German Football Flexes Muscle CL Final Also Big For Puma, Adidas García's Racist Taunt Could Hurt Wallet Gibraltar Moves Toward Football Freedom Berlin To Host 2015 Champions League UEFA Wants 10-Match Racism Ban Dortmund Signs Deal With U.K. Telecom 1860 Munich Signs Contract With Infront CL Title Won't Impact Dortmund Shares FIA WRC And Red Bull Media House Form Joint Venture
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German Football Clubs Setting Example On, Off Pitch Ahead Of Champions Final05 / 24 / 13Champions League finalists Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund "are the envy of football fans across Europe for the way the German clubs run their business as well as their success on the field," according to Grohmann & Weir of REUTERS. Bayern and Dortmund are the top two teams in the Bundesliga... Tags: International Football, Europe |
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CL Final Also Big For Puma, Adidas
The Champions League final between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund Saturday at London's Wembley stadium "isn’t the only all-German contest," according to Julie Cruz of BLOOMBERG. The crosstown rivals that supply their uniforms "will face off in the latest chapter of a fight that&rsquo ...
García's Racist Taunt Could Hurt Wallet
Sergio García "has issued an emotional apology to Tiger Woods for his racist jibe" against the world No. 1, but is still "facing the prospect of losing millions of pounds in sponsorship deals," acording to James Corrigan of the London TELEGRAPH. García met European Tour CEO George O&rs ...
Tags: Marketing and Sponsorship, Europe, North America, United Kingdom
Gibraltar Moves Toward Football Freedom
The "latest flash point of sports and int'l politics" is Gibraltar, the tiny tip of the Iberian Peninsula that for centuries has endured as a tug of war between Spain and Britain, according to James Montague of the N.Y. TIMES. The current dispute centers on the Gibraltar football team, an "unlikely ...
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Berlin To Host 2015 Champions League
Berlin will stage the Champions League final for the first time in '15 and Warsaw will be the venue for the Europa League final, according to the London GUARDIAN. UEFA General Secretary Gianni Infantino said, "Two beautiful venues for our finals for 2015." The '15 match, at Berlin's Olympic Stadium ...
UEFA Wants 10-Match Racism Ban
UEFA has recommended a minimum 10-match ban "for racist abuse by players" beginning next season and "increased the punishment for verbally or physically attacking match officials," according to Ashling O'Connor of the LONDON TIMES. The sanction for insulting an official "was raised" from a two-match ...
Dortmund Signs Deal With U.K. Telecom
British telecom company Lebara Mobile "has signed a sponsorship deal" with Bundesliga club and Champions League finalist Borussia Dortmund that "will see its branding displayed" at the club's home ground, according to Paul Withers of MOBILE NEWS. The agreement, which goes into effect in July, i ...
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1860 Munich Signs Contract With Infront
Second Bundesliga club 1860 Munich will be able to provide proof of liquidity to obtain the German Football League (DFL) license for next season. The club was able to close its financial gap after it signed a new cooperation contract with sports marketing company Infront Sport & Media. The club ...
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CL Title Won't Impact Dortmund Shares
The publicly traded shares of Champions League finalist Borussia Dortmund on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange are unlikely to gain a lasting boost from a potential victory in Saturday’s final. Deloitte Sport Business Group Expert Jan Kremer told SBD Global, "On-field success, even if Do ...
FIA WRC And Red Bull Media House Form Joint Venture
The promotion companies of the FIA World Rally Championship, the sportsman media holding and Red Bull Media House "have created a new joint venture, called WRC Promoter GmbH, according to RALLY MAGAZIN. The new company, which is headquartered in Munich, "will be in charge of WRC's marketing." The co ...
Hertha To Increase Spending To $87.7M
Newly promoted Bundesliga club Hertha BSC Berlin "will spend distinctively more money next season than it did in its last season in the top flight" in '11-12, according to the SID. The club calculates expenditures of €68.1M ($87.7M), which is about €10M ($12.9M) more than during its last B ...
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