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MLS: Darren Eales to leave Tottenham to become first president of Atlanta franchise

Darren Eales (ENG) was appointed club president of Atlanta, the MLS (Major League Soccer, the North American football league) franchise on 10/09/2014.Darren Eales, 42 years old, has been the executive director of Tottenham Hotspur (Premier League) since 2010. He will leave the London-based club…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Authorities
• Article # 25037
• Published on 15/09/14 at 15:45

Premier League: record turnover of £433.2m (€543.1m) for Manchester United in 2013-14 (+19.3%)

Manchester United (Premier League) achieved a record turnover of £433.2m (€543.1m) during the 2014 fiscal year (from 01/07/2013 to 30/06/2014), a 19.3% increase compared to 2013 (£363.2m, €455.2m), the club announced on 10/09/2014.The club's commercial revenues increased by 24.2% between 2013 and…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Agencies, Ticketing, Finance, …
• Article # 25024
• Published on 15/09/14 at 15:03

Premier League: owner states Hull City are for sale; name change decision appealed to the CAS

The Egyptian Assem Allam, chairman and owner of Hull City AFC (Premier League), said that his club has been placed on sale since 10/04/2014, according to his pledge to leave "within 24 hours" in case his bid to rename the club "Hull Tigers" fails, the club announced in a statement on 11/09/2014…

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• Category(ies): Finance, Legal, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 25005
• Published on 15/09/14 at 11:29

Rights holders and broadcasters of Euro 2016

Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Digital
• Article # 79869
• Published on 15/09/14 at 10:34

Twitter: Real Madrid overtake FC Barcelona and are most followed sports club in the world

The Twitter account of Real Madrid CF (Liga BBVA) has surpassed the number of followers of FC Barcelona and become the most followed sports club in the world on 10/09/2014. The club now has 12.64m fans on its main Twitter account, or 551,000 additional followers compared to August 2014.With…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 24988
• Published on 12/09/14 at 18:06

Portugal: Paulo Bento leaves post as manager of the national team in "mutual agreement"

Paulo Bento will depart as manager of the Portuguese national team by "mutual agreement" with the FPF (Portuguese Football Federation), the two parties announced on 11/09/2014. Paulo Bento, 45 years old, and a former Portugal midfielder (35 caps), had been the Portugal manager since September…

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• Category(ies): Authorities
• Article # 24966
• Published on 12/09/14 at 17:01

Serie A: Juventus (€290 million) have the largest estimated budget for 2014-15

At €290m, Juventus have the largest estimated budget for the 2014-15 Serie A championship, which began on 30/08/2014. The three-time defending champion of Italy is followed by AC Milan (2^nd with €210m), Inter Milan (3^rd with €195m), AS Roma (4^th with €180m) and SSC Napoli (5^th with €130m). The…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Authorities
• Article # 24979
• Published on 12/09/14 at 16:28

England: Birmingham City FC launch official app for its partners

Birmingham City FC (Championship, the second English division) launched an official app for its partners on 08/09/2014. The app, called the "Blues Network" and available in October 2014 on the iOS and Android platforms, aims to facilitate networking between the professional clients of the English…

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• Category(ies): Agencies, Marketing - Communication, Sponsors - Partners
• Article # 24921
• Published on 11/09/14 at 17:30

France: Luzenac AP refuse CFA 2; "damages would reach several million euros" (J-J Bertrand)

The Luzenac Ariège Pyrénées club refused the FFF's (French Football Federation) proposal to play in CFA 2 (French fifth division) in the 2014-15 season without an automatic promotion to the National (French third division) in 2015-16, the club announced on 10/09/2014.Luzenac AP, second in the…

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• Category(ies): Authorities
• Article # 24905
• Published on 11/09/14 at 15:21

Bundesliga: Karl Hopfner elected chairman of the supervisory board of FC Bayern Munich

The German Karl Hopfner, president of the FC Bayern Munich Association (Bundesliga), was unanimously elected chairman of the supervisory board of Bayern Munich, at the meeting of this body on 08/09/2014. Karl Hopfner, 62 years old, succeeds Herbert Hainer, who has held the position in the interim…

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• Category(ies): Authorities
• Article # 24903
• Published on 11/09/14 at 13:54