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Serie A: Udinese Calcio re-open renovated stadium and plan to sell the naming rights to Dacia

Udinese Calcio (Serie A TIM) inaugurated their renovated stadium at the first home game of the 2015-16 season, against US Città di Palermo (0-1, Matchday 2) on 30/08/2015. The stadium, which will be officially completed on 31/12/2015, has a temporary capacity of 18,000 spectators, but this will…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Stadiums, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 50107
• Published on 31/08/15 at 18:20

England: actor Russell Crowe ends involvement in a possible takeover of Leeds United

Russell Crowe has definitively ended his inquiry into a possible takeover bid for Leeds United FC (Championship), the Australian actor announced in a series of Tweets on 26/08/2015. Russell Crowe had made his interest in the English second division club public in March 2015, which included having…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Finance, Stadiums, …
• Article # 50134
• Published on 31/08/15 at 17:40

USA: Rayo Vallecano (Liga BBVA) could acquire the future (NASL, 2^nd div.) Oklahoma City franchise

Rayo Vallecano (Liga BBVA) could become the majority shareholder of the NASL expansion franchise Oklahoma City FC, who will enter into the league in the coming years, announced several Spanish media sources on 19/08/2015. Oklahoma City FC should enter into the NASL, which currently has 11…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Authorities, Legal, …
• Article # 50075
• Published on 31/08/15 at 13:39

Liga BBVA: Sevilla FC to renovate the external façade of the Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán

Sevilla FC (Liga BBVA) will continue the renovation of the Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán (42,500 seats) with the transformation of the exterior façade, announced José Castro, the president of the club, on 25/08/2015. The work aims to make the stadium, opened in 1958, more welcoming and modernised…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Stadiums, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 50009
• Published on 28/08/15 at 14:40

2015-16 Champions League: the 32 clubs in the group stage will share €1.207bn

€1.257bn will be distributed to the clubs involved in the 2015-16 Champions League 2015-16, including teams eliminated in the qualifying play-off round. This annual amount is valid for the 2015-2018 cycle, and is 25.4% higher than in the 2012-2015 cycle (€1bn per season), under the terms of the…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Authorities, Finance, Essentials Clubs
• Article # 49933
• Published on 28/08/15 at 12:54

Premier League: Manchester City install a 360° camera in the stadium tunnel

Manchester City FC (Premier League) has given its fans to the chance to control a 360° camera, via the club's YouTube account, to view images of the players in the tunnel connecting the pitch to the locker room, on 17/08/2015. The device was tested for the first time in the club's win against…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 49976
• Published on 28/08/15 at 11:45

Montreal Impact: "Our priority is to recover and retain our fans" (Richard Legendre, executive VP)

"2015 is our fourth year in MLS, and our development is not linear, it is more like a roller coaster. We had started well in the league, from both a sporting and commercial point of view. Gradually, we have experienced difficulties and both sporting results and ticketing began to suffer," stated…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Finance, Stadiums, …
• Article # 49331
• Published on 27/08/15 at 19:12

Ligue 1: Fabrice Bocquet (32 years old) has been appointed the CEO of FC Lorient

Fabrice Bocquet has been appointed the CEO of FC Lorient (Ligue 1), announced the club on 26/08/2015. He succeeds Arnaud Tanguy, who left the post he had held since November 2013 to become the CEO of Le Havre AC (Ligue 2) on 27/07/2015.Fabrice Bocquet (32 years old), a graduate of HEC Paris, has…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 49879
• Published on 27/08/15 at 12:34

Serie A: attendance for Matchday of 2015-16, Juventus - Udinese draws 38,433 spectators

Matchday 1 of the Serie A TIM drew an average of 22,561 spectators per match, for a stadium fill rate of 56% on 22 and 23/08/2015. The match between defending Serie A champion Juventus and Udinese Calcio (0-1) drew the largest audience with 38,433 spectators at Juventus Stadium (41,000 seats). The…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums
• Article # 49873
• Published on 27/08/15 at 11:30

Liga BBVA: attendance for Matchday 1 of 2015-16, Bilbao - Barcelona draws 44,772 spectators

Matchday 1 of the 2015-16 Liga BBVA drew 24,533 spectators per game on average, for a stadium fill rate of 68%, from 21 to 24/08/2015. Athletic Club Bilbao - FC Barcelona (0-1) drew the best crowd of the matchday with 44,772 spectators at the San Mamés Barria (53,300 seats), a fill rate of 84%…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums
• Article # 49869
• Published on 27/08/15 at 10:54