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Manchester United: a legends match vs Bayern Munich at Old Trafford 20 years after the 1999 CL final

Manchester United FC (Premier League) is organising "The Treble Reunion", a match between former players of the club and former players of FC Bayern Munich (Bundesliga), at Old Trafford (74,879 capacity) on Sunday 26/05/2019 (kick-off at 15:00 local time, 16:00 CET), announced the club on…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Marketing - Communication, Social Responsibility, …
• Article # 140782
• Published on 25/02/19 at 12:30

Champions League: airlines are the most represented sector for shirt sponsorships in the Round of 16

Airlines are the most represented sector for main shirt sponsors of the 16 teams still competing in the Round of 16 of the 2018-19 Champions League, with a presence on the kits of four teams (25%). The automotive and telecommunications sectors follow with three clubs each. These three sectors…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Sporting Goods & Brands, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 140797
• Published on 25/02/19 at 11:45

Ligue 1 Conforama: Oleg Petrov (RUS) named CEO of AS Monaco FC

"AS Monaco FC's (Ligue 1 Conforama) board of directors has appointed Oleg Petrov as CEO following his nomination by the club president Dmitry Rybolovlev," announced the club on 22/02/2019. "Oleg Petrov, 55 years old, holds degrees in economics and linguistics. He is fluent in five languages…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Authorities, Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 140794
• Published on 25/02/19 at 11:00

FIFA: Chelsea FC receive transfer ban (summer 2019+January 2020) and fined CHF 600,000

"The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has sanctioned the English club Chelsea FC (Premier League) with a ban on registering new players at both national and international level for the next two complete and consecutive registration periods (Summer 2019 and January 2020)," announced the international…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Transfer Market, Legal, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 140808
• Published on 25/02/19 at 10:15

Liverpool FC: club brought a gross value added of £454m to its city in 2017-18 (Deloitte)

Liverpool FC (Premier League) brought gross value added of £454m (€512m on 30/06/2018) to the city of Liverpool (ENG) during the 2017-18 season, according to a report published by the audit and consulting firm Deloitte, on 21/02/2019. The club's gross value added - which corresponds to a…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Finance, Authorities, …
• Article # 140805
• Published on 25/02/19 at 09:30

RCD Espanyol: club hosts a meet and greet with Borja Iglesias followed by a special stadium visit

Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona hosted "An evening with... Borja Iglesias", which allowed the club's fans to meet the Spanish striker for a question-and-answer session (from 19:00) in an auditorium at the RCDE Stadium, followed by a special visit to the club's grounds on 20/02/2019…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication
• Article # 140792
• Published on 22/02/19 at 17:49

eSports: Puma and Konami activate their partnerships with AC Milan via a PES 2019 tournament

AC Milan (Serie A TIM) and the German sports equipment manufacturer Puma, "with the support of PG eSports (eSports tournament organiser), have announced the first Pro Evolution Soccer 2019 tournament (on the video game published by Konami) organised in collaboration with a football team," said the…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Sporting Goods & Brands, esport - gaming
• Article # 140786
• Published on 22/02/19 at 17:24

UK: Premier Sports and Eleven Sports the TV rights holders to LaLiga Santander

Premier Sports acquired the LaLiga Santander broadcasting rights for the UK and Ireland, starting with Matchday 25 of the 2018-19 season, which begins on 22/02/2019, stated the UK pay-TV group 21/02/2019. "The broadcaster will air four games per round across Premier Sports 1 and 2 via Sky…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies
• Article # 140800
• Published on 22/02/19 at 16:56

Canada: Mediapro acquires rights to Canada Soccer (Association) and the Canadian Premier League

The Chinese-Spanish audiovisual group Mediapro has acquired the media rights to Canadian Soccer Business (CSB), the company that owns the media and commercial assets of Canada Soccer, "for the next ten years," said the Canadian Soccer Association on 20/02/2019. These rights were acquired via…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Authorities
• Article # 140763
• Published on 22/02/19 at 15:24

LaLiga: the Spanish league to manage the accounts of 12 clubs on the Chinese social network Weibo

"For the first time, LaLiga will generate content and directly manage the Sina Weibo accounts of twelve clubs. It will also provide content strategy and community management to all clubs seeking to broaden their presence in the Asian market," said the Spanish league, on 19/02/2019. This…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 140764
• Published on 22/02/19 at 14:45