 at 11:32
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Brazil: Canadian brand Dryworld replaces adidas as kit supplier of Fluminense from the 2016 season

The Canadian brand Dryworld will replace adidas as the official kit supplier of Fluminense FC (Chevrolet Brasileirão Série A) from the 2016 season, the club announced on 30/12/2015. adidas had extended its contract with the Rio de Janeiro club until 2020 on 28/05/2014. The partnership, which began…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Sporting Goods & Brands, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 59421
• Published on 06/01/16 at 10:09
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Serie A: Udinese will play their first game at the newly renovated Stadio Friuli on 17/01/2015

Udinese Calcio (Serie A TIM) will play their first match at the newly renovated Stadio Friuli (25,000 seats) against Juventus (Matchday 20), on 17/01/2015. The club have played in a configuration of the stadium reduced to 18,000 seats since the beginning of the 2015-16 season. The stadium, which…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Stadiums
• Article # 59394
• Published on 05/01/16 at 18:01
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Liga BBVA: 9.73 million total viewers in Spain on Matchdays 16, 17 and 18 of the 2015-16 season

4.085 million viewers watched at least 8 of the 10 matches on Matchday 18 of the 2015-16 Liga BBVA season, played from 02 to 04/01/2016. This is the best cumulative audience for any matchday in the Spanish first division since the start of the 2015-16 season. The best audience of the weekend was…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital, …
• Article # 59379
• Published on 05/01/16 at 17:00
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FC Barcelona: More than 10,000 fans attend an open training session at the Mini Estadi

An open training session hosted by FC Barcelona (Liga BBVA) attracted 10,047 people to the Mini Estadi stadium where the club's B team play their official matches, on 04/01/2016. For years, FC Barcelona have organised open training sessions in the first week of January, after which fan's are given…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Stadiums, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 59376
• Published on 05/01/16 at 15:30
Liga BBVA: attendance on Matchday 18 in 2015-16

Matchday 18 of the 2015-16 Liga BBVA season attracted an average of 28,128 spectators from 02 to 04/01/2016. The average attendance of the championship is currently at 27,917 spectators, a fill rate of 69%. The match between Valencia CF - Real Madrid CF (2-2) drew the best crowd of the day with…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums
• Article # 59373
• Published on 05/01/16 at 14:30
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FIFA: Sheikh Salman wants to divide the body into two entities ("Football FIFA" and "Business FIFA")

Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, a candidate for the FIFA presidency, has proposed to divide FIFA into two separate entities, one (Football FIFA) to manage the sport and competitions organised by the International Federation, the other (Business FIFA) dealing with commercial and financial…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Social Responsibility, Legal
• Article # 59353
• Published on 05/01/16 at 13:15
©  FIFA
IFAB: video refereeing on the agenda of the annual business meeting in London (ENG) on 07/01/2016

The annual business meeting (ABM) of the IFAB is scheduled to take place on Thursday, 07/01/2016, at the Royal Garden Hotel in London (ENG), announced FIFA on 22/12/2015. "The ABM acts as a preparatory meeting for the annual general meeting (in Cardiff, WAL, from 04 to 06/03/2016) - the only forum…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 59345
• Published on 05/01/16 at 11:00
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Manchester United: "The current playing style is not what we want to see" (H.Hainer, adidas)

"Business with Manchester United FC (Premier League) is going very well, we sell more shirts than expected. We are satisfied... even if the current playing style of Man United is not exactly what we want to see," said Herbert Hainer, CEO of adidas to the German daily Süddeutsche Zeitung, on…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Sporting Goods & Brands
• Article # 59341
• Published on 05/01/16 at 10:00
Smaaash Entertainment (virtual gaming) signs a partnership with Cristiano Ronaldo

Smaaash Entertainment (virtual gaming and entertainment) has signed a partnership with the Portuguese star player Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid CF), indicated the Mumbai-based (India) company on 22/12/2015. "The company will launch a 65,000-sq ft gaming arcade with soccer, cricket and other…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication
• Article # 59143
• Published on 05/01/16 at 10:00