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NBA hires Pamela El as chief marketing officer; first black person and first woman in role

Pamela El (USA) was appointed chief marketing officer of the NBA (National Basketball Association, USA) on 09/07/2014. She will be the first black person and first woman in this role.The position had been vacant since the departure of Rick Welts in 1999. Jamie Gallo (USA), vice-president of the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication
• Article # 22586
• Published on 16/07/14 at 17:40
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Brazil 2014: "The World Cup in Brazil was and is a gigantic festival" (Joseph Blatter, FIFA)

"Right from the kick-off on 12/06/2014, football took centre stage and has remained there ever since. The World Cup in Brazil was and is a gigantic festival -- a festival of football from Copacabana to Maracanã, from Manaus in the tropical north to Porto Alegre in the deep south, where the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication
• Article # 22519
• Published on 16/07/14 at 11:59
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2014 World Cup: Second-best total attendance in history, with 3,429,873 spectators

3,429,873 spectators watched the 64 fixtures of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil (from 12/06 to 13/07/2014), for an average of 53,592 spectators per game, said FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) on 13/07/2014.The 12 stadiums of the 2014 World Cup had an average fill rate of…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums
• Article # 22554
• Published on 15/07/14 at 18:51
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Brazil 2014: "Very positive for the morale of Brazilians" (Zaluar, Brazilian Embassy in Paris)

"I think that the outcome was very positive for the morale of Brazilians because they realised that their country was able to organise and host this great event in a hot climate without incident," said Achilles Zaluar, minister-counsellor at the Embassy of Brazil in France, speaking to News Tank…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Stadiums, …
• Article # 23525
• Published on 15/07/14 at 18:03
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Brazil 2014: 180,000 tourists spent €111m in Natal

180,000 tourists spent 333.74m reais (approximately €111m) during the four matches of the group stage of the 2014 World Cup in Natal from 12 to 25/06/2014, the Brazilian government announced on 13/07/2014. A large proportion of the tourists (49.4%) were aged 35 to 59 and came to Natal with their…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 22549
• Published on 15/07/14 at 15:15
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UEFA: No official decision yet on spray for free kick wall in European Cups

UEFA will announce in the first half of August whether European Cups referees will use a vanishing spray to mark the defensive wall during free kicks, according to information received by News Tank on 09/07/2014. The spray was tested during the U-17 Euro (from 09 to 21/05/2014) in Malta. "UEFA…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 22336
• Published on 15/07/14 at 09:42
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Electoral regulations for the FIFA presidency, adopted entered into force on 06/07/2014

The electoral regulations for the presidency of FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) were approved by the executive committee at its meeting on 06/07/2014 in Sao Paulo (BRA), and went into force immediately. The next election is scheduled for 29/05/2015 at the FIFA Congress in…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication, Social Responsibility
• Article # 22442
• Published on 15/07/14 at 09:14
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Council of Europe: Convention on the Manipulation of Sports Competitions adopted

The Council of Europe adopted the Convention on the Manipulation of Sports Competitions at the 1,205th meeting of the Committee of Ministers, on 09/07/2014. "The purpose of this Convention is to prevent, detect, punish and discipline the manipulation of sports competitions, as well as enhance the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 22429
• Published on 11/07/14 at 18:46
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Brazil 2014: 70,000 Argentine tourists expected in Rio de Janeiro for final on 13/07/2014

70,000 Argentine tourists are expected in Rio de Janeiro for the final of the 2014 World Cup between Germany and Argentina on 13/07/2014 at the Maracanã Stadium, the Brazilian government said on 10/07/2014. They are expected to inject an estimated $100m (approximately €73.5m) into the local…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Authorities
• Article # 22453
• Published on 11/07/14 at 18:12
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Brazil 2014: Ray Whelan, suspected of leading illegal ticket sales, considered "fugitive"

Ray Whelan (UK) has fled his hotel in Rio de Janeiro (BRA), the Brazilian Civil Police told the Brazilian newspaper O Globo on 10/07/2014. Whelan is the senior director of Match Services, the Swiss company that provides ticketing, accommodation and IT services to FIFA (Fédération Internationale de…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Ticketing
• Article # 22417
• Published on 11/07/14 at 17:02