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ECA: K-H Rummenigge will not stand for chairmanship, his successor to be elected on 05/09/2017

Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, 61 years old, the chairman of the ECA, will not be a candidate in the election for the next term of the post scheduled for Tuesday, 05/09/2017 in Geneva (SUI), announced the European Club Association in Madrid (ESP) on 10/08/2017. "Following intense, successful, and good…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Clubs, Legal, …
• Article # 99490
• Published on 10/08/17 at 18:05

UK: Sky extends English Football League TV League rights for £180m per year (press)

The British pay-TV group Sky plc will extend its rights to broadcast English Football League (EFL) competitions in the UK, according to the British daily The Guardian of 08/08/2017. The amount of the agreement would be £180m per year (€200m), or about 2.3 times more than in the 2015-2018 cycle…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Authorities
• Article # 99487
• Published on 10/08/17 at 17:44

EFL: EA Sports (video games) extends as official partner of the League and iFollow OTT service

EA Sports, an American video game company, has extended and expanded its partnership with the EFL for six seasons, until 2022-23, announced the two parties on 03/08/2017. The publisher, who have been officially licensed by the EFL since 2009-10, becomes an official partner, in the second level in…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Digital, Authorities, …
• Article # 99409
• Published on 10/08/17 at 16:00

China: PPTV to stream broadcast Ligue 1 Conforama, Serie A TIM, and Emirates FA Cup in 2017-18

PPTV (Suning group), a Chinese internet and mobile services company, has partnered with MP & Silva, the UK media rights agency, for 2017-18, on 04/08/2017. The non-exclusive agreement includes the online broadcasting of the Serie A TIM, Ligue 1 Conforama, the Emirates FA Cup, and the Scottish…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Digital
• Article # 99447
• Published on 10/08/17 at 15:24

Serie A TIM: Atalanta becomes owner of the Stadio Atleti Azzurri in Bergamo for €8.6m

"The contract that establishes the transfer of ownership of the Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia (26,562 capacity) from the City of Bergamo to the Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio (Serie A TIM) was signed this morning," announced the club 08/08/2017. A plan to renovate the stadium, originally built in…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Authorities, Stadiums
• Article # 99448
• Published on 10/08/17 at 14:49

UEFA: Volkswagen partner of national team competitions for 2018-2022, including Euro 2020

The German automobile manufacturer Volkswagen has become the "mobility partner" of UEFA's national team competitions for the 2018-2022 period, announced the European body on 09/08/2017. This is a global partnership, in the first level in the sponsorship hierarchy of UEFA, valued at at least €40m…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Rights Acquisitions, Merchandising - Licensing, …
• Article # 99449
• Published on 10/08/17 at 14:10

2017-18 Premier League: Arsenal - Leicester City, first game of the season on Friday 11/08/2017

Arsenal FC - Leicester City FC, scheduled at the Emirates Stadium (London, ENG) on Friday, 11/08/2017 (kick-off at 19:45 BTS, 20:45 CET), is the first game of the 2017-18 Premier League season. The reigning champions, Chelsea FC, host Burnley FC on Saturday, 12/08/2017 2010 (kick-off at 15:00 BST…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Clubs, Sporting Goods & Brands, …
• Article # 99424
• Published on 09/08/17 at 18:20

Borussia Dortmund: Opel (automobiles), "champion" partner and shirt sponsor until 2021-22

Opel, a German automobile manufacturer, is extending its "champion" partnership (2^nd level) for four seasons (2018-2022) and expanding it by becoming the shirt sleeve sponsor of Borussia Dortmund (Bundesliga) for five seasons (2017-2022), announced the club on 03/08/2017. The annual fixed amount…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Clubs, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 99336
• Published on 09/08/17 at 17:46

LaLiga: Alfa Romeo (automobiles) becomes shorts sponsor of Valencia CF for 2017-18

Alfa Romeo, an Italian automaker, has become a premium partner and shorts sponsor of Valencia CF (LaLiga Santander), on 03/08/2017. The Alfa Romeo logo will now be visible on the front left side of the Spanish club's shorts during the 2017-18 season.Alfa Romeo will enjoy the status of a premium…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Clubs, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 99381
• Published on 09/08/17 at 17:45

Neymar: a record transfer also on social networks (308,000 Twitter interactions in 3 days)

"The Facebook and Twitter posts of Paris Saint-Germain (Ligue 1 Conforama) which announced the arrival of the Brazilian Neymar from FC Barcelona (LaLiga Santander) were the most popular in the history of football transfers on social networks. The announcement generated a total of close to 400,000…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication, Transfer Market
• Article # 99430
• Published on 09/08/17 at 17:44