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©  NUFC

Premier League: consortium backed by Saudi fund withdraws from acquisition of Newcastle United FC

"We have come to the decision to withdraw our interest in acquiring Newcastle United FC (Premier League). We do so with regret, as we were excited and fully committed to invest in the great city of Newcastle (ENG) and believe we could have returned the club to the position of its history…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Authorities, Legal, …
• Article # 189903
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©  Cagliari Calcio

Cagliari Calcio: agreement with Credito Sportivo (bank) for the financing of the future stadium

Cagliari Calcio (Serie A TIM) and Istituto per il Credito Sportivo, the Italian public investment bank dedicated to the financing of sports and cultural infrastructures, have signed an agreement to structure the financing of the construction of the club's future stadium on 30/07/2020. Cagliari…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Stadiums
• Article # 189879
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©  FIFA

Qatar: host country of the 2022 World Cup, is a candidate to host the 2032 Olympic Games

Qatar has sent a letter to the IOC indicating its intention to join the "continuous dialogue" on the organisation of the 2032 Summer Olympic Games, said Sheikh Joaan ben Hamad ben Khalifa Al-Thani, president of the Qatar Olympic Committee, to AFP on 27/07/2020. Qatar thus joins India, Australia…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Authorities, Marketing - Communication, Sponsors - Partners, …
• Article # 189634
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©  Olympique Lyonnais

Olympique Lyonnais: Vincent Ponsot appointed general manager for "core-business football activity"

Olympique Lyonnais (Ligue 1 Uber Eats) has appointed Vincent Ponsot as its general manager for "core-business football activity" which includes "the professional men's, women's, French and American teams; girls' and boys' academies as well as international academies," announced the club on…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 189797
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©  LCI

Exclusive Paris FC: "Bahrain's objective is to increase its image, reputation and boost tourism" (P. Ferracci)

"Bahrain's objective is to increase its image and reputation, promote the discovery of this small country and boost tourism. The development of training for young Bahrainis in football, a sport that is growing in importance in the countries of the Persian Gulf, is also on the agenda. This…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Stadiums, Sponsors - Partners, …
• Article # 189701
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©  FC Barcelone

FC Barcelona: "Since 14/03/2020 we have missed out on €200m!" (Josep Maria Bartomeu)

"Since 14/03/2020 we have not received a euro. We have missed out on €200m! We are closing the year. We have recovered a lot by reducing wages and using ERTE's (Spanish temporary redundancy, with the government paying 70% of wages). We have had to close the shops and the museum, there have been no…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Stadiums, Merchandising - Licensing, Finance, …
• Article # 189677
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©  AS Monaco FC

esports: AS Monaco FC launches "le Scan Esport" a weekly programme broadcast on Twitch

AS Monaco FC (Ligue 1 Uber Eats) is launching "le Scan Esport", a weekly programme dedicated to esports and broadcast on Twitch from 29/07/2020 (21:00 CET). The show will run once a week until the end of August 2020. "Every week, Joel Postbad (ambassador of the ASM esports team on eFootball…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Agencies, esport - gaming
• Article # 189703
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©  Athletic Club Bilbao

Athletic Club Bilbao: launch of a start-up competition to promote innovation related to tourism

Athletic Club Bilbao (LaLiga Santander) has launched the "Smart Solutions for Smart Destinations Challenge", aimed at promoting entrepreneurship and innovation in tourism, in partnership with the World Tourism Organization, a United Nations agency for the promotion and development of tourism, and…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Authorities, Marketing - Communication, Stadiums
• Article # 189686
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©  Paris SG

Ligue 1 Uber Eats: Paris Saint-Germain launches a store in Seoul, its first in South Korea

Paris Saint-Germain (Ligue 1 Uber Eats) has opened a "Friends & Family" store in Seoul (South Korea), "the first of any European football club within Korea," announced the club on 27/07/2020. The opening was carried out in partnership with Over The Pitch, a subsidiary of H9PITCH STUDIO, a Korean…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Merchandising - Licensing, Stadiums
• Article # 189633
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©  PFC

France: kingdom of Bahrain acquires 20% of Paris FC, Bahraini sovereign fund becomes main sponsor

"The Kingdom of Bahrain has become a new strategic partner of Paris FC (Ligue 2 BKT) and enters the capital to support the club's project, its development, but also its ambitions," announced the directors and shareholders of Paris FC on 27/07/2020. "The transaction was carried out through an…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Authorities, Finance, …
• Article # 189573
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