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©  UEFA
UEFA: €125.44m taken from the proceeds of the 2017-18 European cups for youth programmes

€125.44m of the revenues from the 2017-18 Champions League and Europa League (an amount +0.86% compared to the €124.37m in 2016-17) will be distributed to "European top-division clubs in increased solidarity payments from UEFA this year to develop their youth programmes," indicated UEFA on…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 132194
• Published on 29/10/18 at 11:09
©  D.R.
Serie A TIM: AS Roma launches a chatbot on the messaging platform Facebook Messenger

"AS Roma (Serie A TIM) is delighted to announce the launch today of Botistuta, the club's new AI chatbot. The chatbot, named by fans in a recent poll on Twitter in homage to the club's Scudetto-winning striker Gabriel Batistuta, will operate on the Facebook Messenger platform," said the Italian…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 132111
• Published on 29/10/18 at 10:44
©  LCFC
Leicester City FC: "Our Chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha was among those to have lost their lives"

"It is with the deepest regret and a collective broken heart that we confirm our Chairman, Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha (THA), was among those to have tragically lost their lives on Saturday evening when a helicopter carrying him and four other people crashed outside King Power Stadium. None of the…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Legal, Essentials Clubs
• Article # 132232
• Published on 29/10/18 at 10:10
©  Athletic Bilbao
LaLiga Santander: Athletic Club posts €125.2m in revenue in 2017-18 and a provision of €76m

Athletic Club (LaLiga Santander) posted €125.2m in revenue (excluding gains from player transfers) for the 2017-18 season, an increase of 2.8% over the 2016-17 season (€121.7m), according to the Bilbao club on 21/10/2018. Taking into account gains from player transfers, the Basque club's…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal
• Article # 132191
• Published on 29/10/18 at 09:30
©  Nike
eSports: Jian Zihao (CHN), Nike's 1st ambassador, joins advertising campaign alongside LeBron James

Jian 'Uzi' Zihao, a Chinese professional eSports player and part of the "Royal Never Give Up" team on the League of Legends video game (published by Riot Games), has become the first eSports ambassador of the American equipment manufacturer Nike, on 17/10/2018. The brand unveiled the…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Digital, Sporting Goods & Brands, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 132112
• Published on 26/10/18 at 18:14
©  Aja
AFC Ajax: shirt sponsor Ziggo extends as a partner of Ajax eSports for the 2018-19 season

Ziggo, a Dutch cable operator, has extended as the main sponsor of AFC Ajax's (Eredivisie) eSports team, Ajax eSports, on 19/10/2018. The extension will be Ziggo's optional additional season, 2018-19. As part of the partnership with Ajax eSports, Ziggo retains its visibility on club shirts…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Digital, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 132173
• Published on 26/10/18 at 17:44
©  FIFA
LaLiga Santander: FIFA rejects the relocation of Girona FC - FC Barcelona game to the United States

"Consistent with the opinion expressed by the Football Stakeholders Committee(chaired by the Canadian Vittorio Montagliani), the Council emphasised the sporting principle that official league matches must be played within the territory of the respective member association," affirmed FIFA at the 8th…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Clubs, Legal, …
• Article # 132181
• Published on 26/10/18 at 17:05
©  NBA
NBA: Ralph Rivera (USA) appointed managing director of NBA Europe and Middle East from 02/01/2019

Ralph Rivera (USA) has been appointed as managing director for NBA Europe and Middle East (NBA EME), on 25/10/2018. Ralph Rivera, whose offices will be based in London (UK), will take up his position as managing director for NBA EME from 02/01/2019. Ralph Rivera has been the executive…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 132167
• Published on 26/10/18 at 15:10
©  D.R.
FC Barcelona: "We are the biggest club, the one with the most revenue" (J. Maria Bartomeu)

"We are currently the biggest club in the world, the one with the most revenue and impact throughout the world, we do not have unlimited resources like state clubs or those belonging to investment funds. We have considerable wealth and we have to grow the club," declared Josep Maria Bartomeu…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 131970
• Published on 26/10/18 at 14:34
©  D.R.
2017-18 Europa League: UEFA distributed €428.18m to participating clubs

UEFA distributed €428.183m to the 48 clubs that participated in the 2017-18 Europa League group stage, as well as to the eight UEFA Champions League clubs that joined the competition in the Round of 32, versus €423.1m in 2016-17 (full table available to download), according to the European…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Clubs, Finance, …
• Article # 132106
• Published on 26/10/18 at 13:58