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Ligue 1: the Saudi Al-Walid Al-Saud is interested in buying Olympique de Marseille (L'Équipe)

The Saudi businessman Al-Walid Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud may be interested in a takeover bid of Olympique de Marseille (Ligue 1), said the French daily L'Équipe on 24/11/2014. Relatives of the businessman had been seen in Marseille in April 2014, and Patrick Mennucci, who was the Socialist…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance
• Article # 28799
• Published on 24/11/14 at 16:45

France: Jean-Marc Conrad, president of Nîmes Olympique, resigns over suspected match-fixing

"I have decided to resign my position as president of Nîmes Olympique. This decision, which has not been forced (upon me), is primarily to protect the interests of my club," said Jean-Marc Conrad, president and shareholder of Nîmes Olympique (Ligue 2), on 21/11/2014.Six people, including Jean-Marc…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Authorities, Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 28751
• Published on 24/11/14 at 09:47

Bundesliga: Bayern Munich re-pay the loan (€346m) for the Allianz Arena 16 years ahead of schedule

"In 2005, we borrowed €346m over 25 years, until 2030. And now the stadium is (fully) paid in nine and a half years," announced Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, chairman of FC Bayern Munich (Bundesliga), on 20/11/2014, officially confirming information News Tank published on 20/10/2014.The €110m in capital…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Stadiums
• Article # 28715
• Published on 21/11/14 at 16:10

FC Barcelona: "The leaders have placed the club in the hands of Qatar" (J. Laporta, ex-president)

"It is very serious that FC Barcelona has relations with Qatar and the contract between the two parties has never been explained. The links of the current leadership with Qatar predate the 2010 elections. Initially, they said it was a sort of UNICEF for the Persian Gulf, and that was why we had…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal, Sponsors - Partners, …
• Article # 28689
• Published on 21/11/14 at 13:04

Serie A: Parma FC late on payments of wages, expects points penalty

"We will probably take a points penalty, but the club will try to all jurisdictions to minimise (this)," said Parma FC (Serie A TIM) on 18/11/2014. The club knows about delays in the payment of wages (July, August and September) and had until 15/11/2014 to find an estimated €15m to €20m sum…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Authorities, Legal, …
• Article # 28670
• Published on 21/11/14 at 10:36

France: "The Dropping of French Football" document presented by the clubs' union on 20/11/2014

The UCPF (The French Union of Professional Football Clubs) presented "Le décrochage du football français" ("The Dropping, or falling behind, of French Football," an overview of the main economic handicaps faced by French professional football clubs in relation to their main European competitors…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 28639
• Published on 20/11/14 at 18:00

Baseball: Giancarlo Stanton signs record contract worth €261m over 13 years with the Miami Marlins

The American Giancarlo Stanton, a baseball outfielder, signed a contract worth $325m (€261m) over 13 years (until 2027) with the Miami Marlins, announced MLB (Major League Baseball on 19/11/2014. This is the largest contract in the history of professional sports, surpassing the baseball player…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance
• Article # 28618
• Published on 20/11/14 at 15:45

The 2014 summer transfer market in the five major European championships

The 2014 summer transfer window was marked by new records of expenditures (€1,042.2m) and transfer revenue (€549.4m) established by the Barclays Premier League.In total, the five major European leagues (Barclays Premier League, Liga BBVA, Bundesliga, Serie A TIM and Ligue 1) spent €2,273.3m for…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Transfer Market
• Article # 27241
• Published on 18/11/14 at 17:45

Twitter: Real Madrid and Barcelona both have over 13 million followers

Real Madrid CF (Liga BBVA) is the most followed club on Twitter with more than 13.38 million followers as of 03/11/2014. Real Madrid remains ahead of FC Barcelona (Liga BBVA), which has 13.09 million followers on Twitter, and Arsenal FC (Barclays Premier League) with 4.73 million followers.

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Digital
• Article # 27653
• Published on 18/11/14 at 15:02

Ligue 1: Vincent Labrune, president of Olympique de Marseille, detained by police for questioning

Vincent Labrune, president of Olympique de Marseille (Ligue 1), was placed into police custody for questioning, stated the French news channel i-Télé on 18/11/2014. This police inquiry is linked to kickbacks allegedly paid to intermediaries in the transfer of the player André-Pierre Gignac from…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Authorities, Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 28417
• Published on 18/11/14 at 11:47