| 1 | NHL Add Nine More Broadcast Partners from Europe, Middle East & Africa | Thursday, 03 November 2011 |
| 2 | BBC Splits Deal with ESPN for 2012 BDO World Champs Rights | Thursday, 03 November 2011 |
| 3 | NBC Get Broadcasting Rights for Ice Hockey’s NCAA Hockey East | Thursday, 03 November 2011 |
| 4 | EuroLeague Basketball Continues Deal with NBA TV for North America Rights | Thursday, 03 November 2011 |
| 5 | ESPN Renew Deal with NHL for European Rights | Wednesday, 02 November 2011 |
| 6 | SRG SSR Secure Swiss Rights for Ice Hockey World Championships Between 2012 to 2017 | Wednesday, 02 November 2011 |
| 7 | Media World Become Exclusive TV Rights Holder of Haiti Football Federation | Monday, 31 October 2011 |
| 8 | ITV Secure French Open Broadcast Rights in UK | Friday, 28 October 2011 |
| 9 | BBC Renews Rights to Wimbledon Coverage Until 2017 | Thursday, 27 October 2011 |
| 10 | FIFA Secure Three More TV Rights Deals For World Cups Gaining Almost Two Billion | Thursday, 27 October 2011 |
SPL Clubs to Receive Cash Boost Due to Celtic’s Champions League Group Participation
Scottish Premier League clubs are set to receive a windfall of £1m after Celtic’s progression to the group stage of the Champions League.
Celtic have drawn against Barcelona, Benfica and Spartak Moscow in Group G in this year’s competition and their participation in the finals of the competition have boosted SPL clubs.
UEFA makes an annual payout to all 53 nations involved in European competition, which is to be directed to top division clubs which do not reach the last 32 of the top tournament.
The SPL were due to receive £500,000 but that payment will be increased to circa £1,500,000, an amount which will be shared equally amongst the other 11 top flight sides.
European football’s governing body will make the payment at the end of the 2012/13 campaign.
The SPL’s chief executive, Neil Doncaster, said: “Our congratulations go to all at Celtic on once again reaching the group stages of the UEFA Champions League.
“Their success is a welcome boost for the entire game in Scotland – both financially and reputationally.
“Ahead of the start of Scotland’s World Cup qualifying campaign next week, last evening is a timely reminder that Scottish football still has a rightful place at European football’s top table.”
Football League Names Richard Bowker as New Independent Non-Executive Director
Richard Bowker has been named the new independent non-executive director of the English Football League.
He succeeds Ian Ritchie who stood down at the end of February to become chief executive of the Rugby Football Union.
The appointment sees the former chief executive of British transport group National Express joining the Football League’s board in order to bring an independent view to the organisation’s decision making process.
Football League chairman Greg Clarke said: “I am delighted to welcome Richard to our board, he is a high class individual with impressive business credentials.
“He also has first-hand experience of leading a regulatory authority and a genuine passion for football. His job is to deliver greater levels of insight, independence and continuity to the league’s governance process and I’m sure he’ll be a first rate appointment.”
Bowker added: “I am honoured and delighted to be joining the board of the Football League at such an important time. I look forward to working with the board and management team to help promote and secure a strong future for everyone who is associated with, and enjoys watching, this fantastic league.”
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Jorge Vergara & Angélica Fuentes Get Full Control of MLS’ Chivas USA
Major League Soccer (MLS) side Chivas USA announced today that Jorge Vergara and Angélica Fuentes have bought the 50 percent of the club owned by their previous partners, Antonio and Lorenzo Cué, making Vergara and Fuentes the sole owners of the Major League Soccer (MLS) club.
The Cues were the managing partners of Chivas USA. Vergara and Fuentes previously owned 50 percent of Chivas USA and have been part of the club’s ownership since its inception.
“We are delighted to acquire the remaining interests in Chivas USA,” Fuentes said. “We are very excited about the future of Chivas USA,” stated Vergara.
In addition to their ownership of Chivas USA, Grupo Omnilife Founder Vergara, and Fuentes, the CEO of Grupo Omnilife, have owned one of Mexico’s most successful soccer clubs, Club Deportivo Guadalajara — commonly known as Chivas — since 2002.
Part of Chivas USA’s ownership since the club’s inception in August of 2004, Antonio and Lorenzo Cué have served on a variety of MLS ownership committees during a period that has seen the League grow from 12 to 19 clubs.
“It has been an exciting time for Major League Soccer and we are proud of the role that we played in the growth of the League,” Antonio Cué stated. “We have enjoyed our time with Chivas USA, and we would like to thank our fellow MLS owners and the League office.”
“Chivas USA joined MLS in 2005 at a critical time for the professional game in North America,” said MLS Commissioner Don Garber. “Antonio and Lorenzo Cué have been passionate owners and great partners for the past eight years. I want to thank the entire Cué family for their support and belief in soccer in the United States. We look forward to working closely with Jorge and Angélica as the new managing partners of the club.”
Marco Polo del Nero Replaces Teixeira on FIFA’s Committee
Marco Polo del Nero has replaced Brazil’s Ricardo Teixeira, on FIFA’s executive committee.
CONMEBOL, the governing body of South American soccer, named Del Nero on Thursday. He is president of the Sao Paulo state soccer federation.
Teixeira resigned last week from his seat on world soccer governing body for what he said were “personal reasons.” He also quit under pressure from the presidency of the Brazilian Football Confederation.
He is reported to be implicated in a scandal involving million-dollar kickbacks from World Cup broadcasting deals in the 1990s.
The other South American members on FIFA’s 24-member executive committee are Julio Grondona of Argentina and Nicolas Leoz of Paraguay.
The governing body responded to FIFA’s request on Tuesday to move quickly.
“The choice was unanimous,” CONMEBOL spokesman Nestor Benitez told The Associated Press.
Teixeira had two years left on the elected post he held since 1994, representing the 10 South American soccer nations at FIFA. Jose Maria Marin replaced him as president of the Brazilian Football Confederation.
In addition to Teixeira’s sudden departure, FIFA’s executive committee also has one interim member and a vacant seat.
Asia chose Chinese official Zhang Jilong in place of its confederation president Mohamed bin Hammam, who was banned for life by FIFA in an election bribery scandal last year.
FIFA is also without a Caribbean delegate, as CONCACAF has yet to replace disgraced former president Jack Warner, who resigned all of his duties last June to avoid investigation regarding the alleged Bin Hammam bribery scandal.
International Speakers Confirmed for Rugby Expo 2011
In just a few weeks time, capsule the eyes of the rugby world will shift from the tickertape and fanfare of the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand to South West London and Twickenham as Rugby Expo 2011, the single biggest global conference and exhibition for the sport kicks off on November 23rd.
The event, which is actively supported by the IRB, the RFU, SRU, Premiership Rugby, RaboDirect PRO12, the RFL and Super League will bring together not only some of the biggest names in rugby from the UK and Ireland but speakers from a host of major sports in key international territories.
With a conference programme designed to support the technical and commercial development of the sport, the first day of Rugby Expo will play host to 4 plenary sessions and 11 workshops and include a series of leading speakers with a clear international focus. These include;
– John O’Neill, CEO, Australian Rugby Union
– Mike Miller, CEO, the IRB
– Steve Fanelli, Executive Director Ticket Sales and Operations, MLB club Oakland Athletics
– Dominic Rumbles, Head of Communications, the IRB
– Chris Wyche, Vice President Operations, MLS club, Sporting Kansas Club
– Steve Griffiths, Head of Technical Services, the IRB
– Dan Lyle, Tournament Director, USA Sevens
– Derek Palmer, MD, EMEA, Tickets.com
– Nigel Fletcher, Chairman, European Synthetic Turf Organisation
For a full line up of the conference and workshop programme on day one click here.
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J-League Agrees Cooperation Agreement with Myanmar
The J-League have concluded a deal in Myanmar that will allow the Japanese league to cooperate with Myanmar soccer leagues and tap the management expertise of premier Asian division.
J. League chairman Kazumi Ohigashi, and Zaw Zaw, chairman of the Myanmar Football Federation, signed the agreement in Yangon.
Speaking at the signing ceremony, Zaw Zaw thanked the J. League for rendering a helping hand to Myanmar in a time of need.
“It is important to have a good partner for us to be able to develop soccer in our country,” Zaw Zaw said.
He said Myanmar soccer officials would benefit from the agreement and learn from their Japanese partners on how to improve the management and administration systems, find sponsors for league events and market league matches.
Ohigashi said, “We want to put forward to our fellow Asian countries the knowhow we have acquired.”
The J. League has already made cooperation agreements with Thailand in February and Vietnam this month.
The Myanmar National League, which has 14 soccer clubs as members, is the country’s premier professional league in Myanmar.
Sheik Ahmad Named Interim Boss of ANOC
Sheik Ahmad Al Fahad Al Sabah of Kuwait, viagra 100mg head of the Olympic Council of Asia, has been selected interim president of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) following the resignation of longtime chief Mario Vazquez Rana.
The decision, taken at a meeting of ANOC officials in Bangkok, will come up for formal ratification at the association’s assembly in Moscow next month.
ANOC says Sheikh Ahmad will serve the remaining two years of Vazquez Rana’s term until 2014, when new elections will be held.
Vazquez Rana, a Mexican media mogul who turns 80 in June, headed ANOC for more than 30 years. He resigned abruptly last week amid political infighting.
by Ismail Uddin
Christian Seifert, Gast bei den 17. Deutschen Sponsoringtagen am 9. und 10. November in Wiesbaden
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