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Deloitte: Annual Review of Football Finance 2013

The Deloitte Annual Review of Football Finance 2013, released on the 06/06/2013, revealed that the European leagues generated a combined turnover in 2011/12 of €19.4bn. The five "major" European leagues (England, Germany, Spain, Italy, France) represent 48% of this amount (€9.3bn): 1 - Premier…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance
• Article # 6415
• Published on 10/06/13 at 13:29
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Bollaert-Delelis Stadium renovation: "35,000 seats is acceptable" (G. Lévêque, RC Lens)

RC Lens' ground, the Bollaert-Delelis, is set to lose 6,200 seats, from 41,200 to 35,000, with renovations taking place from January 2014 in preparation for Euro 2016. "The benchmark for comfort and visibility has changed and requires us to review the number of seats. We have reduced our…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums
• Article # 6391
• Published on 10/06/13 at 11:25
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Amadeo Salvo appointed president of Valencia CF

On the 04/06/2013, Amadeo Salvo, 46, was named president of Spanish club Valencia CF after a unanimous vote. He replaces Vicente Andreu who acted as interim president since Manuel Llorente's resignation on the 10/04/2013. On the 05/06/2012, the club announced the appointment of a new manager, the…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Article # 6355
• Published on 07/06/13 at 14:32
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"We must stop attacking Monaco" (Olivier Sadran, Toulouse FC)

On the 06/06/2013, Olivier Sadran, president of Toulouse FC (10th in Ligue 1 in 2012/13) told the press conference at the presentation of the 2013/14 season that "we must stop attacking Monaco, the club will bring a lot to French football"."Monaco have played in French leagues for 80 years and it…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Authorities, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 6335
• Published on 07/06/13 at 09:08
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"Euro 2016 construction work is limiting Ligue 1 attendances" (W. Devauchelle, Kurt Salmon)

"If average attendances in Ligue 1 don't exceed 20,000, this is partly due to the work related to the organisation of Euro 2016," Wulfran Devauchelle, consultant at Kurt Salmon told NTF on 06/06/2013. He commented on the crowds of the 2012/13 season and believes "it is likely that the level of…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums
• Article # 6342
• Published on 06/06/13 at 19:04
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Franck Ribery extends Bayern Munich contract until 2017

On the 06/06/2013, Bayern Munich announced that French international Franck Ribery has extended his contract with the Bavarian club by two seasons.The attacking midfielder, who arrived in Munich in 2007 from Olympique de Marseille, will now stay with Bayern until 30/06/2017. In 2012/13, Franck…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Transfer Market
• Article # 6305
• Published on 06/06/13 at 16:28
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MSV Duisburg to appeal ban stopping them from participating in the 2013/14 2.Bundesliga

MSV Duisburg will appeal the decision of the DFL's (Deutscher Fussball Liga) Licensing Committee, to not allow them to participate in the 2.Bundesliga (German Second Division) in 2013/14 due to insufficient funds. The club has received the decision in writing and can now prepare their appeal to…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Authorities, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 6308
• Published on 06/06/13 at 13:55
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Toulouse FC: "Youth academy and transfers are at the heart of our business model" (JF Soucasse)

Toulouse FC are reducing their budget by 7.6%, from €35.4m to €32.7m. "We are a low cost setup and our business model is based on the exploitation of our training centre as well as our management of transfers," Jean-François Soucasse, CEO of Toulouse FC told NTF on the 06/06/2013. Soucasse also…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Finance, Stadiums, …
• Article # 6284
• Published on 06/06/13 at 13:17
Premier League footballer Andros Townsend banned for 4 months for betting misconduct

Tottenham Hotspur (Premier League) midfielder Andros Townsend was handed a four month suspension by the FA's (Football Association) independent regulatory commission on the 04/06/2013, after breaching betting regulations.Townsend, who was also fined €21k (£18k) was charged for breaches of FA Rule…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Betting, Authorities, Legal, …
• Article # 6234
• Published on 06/06/13 at 11:00
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Hannover 96 want to invest €20m in the construction of a training centre

Hannover 96 (GER, Bundesliga, 9th in 2012/13) want to invest €20m to transform their reserve team's ground, the Eilenreide Stadium into a state-of-the-art training centre.The German club is currently negotiating the purchase of land adjacent to the stadium but "no agreement has yet been signed,…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Stadiums, Authorities
• Article # 6381
• Published on 06/06/13 at 10:44