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Ligue 1: Olympique Lyonnais sign a partnership with the Senegalese club Dakar Sacré-cœur

Olympique Lyonnais (Ligue 1) have signed a partnership agreement with the Senegalese club Dakar Sacré-cœur, the club announced on 17/11/2015."This Dakar club corresponds to what we want to do. OL will contribute its expertise, financial support, and a very specific programme with the OL Foundation…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Transfer Market
• Article # 56830
• Published on 25/11/15 at 13:58
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Chelsea FC: turnover of €443.2m (-1.7%) and net loss of €32.6m in 2014-15

Chelsea FC (Barclays Premier League) realised a turnover of £314.3m (€443.2m as of 30/06/2015) during the 2015 financial year (07/01/2014 - 30/06/2015), down 1.7% from 2014 (£319.8m / €404.5m at the time), according to the London club on 23/11/2015. Chelsea FC explains the decline by fewer…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Finance, Stadiums, …
• Article # 56809
• Published on 25/11/15 at 09:30
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Serie A: AS Roma add five more clubs to its USA Academy programme, now 10 clubs in total

AS Roma (Serie A TIM) have added five additional youth clubs to its USA Academy programme, the club announced on 20/11/2015. The Italian capital city club are now associated with 10 youth cubs in total in the United States.The five new clubs are Crossfire Premier, Lonestar Soccer Club, Players…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Stadiums, Transfer Market
• Article # 56609
• Published on 23/11/15 at 15:45
©  Liverpool FC
Twitter: Liverpool launch a contest to find the "most worthy" fan from their five million followers

Liverpool FC (Premier League) have launched the #1in5million initiative, which will see the club offer one fan the chance to attend a match, pay for their trip (regardless of their country of residence) and present them with a shirt bearing the name of their Twitter account in the dressing room…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 56495
• Published on 20/11/15 at 12:29
©  OGC Nice
Ligue 1: "Spectator safety is our priority" (Jean-Pierre Rivère, OGC Nice)

"Spectator safety is our priority. This applies to all matches. This is obviously for Friday (20/11/2015) after this tragedy. To do this, we work directly with the prefecture and all services. We also call on all security teams to exercise the greatest vigilance," said Jean-Pierre Rivère…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Stadiums, Legal
• Article # 56376
• Published on 19/11/15 at 18:00
Liga BBVA: Rayo Vallecano acquire Oklahome City franchise (USA), to enter into the NASL in 2016

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid (Liga BBVA) have become the owner of the Oklahoma City FC, an expansion franchise in the NASL, which will integrate into the North American second division soccer league in 2016, the Spanish club announced on 10/11/2015. The franchise will play under the name of Rayo…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Marketing - Communication, Merchandising - Licensing
• Article # 56136
• Published on 17/11/15 at 09:30
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Premier League: American billionaire Josh Harris closes in on investment in Crystal Palace FC

Josh Harris, an American sports investor and co-owner of the private-equity firm Apollo Global Management, is close to purchasing a minority stake in Crystal Palace FC (Barclays Premier League, England), according to a report in the Daily Mail on 12/11/2015.Although unconfirmed by the club, the…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Stadiums
• Article # 55886
• Published on 16/11/15 at 16:45
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Ligue 1: Stade de Reims target "Top 10 of Ligue 1 by 2020, with a €40m budget" (J-P Caillot)

"Our goal is to be in the top 10 of Ligue 1 by 2020, and settle permanently in the elite. To achieve this objective, we aim to increase our budget for it to reach €40m in 2020, continuing to develop the club, while preserving our culture," said Jean-Pierre Caillot, president of Stade de Reims…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 55940
• Published on 16/11/15 at 09:30
Premier League: AFC Bournemouth secure investment from US private equity firm PEAK6

AFC Bournemouth (Barclays Premier League) have completed the sale of a 25% stake in the club to the US private equity group PEAK6 Capital Management, according to a statement on 09/11/2015.As a result of the new investment, the value of which is undisclosed, the firm’s co-founder, Matt Hulsizer…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Stadiums
• Article # 55812
• Published on 13/11/15 at 13:00
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Academy training: 19.7% of home-grown players in European squads, a record low (CIES)

Home-grown players represent 19.7% of the whole squads of 460 clubs operating in 31 European top flight championships, according to the monthly report for November 2015 of the CIES Football Observatory published on 10/11/2015. This is the lowest percentage of club-trained players since 2009, when…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Authorities, Transfer Market
• Article # 55968
• Published on 13/11/15 at 10:29