Serie A: Stefano Pioli (Italy) to follow Edoardo Roja as Lazio manager

Stefano Pioli (Italy) will manage Lazio (Serie A) for 2014-15 with an option for an additional season, the club announced on 12/06/2014. He will replace Edoardo Roja (Italy), who had held the post since 04/01/2014. Roja had in turn had replaced Vladimir Petkovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) who was…

Ligue 1: Paris SG beat their record with 32,500 subscribers for 2014-15 (hospitality excluded)

Paris-Saint Germain (Ligue 1) have beaten their own record by hitting their limit of 32,500 subscribers (hospitality excluded) for the 2014-15 season, the club announced on 13/06/2014. Subscribers have 70% of the 46,400 seats sold for Parc des Princes, said Paris SG. Non-hospitality subscriptions…

Liga: FC Barcelona achieve over 1m followers on Chinese social network Sina Weibo

FC Barcelona (Liga) have over 1,171,170 subscribers on the Chinese social network Sina Weibo, the club said on 12/6/2014. The Spanish club offers exclusive news and photos on its official page, and hopes to take advantage of the more than 500m users of Sina Weibo to improve its digital coverage in…

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Financial Fair Play: Paris SG limited to five locally trained players out of 21 for European Cup

"Should a club be entitled to register a maximum number of 21 players on the A list, the minimum number of places exclusively reserved for 'locally trained players' shall be five instead of eight, of which a maximum of four shall be 'association-trained'," UEFA (Union of European Football…

Brazil 2014: 76.5% of World Cup players belong to European clubs (ECA study)

Out of the 736 players (32 teams of 23 players) in the 2014 World Cup (06/12/2014 to 13/07/2014), 563 players (76.5%) play in European clubs, according to the "ECA Player Release Analysis" published by the European Club Association (ECA) on 10/06/2014. "The clubs are the roots of football and…

Liverpool FC send Anfield renovation permit application to city

Liverpool FC (Premier League) submitted their application for a building permit to renovate Anfield to the Liverpool city council on 04/06/2014. The club hopes to begin work in the first half of 2015 for delivery in 2018. Liverpool FC had presented their plans for the renovations, at an estimated…

Serie A: Giovanni Carnevali appointed executive and managing director of Sassuolo

Giovanni Carnevali (Italy) was named managing and executive director of US Sassuolo Calcio (Serie A), the club's board announced on 05/06/2014. Carnevali, 53, is the director of Master Group Sport, an Italian sports marketing agency. It has managed the communications and marketing of US Sassuolo…

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…