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O. Lyonnais Group: €14.1m net loss in the first half of 2013-14 (60.2% higher than a year earlier)

The "net income" (the return share to the group) is - €14.1m, announced OL Groupe, holding company and owner of Olympique Lyonnais (Ligue 1) for the first half of 2013-14 (from 01/07 to 31/12/2013), following a meeting of its board of directors on 25/02/2014. These losses amounted to €8.8m for the…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Finance, Authorities, …
• Article # 15352
• Published on 27/02/14 at 11:21
©  FIFA TMS
FIFA TMS: European Top 5 participate in 66% of spending in 2013-14 international transfers

The Premier League, Bundesliga, Serie A, Liga BBVA and Ligue 1 account for 66% of all expenditure for international transfers (from one national association to another) performed worldwide between 01/06/2013 and 31/01/2014, showed FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) on…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Authorities, Transfer Market
• Article # 15316
• Published on 26/02/14 at 14:44
©  D.R.
Fiorentina: "A stadium modelled on Bayern rather than on Juve" (Diego Della Valle)

"If I think of a new installation, I look over to the the Germans rather than the Bianconeri ("white and blacks," the nickname of Juventus). A stadium on the model of Juve? Instead, we look at Bayern Munich. We never talk about a 'Juve type' stadium, instead we think about a 'Fiorentina type…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 15308
• Published on 26/02/14 at 13:00
Serie A: number of transactions in 2014 winter market up 21.7%, sharp drop in the sums involved

The 2014 winter transfer market in Serie A was characterised by a 21.7% increase in transaction volume, which rose from 341 movements in January 2013 to 415 a year later. 286 players were involved in these transactions, against 257 during the transfer window of 2013, +11.3%. The rate of…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Authorities, Transfer Market
• Article # 15271
• Published on 25/02/14 at 18:54
©  Premierleague.com
Premier League: increase in the number of transfers in the 2014 winter market, reduced deficit

The 2014 winter transfer window of the Premier League was characterised by an increase in activity compared to January 2013, both in terms of the number of transactions and the value of the transfers. Thus, the 20 clubs in the English first division recorded 165 arrivals and departures, an…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Authorities, Transfer Market
• Article # 15245
• Published on 25/02/14 at 13:05
©  D.R.
Neymar case: Barcelona denies fraud, but declare €13.5m in additional taxes

"Given the existence of a possible divergent interpretation of the exact amount of tax responsibility arising from the signing and to defend the Club’s reputation and good name, FC Barcelona has this morning made a complementary tax declaration of a total of €13,550,830.56 (...) to cover any…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Authorities, Legal, …
• Article # 15240
• Published on 25/02/14 at 11:08
MLS: league buys the franchise Chivas USA (Los Angeles) for $70m, will resell and rebrand the club

Major League Soccer (MLS, USA-CAN) announced it has purchased Chivas USA from franchise owners Jorge Vergara and Angelica Fuentes on 20/02/2014. Effective immediately, MLS will assume responsibility for operating the club. The league will appoint an experienced sports executive to serve as the…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Stadiums, Authorities
• Article # 15149
• Published on 24/02/14 at 19:20
Hull City threatens to increase season ticket prices if supporters refuse renaming

Ehab Allam, vice president of Hull City AFC (Premier League) and son of Assem Allam, owner of the club, plans to increase the ticket prices for 2014-15 by 50% compared to 2013-14 if the board is not able to transform Hull City AFC to Hull Tigers, he announced on 20/02/2014. "This may be a solution…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Authorities, Legal, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 15197
• Published on 24/02/14 at 14:49
Real Madrid launches a new version of its website, suitable for any device

Real Madrid (Liga BBVA) presented its new website on 20/02/2014, with a new "responsive" design, meaning that it adapts automatically to any medium (web, smartphone, tablet). The club also announced that the Arabic version of its website will be available "very soon." It is already available in…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication, Merchandising - Licensing
• Article # 15196
• Published on 24/02/14 at 14:00
©  The Independent
Twitter: Syrian hackers hijack three accounts of FC Barcelona to oppose Qatar

The three official Twitter accounts of FC Barcelona (Liga BBVA): English (11.1 million subscribers as of 20/02/2014), Catalan (4.1 million subscribers) and Spanish (6.05 million subscribers) were hacked by Internet users claiming to be the SEA (Syrian Electronic Army), a group of internet…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Digital, Legal, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 15145
• Published on 21/02/14 at 16:42