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Europa League: FC Salzburg - Marseille draws 4.675 million viewers in France, record for free-TV W9

FC Red Bull Salzburg (Tipico Bundesliga) - Olympique de Marseille (Ligue 1 Conforama), 2-1 after extra time, Marseille advanced 3-2 on aggregate, the semi-final return leg of the 2017-18 Europa League drew 4.675 million viewers in France on the free-TV channel W9, with a peak of 5.3 million…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Clubs, Authorities, …
• Article # 119455
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©  AS Roma

AS Roma: 4 players lend their voices to the navigation application Waze (official traffic partner)

Waze, a GPS and traffic info application, has become the "official traffic partner" of AS Roma (Serie A TIM), on 30/04/2018. The agreement is a fourth level partnership in the sponsorship hierarchy of the Italian club. The duration of the partnership has not yet been communicated. As part of…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Clubs, Digital, …
• Article # 119405
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©  News Tank

Competitive imbalances: "The closed league is not a realistic solution" (Jacco Swart, Eredivisie)

"If we were to create our domestic leagues today, starting from a blank page, the closed league would theoretically be an economically attractive solution, like the North American professional sports organisations. But we never create anything from a blank page," said Jacco Swart, CEO of…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 119007
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©  AELTC

Tennis: prize money for the 2018 edition of Wimbledon reaches €38.6m (+7.6% compared to in 2017)

The total prize money for the 2018 edition of the Wimbledon Grand Slam tennis tournament (London, UK) will be £34m (€38.6m), up 7.6% compared to in 2017 (£31.6m). "The Ladies' and Gentlemen’s Singles Champions will each receive £2.25m (€2.55m), increased from £2.2m in 2017," explained the the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Authorities, Stadiums
• Article # 119410
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©  D.R.

Serie A TIM: Juventus virtual reality app named to the 2018 Sports Technology Awards

The Juventus VR App (for virtual reality) is one of six pre-selected for the best application award at the fifth edition of the "Sports Technology Awards", a ceremony celebrating the most innovative technologies in all areas of sport, announced Juventus (Serie A TIM) on 24/04/2018. "Before The…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication, Merchandising - Licensing
• Article # 119399
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©  D.R.

Champions League: 8.7 million viewers in Italy, and 1.5 million in the UK for AS Roma - Liverpool FC

The AS Roma (Serie A TIM) - Liverpool FC (Premier League) semi-final return leg of the 2017-18 Champions League (4-2, Liverpool qualify for the final 7-6 on aggregate), drew an average of 8.712 million viewers in Italy, on the free and private TV channel Canale 5, on Wednesday 02/05/2018 (kick-off…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Clubs, …
• Article # 119406
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©  SAFC

Championship: Sunderland AFC sold to investors grouped around Britain's Stewart Donald

"Ellis Short (USA), owner of Sunderland AFC (Sky Bet Championship), has agreed to sell the club to an international consortium of football investors. The deal, which is subject only to English Football League approval, will see ownership pass to a group led by Stewart Donald (UK), chairman of…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Authorities, Legal
• Article # 119373
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©  Schalke 04

Bundesliga: FC Schalke 04 and Hebei China Fortune FC form a five-year strategic youth partnership

FC Schalke 04 (Bundesliga) have formed a "large, long-term and economically attractive strategic youth cooperation partnership" with the Chinese club Hebei China Fortune FC (CSL) for a five-year term, announced the Gelsenkirchen club (GER) on 26/04/2018. "A milestone in the…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Stadiums
• Article # 119272
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©  FIFA

2018 World Cup: a $2m advance from FIFA for each of the five qualified African teams

"The five African qualified teams for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia namely Egypt, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal and Tunisia, will each receive an advance of $2m (€1.66m) of their prize money from FIFA towards their preparations," announced CAF, on 30/04/2018. "The decision follows…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 119275
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©  LFF

Latvia: Kaspars Gorkss, former international team captain, is elected president of the LFF

Kaspars Gorkss, 36, who played 89 games for the Latvian national team between 2005 and 2017, has been elected president of the Latvian Football Federation (Latvijas Futbola federācija, LFF) at the Riga General Assembly on 27/04/2018. Gorkss obtained at total of 56 votes, versus 48 for Vadim…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 119279
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