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Coventry City FC sold to the Otium Entertainment Group

Coventry City FC (15th in League 1, English 3rd division, in 2012/13) have confirmed that the club had been sold to Otium Entertainment Group on the 27/06/2013. Following a High Court hearing, Coventry entered administration and were deducted 10 points, on the 28/03/2013. Since March, four bids…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Article # 7316
• Published on 01/07/13 at 13:38
©  OL
"In order to grow, clubs need to generate sustainable financial resources" (JM Aulas)

"In order to grow, clubs need to generate sustainable financial resources to balance sporting risk," said Jean-Michel Aulas, president of Olympique Lyonnais, talking about the Stade des Lumières (Lyon's new stadium), in an interview in Les Echos, on the 01/07/2013. "The excavation works are…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Stadiums, Finance
• Article # 7319
• Published on 01/07/13 at 11:59
©  PSG
PSG : "We have sold more than 30,000 season tickets, it is unprecedented" (Nasser Al-Khelaifi)

"I am very proud of our supporters. We have sold more than 30,000 season tickets for the coming campaign, which is unprecedented for the club (...) I hope we will win the fourth Ligue 1 title in the club's history this coming campaign," announced Nasser Al-Khelaifi, Paris Saint-Germain's…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 7255
• Published on 27/06/13 at 18:22
Celtic Park in Glasgow to install Wi-Fi in 2013/14

Celtic Park (capacity : 60,000) will be equipped with Wi-Fi technology for the 2013/14 season, announced Celtic (Scottish champions 2012/13) on the 26/06/2013. The agreement was concluded with IT company Cisco and digital marketing agency Sports Revolution."Following a survey of season ticket…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Stadiums, Digital
• Article # 7249
• Published on 27/06/13 at 16:23
©  Xavier Pierrot
"Season ticket holders are our best salespeople" (Xavier Pierrot, Olympique Lyonnais)

To end the decline in attendances (-14% since 2008/09, 5,000 spectators), Olympique Lyonnais have put in place "an agressive season ticket campaign in terms of pricing, with discounts of about 5 to 10%. We want to adapt to our audience whilst maintaining the desire to increase our number of season…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums
• Article # 7230
• Published on 27/06/13 at 15:41
©  UEFA
Euro 2016 : Michel Platini wants the same success for French football as in 1984

"1984 was a huge success, thanks to some really good footballers. Thirty-two years later, the same success for French football would be fantastic," said Michel Platini, captain of the French Euro '84 winning team and current president of UEFA (Union of European Football Associations), at the…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Authorities
• Article # 7221
• Published on 27/06/13 at 12:31
©  D.R.
Serie A : Cagliari expected to play in Trieste in 2013/14, Udinese will too in August and September

Italian club Cagliari Calcio (11th in Serie A in 2012/13) have obtained permission from the city of Trieste and the Lega Pro (Italian Football League) to play their 2013/14 home matches at the Nereo Rocco Stadium (capacity : 28 500) in Trieste on the 20/06/2013. Udinese (5th in Serie A in 2012/13…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Stadiums
• Article # 7114
• Published on 25/06/13 at 11:43
©  D.R.
Scottish Premier League: Hearts enter administration and deducted 15 points

Heart of Midlothian FC (10th in Scottish Premier League in 2012-13) have entered administration on the 19/06/2013, with accountancy firm BDO taking over the running of the Edinburgh club. The club have debts of €29m, owed to companies formerly owned by Russian-Lithuanian Vladimir Romanov, who…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Authorities, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 6925
• Published on 25/06/13 at 10:20
©  D.R.
Iya Mohammed re-elected president of the Cameroonian Football Federation

Iya Mohammed has been re-elected as Fecafoot's (Cameroon Football Federation) president until 2017, on the 19/06/2013. The leader will start his fourth, four-year term at the head of the federation since his first election in 2000. Mohammed received "97 of 98 votes validly cast from an electoral…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Authorities
• Article # 7041
• Published on 24/06/13 at 10:18
©  D.R.
Laurent Blanc appointed manager of Paris Saint-Germain

Laurent Blanc, 47, has been named Paris Saint-Germain manager, according to various sources close to the club, on the 21/06/2013. He is expected to sign a one-year contract early next week, with an option for a second year, and will succeed Carlo Ancelotti who had been manager since 30/12/2011…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Article # 7005
• Published on 21/06/13 at 17:00