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"No substitute in this business for live interaction with the players" (Charles Allen, Arsenal FC)

"It is a huge logistical operation putting a first team of professional athletes on the road. It’s a huge logistical operation running a 60,000-seat game every fortnight. So we’re good at doing stuff like that and I think what the start of the international touring represents is a culmination of a…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Finance, Stadiums, …
• Article # 12558
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©  AJM van Knippenberg

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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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©  Premierleague.com

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
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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
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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
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