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Serie A: Juventus launch 2014-15 subscription campaign

Juventus (Serie A) subscribers for the previous year (2013-14) would be able to renew their subscriptions beginning 19/06/2014, the Italian club announced on 17/06/2014. Renewal rates for Juventus Stadium (capacity 41,000) are up 5.5%, and range from €390 to €1,200 (€195 to €600 for children under…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 21053
• Published on 19/06/14 at 10:03
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England: Reading FC (Sky Bet Championship) sold to Thai businessman

An agreement for the sale of Reading FC (Sky Bet Championship, the French second division) was signed between Thai businessman Sumrit Bunditkrisada and Sir John Madejski, the club's president, on 16/06/2014. British media estimated the sale at £35m (about €43.7m) for a 90% share in the club. The…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 21006
• Published on 18/06/14 at 11:45
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Ligue 1: FC Metz join with River Plate (ARG) as part of their development project

FC Metz (French Ligue 2 champion in 2013-14 and thus promoted to Ligue 1 for 2015) are creating a partnership with River Plate (Argentina champion in 2013-14) as part of FC Metz' development project, the team announced on 11/06/2014. Through this partnership, FC Metz may loan one or two of their…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Transfer Market
• Article # 20971
• Published on 18/06/14 at 11:20
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Premier League: Alan Irvine (Scotland) to manage West Bromwich Albion through 2015

Alan Irvine (Scotland) will manage West Bromwich Albion (Premier League) until June 2015, the club announced on 14/06/2014. He will replace Pep Mel (Spain) who was fired for poor performance on 12/05/2014. Irvine, 55, had managed the youth academy of Everton (Premier League) since June 2011. West…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Article # 20970
• Published on 17/06/14 at 18:23
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Brazil 2014: France trained the most World Cup players of any country, according to CIES

56 players trained in France are participating in the 20th World Cup (in Brazil, from 12/06 to 13/07/2014), making it the country with the greatest "contribution to the development of selected players," according to a study by the CIES Football Observatory (International Centre for Sports Studies…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Article # 20969
• Published on 17/06/14 at 17:39
Serie A: Film producer Massimo Ferrero buys Sampdoria Genoa

Edoardo Garrone, the owner and president of Sampdoria Genoa (Serie A), announced the sale of the club to Massimo Ferrero, a film producer and owner of 60 cinemas in Rome, on 12/06/2014. Details of the transaction were not disclosed. "When I took over Sampdoria, I had two objectives," said Garrone…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 20937
• Published on 17/06/14 at 15:07
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Brazil 2014: 780 sofas set up in Union Berlin's stadium for World Cup

Union Berlin (2.Bundesliga, Germany's second division) is allowing football fans to install their sofas for free on the grass of the An der Alten Försterei stadium (capacity 21,738) in order to watch the 2014 World Cup (Brazil, 12/06 to 13/07/2014) matches in front of a large screen…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 20865
• Published on 17/06/14 at 10:11
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Serie A: Stefano Pioli (Italy) to follow Edoardo Roja as Lazio manager

Stefano Pioli (Italy) will manage Lazio (Serie A) for 2014-15 with an option for an additional season, the club announced on 12/06/2014. He will replace Edoardo Roja (Italy), who had held the post since 04/01/2014. Roja had in turn had replaced Vladimir Petkovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) who was…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Article # 20828
• Published on 13/06/14 at 17:13
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Ligue 1: Paris SG beat their record with 32,500 subscribers for 2014-15 (hospitality excluded)

Paris-Saint Germain (Ligue 1) have beaten their own record by hitting their limit of 32,500 subscribers (hospitality excluded) for the 2014-15 season, the club announced on 13/06/2014. Subscribers have 70% of the 46,400 seats sold for Parc des Princes, said Paris SG. Non-hospitality subscriptions…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 20833
• Published on 13/06/14 at 16:44
Liga: FC Barcelona achieve over 1m followers on Chinese social network Sina Weibo

FC Barcelona (Liga) have over 1,171,170 subscribers on the Chinese social network Sina Weibo, the club said on 12/6/2014. The Spanish club offers exclusive news and photos on its official page, and hopes to take advantage of the more than 500m users of Sina Weibo to improve its digital coverage in…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 20803
• Published on 13/06/14 at 13:57