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Media: beIN Sport to launch in the Philippines, Thailand, Taiwan and Hong Kong in August 2013

The Qatari sports channel beIN Sport has joined up with the media and marketing rights agency MP & Silva to launch beIN Sport in the Philippines, Thailand, Taiwan and Hong Kong in August 2013, MP & Silva announced on the 03/07/2013. This is the second wave of beIN Sport's expansion in Asia…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Agencies
• Article # 7502
• Published on 05/07/13 at 16:27
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Fulham FC: Marathonbet signs two-year shirt sponsorship deal

Online sports betting company Marathonbet has become Fulham FC's (12th in the Premier League in 2012/13) new shirt sponsor, the club announced on the 04/07/2013. The two-year contract runs until the end of the 2014/15 season and includes an option for a one-year extension.The value of the deal has…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Sponsors - Partners
• Article # 7494
• Published on 05/07/13 at 15:35
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FC Barcelona extend partnership with MoraBanc (Andorra)

FC Barcelona (1st in La Liga in 2012/13) have extended their partnership with MoraBanc, the Andorran bank, the club announced on the 02/07/2013. The contract was originally signed in February 2010 and will now run until the end of the 2014/15 season.This agreement allows MoraBanc to use…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Sponsors - Partners
• Article # 7406
• Published on 04/07/13 at 16:13
LFP: "Can France afford to have 20 clubs in Ligue 1? I don't think so" (Frédéric Thiriez)

"Can France afford to have 20 clubs in Ligue 1? I don't think so, but that is only my opinion! Clubs would have to agree. In 2004, I proposed a return to 18 clubs but I was not backed, by a very small majority," said Frédéric Thiriez, president of the LFP (French Professional Football League)…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Authorities
• Article # 7456
• Published on 04/07/13 at 14:42
Inter Milan: Massimo Moratti open to selling the club to Indonesian businessman Erick Thohir

Massimo Moratti, Inter Milan president since the 26/02/1995, is prepared to sell all or part of the Italian club to Indonesian businessman Erick Thohir, eldest son of the industry tycoon Teddy Thohir. "There will be further meetings in the coming days," according to Moratti on the 01/07/2013…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Article # 7424
• Published on 03/07/13 at 13:00
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Reading FC sign partnership agreement with the Marussia Formula 1 team

English club Reading FC (19th in the Premier League in 2012/13, relegated to the Championship for 2013/14) have announced a partnership with the Anglo-Russian Formula 1 team, Marussia, on the 30/06/2013. The partnership will see joint marketing initiatives to advertise both Reading and Marussia…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication
• Article # 7372
• Published on 02/07/13 at 11:22
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Swansea City: GWFX, Chinese online trading firm, named new shirt sponsors for €2.3m for next season

Chinese financial firm GWFX (Goldenway Forex) have signed a shirt sponsorship deal with Swansea City (9th in the Premier League in 2012/13 and League Cup winners) for the 2013-14 season, on the 01/07/2013. The contract, worth an estimated €2.3m is the most lucrative sponsorship in the Welsh club's…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Sponsors - Partners
• Article # 7338
• Published on 01/07/13 at 17:08
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Scottish Premier League : Heart of Midlothian on the verge of bankruptcy

Heart of Midlothian have served a notice of intention to appoint an administrator at the Court of Session in Edinburgh on the 17/06/2013, the club revealed on the same day.The administrator's role will be to find an agreement with the creditors, when the club's deficit reaches £25m (€29m). On the…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Authorities, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 6813
• Published on 01/07/13 at 14:45
Coventry City FC sold to the Otium Entertainment Group

Coventry City FC (15th in League 1, English 3rd division, in 2012/13) have confirmed that the club had been sold to Otium Entertainment Group on the 27/06/2013. Following a High Court hearing, Coventry entered administration and were deducted 10 points, on the 28/03/2013. Since March, four bids…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Article # 7316
• Published on 01/07/13 at 13:38
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"In order to grow, clubs need to generate sustainable financial resources" (JM Aulas)

"In order to grow, clubs need to generate sustainable financial resources to balance sporting risk," said Jean-Michel Aulas, president of Olympique Lyonnais, talking about the Stade des Lumières (Lyon's new stadium), in an interview in Les Echos, on the 01/07/2013. "The excavation works are…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Stadiums, Finance
• Article # 7319
• Published on 01/07/13 at 11:59