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Brazil 2014: 355,000 tourists spent €177m in Belo Horizonte

355,00 tourists visited Belo Horizonte (the capital of the state Minas Gerais) during the 2014 World Cup, the Brazilian government said on 15/07/2014. Belo Horizonte hosted six of the 64 games of the tournament (four group stage fixtures, one round of 16 and one semi-final).The tourists spent 454m…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Finance, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 22778
• Published on 18/07/14 at 17:46
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Spain: Lionel Messi will pay €56.4m to Spanish treasury, including €44.4m in arrears and fines

Argentine striker Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona will pay the Spanish treasury €56.4m, the Catalan daily La Vanguardia reported on 17/07/2014. This includes €12m based on his income in 2013 and €44.4m to resolve his tax debts for 2007 to 2012, including €3m in fines for undeclared income from 2007…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 22730
• Published on 18/07/14 at 16:55
CNOSF: Nearly 70% of 386 conciliations led to agreements in 2013

Nearly 70% of the 386 conciliations led by the CNOSF (French Olympic Committee) resulted in agreements between the disputing parties, the CNOSF told News Tank on 17/07/2014. Article L.141-4 of the Code du sport (the part of French civil code dealing with sports) states that any litigation between…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Clubs, Legal, …
• Article # 22732
• Published on 18/07/14 at 15:47
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"UEFA is the first confederation to win three straight World Cup titles" (Michel Platini)

"I would like to congratulate Germany for winning the 2014 World Cup after an intense final with Argentina at the Maracana Stadium. It is a great achievement for Germany, who are the first UEFA [Union of European Football Associations] national association in the history of the competition to win…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication
• Article # 22706
• Published on 18/07/14 at 14:20
Brazil 2014: 886,000 tourists injected €1.46bn into Rio de Janeiro's economy

886,000 tourists -- 471,000 foreigners and 415,000 Brazilians -- visited Rio de Janeiro during the 2014 World Cup, the Brazilian government said on 15/07/2014. Rio hosted seven of the 64 games of the tournament (four group stage fixtures, one round of 16, one quarter-final and the final).The…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Stadiums, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 22678
• Published on 17/07/14 at 17:30
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Brazil 2014: 1m foreign tourists and 3m Brazilians travelled during World Cup

1m foreign tourists from 203 countries and 3.056m Brazilians travelled in Brazil during the 2014 World Cup (12/06 to 13/07/2014), the Brazilian government reported on 14/07/2014. On average, foreign tourists stayed 13 days in Brazil, and they stayed in a total of 378 different cities. Brazilian…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Stadiums, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 22621
• Published on 17/07/14 at 14:02
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Brazil 2014: Tourists spend €108.5m in Manaus; €229.6m collected in taxes

119,925 tourists descended on Manaus (the capital of the state of Amazonas) for the four group stage fixtures of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil (12/06 to 13/07/2014). They spent 325.8m reais (approximately €108.5m) in the local economy, the Brazilian government said on 15/07/2014. 4.37bn reais…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Stadiums
• Article # 22653
• Published on 17/07/14 at 13:11
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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