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Neymar transfer: Barça and Sandro Rosell indicted for tax evasion; hearing set for 13/06/2014

FC Barcelona (Liga BBVA) and its former president Sandro Rosell were formally indicted for tax evasion in the case of the transfer of Neymar by the prosecutor of the Audiencia Nacional (Spanish high court) on 03/06/2014. A Department of Finance report estimates that the amount of tax fraud in the…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Authorities, Legal, …
• Article # 20234
• Published on 04/06/14 at 18:39

Ligue 1: Paris SG to open its first South American football school in Rio de Janeiro on 09/06/2014

Paris SG (Ligue 1) will open a football school in Rio de Janeiro (BRA) on 09/06/2014 -- it's first in South America --Frédéric Longuépée, deputy director general of Paris SG in charge of business activity, announced in Rio de Janeiro on 02/06/2014. The school, dubbed Paris Saint-Germain Academy de…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication
• Article # 20242
• Published on 04/06/14 at 12:59

Serie A: Parma FC make 178 transfers in single year

Parma FC (Serie A) made 178 transfers from 01/07/2013 to 01/06/2014, reported Gazzetta dello Sport, an Italian sports newspaper, on 01/06/2014. These transfers were part of the Parmesan club's plan to partner with other clubs abroad or in lower divisions in order to lend them Parma's players. 27…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Transfer Market
• Article # 20152
• Published on 03/06/14 at 14:15

Bayern Munich: Uli Hoeness begins his sentence of three and a half years in prison for tax evasion

Uli Hoeness (Germany), president of FC Bayern Munich (Bundesliga) from 2009 to 2014, began his sentence of three and a half years for tax evasion in the penitentiary in Landsberg am Lech (Bavaria, Germany) on 02/06/2014. The German leader was convicted of "seven serious counts of tax fraud" by the…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Authorities, Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 20153
• Published on 03/06/14 at 10:38

Europa League 2014-15: Torino to replace FC Parma, which was denied UEFA license and is now for sale

The High Court of Justice of the CONI (Italian National Olympic Committee) on 30/05/2014 dismissed the appeal of Parma FC (Serie A) challenging the decision of the Appeals Committee of the FIGC (Italian Football Federation), which had refused to grant them the UEFA license needed to participate in…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Authorities, Legal, …
• Article # 20063
• Published on 02/06/14 at 12:56

Franz Beckenbauer named international ambassador of the Bayern Munich brand

Franz Beckenbauer was named international ambassador of the brand Bayern Munich (Bundesliga), the club announced on 28/05/2014. The current honorary chairman of the Supervisory Board will be responsible for developing the image of the club's brand, especially in terms of merchandising, in the…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Sponsors - Partners
• Article # 20003
• Published on 30/05/14 at 17:50

Premier League: Mauricio Pochettino named coach of Tottenham Hotspur for five years

Mauricio Pochettino (Argentina) has been named manager of Tottenham Hotspur (Premier League) for five years, the London club announced on 27/05/2014. He is replacing Tim Sherwood, who was the manager since 23/12/2013. Pochettino had managed Southampton FC (Premier League) since 2013.Tottenham…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Article # 19962
• Published on 30/05/14 at 17:12

The 2014-15 Premier League managers

Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Article # 79591
• Published on 30/05/14 at 15:29

Italy: Federation revokes co-ownership of players by clubs as of 01/07/2014

Clubs may no longer co-own players, the Federal Council of FIGC (Italian Football Federation) decided on 27/05/2014. The rule will be applied beginning with the next transfer period (from 01/07 to 01/09/2014); Italian clubs will no longer have the right to sell or buy only half of the rights to a…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Authorities, Legal, …
• Article # 19965
• Published on 30/05/14 at 14:15

Serie A average attendances: 23,504 across league in 2013-14, Inter Milan stays on top with 46,004

Serie A had an average attendance of 23,504 at its matches in 2013-14, which was an increase of 2.5% compared to 2012-13 (22,935). Inter Milan remained at the top of the pack with 46,004 spectators on average in 2013-14. The Milanese club, which finished fifth in the championship, experienced a…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums
• Article # 19867
• Published on 28/05/14 at 18:54