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Neymar case: dismissal announced for the player and his father, who were prosecuted for corruption

The case involving the Brazilian player Neymar and his father Neymar Da Silva Santos, accused of corruption and of having concealed the amount of the transfer of the player from Santos FC (Brasileirão Chevrolet) to FC Barcelona (LaLiga) in 2013, has received a dismissal, announced Spanish justice…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Authorities, Legal
• Article # 73316
• Published on 15/07/16 at 14:00
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Attack in Nice: "Shocked and horrified, OGC Nice mourn the victims of this attack"

"A tragedy befell our city on Thursday after the fireworks of July 14th (Bastille Day), a day which brought thousands of tourists to Nice on the Promenade des Anglais. This leaves us all in shock, horrified and outraged," stated OGC Nice (Ligue 1), on its website, on 15/07/2016. A lorry crashed…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Essentials Clubs
• Article # 73354
• Published on 15/07/16 at 09:14
Club Atlético de Madrid: acquisition of 34.6% of RC Lens (Ligue 2) approved by shareholders

The acquisition of 34.6% of the share capital of RC Lens (Ligue 2) was approved by the shareholders of Club Atlético de Madrid (Liga BBVA), at the Extraordinary General Meeting of Club Shareholders of the club on 11/07/2016. 99.78% of the votes cast by shareholders were in favour of the takeover…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal
• Article # 73307
• Published on 13/07/16 at 18:40
©  EFL
England: Sky Bet Championship (2nd division) averages 17,583 spectators per match in 2015-16, -1.5%

The Sky Bet Championship averaged 17,583 spectators per match during the 2015-16 season, according to data compiled by News Tank Football on 12/07/2016. This represents a 1.5% decrease, or 264 less fans per match, from the 2014-15 season (average of 17,847).The total attendance of the English…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums
• Article # 73184
• Published on 13/07/16 at 12:20
WFF 2016: "Top clubs have a unique challenge with majority of fan base in China (R. Lamb, Inter)

"I think the top European football clubs are faced with a very unique challenge in that the majority of their fan follower base is now in China, especially (for clubs) in the UK, FC Barcelona, here at Inter Milan, AC Milan, etc. But, unlike a normal business or brand, where if you look at the…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Stadiums, Sponsors - Partners, …
• Article # 73140
• Published on 12/07/16 at 18:25
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WFF 2016: "In China, the average annual salary of players is $1.4m (€1.27m)" (M. Goddard, FIFA TMS)

"We have around 13,500 total cross-border transfers per year in the international transfer market. And this generates $4.2bn (€3.8bn) in transfer fees. Since 2011, spending on international transfers increased by 44.2% worldwide, while the volume of transactions increased by only 3.5% on average…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal, Transfer Market
• Article # 73163
• Published on 12/07/16 at 15:34
©  PSG
Ligue 1: Paris Saint-Germain choose Poissy locale for its first team and youth team training centres

"Following a three-year consultation process, Paris Saint-Germain have chosen Poissy (north-west of Paris) as the site of their future performance centre, which is scheduled to open at the start of the 2019/20 season," announced PSG on 11/07/2016.Two other sites were considered, both in also the…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Authorities, Legal, …
• Article # 73148
• Published on 12/07/16 at 12:19
Premier League: Manchester City sign their first professional eSports player (FIFA franchise)

Manchester City FC (Premier League) have signed Kieran Brown (18 years old), a professional eSports player specialising in the FIFA series, a football simulation video game (published by EA Sports), announced the English club on 06/07/2016. Kieran Brown becomes the first eSports player in the…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication, Sponsors - Partners
• Article # 73107
• Published on 12/07/16 at 09:50
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Leicester City FC: a young fan will accompany the players onto the pitch for the Community Shield

An initiative put in place by Leicester City FC (Premier League) sees the opportunity for a young fan to be the "mascot" of the club, which will enable them to meet the players and to accompany them onto the pitch before the start of the match, for when "the Foxes" face Manchester United FC…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 72920
• Published on 08/07/16 at 12:25
©  Arsenal FC
Premier League: a "legends" match between Arsenal - AC Milan for the Arsenal Foundation

Arsenal FC (Premier League) have organised a match between two sets of "legends", which will reunite former players of "the Gunners" as well as a team of former AC Milan (Serie A TIM) players, to take place at the Emirates Stadium (60,000 seats), in London (ENG), on 03/09/2016. Tickets for this…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Social Responsibility, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 72862
• Published on 07/07/16 at 13:30