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Free-Spending AS Monaco Drawing Ire Of French Football Authorities, UEFA06 / 19 / 13Ligue 1 Monaco "is living up to the principality's reputation for big spending as it prepares for its return to the French first division next season," according to Keith Weir of REUTERS. Bankrolled by Russian Owner Dmitry Rybolovlev, the club "has signed coveted Colombian striker Radamel Falcao" as... Tags: International Football, Europe |
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Basketball Without Borders Set For Russia
The NBA, Int'l Basketball Federation (FIBA) and Russian Basketball Federation will host Basketball without Borders Europe in Russia for the first time. The camp will take place in Moscow from Sept. 13-16 and will be led by Russian NBA players Andrei Kirilenko , Alexey Shved (Minnesota Timberwolve ...
Tags: Events and Attractions, Europe, Russia, China, NBA
Beko-BBL CEO Charts Course For League
Germany's top-flight basketball league, the Beko Basketball Bundesliga (Beko-BBL), is coming off a very successful '11-12 season. It set a new attendance record with more than 1.3 million fans attending the 306 league games. The league acquired a second TV partner in the offseason, and with Bayern M ...
MHP Extends Deal With BBL Club
German Basketball Bundesliga club Neckar Riesen Ludwigsburg expanded its sponsorship deal with Porsche subsidiary automotive process and IT consulting firm MHP after both parties had already agreed to a business partnership in August. MHP will become a second-tier premium sponsor and be featured on ...
Tags: Marketing and Sponsorship, Europe
Swiss Government Supports Olympics Bid
The Swiss government "has pledged to support a 2022 Winter Olympics bid of Davos and St. Mortiz" with CHF30M ($31.4M), according to the SI. The Swiss Federal Council also said that it will use public funds to cover up to CHF1B ($1.05B) of the Games' deficit if the bid is successful. Sports Minister ...
BT TV Ad Most Memorable Of Olympics
Research by Nielsen revealed that BT's "hola" spot, created by Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO, "was judged the most-memorable TV ad from an Olympic sponsor" in England, according to Jeremy Lee of CAMPAIGN LIVE. The ad, which featured a group of Spanish students descending on flatmates that feature in the ...
Malaga FC Is Not For Sale
La Liga club Malaga Exec VP Moayat Shatat said that team Owner Sheikh Abdullah Al-Thani "has no intention of selling and will continue to invest," as he announced a new leadership structure for the club on Wednesday, according to Iain Rogers of REUTERS. Shatat said Malaga had appointed a new directo ...
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DFB Extends Partnership With Telekom
The German Football Federation (DFB) extended its partnership with telecoms company Deutsche Telekom until '16. Telekom, which has been a partner of the DFB since '05, will not only be a premium-partner of the senior national team for the next four years, but will also support all national youth tea ...
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FC Cologne Could Lose Title Sponsor
Bundesliga club FC Cologne "could lose its title sponsor, retail chain REWE, if it is unable to control its violent fans," according to Pastor & Frank of BILD. The latest incident occurred when angry fans confronted 23-year-old defender Kevin Pezzoni outside his flat and threatened to beat him u ...
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Augsburg Gets New Video Cube
German Hockey League (DEL) club Augsburg Panther "has to replace its video cube inside the Curt-Frenzel arena after pigeon dirt damaged the current one," according to the AUGSBURGER ALLGEMEINE. Even a special cleaning process did not help, as the video cube is still "badly damaged." Panther Chief Pa ...
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Perform Acquires German Website
British digital rights company Perform Group plc announced the acquisition of German sports media company Sportal GmbH. Sportal owns Sportal.de, a leading sports portal in the German market and also provides a range of content, production and technology services for clients such as Spiegel, Süd ...
