Marketplace Roundup: Bundesliga Club Schalke Plans To File Viagogo Lawsuit

The dispute between Bundesliga club Schalke and online ticket provider viagogo "is entering its next round" with the club "planning to file a lawsuit at a court of arbitration on Thursday." The club "is not expecting a decision on the case before mid-'14" (SÜDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG, 9/24). ... Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) club Eisbären Bremerhaven put into operation a regional S-Bahn train on Sunday. The train is painted in the club's white and blue colors and therefore called the "Eisbären-Express" (Eisbären Bremerhaven). ... The British Basketball League has signed an exclusive partnership with Haven Holidays. The new partnership will allow customers of both the BBL and Haven to benefit from their relationship, which will see BBL clubs delivering basketball activity sessions on mulitple Haven coastal holiday parks throughout their peak season beginning in Easter '14 (BBL).