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England: Greg Clarke to be the new chairman of the FA as of 02/09/2016

Greg Clarke has been formally ratified as chairman of the Football Association, at a meeting of the full FA Council on 24/08/2016. The appointment of Greg Clarke had already been approved by the FA supervisory board on 22/07/2016. He officially takes office on Friday, 02/09/2016, and succeeds…
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• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 75113
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Bundesliga: competition to win the shirt of Mexican international Chicharito (Bayer 04 Leverkusen)

A competition to win a signed Javier "Chicharito" Hernández shirt, which the player wore during the Mexico - Venezuela match (1-1 in the Copa America Centenario, on 14/06/2016) has been set up by the Bundesliga, on 01/07/2016.To enter this competition, fans had to film their explanation of why…
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• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 75031
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©  LaLiga

Spain: the "LaLiga Legends" team of former players play their first match in Tehran (Iran)

The "LaLiga Legends" team, which reunites former great players of the Spanish league, will play a match against an Iranian legends team at the Azadi Stadium (95,000 seats), in Tehran (Iran), on Thursday, 25/08/2016 (kick-off at 16:30 CET). This match will be the first played by LaLiga Legends…
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• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication
• Article # 75024
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©  FIFA

FIFA launch a survey to improve their relationship with fans and to get new ideas

"FIFA has launched a survey aimed at improving its relationship with football fans worldwide, as well as gaining fresh insights from supporters," stated the international federation on 22/08/2016. "The survey itself is available in FIFA’s official languages - English, French, German and Spanish…
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• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication
• Article # 74982
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©  D.R.

UEFA: major coefficient implications for France, Portugal, and Russia in European play-off matches

France is, as of 23/08/2016, fifth in the UEFA coefficient rankings with 44.415 points, slightly ahead of Russia (6th, 43.232 points) and Portugal (7th, 42.999 points), with a club representative from each of these countries contesting the second legs of Champions League play-off ties on 23 and…
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• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 74974
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France: "Increase the average fill rate of the stadiums 1% to 2% per year," (Didier Quillot, LFP)

"We want to increase the average fill rate of the stadiums 1% to 2% per year, and help clubs increase their matchday revenue by 15% in three years," stated Didier Quillot, the CEO of the LFP, during the launch the French league's new communication campaign #JeVaisAuStade ("I go to the stadium")…
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• Category(ies): Ticketing, Clubs, Digital, …
• Article # 74853
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2016 Olympics: Brazil - Germany men's final drew 8.25 million viewers on ARD (audience share: 43.6%)

Brazil - Germany (1-1, 5-4 on penalties), the final of the men's football tournament in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games, at the Maracana (73,500 seats) in Rio de Janeiro, drew, in Germany, an average of 8.25 million viewers on the public television channel ARD, on Saturday, 20/08/2016…
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• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Authorities, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 74882
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Bundesliga: launch of the official fantasy game for the 2016-17 season

The Bundesliga launched the "Official Fantasy Bundesliga", its own virtual sports league for the 2016-17 season, on 06/08/2016.The game is available in a dedicated area on the official website of the Bundesliga. The "Official Fantasy Bundesliga" is free and available in German and English. As in…
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• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 74874
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LaLiga: 250,000 players already registered for the Spanish fantasy league with Marca

250,000 players from 152 countries have registered for the "LaLiga Fantasy MARCA" virtual league, created by LaLiga in partnership with the Spanish sports daily newspaper Marca, announced Marca on 16/08/2016.Launched on 06/08/2016, this free game is available worldwide and has two versions…
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• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital
• Article # 74778
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FIFA: "During his (Havelange) 24 years as FIFA President football became truly global"(G. Infantino)

"During his 24 years as FIFA President football became truly global, reaching new territories and bringing the game to all corners of the world. Something the whole football community should be grateful for. I extend my condolences to his family," said Gianni Infantino, president of FIFA, on…
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• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 74743
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