ManU's in-house TV station MUTV "was left red-faced" on Wednesday morning after "broadcasting the wrong names for the team" to face Inter in the clubs' preseason friendly clash.
The gaffe "showed a line-up graphic in which only two of the players -- Ashley Young and Danny Welbeck -- had the correct name next to their pictures" (London DAILY MIRROR, 7/30). ... The Northern Ireland Football League announced that it has signed a long-term contract with Trackchamp, a joint venture between bwin.party digital entertainment and Chyronhego, to be its official streaming and data partner.
In a deal that is the first of its kind in Northern Ireland, Trackchamp will collect performance data for every Danske Bank Premiership game from the start of next season (NIFL). ... Pan-European TV spots network Eurosport "has inked an exclusive live TV and digital rights deal for this year’s Tour of Poland."
The rights "are exclusive in all of Eurosport’s 70 international territories across Europe and Asia-Pacific, except Poland" (ISPORTCONNECT, 7/31).
