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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
• Published on 04/05/18 at 10:49
©  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
• Published on 04/05/18 at 10:21
©  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
• Published on 04/05/18 at 09:50
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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
• Published on 03/05/18 at 17:50
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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
• Published on 03/05/18 at 17:19
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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
• Published on 03/05/18 at 16:10
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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
• Published on 03/05/18 at 15:10
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Bundesliga: Lagardère Sports Germany extends as marketing partner of Hamburger SV until 2025

Lagardère Sports, sports marketing agency of the Lagardère Sport & Entertainment group, has extended as the marketing partner of Hamburger SV (Bundesliga) for an additional five seasons on 01/05/2018. The agreement, which began in 1998 and initially ran until 2020, will be extended until at least…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Clubs, …
• Article # 119280
• Published on 03/05/18 at 14:00
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Orange e-Ligue 1: EA Sports (video games) extends with the LFP for the 2019 and 2020 seasons

EA Sports, a US video game publisher, has extended its agreement with the LFP for the next two seasons (2019 and 2020) of the Orange e-Ligue 1, on 26/04/2018. "EA Sports has been with the LFP since the launch of the Orange e-Ligue 1 on 18/10/2016 and for 18 years thanks to the agreement that…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Digital, Authorities, …
• Article # 119281
• Published on 03/05/18 at 12:50
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LaLiga Santander: 4.89 million viewers in Spain for Matchday 35 of the 2017-18 season

4.893 million viewers (2.951 million on the beIN Sports pay-TV channels, 1.019 million on the Movistar Partidazo pay-TV channels and 923,000 on the free-TV channel Gol) watched the ten matches on Matchday 35 of the 2017-18 LaLiga Santander season, played from 27 to 30/04/2018, according to data…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Clubs, …
• Article # 119274
• Published on 03/05/18 at 11:30