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FC Internazionale Milano: approval of the acquisition of a 68.55% stake by the Chinese group Suning

The Chinese multinational Suning, specialising in the distribution of electronic products and home appliances, officially acquired a 68.55% stake in FC Internazionale Milano (Serie A TIM), announced the club on 28/06/2016. The Italian club first announced the arrival of Suning as the majority…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 72422
• Published on 30/06/16 at 17:29
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Bundesliga: Schalke 04 now has an eSports team for the FIFA video game

FC Schalke 04 (Bundesliga) now has a team for the FIFA football simulation video game, the German club announced on 27/06/2016. This team is led by Joshua Begehr, a former world champion of the FIFA video game, and includes two more players: Mario Viska and Cihan Yasarlan.FC Schalke 04…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 72421
• Published on 30/06/16 at 16:55
©  World Football Forum
World Football Forum 2016, in Paris (FRA) on 07 and 08/07/2016: programme and list of speakers

Ma Guoli, vice-chairman of Le Sports (LeEco group), Peter Hutton, CEO of Eurosport, Guy-Laurent Epstein, marketing director of UEFA, and Mushtaq Al Waeli, executive director for strategic and institutional development of the QFA, will be among the key speakers of the World Football Forum 2016 in…
Domain(s): Clubs, Media, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Social Responsibility, Media Audiences, …
• Article # 72388
• Published on 30/06/16 at 14:20
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Bayern Munich: K-H Rummenigge extends as chairman of the board until the end of 2019

Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has extended his role as chairman of the board of FC Bayern Munich (Bundesliga) for three years, until 31/12/2019, announced the German club on 10/06/2016. He has held this position since 2002. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge joined FC Bayern Munich in 1974 as a player: the German…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Authorities, Legal
• Article # 72337
• Published on 30/06/16 at 10:44
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Rugby: record 99,124 spectators at Barcelona's Camp Nou for the final of the Top 14 (French rugby)

The final of the 2016 Top 14 (French first division rugby), RC Toulon - Racing 92 (21-29), drew 99,124 spectators to the Camp Nou in Barcelona (ESP, capacity of 99,354), on Friday, 24/06/2016. "This is a record attendance for a club rugby match," said FC Barcelona (LaLiga) on the that day. The…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums, Authorities
• Article # 72298
• Published on 29/06/16 at 15:17
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France: "We are bottom of the class" (Bernard Caïazzo, at the Première Ligue convention)

"...The amount of the German (domestic) TV rights for €1.4bn per year is almost double that of the French domestic rights. Then (we are also) behind the untouchable English, whose TV rights reach €3.7bn (per year), then there are the Spaniards at €1.6bn per season, and the Italians at €1.2bn. Then…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Stadiums, Authorities, …
• Article # 72115
• Published on 29/06/16 at 10:45
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Middlesbrough FC: "showcase" event to present hospitality offers to fans and businesses

Middlesbrough FC are organising a "showcase" event, for which admission is free, to present the services of the 2016-17 hospitality offers to club supporters and local businesses. The initiative, hosted by the North Eastern club, (promoted to the Premier League in 2016-17), will be held on…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 72192
• Published on 28/06/16 at 14:03
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Burnley FC: season ticket prices unchanged in 2016-17, despite promotion to the Premier League

Prices for 2016-17 Burnley FC (promoted to the Premier League) season tickets (without discounts) remain the same as in the 2015-16 season, between £390 and £580 (€475 to €706), when the club was in the Championship, announced Burnley FC, at the launch of their season ticket campaign, on…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 72183
• Published on 28/06/16 at 13:04
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FC Barcelona: club had an economic impact of €906m to the city of Barcelona in 2014-15 (1.5% of GDP)

For the 2014-15 season, FC Barcelona's (Liga BBVA) economic impact to the city of Barcelona has been estimated at around €906m, which represents 1.5% of the Catalan city's GDP, according to a report by the British audit and consultancy agency Deloitte, presented on 21/06/2016. Deloitte had already…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Authorities, Finance, Essentials Clubs
• Article # 72013
• Published on 28/06/16 at 11:19
Manchester City: the club organise a "hackathon" around player statistics (29-31/07/2016)

Manchester City FC (Premier League) have organised a hackathon (collaborative computer programming event, see below) over three days with the goal of "discovering a new vision with regards to the performance of players", at the City Football Academy, within the club's training centre, from 29 to…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 72108
• Published on 27/06/16 at 17:45