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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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1860 Munich Pushes Stadium Plan
Second Bundesliga club 1860 Munich wants to "push ahead its plan of a new stadium without the financial support of Jordan investor Hasan Ismaik," according to the DPA. 1860 Munich Managing Dir Robert Schäfer said Ismaik is "taking care of the club and not of the stadium." That is "not his respo ...
Tags: Facilities, Europe
F1 Teams Win Concession
F1 teams have "won an important concession over the future governance of the sport" ahead of next week's meeting with the motorsports governing body FIA and F1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone, according to Jonathan Noble of AUTOSPORT.com. The FIA and Ecclestone have "backed away from plans to limit an influen ...
Ford Ends WRC Factory Involvement
Ford "will discontinue its factory involvement in the World Rally Championship at the end of the '12 season," according to Gerald Dirnbeck of MOTORSPORT-TOTAL.com. Ford said in a statement that "it wasn't an easy decision." The decision is based on the difficult economic situation in Europe. Ford Eu ...
Racing Series Sign Cooperation Contract
The German Touring Car Championship (DTM) and the Japanese Super GT have "signed a cooperation contract" that allows new manufacturers to enter the two racing series, according to the DPA. The new cooperation contract, which starts in '14 and runs through '17, allows Japanese brands Honda, Nissan an ...
Tags: Leagues and Governing Bodies, Europe, Japan
Porsche Rumored To Return To F1 In '14
Volkswagen-owned Porsche "will make a comeback in the World Endurance Championship in '14, however, rumors say this is only a warm-up to an F1 return," according to AUTO MOTOR UND SPORT. The WEC's season highlight is the 24 hours of Le Mans race. Porsche's last overall victory at the 24 hours of Le ...
Ferrari Denies Rumors About Vettel Signing
Ferrari "denied reports of a possible signing of F1 world champion SEBASTIAN VETTEL to the 'prancing horse,'" according to KICKER.de. The BBC Monday reported that Vettel "will join Ferrari for the '14 season and replace Brazilian FELIPE MASSA whose contract will not be extended and expires at th ...
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Red Bull's $64M Space Jump Investment
Sunday's Red Bull Stratos event, which featured Felix Baumgartner's jump from more than 24 miles, "was a success and will positively impact Red Bull's brand value," according to Christof Kerkmann of HANDELSBLATT. Austrian media outlets reported that Red Bull invested more than €50M ($64.8M) in ...
Tags: Marketing and Sponsorship, Europe
Bundesliga Says No To Technology
The Bundesliga "will reportedly not introduce goal-line technology," according to SPORT BILD. This is the result of a German Football Federation (DFB) board meeting, in which head referee Herbert Fandel "expressed his concern about the technology." FIFA allows national federations to decide if they ...
Mercedes Warns Ecclestone
If F1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone is charged with bribery "as expected," automotive corporation Daimler AG and subsidiary Mercedes "want to instigate a discussion about the early elimination of the 81-year-old from F1," according to Klaus Ott of SÜDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG. In these circumstances, Daimler wa ...
Italian Club Owners Invest Billions
The owners of Italian Serie A clubs Juventus, Inter Milan and AC Milan have "invested almost €2B ($2.6B) out of their own pockets into their clubs," according to the DPA. Italian sports newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport published a study that showed that Inter President Massimo Moratti has been "b ...
