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Portugal: Benfica sell two players to an investment fund for €45 million

Benfica have sold 100% of the economic rights of two players, Spanish U21 striker Rodrigo Moreno for €30 million and Portuguese midfielder André Gomes for €15 million, to the investment fund Meriton Capital Limited on 31/01/2014. Both players will remain with the Portuguese club until at least the…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Legal, Transfer Market, Social Responsibility
• Article # 14445
• Published on 06/02/14 at 12:42
Major League Soccer: David Beckham to establish new expansion franchise in Miami, Florida

An ownership group led by David Beckham has been awarded the 22nd club in the MLS (Major League Soccer), the league and the former English international announced on 05/02/2014. The new franchise will be in Miami, Florida, and enter the league in either 2016 or 2017. The ownership group will…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Article # 14427
• Published on 05/02/14 at 19:26
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Brazil 2014: MLS and SUM announce "Road to Brazil" international friendly series

The launch of the "Road to Brazil" series of international friendly warm-up matches in the United States from the 27/05 to the 10/06/2014, ahead of the 2014 World Cup, has been announced by the MLS (Major League Soccer, USA) on 03/02/2013. SUM (Soccer United Marketing), lead partner agency and…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Agencies
• Article # 14356
• Published on 05/02/14 at 17:30
©  D.R.
Spain: debt of clubs down €150 million since 2012 according to the State Secretariat for Sport

The accumulated debt of clubs in Liga BBVA and Liga Adelante, the first and second divisions of Spanish football, decreased by €150 million since 2012, announced Miguel Cardenal, Spanish Secretary of State for Sport, on 03/02/2014. He stated that the overall financial situation of Spanish clubs is…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Article # 14409
• Published on 05/02/14 at 17:00
©  Hertha Berlin
Bundesliga: the U.S. investment fund KKR will invest €61.2 million into Hertha Berlin

The U.S. investment fund KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) is now a strategic partner of Hertha Berlin (Bundesliga) and will invest €61.2 million into the club, announced Hertha CFO Ingo Schiller, on 31/01/2014. The fund is committed for "at least seven years," said the club, until 2021.KKR gets a…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication
• Article # 14394
• Published on 05/02/14 at 16:00
Serie A: Juventus implemented a tifo chosen via a Facebook application for Inter match

For the Juventus - Inter Milan match (3-1, 22nd Matchday of Serie A), 12,700 people participated in a giant tifo preselected on the Internet, via a contest called #LoveJu. The initiative, implemented by the Turin club via a dedicated page on its Facebook profile, invited users to create their own…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Digital, Stadiums, Legal, …
• Article # 14393
• Published on 05/02/14 at 15:06
©  Juan Manuel Serrano
Spain: FIFPro supports the Santander players (3rd division) after their strike in the Copa del Rey

"The players took a radical decision. But it shows how desperate they are. They had no choice but to opt for this action. They are footballers, and what they like most is to play football," said the president of FIFPro (International Federation of Professional Footballers), Philippe Piat, on…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Authorities, Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 14375
• Published on 05/02/14 at 10:58
©  FC Barcelone
FC Barcelona announce the renovation schedule of the Camp Nou (2017-2021)

FC Barcelona (Liga BBVA) announced the schedule of the renovation of the Camp Nou on 03/02/2014: work should begin in May 2017 and end in February 2021.The work will take place in a manner that allows FC Barcelona to continue playing at the Camp Nou during the renovation. This requirement has…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums
• Article # 14351
• Published on 04/02/14 at 15:30
©  D.R.
Major League Soccer: LA Galaxy to form second pro club LA Galaxy II in American 3rd division

The LA Galaxy will become the first Major League Soccer (MLS, USA) club to form their own United Soccer Leagues Professional Division (USL Pro, American 3rd division) club, they announced on 29/01/2014. The Los Angeles-based franchise have formed the LA Galaxy II, which will be owned and operated…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Article # 14156
• Published on 04/02/14 at 14:35
©  D.R.
"We have no chance if the Bavarians offer players two times more money" (Borussia Dortmund)

"They want to destroy us. Not humanely because they do not love us, but to eliminate us as a direct competitor and that is why they have submitted offers to our players. So that we no longer represent a danger to them. This is a legitimate problem and we must live with it," says Joachim Watzke…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Authorities, Transfer Market
• Article # 14310
• Published on 04/02/14 at 13:30