UEFA President Michel Platini has revealed that the Financial Fair Play are set to be relaxed, asthma | to allow for more owner investment.
That means the FFP sanctions that saw clubs like Manchester City and Paris St. Germain receive hefty fines, cough will now be “eased” according to Platini.
Read more HERE.
The International Olympic Committee has disclosed how much its members, capsule including President Thomas Bach, discount receive in allowances and payments.
The figures are included in the “indemnity policy”, cialis published on Thursday, which was a part of the Agenda 2020 reforms approved in December of last year.
Bach himself receives an annual payment of 225,000€.
The IOC ethics commission urged all other sports organizations in the Olympic movement to publish their payment policies also, which could put pressure on FIFA and its president, Sepp Blatter.
FIFA have never disclosed the amounts paid to executive committee members but in 2011 Blatter said that his salary was “perhaps a bit more” than $1 million.
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The iSportconnect Directors’ Club made an impressive return to London yesterday evening with a stellar turn out at the Grange St. Paul’s hotel.
After a successful debut in Moscow in February, the event enjoyed its first London edition of the year.
The event attracted its biggest ever audience with senior delegates from major sports teams, clubs, federations, governing bodies and brands all attending what was a hugely popular event that commanded phenomenal demand.
Among the audience were representatives of Arsenal FC, Manchester United FC, Chelsea FC, Tottenham Hotspur FC, The Football Association, World Rugby, England & Wales Cricket Board, NFL, NBA, IPL, RFU, the PFA, Team GB, UFC, WTA, City Football Group, Wembley National Stadium, Adidas, Barclays, Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Samsung, Sony, Vodafone, AEG and many more.
The quality of the audience was in no small part down to what was possibly the best panel line up for a Directors’ Club event.
On the panel were Brett Gosper, CEO of World Rugby, Steve Parish, Chairman of Crystal Palace FC, Alistair Kirkwood, Managing Director of NFL UK, Niall Sloane, Director of Sport at ITV and Nick Read, Commercial Director at Vitality.
The diverse panel discussed a number of topics throughout the evening with wonderful insights into their respective sports and organizations.
Among the topics was the latest Premier League TV rights deal, connectivity in stadia, first screen and second screen experiences and much more with a good level of interaction between the panelists and the audience who posed interesting questions from the floor.
Speaking after the event Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish gave his thoughts on the event commenting: “There were some good questions and interesting debates. Some great insight from Brett and from Niall, on the TV rights, and other sports. And with Nick, we had a view from the Health perspective, it was really good.
“It’s a great event, so many chief executives here, we network with people, we can meet potential sponsors for the club, there are so many interesting people in the room and we learn a lot.
“It’s a fantastic event, it is the first one I‘ve been to and I surely will be coming back”
More pictures below
(Tom Hill of Manchester United, left, Murray Barnett of World Rugby, centre, David Sternberg of Manchester United, right)
(Rory Renwick, Senior Director, Business Development, EMEA at WTA)
(Julie Clark, Head of Sport and Lesiure at PwC)
(Alex Goldschmidt, Sponsorship Manager at NFL UK)
(Heath Harvey, Club Wembley Director at Wembley National Stadium, left)
(Tony Scholes, CEO at Stoke City FC, right & Paul Lakin, Chief Commercial Officer at Stoke City FC, left)
(Rob Quick, Director of Jockey Club Services, posing a question to the panel)
(Special presentation by Paul Fisher, Group Managing Direct of Jockey Club Racecourses)
(Post-event networking dinner)
More Directors’ Club events are scheduled for 2015, stay tuned to iSportconnect.com with announcements of new dates and territories coming soon. For more information on our Directors’ Club events visit the website HERE.
The highlights will be available to watch soon on iSportconnect TV.
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FanDuel and the National Basketball Association (NBA) have announced an exclusive multiyear partnership that will make FanDuel the official one-day fantasy partner of the NBA.
The new partnership is the NBA’s first in one-day fantasy and FanDuel’s first strategic partnership with a major professional sports league.
As part of the partnership, ed FanDuel will unveil the first “Official One-Day Fantasy Basketball Game of the NBA, mind ” that will be free to all fans on NBA.com and FanDuel.com.
The official one-day fantasy game will allow fans in the U.S. to draft their own fantasy NBA team based on teams playing that day, and compete against others for daily NBA prizes which will include regular-season tickets, unique NBA experiences, NBA merchandise and memorabilia.
“Our new one-day fantasy game with FanDuel provides our fans with another way to connect with their favorite teams and players throughout the season,” said NBA Deputy Commissioner Mark Tatum.
“FanDuel has established itself as the leader in the marketplace and the new game will be a great addition to our overall fantasy offerings.”
“The NBA-FanDuel partnership creates a dynamic opportunity to engage millions of NBA fans on a second screen throughout basketball season,” said Nigel Eccles, CEO of FanDuel.
“Before this partnership, FanDuel was already on track to have more than 1.1 million active users in 2014, and we believe this partnership will further accelerate our growth and impact on the broader sports entertainment industry.”
The partnership will include the NBA having an equity stake in FanDuel. Additionally, FanDuel will work with select NBA teams and has already developed integrated strategic marketing partnerships with five individual teams to further their commitment to basketball fans across the country.
The team partnerships to date include the Brooklyn Nets, Chicago Bulls, Dallas Mavericks, New York Knicks and Orlando Magic.
The chairman of Barnet Football Club Tony Kleanthous has confirmed he has held talks with rugby Super League club the London Broncos over sharing their ground.
The Broncos are set to leave the Twickenham Stoop in January and Barnet’s The Hive has emerged as a possible home.
Kleanthous told BBC London 94.9: “They talk a lot, that is for sure. I don’t know whether something will or won’t happen.
“At the moment I can assure you there is no deal. But who knows?”
The Hive holds 5,176 fans of the Conference Premier club.
The British Racing Drivers’ Club (BRDC) has confirmed that British commercial property company MEPC has taken a 999-year lease on the Silverstone Industrial Estate and the development land around the outside of the circuit.
MEPC has paid £32m ($50.4m) for the lease, which does not include the management or development of the Silverstone Circuit.
New hotels, wharehouses, a museum and a technical college will all be built as a part of the deal.
The BRDC said the payment ‘has allowed the BRDC to pay off its long and short-term loans from Lloyds Banking Group and Northamptonshire County Council, to whom the BRDC is grateful for support.’
Stuart Rolt, Chairman of the British Racing Drivers’ Club, said: “We are delighted to have reached an agreement with MEPC, which was selected on the grounds of its financial standing, reputation, the quality of the developments it has undertaken – and continues to own – and the price it was prepared to pay.
“We have every confidence that their vision for our land will see the realisation of a high-quality development, which will add to the ever growing status of Silverstone as a world class centre for motor sport and vehicle engineering. We are also confident that in MEPC we have a partner which fully appreciates the status of Silverstone as a race circuit, its history, the ethos of the BRDC and the importance of doing everything to ensure that reputation is enhanced in the future.”
Rick de Blaby, Chief Executive Office of MEPC, added: “When we were approached with the BRDC’s vision of what Silverstone might become in its next iteration, it was easy for my colleagues and I at MEPC to relate to such ambition; the creation of great business estates, with clusters of particular commercial activity that have a sense of place and community, is what we do.
“That the BRDC had secured planning consent for its Masterplan is to its great credit and we are, of course, hugely cognisant of the immense history of Silverstone and its current standing today, not just as a venue for world-class motor sport, but as a centre for high-end precision engineering.”
Development partner agrees terms
In terms of the development and management of the circuit, the BRDC has said ‘it has agreed terms with a suitable partner to further develop and invest in the circuit and circuit-related facilities. Under the terms of non-disclosure agreements the BRDC is not able to comment on any details, but the aim is to bring these negotiations to completion before the Club’s Annual General Meeting on 04 October.’
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Sahara Force India and Mercedes-Benz have announced the long-term agreement for the Silverstone-based team to use a full Mercedes-Benz powertrain from the 2014 season onwards.
Mercedes will supply them with a complete Power Unit, allergy transmission and all associated ancillary systems under the new regulations for 2014.
The two entered an agreement in 2009 and now enter their fifth season together, which helped the expansion of their partnership to include the supply of the gearbox and hydraulic systems.
Dr Vijay Mallya, Team Principal and Managing Director of Sahara Force India said: “Our new agreement with Mercedes-Benz for the coming years is the most significant in the history of Sahara Force India.
“With new powertrain regulations being introduced next year, I can’t think of a better partner to work with as Formula One enters a new and exciting era.
The agreement gives us the long-term stability we require and will enable us to continue our journey towards the front of the Formula One grid.”
Toto Wolff, Executive Director of Mercedes AMG Petronas added: “It is a significant milestone to announce our first long-term agreement for powertrain supply under the 2014 regulations.
“Sahara Force India was our first genuine customer in Formula One back in 2009 and we are delighted to enter an expanded, long-term relationship with them from 2014 onwards.
“This long-term agreement offers excellent value in terms of the balance between price and performance.
“We hope it will mean Mercedes-Benz and Sahara Force India working together for the entire life cycle of the new powertrain generation.”
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Sky Sports have signed a three year deal to broadcast the Chinese Super League in the UK. The deal was brokered through IMG, who have the exclusive global TV rights to the league.
It’s a major success for China, who are spending vast amounts of money to establish a credible domestic football offering.
Clubs are paying huge amounts of money to bring European talent to the league – and the deal with such a significant broadcaster, in one of the leading football markets, will help give them the exposure they need.
Look out for an iSportconnect special on Chinese Football this week – as we look at how China plan to become a footballing superpower.