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Premier League: Apollo Tyres (tyres) extends as global sponsor of Manchester United for three years

The Indian tyre manufacturer Apollo Tyres has extended its partnership with Manchester United FC (Premier League) and expanded it by becoming a global sponsor of the club for the 2016-2019 period, on 08/09/2016. Apollo Tyres is a partner of Manchester United for three seasons. The company was a…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 76124
• Published on 13/09/16 at 09:10

Italy: the Supercoppa TIM organised for the second time in Doha (Qatar), for Friday, 23/12/2016

The 2016 edition of the Supercoppa TIM, which pits Juventus (2015-16 Italian champions) and AC Milan (Coppa Italia runner-up, defeated in the final by Juventus 1-0 a.e.t, on 22/05/2016), will be played in Doha, the capital of Qatar, on Friday, 23/12/2016, announced the Lega Serie A and the State…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Stadiums, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 76121
• Published on 12/09/16 at 16:54

UEFA: FIFA Ethics Committee authorizes Michel Platini to address the Congress on 14/09/2016

"The FIFA Ethics Committee has informed UEFA that Michel Platini (FRA) will be allowed to address the 12^th Extraordinary UEFA Congress in Athens (GRE) on 14/09/2016. A request to authorize the presence of Michel Platini was recently made by UEFA and we welcome the decision," stated the European…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 76101
• Published on 12/09/16 at 16:09

Ligue 1: Olympique Lyonnais open Brasserie des Lumières, by Paul Bocuse, inside the Parc OL

Olympique Lyonnais (Ligue 1) and Restaurants & Brasseries de Lyon Bocuse (Chef Paul Bocuse) have opened the "Brasserie des Lumières" restaurant inside Parc OL, on 05/09/2016. The "Brasserie des Lumières" will welcome spectators to a seated dinner before or after Olympique Lyonnais home matches…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 76094
• Published on 12/09/16 at 15:19

Sports betting: Sportradar partners with the Hero Indian Super League for the 2016-17 season

The Hero Indian Super League, the Indian professional football league, is working with the Swiss company Sportradar for the monitoring of sports betting and supplying sports data for the 2016-17 season, stated the ISL on 06/09/2016.Sportradar's mission is to monitor sports betting related to the…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital, …
• Article # 76081
• Published on 12/09/16 at 13:29

Ligue 1: Winamax launches its "Jeu de l’Entraîneur" ("Manager Game"), first of its kind in France

Winamax, a French betting and gambling operator, launched the 2016-17 edition of its "Jeu de l’Entraîneur" ("Manager Game"), a football management simulation game, on 07/09/2016. Winamax had already proposed such a game during Euro 2016, using the 24 qualified national teams. The game for the…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Digital, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 75952
• Published on 12/09/16 at 12:39

FIFA: Jeffrey Webb, former president of CONCACAF, banned for life by the Ethics Committee

"The adjudicatory chamber of the Ethics Committee chaired by Mr Hans-Joachim Eckert has banned Mr Jeffrey Webb (Cayman Islands), former President of CONCACAF, Vice-President of FIFA and President of the Cayman Islands Football Association, for life from all football-related activities on a…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 76074
• Published on 12/09/16 at 11:25

FIFA: Ethics Committee opens formal proceedings against J. Blatter, J. Valcke, and M. Kattner

"The deputy chairman of the investigatory chamber of the Ethics Committee, Djimbaraye Bourngar (Chad), has opened formal proceedings against Joseph Blatter, former President of FIFA, Jérôme Valcke, former Secretary General of FIFA and Markus Kattner, former Acting Secretary General and Director of…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 76042
• Published on 12/09/16 at 10:50

Ligue 1: club buyer Frank McCourt names Jacques-Henri Eyraud president of Olympique de Marseille

"Mr. Frank H. McCourt Jr., the buyer in the pending acquisition of the Olympique de Marseille club, announced today (09/09/2016) the appointment of Jacques-Henri Eyraud, a contractor specialised in sport and media, as the future president of OM. This appointment is effective as of the closing of…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Authorities, Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 76043
• Published on 12/09/16 at 10:18

LaLiga Santander: RCD Espanyol become first Spanish club to open an academy in Algeria

RCD Espanyol (LaLiga Santander) became the first Spanish club to open a football academy in Algeria: Génération Foot Algeria (an Algerian branch of the African Génération Foot schools) and Espanyol signed an agreement for three seasons, until the end of the 2018-2019 season, announced the club on…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 76004
• Published on 12/09/16 at 09:29