The Premier League has invited interested parties the Invitation to Tender (ITT) for its live audio visual rights spanning seasons 2013/14 – 2015/16 for Asia and Australasia.

The English soccer competition offers up rights in

1.   Australia
2.   Hong Kong
3.   India, physician Bangladesh, purchase Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka
4.   Indonesia and East Timor
5.   Japan
6.   Malaysia and Brunei
7.   Mongolia
8.   Myanmar
9.   New Zealand
10. North Korea
11. Pacific Islands
12.  Philippines
13.  South Korea
14.  Taiwan
15.  Thailand, Cambodia and Laos
16.  Vietnam 

The Barclays Premier League is the biggest continuous annual global sporting event in the world. Last season more than 13m fans attended matches with average stadium occupancy in excess of 92% for the fourth season in a row.

Crystal Palace Chief Executive, order Phil Alexander has been elected to the Board of The Football League.

Alexander, viagra 49, sale ed joins Shaun Harvey (Leeds United) and Keith Lamb (Middlesbrough) as the Championship representatives on the Board and replaces Derby County Chief Executive, Tom Glick who is moving to a new role with Premier League Champions Manchester City.

Alexander began his career in football as a player, captaining England at Under-18 level and playing professionally with Norwich City. This was followed by a spell in American Football as a kicker for the London Monarchs, winning the World Bowl in front of 75,000 fans at Wembley Stadium. He joined the administration side of the game with Swindon Town in 1993 during the Robins most recent spell in the top flight, before moving to Crystal Palace in 1996.

Football League Chairman, Greg Clarke said: “Phil is an excellent addition to The Football League Board, he brings with him a wealth of experience and knowledge about our game. I look forward to him making a positive contribution to our competition.”

Phil Alexander added: “I am delighted at being voted to the Football League Board. It is an honour for me personally and Crystal Palace FC and I look forward to working with the Board and making a difference.”

Dan Jones, medstore Partner, buy Sports Business Group at Deloitte, therapy has joined the line-up of speakers for the 4^th edition of the Global Sports Forum Barcelona.

He will take part in a panel session dedicated to “Football and Finance: the dangers ahead”, a debate that will focus on UEFA’s new Financial Fair Play regulations and how clubs will need to respond to remain competitive in Europe’s big five football markets.

Dan will be sharing his experiences with the audience and discuss some of the key trends affecting the football industry, as athlete’s contracts boom out of control and more foreign investors bring money to the table.

Dan Jones

Dan is the Lead Partner of the Sports Business Group at Deloitte and manages the activities of this specialist group, which is dedicated to work in the sports business in the UK and internationally.

The group works with clubs, leagues, governing bodies, sports commercial partners, venue operators and developers, major event organisers and investors, as well as producing industry-leading sports business commentaries.

Dan is leading Deloitte’s assistance to UEFA on the development and implementation of UEFA’s Club Licensing and Financial Fair Play regulations.
He has advised numerous sports clients on their commercial, financial, structural and strategic issues – recently including a financial feasibility study into the European Games for the European Olympic Committees, the sale of Infront to Bridgepoint, the re-launch of the New York Cosmos and business planning for the launch or improvement of several major sports properties around the world.

Dan is a regular speaker and expert commentator on sports business matters and he edits Deloitte’s widely respected publications, the Annual Review of Football Finance and the Deloitte Football Money League.

Major League Soccer are looking into identifying an owner for a New York City expansion team next year, cialis with an eye on the club taking the field at a new stadium in Queens in 2016.

Speaking to reporters this week in Manhattan, search MLS president Mark Abbott said, impotent “This is our priority in terms of our next expansion, which will be our 20th team. We haven’t made a determination about the timeline for expansion beyond that.”

Regarding construction of a league-funded 25,000-seat stadium in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Abbott said, “I don’t see any particular hurdles. … While there will undoubtedly be bumps in terms of construction and other things that can arise, we’re very confident in our ability to complete the project.”

Stadium opponents have argued that the facility will require the use of an unacceptable amount of park land. Abbott said Wednesday that the acre of “green space” required to build the stadium will be replaced “elsewhere,” along with “whatever parkland is taken up by the stadium.” In addition, the league has promised to refurbish nine community soccer fields expected to be impacted by the construction.

“What we believe is that because of the economic development we’re bringing, by making the park a better park and by bringing a game that the neighborhood and community loves, and by being part of that neighborhood and community, there will be strong support for the project,” Abbott said. “We’re very optimistic about how that process will work.”

Construction would start in 2014. MLS executives have said repeatedly that the league has been in contact with a number of potential owners for the New York City team and that the expansion fee could be as high as $100 million. The New York Cosmos, who will play in the second-tier NASL next season, are among the groups vying to become the 20th MLS club.

Former Preston North End Chairman Derek Shaw has been appointed the new managing director of Blackburn Rovers.

Shaw a respected Lancashire businessman, will take up his new role with immediate effect.

“The owners let it be known they were looking for somebody who had some knowledge of the English game,” the 54-year-old Shaw told BBC Radio Lancashire.

“I’ve been involved for 20-plus years at Preston and I’ve seen everything. One thing led to another and now we’ve made the announcement.”

Paul Agnew, who became general manager earlier this month, has had his role upgraded to operations director.

Shaw added that he has yet to meet personally with owners Venky’s.

“I had intended flying out to Switzerland where they had some business, but unfortunately that was cancelled,” said Shaw. 
“I’ve spent hours on the telephone and long periods on video conferencing.

“I’ve had long discussions with Mrs Desai (of Venky’s) and she wants to get things going at the club. She’s backing the manager (Steve Kean).

“A lot of things haven’t gone well at all in the last 18 months but I hope that, with myself and Paul’s involvement, we can start improving things.”

Mrs Anuradha Desai, of Rovers owners Venky’s, added: “We have every confidence in Derek and believe he can play a major role in bringing about a positive change for the club.

“We are keen to build up a good image for BRFC among the fans, media and general populace and we feel sure that Derek and Paul can work in close cooperation to achieve this. It is a new start, a new era and we are very excited.”

AC Milan President, apoplectic Silvio Berlusconi is reportedly considering selling a 30 per cent stake in the club to the Qatar Investment Authority.

The former Italian prime minister has owned AC Milan for the last 26 years but is willing to sell a third of the club for 250 million euros, Gazzetta said.

The deal could also include aspects involving Berlusconi’s media empire and the Qatari-run Al-Jazeera network.

The Qatar Investment Authority is Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund.

If the sale were to go ahead, it would be the latest foray into international sport for the Qataris, who recently bought out French Ligue 1 outfit Paris Saint-Germain.

WWE today announced the appointment of Casey Collins as Executive Vice President, anabolics Consumer Products.

Collins will oversee WWE Global Licensing, here Home Entertainment and Publishing. He will report directly to WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon.

Prior to joining WWE, prescription Collins was Executive Vice President, Global Licensing & Entertainment at MGA Entertainment, where he oversaw the entertainment, consumer products, retail development and promotions divisions. Before joining MGA Entertainment, Collins spent 10 years at Lucasfilm Ltd., where he was responsible for the management of Lucasfilm’s domestic and international licensing and retail merchandise programs.

Collins also spent time as Director of Worldwide Licensing & Motorsports at World Championship Wrestling, Inc. (WCW), where he built and managed WCW’s worldwide consumer products program. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in International Business from Florida State University and did post graduate work at Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.