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Facebook: 75.4 million likes in total for the 18 Bundesliga clubs (May 2018)

The 18 clubs involved in the 2017-18 Bundesliga season have a cumulative total of over 75.4 million likes on the social network Facebook, according to data collected by News Tank Football on 01/05/2018. The Bundesliga is the fourth most popular Top 5 league on Facebook, behind the Premier League…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Digital, Authorities, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 119404
• Published on 07/05/18 at 10:40
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2018 World Cup: Hyundai invites fans to choose slogans written on the buses of the 32 teams

Hyundai Motor Company invites fans, on 26/04/2018, to choose the slogans written on the buses of the 32 teams qualified for the 2018 World Cup, of which the South Korean car manufacturer is a first-level partner. Supporters have until 14/05/2018 to vote among the three slogans selected by…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Digital, Authorities, …
• Article # 119457
• Published on 07/05/18 at 10:11
©  Paris-SG
Facebook: nearly 53 million likes in total for the 20 Ligue 1 Conforama clubs (May 2018)

The 20 clubs involved in the 2017-18 Ligue 1 Conforama season have a cumulative total of nearly 53 million likes on the social network Facebook, according to data collected by News Tank Football on 01/05/2018. The Ligue 1 Conforama is the least-watched European Top 5 league on Facebook, with an…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Digital, Authorities, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 119402
• Published on 07/05/18 at 09:30
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General Court of the EU: Lionel Messi can register his trademark for sports equipment and clothing

Argentine international Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona, LaLiga Santander) can register his brand "MESSI" for sports equipment and clothing, says the General Court of the European Union, following its judgment in case T-554/14, given on 26/04/2018. Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini asked EUIPO…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Sporting Goods & Brands, Authorities, …
• Article # 119458
• Published on 04/05/18 at 17:20
©  NBA
NBA: Benjamin Morel steps down as vice-president and managing director for EMEA of the league

Benjamin Morel, 44, will step down as the vice-president and managing director of Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) of the NBA, by the end of July 2018, announced the NBA on 02/05/2018. "During the period when Benjamin Morel led the NBA in Europe and the Middle East, he has…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 119460
• Published on 04/05/18 at 16:38
©  Hyundai
2018 World Cup: 32 fans will attend the final via the "Hyundai World Football Heritage" contest

Hyundai Motor Company has launched the "Hyundai World Football Heritage" contest on 15/04/2018, as part of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, of which the South Korean car manufacturer is a first-level partner. Fans can win tickets to the 2018 World Cup Final (at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on Sunday…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Digital, Authorities, …
• Article # 119398
• Published on 04/05/18 at 13:59
©  FIFA
2018 World Cup: nine Europeans among the 13 video assistant referees selected for the competition

Three video assistant referees from Italy, two from Germany, two from Portugal, one from the Netherlands and one from Poland compose the contingent of the nine European referees selected among the 13 VAR's (list below) that have been chosen for the 2018 World Cup in Russia by the FIFA Referees…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 119270
• Published on 04/05/18 at 13:30
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
• Published on 04/05/18 at 12:35
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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
• Published on 04/05/18 at 11:59
©  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
• Published on 04/05/18 at 11:30