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Bundesliga: Bayern Munich claim the world record for the most association members (251,315)

FC Bayern Munich (Bundesliga) has 251,315 members (or "socios") of in its association at the end of the 2013-14 season, the club said at the general meeting of its members on 28/11/2014. “I’ve said I was hopeful we’d soon be the world’s biggest sports club. We’ve hit that target,” Karl Hopfner…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 29222
• Published on 01/12/14 at 18:30

Ligue 1: Orange will allow 12 fans of Olympique Lyonnais to be present on the shirt sleeve

The telecom group Orange has activated a partnership with Olympique Lyonnais (Ligue 1) to allow 12 supporters to appear on the sleeve of the shirt until the end of the 2014-15 season, the club announced on 27/11/2014. A visibility package on the club's shirt sleeve had previously been acquired by…

Domain(s): Clubs, Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 29156
• Published on 01/12/14 at 11:10

Bundesliga: Hubertus Hess-Grunewald succeeds Klaus-Dieter Fischer as president of Werder Bremen

The German Hubertus Hess-Grunewald was elected president of the association Sport-Verein "Werder" von 1899 eV, which manages Werder Bremen (Bundesliga), at the general meeting of the club on 24/11/2014. His term is four years, and will end in 2018. Hubertus Hess-Grunewald, 54 years old, who has…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 29120
• Published on 28/11/14 at 15:00

Bundesliga: Werder Bremen records €9.8m net loss in 2013-14, the third consecutive yearly deficit

SV Werder Bremen GmbH & Co KG aA, the limited company that manages the professional football section of SV Werder Bremen (Bundesliga), achieved a turnover of €91.3m in the 2013-14 fiscal year, up 3.9% over 2012-13 (€87.9m), the club announced at its General Assembly on 24/11/2014. Werder Bremen…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance
• Article # 29118
• Published on 28/11/14 at 14:30

Ligue 1: Lens gets postponement of its scheduled hearing regarding the club's financial status

"Recent statements by Azerbaijani Minister of Sports forced us, in agreement with the DNCG (French National Directorate of Management Control), to request a postponement of the hearing of RC Lens expected this morning," announced Gervais Martel, president of RC Lens (Ligue 1) on 27/11/2014. During…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Authorities, Legal
• Article # 29076
• Published on 27/11/14 at 18:35

Manchester United: turnover of €110.6m (-10%) and net profit of €11.2m in Q1 2014-15

Manchester United FC (Barclays Premier League) recorded revenues (excluding gains from player trading) of £88.7m (approximately €110.6m) in the first quarter of the 2015 fiscal year (the 01/07/2014 to 30/09/2014), down 10% compared to the same period in 2014 (£98.5m, or €131.8m at the time)…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Digital, Sporting Goods & Brands, …
• Article # 29057
• Published on 27/11/14 at 16:35

Bundesliga: Eintracht Frankfurt wants up to €20m in loans from individuals

Eintracht Frankfurt (Bundesliga) wants to get as much as up to €20m in loans from fifty individuals, said Axel Hellmann, vice-president in charge of finance of the board of the club, on 13/11/2014. Each lender would provide between $300,000 and €500,000. "Let us ask the question: should we…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance
• Article # 29052
• Published on 27/11/14 at 15:45

Manchester United start "United:Live", a festival dedicated to the club in four cities in Asia and Africa

Manchester United FC (Barclays Premier League) launched United:Live, a festival dedicated to the club and to held in Bangkok (Thailand), Beijing (China), Jakarta (Indonesia) and Johannesburg (South Africa), announced the club on 25/11/2014. "This event will allow us to get in contact with 264…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Sponsors - Partners
• Article # 28982
• Published on 26/11/14 at 17:33

France: Nîmes Olympique, under suspicion of match-fixing, names new president

Christian Perdrier, former vice-president of Disneyland Paris from 1994 to 2006, was appointed president of Nîmes Olympique (Ligue 2), announced the club on 26/11/2014.Christian Perdrier, 63 years old, succeeds Jean-Marc Conrad, who resigned following his indictment, on 20/11/2014, as part of…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Authorities
• Article # 28958
• Published on 26/11/14 at 14:56

Ligue 1: To celebrate 40 years of the club, Montpellier HSC opens a second store in the city centre

Montpellier HSC (Ligue 1) has opened its second store in the city centre of Montpellier, on 25/11/2014. The new store is located in the pedestrian centre of the city in France's Languedoc-Roussillon region. "This new store will offer a full range of official products of MHSC, including products…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Merchandising - Licensing
• Article # 28907
• Published on 25/11/14 at 19:50