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Cologne: a conference on digital innovations in the sports industry, 05/06/2013

Encouraging discussion, debate and a coming together of digital innovation in the sports industry, are the goals of the Sponsors Sports Media summit, in Cologne (Germany) on 05/06/2013.The internationally oriented event focuses on the development and integration of digital tools into clubs…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Sporting Goods & Brands, Merchandising - Licensing, …
• Article # 6496
• Published on 12/05/13 at 12:00
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Manchester United: Sir Alex Ferguson to quit at the end of 2012-13 season

Manchester United manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, 71, will retire at the end of the 2012-13 season, he announced on the 08/05/2013. Appointed manager on the 06/11/1986, the Scotsman has led the English club to 39 trophies (including 13 league titles in England and two Champions League titles in 1999…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 5386
• Published on 09/05/13 at 17:30
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Bayern: board refuses Uli Hoeness' resignation

The supervisory board of Bayern Munich met on 06/05/2013 and decide to reject the resignation of President Uli Hoeness, charged with tax evasion on 20/03/2013. "The supervisory board will continue to monitor the matter and will return to the subject once there are further developments" said the…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 5335
• Published on 07/05/13 at 11:48
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Bayern: Hoeness to be suspended from duty after the Champions League final (Der Spiegel)

Bayern Munich President Uli Hoeness, accused of tax evasion, will announce at a meeting of the club's supervisory board on 06/05/2013, that he will be suspended from duty during the investigation of Justice German, revealed the German weekly newspaper Der Spiegel, on 05/05/2013. This suspension…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 5295
• Published on 06/05/13 at 16:16
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Franz Beckenbauer: ambassador of Gazprom social project

Russian energy company Gazprom has announced their international social project "Football for Friendship", with Franz Beckenbauer as ambassador.The "Football for Friendship" initiative brings together children aged from 10-16 in eight European countries: United Kingdom, Germany, Russia, Serbia…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Sporting Goods & Brands, Sponsors - Partners, …
• Article # 6306
• Published on 06/05/13 at 11:22
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Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa (Bahrain) elected President of the AFC

Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa (Bahrain), 47, has been elected as President of the AFC (Asian Football Confederation) for two years during a congress meeting in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) on the 02/05/2013He received 33 out of 46 votes, compared to 7 for Worawi Makudi (Thailand) and 6 for Yusuf…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Authorities
• Article # 5268
• Published on 03/05/13 at 11:46
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Manchester City reveal €95 million transfer budget for 2013/14

Approximately €95 million (£80 million), is the amount available to Manchester City for their recruitment for the 2013/14 season, according to Manchester Evening News, 25/04/2013. If the budget is fully used, expenditure on recruitment represents an increase of 47% compared to the previous season…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Transfer Market, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 5279
• Published on 29/04/13 at 19:28
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Community management: Manchester United plays cards with Japanese fans

Manchester United has signed a sponsorship agreement with Japanese social gaming company, Gloops. The addition of Gloops to the club’s family of sponsors follows on from other sponsorship agreements with some of the country’s most successful brands.Available only in Japan, this statistical-based…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Digital
• Article # 5323
• Published on 26/04/13 at 17:57
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FC Barcelona to meet their Asian fans in August 2013

Reaching out to Asian supporters is the motive behind FC Barcelona's friendlies organised in Thailand (Bangkok on 07/08/2013) and Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur on 10/08/2013).This is the first time that the Spanish club will play in Malaysia, a country with 779,910 FC Barcelona fans on Facebook (as of…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Marketing - Communication, Sponsors - Partners, …
• Article # 6201
• Published on 26/04/13 at 11:49
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La Liga: Deportivo La Coruna threatened with liquidation

"If you are interested for this to go any further, negotiate amongst yourselves otherwise all activity will be ceased, followed by liquidation" judge Rafael Garcia Perez told representatives of the Spanish club and its creditors on the 22/04/2013. The dispute involves two Spanish banks, Banco…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 5524
• Published on 25/04/13 at 19:07