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Man City Begins $109M Nike Deal By Wearing New Kit On Its U.S. Tour Stops05 / 22 / 13Nike will pay Man City $18.2M annually, as reported in July , "for the next six years and the club will wear the new kit in both games" against Chelsea this week during exhibitions in St. Louis and N.Y. as "part of the two-game brand-building trans-Atlantic trip," according to Mark Ogden of the Lon... Tags: Marketing and Sponsorship, United Kingdom, North America |
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FC United Boss: Co-Ops Can Save Game
Northern Premier League semi-pro club FC United GM Andy Walsh "believes that co-operatives can help provide the solution to the crisis now crippling" England's national game, according to Simon Birch of the London GUARDIAN. Walsh said: "All football clubs should be run co-operatively and no one shou ...
P&G Was Olympics' Top Sponosor
A poll of sponsorship industry professionals undertaken by Sponsorship Today and Think!Sponsorship found that P&G was London 2012′s most effective sponsor. Nearly 40% of respondents to the online poll named P&G as the most-successful Olympic Top Partner compared to nearest rival Coca-C ...
ECB Denies Miscalculating Ticket Demand
Thousands of supporters "were left frustrated after tickets for the game between India and Pakistan in the Champions Trophy next year were sold out in little more than an hour" Monday morning, according to Richard Hobson of the LONDON TIMES. The contest "proved far more popular than both England's f ...
EPL Owners Near Wage Deal
Premier League owners, including Roman Abramovich and the Glazer family, "are close to agreeing a crackdown on players' wages," according to Joe Bernstein of the London DAILY MAIL. Talks "have already taken place" amongst all 20 top-flight clubs about introducing their own version of financial fair ...
Tags: International Football, United Kingdom, English Premier League
Twitter Popularity Translates Into Money
Great Britain’s biggest sports stars, including ManU striker Wayne Rooney, heptathlete Jessica Ennis and diver Tom Daley, "are cashing in on social networking by commanding hundreds of thousands of pounds from sponsors because of their popularity on Twitter and Facebook," according to Alex Mil ...
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McIroy Inks $250M Nike Deal
Golf's world No. 1 Rory McIlroy has signed a deal with Nike that could earn him $250M and make him the second-highest paid British sportsman behind Major League Soccer L.A. Galaxy midfielder David Beckham, according to Malcolm Folley of the London DAILY MAIL. McIlroy has "already earned the first sl ...
BBL Trying To Find Way To Keep Jets
The British Basketball League is working with key Cheshire Jets officials "to find a solution" and "keep one of its oldest and most successful clubs going," according to Alec Doyle of the CHESTER CHRONICLE. The BBL said Wednesday night: “The BBL has taken control of the franchise at this time, ...
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GCB Signs Globe Sports For Three Years
Gloucestershire Cricket Board and Globe Sports have signed a three-year deal that will see the England-based company become GCB's official retailer. It will coordinate the supply of country kit and offer discounts to players at all levels of the game. Globe Sports will also assist the board in its o ...
RFU Plans $42M Rugby Investment
The Rugby Football Union will invest £26M ($42M) at the grassroots level to "capitalise on predicted increased interest in the 2015 World Cup in England," according to BBC.com. The RFU will put £25M ($40M) toward 500 clubs and £1M ($1.6M) to help train 6,500 new referees and coache ...
West Ham May Share Olympic Stadium
EPL club West Ham United is "willing to share" the London Olympic Stadium with American football, according to Joe Ridge of the London DAILY MAIL. NFL franchises have held "encouraging" talks with Mayor Boris Johnson to become the "anchor tenants." The NFL interest was believed to "potentially scupp ...
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