Serie A: Erick Thohir now majority shareholder of Inter; has been president since 15/11/2013

Erick Thohir completed an acquisition of a majority stake in Inter Milan for approximately €200m, the Italian media reported on 05/06/2014. The Indonesian businessman has been the club's president since 15/11/2013, and is now the majority shareholder as well with a 70% stake. A five-year agreement…

Serie A: Former striker Filippo Inzaghi succeeds Clarence Seedorf as Milan manager

Italy's Filippo Inzaghi has been appointed manager of AC Milan (Serie A) for two years, the club announced on 09/06/2014. He will succeed Dutch Clarence Seedorf, who had been manager since 16/01/2014, and had himself replaced Massimiliano Allegri, dismissed for lack of results. Seedorf thus far…

The 2014-15 Serie A managers

Liga BBVA: Abdullah Al-Thani announces departure from Malaga CF via Twitter; club is for sale

Abdullah Al-Thani, a Qatari sheikh and the owner of Malaga CF (Liga BBVA), announced his departure from the club on his official Twitter account on 06/06/2014. The majority shareholder of the Spanish club believes that he has not found in Malaga the "respect, appreciation and equality" he…

Serie A: "The Americans were stalling," says Cellino, who will sell Cagliari to Giulini

A preliminary agreement was signed for the sale of Cagliari Calcio (Serie A) between Massimo Cellino, the club's owner, and Tommaso Giulini, a former member of the board of Inter Milan (Serie A), on 05/06/2014. The offer is estimated at €45m by the Italian press. "The Americans were stalling and…

Brazil 2014: AS Monaco launch app for following their five players in World Cup

AS Monaco (Ligue 1) launched the app AS Monaco World Cup on their website and on Facebook on 05/06/2014. This app is available in the three languages of their website (French, English and Spanish) and allows participants to predict outcomes for the matches of the national teams (Croatia, Colombia…

Basketball: Confirmation of purchase of Los Angeles Clippers by Steve Ballmer for €1.47bn

Steve Ballmer, CEO from 2000 to 2013 of Microsoft, the U.S. software company, bought the Los Angeles Clippers franchise NBA (National Basketball Association, American Basketball League) for $2bn (€1.47bn ), confirmed Donald Sterling, who had been the club's owner, on 04/06/2014. Sterling was…

Real Madrid project new Adidas shirts in 3D on facade of Santiago Bernabeu

A 3D video was projected onto the facade of Santiago Bernabeu stadium (capacity 85,454) by Real Madrid (Liga BBVA, 3^rd in 2013-14) on 03/06/2014 to officially present their two new shirts designed by German kit supplier Adidas for the 2014-15 season. The five-minute video featured Xabi Alonso…

MLS: San Jose Earthquakes to team up with San Francisco 49ers (NFL) to promote soccer

San Jose Earthquakes (MLS, Major League Soccer, North America) will team up with the San Francisco 49ers (NFL, National Football League, the league for American football) to promote football in the South Bay region (Silicon Valley, south of San Francisco Bay in California) over the next five…

2013-14 Ligue 1 top clubs in TV rights: Paris SG get €44.7m, Marseille €42m, and Lyon (€41m)

Paris Saint-Germain, the French champion in 2013-14, were the top earner of media revenues among Ligue 1 teams for 2013-14, with €44.7m. The LFP (French professional football league) board of directors released the distribution table for TV rights for the 2013-14 Ligue 1 on 03/06/2014. Altogether…