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France: Luzenac AP waive Council of State hearing, asks the FFF for return to 3rd division

"Luzenac AP (Luzenac Ariège Pyrénées club) demand, exceptionally, its re-integration into the National championship (French third division)," said Jean-Jacques Bertrand, one of the lawyers for the club, to News Tank on 05/09/2014. "This application has already been sent to the FFF (French Football…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Stadiums, Authorities, Legal, …
• Article # 24711
• Published on 08/09/14 at 14:23
©  D.R.
Ligue 1: 7.4% decrease in transfer market value of the 20 squads in one year (€1.44bn on 01/09/2014)

The transfer market value of the 20 Ligue 1 squads reached €1.44bn on 01/09/2014 according to the estimates by the specialised website Transfermarkt.de. This figure is inferior by €115.3m, or -7.4%, compared to the 2013-14 market value, on 01/09/2013 (€1.55bn).The 2014-15 Ligue 1 squads have…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Authorities, Transfer Market
• Article # 24657
• Published on 05/09/14 at 17:56
©  Manchester United
2014 summer transfer window: Ligue 1 reinforces four of the six leagues ahead of it in UEFA rankings

The Liga BBVA (ESP), the top European league according to the UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) rankings on 29/08/2014, bought €94.6m worth of Ligue 1 (FRA) players during the 2014 summer transfer window (from 10/06 to 01/09/2014). This represents 41.9% of the money received by clubs…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Authorities, Transfer Market
• Article # 24605
• Published on 05/09/14 at 09:55
©  Montaplex
2014 summer transfer window: Ligue 1's lowest spending since 2003, first positive balance since 2010

Ligue 1 clubs spent €134m and sold nearly €226m in the 2014 summer transfer market (from 10/6 to 01/09/2014). Spending in Ligue 1 fell by nearly 65% compared to 2013 (€378.9m) and by 26% compared to 2012 (€181m), figures which reflect the strong decrease in the capital of Paris Saint Germain and…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Transfer Market, Authorities, Finance, …
• Article # 24590
• Published on 04/09/14 at 19:27
©  Greg Bartram
MLS: Andy Loughnane appointed president of business operations of the Columbus Crew (Ohio)

Andy Loughnane (USA) was appointed president of business operations of the MLS (Major League Soccer) franchise Columbus Crew (Ohio, United States), the club announced on 16/08/2014.Andy Loughnane, 40, will replace Mark McCullers, who left his position of Crew president and general manager in March…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication
• Article # 24604
• Published on 04/09/14 at 17:23
©  D.R.
Netherlands: 94% of Dutch fans consider the stadiums to be high quality (KNVB-Eredivisie study)

94% of Dutch fans believe that the Dutch first division stadiums are very good, according to a collaborative study by the KNVB (Dutch FA) and the Eredivisie (first division of the Netherlands) of the 2013-14 season. This survey has been conducted annually since 2009-10. 85,000 season ticket…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums, Authorities, …
• Article # 24561
• Published on 04/09/14 at 11:18
©  PSG
"We need to talk to UEFA about it again, financial fair play is not fair" (N. Al-Khelaifi, Paris SG)

"It is true that the financial fair play has been difficult for us (...). We want to respect UEFA's (Union of European Football Associations) rules. But we need to talk to UEFA about it again in October to change the rule. This is very important as financial fair-play is not fair", said Nasser…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Authorities, Legal, Transfer Market, …
• Article # 24507
• Published on 03/09/14 at 16:52
©  Schalke 04
Bundesliga: FC Schalke 04 reconstitutes a mine gallery in the entrance tunnel of Veltins Arena

FC Schalke 04 (Bundesliga) has reconstituted a mine gallery in the players' entrance tunnel to Veltins Arena (69,000 seats) on 30/08/2014.The city of Gelsenkirchen, where the club is located, is situated in the heart of one of the major coalfields of the Ruhr valley, and the one of the club's…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Stadiums, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 24521
• Published on 03/09/14 at 15:10
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England: financial health of clubs judged "excellent" by one out of three financial directors

One financial director of professional clubs out of three (33%) believes that the financial health of their club is excellent, stated the British accounting and consultancy audit firm BDO on 15/08/2014. 42% of financial directors think their club's situation could be better, and 25% that their…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Transfer Market, Sponsors - Partners, …
• Article # 24467
• Published on 02/09/14 at 17:50
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Brazil: Flamengo (Rio de Janeiro), most popular club in the country, ahead of three Sao Paulo teams

Flamengo (Brazilian Serie A) is the most popular club in Brazil with 32.5m fans in 2014, according to a study by Ibope (Brazilian Institute of Public Opinion and Statistics) in collaboration with the newspaper Lance!, on 27/08/2014. 7,005 people participated in the survey.According to the survey…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Article # 24328
• Published on 02/09/14 at 10:43