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La Liga: renovate the Nou Camp or build a new stadium? FC Barcelona will decide in January 2014

FC Barcelona (Liga BBVA) will choose between a renovation of the Nou Camp (99,350 seats) and the construction of a new stadium, in the first half of January 2014, announced the club's spokesman Toni Freixa, following a meeting of the Board of Directors, on the 09/12/2013."There are two projects…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 12599
• Published on 10/12/13 at 13:40
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Brazil: fan dies in riot during Vasco da Gama - Atlético Paranaense match

Clashes between supporters caused the death of a man on the last day of the Brazilian championship between Vasco da Gama and Atlético Paranaense (1-5) in the Joinville Arena (Santa Catarina State in southern Brazil ), on the 08/12/2013. Three other fans are in a coma."This is not a circus, it is…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Stadiums, Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 12553
• Published on 09/12/13 at 18:15
Paris-SG: Qatar Tourism Authority to launch a contest to select a "fan reporter" to go to Qatar

QTA (Qatar Tourism Authority), partner of Paris Saint-Germain, have launched a competition on the club's Facebook page to reward the "best supporters", on the 04/12/2013.The competition involves three steps. The first one consists of taking a picture on how magic the city of Paris is for a PSG…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication, Merchandising - Licensing
• Article # 12417
• Published on 06/12/13 at 10:40
Premier League: Manchester United would like to have a B team playing in the Football League

Manchester United (Premier League, ENG) executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward has said the club would welcome the idea of having a B team playing in the Football League, the league who manages the second, third and fourth British professional divisions, on the 03/12/2013.According to Ed Woodward…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Authorities
• Article # 12409
• Published on 05/12/13 at 15:43
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TV rights: Barcelona to appeal decision by Spanish Competition Commission

FC Barcelona (La Liga, ESP) will appeal the decision by the CNMC's (Spain's National Markets and Competition Commission), taken on the 28/11/2013, to fine them €3.6 million for breach of competition rules in the sale of TV rights, the club said, on the 02/12/2013.Three Spanish first division clubs…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Authorities, …
• Article # 12351
• Published on 04/12/13 at 18:15
2. Bundesliga: Dirk Kall, new president of the board of Fortuna Düsseldorf

Dirk Kall has been named president of the board of Fortuna Düsseldorf (2. Bundesliga, Germany's second division) by the supervisory board of the club, on the 03/12/2013. He succeeds Peter Frymuth, who was in office since 2004. Dirk Kall will officially take office on the 01/02/2014."I am eager to…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Authorities, Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 12358
• Published on 04/12/13 at 18:00
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Premier League: €117 million in commission paid to players agents in 2012-13 (+26%)

The 20 Premier League clubs paid £96.67 million (approximately €117 million) in commission to players agents between the 01/10/2012 and 30/09/2013. This represents an increase of €23.7 million (+ 26%) compared to the 2011-12 season, according to a report published by the Premier League, on the…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Authorities, Transfer Market
• Article # 12293
• Published on 03/12/13 at 19:00
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"Impossible to reconcile athletic performance and financial stability" (Frédéric Paquet, LOSC Lille)

"The top level is expensive, and the current system makes team performance and financial stability impossible," said Frédéric Paquet, deputy director general of LOSC Lille (Ligue 1, FRA), about French professional clubs, on the 14/11/2013."We can not separate sport from economics. We, the leaders…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Stadiums, Authorities, …
• Article # 12282
• Published on 03/12/13 at 19:00
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Spain: ownership of players by third parties a solution to clubs debt - Javier Tebas

"Atletico Madrid must pay €17 million each year to a bank. This is nearly enough money to pay for Cristiano Ronaldo’s new contract. We must look for a solution so that clubs have an alternative, do not have to pay this interest," said Javier Tebas, president of Spain's LFP (professional football…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Authorities, Legal, …
• Article # 12262
• Published on 02/12/13 at 18:00
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Twitter: "Making TFC a modern, dynamic and fun brand" (Boris Laffargue, Toulouse FC)

Toulouse FC (10th in L1 in 2012-13) have the fourth largest amount of Twitter followers in the French Ligue 1, with 109,000 subscribers, just behind Paris SG (1st) OM (2nd) and OL (3rd) in July 2013. The success of TFC on the microblogging platform is the result of a strategy initiated in 2008."We…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 11658
• Published on 30/11/13 at 19:05