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Spain: Juan Luis Larrea, president of the RFEF, announces Video Assistance Referees for 2018-19

Juan Luis Larrea, president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation, announced the arrival of Video Assistance Referees (VAR) for the 2018-19 LaLiga Santander season, on 25/10/2017. When asked by the Spanish radio station Cadena SER about the date of the introduction of the Video Assistance…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal
• Article # 105037
• Published on 31/10/17 at 12:04
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FIFA: the 32 teams in the 2018 World Cup in Russia will share €340.4m, 12% more than in 2014

The money allocated for the 2018 World Cup in Russia that will be shared by the 32 participating teams is set at $400m (€340.4m on 27/10/2017), 12% more than the $358m (€304.6m) for the 2014 edition in Brazil, announced FIFA after its Council meeting in Kolkata (IND), on 27/10/2017, on the eve of…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 105124
• Published on 31/10/17 at 11:30
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Bayern Munich: new augmented reality feature on the official club app

FC Bayern Munich (Bundesliga) have launched a new Augmented Reality (AR) feature on its official mobile app, the club said on 17/10/2017."The experience, which is one of the very first in football, enables users to view players anywhere in the world whether it’s at home or in Times Square, New…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Clubs, Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 104960
• Published on 30/10/17 at 19:40
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Spain: Vicente Casado appointed marketing director of the Federation, Marcelino Maté vice-president

Vicente Casado has been appointed the marketing director of the Royal Spanish Football Federation, announced the the body after the meeting of its Executive Committee, chaired by Juan Luis Larrea, on 25/10/2017. Vicente Casado replaces María José Claramunt, who held this position until 19/10/2017…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 105026
• Published on 30/10/17 at 19:40
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Academies: clubs of the European Top 5 leagues multiply their training centres on all continents

Sevilla FC (LaLiga Santander) has formalised the upcoming opening of an academy in the province of Fukushima (Japan) on 19/10/2017, the seventh abroad of the club after the six announced in the United States on 30/06/2017. Two days earlier, another Spanish club, Valencia CF (LaLiga Santander)…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Authorities, Legal, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 104958
• Published on 30/10/17 at 18:40
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Russia 2018: all matches to be produced in Ultra HD with the option of following in virtual reality

"All sixty-four matches (of the 2018 World Cup in Russia) will be produced in Ultra High Definition (UHD) with High Dynamic Range (HDR) for the first time ever," said FIFA on 21/10/2017."Thirty-seven cameras, of which eight with UHD/HDR and 1080p/SDR dual output, and another eight with 1080p/HDR…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Stadiums
• Article # 105080
• Published on 30/10/17 at 18:04
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Greece: ERT (public) acquires the broadcasting rights to the 2018 World Cup

ERT ("Hellenic Radio Television"), a Greek public broadcasting group, has acquired the rights to broadcast the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia on 17/10/2017. ERT was the broadcaster of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, but under the name of NERIT ("New Hellenic Radio-Internet-Television"). ERT was…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Authorities
• Article # 105079
• Published on 30/10/17 at 17:34
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Germany: cooperation agreement (sport, marketing, and management) between the DFL and the DIMAYOR

"DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga and the Colombian División Mayor del Fútbol Colombiano (DIMAYOR) signed a wide-ranging cooperation agreement in Frankfurt (GER) today (on 26/10/2017) with the intent to collaborate more closely. The agreement will see the two leagues develop joint initiatives in fields…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 105157
• Published on 30/10/17 at 16:00
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Financial Fair Play: "I would not want a club like Paris Saint-Germain in Spain" (J. Tebas, LaLiga)

"We are in one industry. One can not cheat. If, in Spain, there was a club like Paris Saint-Germain (Ligue 1 Conforama), owned by a State, I would not want it in my competition. This would (then) no longer be the competition of LaLiga, but (the compeition) of this State, to which we would become…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Clubs, Transfer Market, …
• Article # 105141
• Published on 30/10/17 at 14:29
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Hamburger SV: partnership with McDonald's (2017-20) for a McCafé inaugurated at the Volksparkstadion

McDonald's Deutschland, the German subsidiary of the American fast food chain, began a collaboration with Hamburger SV (Bundesliga) on 21/10/2017. The collaboration, of which the level in the sponsorship hierarchy of the German club has not yet been specified, will run over three seasons…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Clubs, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 105011
• Published on 30/10/17 at 12:59