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LaLiga Santander: Deportivo Alavés counts a record 17,512 season ticket holders for 2018-19

Deportivo Alavès (LaLiga Santander) is closing its 2018-19 season ticket campaign with 17,512 season ticket holders, a new record, according to the Spanish club on 23/08/2018. The club had already broken its record number of season ticket holders during the previous two seasons with 15,000…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Marketing - Communication, Stadiums
• Article # 127299
• Published on 27/08/18 at 16:40

UEFA: Olympique Lyonnais to play match behind closed doors during the 2018 Champions League

"Olympique Lyonnais (Ligue 1 Conforama) has taken note of the decision of the UEFA Disciplinary Committee to sanction the club following the OL - PFC CSKA Moscow match last season (2017-18), with a match behind closed doors in the Champions League this season," said the French club on 25/08/2018…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Legal, Stadiums
• Article # 127298
• Published on 27/08/18 at 15:55

Bundesliga: Nike (5 clubs) the most represented equipment supplier in 2018-19

With five of the 18 clubs (28% of the clubs) under contract, the US brand Nike is the most represented equipment supplier in the Bundesliga for the 2018-19 season, ahead of the German brand Puma and the British brand Umbro (three clubs each). Nike is the most represented equipment supplier in…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Clubs, Sporting Goods & Brands, …
• Article # 127294
• Published on 27/08/18 at 14:30

LaLiga Santander: RCD Espanyol installs Playmaster hybrid pitch technology at the RCDE Stadium

RCD Espanyol (LaLiga Santander) have replaced the natural pitch at the RCDE Stadium in Cornellà and El Prat de Llobregat (40,500 capacity) with a hybrid turf with Playmaster technology, developed by GrassMaster Solutions, according to the Barcelona club on 20/08/2018. The change of pitch is…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Stadiums
• Article # 127282
• Published on 27/08/18 at 12:45

FIFA: "Cultural barriers have fallen and girls can play football anywhere" (B. Henriques, FFF)

"With this organisation of the Women's World Cup in France, we hope that we can give a good illustration of what can happen in a country, where ten years ago, nobody cared or believed in women's football. A country, where it was really hard to find a club for a girl to play football. Now, the…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Digital, Legal, …
• Article # 127260
• Published on 27/08/18 at 11:30

Six Nations: Benjamin Morel (FRA) appointed CEO, effective from 05/11/2018

Frenchman Benjamin Morel has been appointed as the chief executive officer of Six Nations Rugby Ltd, said the trading company and rights holder of the Six Nations tournament on 23/08/2018. Morel's appointment will be effective from 05/11/2018. He will succeed Irishman John Feehan who resigned from…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Legal, Stadiums
• Article # 127249
• Published on 27/08/18 at 10:40

Lega Serie A: solidarity fund created after the Morandi bridge disaster in Genoa

"As a sign of sympathy and solidarity with the victims of the Genoa tragedy, the Lega Serie A will set-up, as it had previously announced, a fund that will meet the needs of the people of Genoa, in agreement with the authorities of the city," announced Gaetano Miccichè, president of the Italian…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 127242
• Published on 27/08/18 at 10:00

Deal Tracker: all the latest sponsorship / partnership agreements in football

This table allows you to find all the major sponsorship/partnership contracts concluded by clubs, federations, leagues, and football players/managers around Europe and throughout the world, from 01/05/2017. By default, all deals have been sorted in a reverse chronological order (newest first)…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Sporting Goods & Brands, Authorities, …
• Article # 127206
• Published on 27/08/18 at 09:40

Uruguay: FIFA appoints a normalisation committee to manage and hold elections for the Association

"The Bureau of the FIFA Council decided on 21/08/2018 to appoint a normalisation committee for the Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) in accordance with art. 14 par. 1(a) and art. 8 par. 2 of the FIFA Statutes," announced the international federation on 22/08/2018. "This decision follows the…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 127205
• Published on 24/08/18 at 16:45

Tennis: prize money for the US Open 2018 rises to $53m (+5.1% compared to the 2017 edition)

The prize money for the 2018 edition of the US Open Grand Slam, which runs from 27/08 to 09/09/2018, has risen to $53m (€45m on 17/07/2018), according to the organisers of the tournament, on 17/07/2018. The amount is up 5.1% compared to the 2017 edition ($50.4m, or €43.9m on 18/07/2017). "Each…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance
• Article # 127182
• Published on 24/08/18 at 15:10