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Bundesliga: Michael Meeske appointed managing director of VfL Wolfsburg from 01/11/2018

Michael Meeske, 46 years old, has been named as the new managing director of VfL Wolfsburg (Bundesliga) effective from 01/11/2018, according to the German club. He will succeed Wolfgang Hotze (retired) and "completes the new management team along with Jörg Schmadtke and Dr. Tim Schumacher.…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 128663
• Published on 13/09/18 at 16:48

adidas Group: Arthur Hoeld succeeds Alain Pourcelot as managing director for Western Europe

Germany's Arthur Hoeld has been appointed as the managing director for adidas Western Europe, according to German media on 29/08/2018. Hoeld has been in office since 01/07/2018. Arthur Hoeld succeeds Frenchman Alain Pourcelot, who had held the post since May 2017. Arthur Hoeld, who has been…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Sporting Goods & Brands, Marketing - Communication, Merchandising - Licensing
• Article # 128644
• Published on 13/09/18 at 15:34

Twitter: Top 100 European clubs with the most followers (September 2018)

With more than 52 million followers, FC Barcelona (LaLiga Santander) is the most popular European club on Twitter, according to data compiled by News Tank Football, which offers a Top 100 of the most popular European clubs on this social network on 01/09/2018. To establish this Top 100, News…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Digital, Essentials Clubs
• Article # 128347
• Published on 13/09/18 at 15:00

Europa League: FedEx (logistics), main sponsor 2015-2018, becomes official sponsor (2018-2021)

FedEx Express, US parcel and freight carrier, has extended its partnership with the UEFA Europa League for three seasons (2018-2021) on 12/09/2018. FedEx became a main sponsor of the Europa League for three seasons (2015-2018) on 15/05/2015. For the 2018-2021 cycle, FedEx has reduced its…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Authorities, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 128625
• Published on 13/09/18 at 13:49

Paris Saint-Germain: Socios.com (blockchain) becomes the club's official cryptocurrency partner

The blockchain platform Socios.com, property of the companies chiliZ and Mediarex Sports & Entertainment, based in Malta, has become the "official branded cryptocurrency partner" of Paris Saint-Germain (Ligue 1 Conforama) on 10/09/2018. The precise duration of the "multi-year" partnership was not…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 128565
• Published on 13/09/18 at 11:20

NBA: first store in Europe to open in Milan (Italy) during the 2018-19 season

The National Basketball Association (NBA) and EPI srl, an Italian online sports supply service company, will open "the first NBA Store in Europe during the 2018-19 season of NBA" in Italy, announced the North American league, on 10/09/2018. It will be located at Galleria Passarella, close to San…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Authorities, Marketing - Communication, Merchandising - Licensing, …
• Article # 128566
• Published on 13/09/18 at 10:09

LaLiga Santander: the 20 Spanish clubs spent €884m during the 2018 summer transfer window (+59%)

The 20 LaLiga Santander clubs spent a total of €884m during the 2018 summer transfer window 2018, a figure that is 59% higher than the total expenditure a year earlier, during the 2017 summer transfer window (€556m), indicated the 2018 edition of the "Football Transfer Review", published by LaLiga…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Finance, …
• Article # 128345
• Published on 12/09/18 at 17:39

ECA: Charlie Marshall, former COO of Supponor (virtual advertising), appointed managing director

Charlie Marshall, former COO at Supponor, a UK-based company specialised in augmented reality technology for virtual advertising on stadium and arena signage, has been appointed as managing director of the ECA at the Association's 21^st General Assembly in Split (CRO) on 11/09/2018. "Charlie…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 128559
• Published on 12/09/18 at 16:40

European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR): a new logo for the Heineken Champions Cup from 2018-19

The European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) has unveiled the new logo for the Heineken Champions Cup, to be used from the 2018-19 season, on 11/09/2018. The logo was designed by Designwerk, a creative agency specialised in sport which became the design agency of the EPCR on 11/06/2018. "The…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 128545
• Published on 12/09/18 at 16:09

Premier League: Farhad Moshiri holds 68.6% of Everton after purchasing an additional 18.7% in shares

The Iranian-British businessman Farhad Moshiri, the majority shareholder of Everton FC (Premier League) with a stake of 49.9% "has purchased an additional 18.7% through Blue Heaven Holdings Ltd (Isle of Man)," said the Merseyside club on 11/09/2018. Farhad Moshiri obtained approximately 17,500…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal, Essentials Clubs
• Article # 128539
• Published on 12/09/18 at 15:30