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Pokémon Go: Manchester City and Benfica invite fans to play in areas near their stadium

Manchester City FC (Premier League) and SL Benfica (Liga NOS) invited their fans, via twitter, to come and play the augmented reality game Pokémon Go in virtual arenas around their stadiums on 14 and 15/07/2016. "Come to the Etihad Stadium to battle the gym leader and claim your rule over City!…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Digital, Stadiums, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 73506
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©  Paris SG

Ligue 1: Dutchman Patrick Kluivert appointed "director of football" at Paris Saint-Germain

Former Dutch international Patrick Kluivert has been named "director of football" at Paris Saint-Germain (Ligue 1), announced the club on 14/07/2016. "Under the direction of Paris Saint-Germain Chairman and CEO, Nasser Al-Khelaïfi, Patrick Kluivert will play an active role in the national and…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication, Transfer Market
• Article # 73496
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©  n/a

Forbes: Dallas Cowboys worth $4bn (€3.62bn), overtake Real Madrid as most valuable sports franchise

The Dallas Cowboys (NFL) have become the most valuable sports franchise in the world at $4bn (€3.62bn), overtaking Real Madrid CF (LaLiga), whose value is estimated at $3.65 (€3.3m), according to the American economic magazine Forbes, which published its 2016 sports valuation list on 13/07/2016…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Essentials Clubs
• Article # 73492
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©  LFC

Liverpool FC: New Balance, club equipment supplier, offers a trip for three to California to one fan

An activation launched by the American sports equipment brand New Balance, the official equipment supplier of Liverpool FC (Premier League), on 07/04/2016, is the chance for a club supporter to win a five-day trip to San Francisco (California, USA) and the opportunity to attend the friendly match…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Sponsors - Partners
• Article # 73406
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©  D.R.

Ligue 1: V. Labrune will leave the presidency of Marseille "before the resumption" of the season

Vincent Labrune, the president of Olympique de Marseille (Ligue 1), announced on 14/07/2016 that he will leave his post "before the resumption", meaning before 14/08/2016, the date of the first game of OM in the 2016-17 Ligue 1 season. Vincent Labrune has been president of Olympique de Marseille…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 73401
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©  D.R.

Neymar case: dismissal announced for the player and his father, who were prosecuted for corruption

The case involving the Brazilian player Neymar and his father Neymar Da Silva Santos, accused of corruption and of having concealed the amount of the transfer of the player from Santos FC (Brasileirão Chevrolet) to FC Barcelona (LaLiga) in 2013, has received a dismissal, announced Spanish justice…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Authorities, Legal
• Article # 73316
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©  OGCN

Attack in Nice: "Shocked and horrified, OGC Nice mourn the victims of this attack"

"A tragedy befell our city on Thursday after the fireworks of July 14th (Bastille Day), a day which brought thousands of tourists to Nice on the Promenade des Anglais. This leaves us all in shock, horrified and outraged," stated OGC Nice (Ligue 1), on its website, on 15/07/2016. A lorry crashed…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Essentials Clubs
• Article # 73354
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Club Atlético de Madrid: acquisition of 34.6% of RC Lens (Ligue 2) approved by shareholders

The acquisition of 34.6% of the share capital of RC Lens (Ligue 2) was approved by the shareholders of Club Atlético de Madrid (Liga BBVA), at the Extraordinary General Meeting of Club Shareholders of the club on 11/07/2016. 99.78% of the votes cast by shareholders were in favour of the takeover…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal
• Article # 73307
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©  EFL

England: Sky Bet Championship (2nd division) averages 17,583 spectators per match in 2015-16, -1.5%

The Sky Bet Championship averaged 17,583 spectators per match during the 2015-16 season, according to data compiled by News Tank Football on 12/07/2016. This represents a 1.5% decrease, or 264 less fans per match, from the 2014-15 season (average of 17,847).The total attendance of the English…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums
• Article # 73184
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WFF 2016: "Top clubs have a unique challenge with majority of fan base in China (R. Lamb, Inter)

"I think the top European football clubs are faced with a very unique challenge in that the majority of their fan follower base is now in China, especially (for clubs) in the UK, FC Barcelona, here at Inter Milan, AC Milan, etc. But, unlike a normal business or brand, where if you look at the…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Stadiums, Sponsors - Partners, …
• Article # 73140
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