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"Impossible to compare Liga BBVA with Premier League from a commercial perspective" (Javier Tebas)

"It is impossible to compare us [Liga BBVA] with the Premier League from a commercial perspective. What we are trying to do is get closer to the Premier League," said Javier Tebas, president of the LFP (Spanish Professional Football League), to the British TV channel BBC Sport during the LFP World…
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UEFA: Partial stadium closings given to four clubs for racist behaviour by some of their fans

The UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body handed down sentences of partial stadium closures on 05/08/2014 for four clubs: Steaua Bucharest (Romania), VSC Debrecen (Hungary), NK Maribor (Slovenia) and Chikhura Sachkhere (Georgia). The sanction is to be…
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Australia: Beginning of the Westfield FFA Cup, first national cup since 1968

The FFA (Football Federation Australia) launched a new version of the Australian Cup, the Westfield FFA Cup, on 29/07/2014. The previous Australian Cup existed only for seven editions, from 1962 to 1968. It was then organised by the Australian Soccer Federation, the ancestor of the FFA (founded in…
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Spain: Professional clubs' debt to treasury at €482m for 2013-14 season

The Spanish professional clubs' cumulative debt to the Agencia Tributaria (the Spanish Treasury) was at €482m on 30/06/2014, the LFP (Professional Football League, Spain) announced on 29/07/2014. This is 25% less than a year ago, when the clubs owed the Agencia Tributaria €647m, the League said…
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NBA becomes first professional league to place Twitter account on official ball

@NBA -- the official Twitter account of the NBA (National Basketball Association) -- will appear on the official Spalding game ball of the North American professional basketball league during the 2014-15 season, the NBA announced on 31/07/2014.The NBA is the first professional league in the world…
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Ligue 2: Luzenac to be heard by DNCG's High Appeal Committee before 09/08/2014

The High Appeal Committee of the DNCG (National Directorate of Management Control) will meet within eight days, or before 09/08/2014, to reexamine LAP's (Luzenac Ariège Pyrénées) case and decide whether the club can participate in Ligue 2, the second French division, for 2014-15, the FFF (French…
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• Article # 23330
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Assessment and impact of the 2014 World Cup

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…
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Russian federation to welcome three Crimean clubs to third division beginning in 2014-15

Three Crimean clubs -- SKChF Sebastopol, Tavria Simferopol and Zhemchuzhina Yalta --- will be integrated into the Second Division South, Russia's third tier, in 2014-15, the Russian Federation announced on 31/07/2014.SKChF (formerly PFC Sevastopol) and Tavria Simferopol played in the Ukrainian…
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• Article # 23322
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Sports betting: CONCACAF extends its partnership with Early Warning System through 2014-15

The CONCACAF (Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football) extended its partnership with Early Warning System, a subsidiary of FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) tasked with watching over the online sports betting market, on 17/07/2014.Partners…
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• Article # 23274
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Brazil 2014: 632,646 tourists injected €462m into local economy of Brasilia

488,903 Brazilians and 143,743 foreign tourists went to Brasilia to watch the seven 2014 World Cup fixtures (Brazil, from 12/06 to 13/07/2014) hosted in the Mané-Garrincha stadium, the Brazilian government announced on 31/07/2014.These 632,646 tourists injected 1.3bn reais (approximately €462m…
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