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LaLiga have renewed their partnership with Nike as its global sponsor.

At the same time, buy cialis the official ball for the 2016/2017 season was presented. 

“We are proud to continue with Nike and of course to have them trust our league as a promotional act for their brand, medstore ” declared Javier Tebas.

The President of LaLiga added that the symbiosis between both brands “Is going to help both of us be more competitive”.

On his behalf, denture Albert Baronet, Nike´s representative expressed gratitude for LaLiga´s confidence in Nike, “the fact that we have been alongside with the same partner for so long is a sign of the amount of confidence that we have in them. We are thankful for their complete trust in us and we hope that this relationship last for many years.”

Aston Villa Football Club have announced the appointment of Keith Wyness as Chief Executive.

The 58-year-old brings has previously held the same position at English Premier League Club Everton and Scottish Premier League Club Aberdeen.

It follows the arrival of new Owner Dr Tony Xia and Manager Roberto Di Matteo.

Keith said: “My experience tells me that there are many serious issues that need to be addressed and I will be doing everything to support Roberto and his team to achieve success on the pitch as quickly as we can.

“I understand the tough challenge the Championship presents and I will do all I can to bring a strong platform behind the scenes to help in that battle.

“I will bring clear leadership to the other areas of the Club as we seek to rebuild it in a new era and become leaders again in many areas.

“I hope that under the ambition and guidance of the Chairman the fans will see progress with deeds and not just words.”

Media rights agency MP & Silva have been granted the global media distribution rights for all games of the 2017 World Baseball Classic and Qualifiers.

The worldwide agreement, herbal which excludes Japan, treat Puerto Rico and the United States, grants MP & Silva distribution rights for the tournament across all forms of television, internet, mobile and radio.

Read more HERE.

By Christian Radnedge

FIFA will be in danger of losing its commercial value if Sepp Blatter remains in charge, according to presidential candidate Prince Ali bin al-Hussein.

World football’s governing body have already lost major sponsors such as Sony and Emirates who both confirmed within the last year that they would not be renewing their contracts.

While the decisions have not been attributed to the many scandals to have surrounded FIFA, most notably the fallout over the awarding of hosting rights for the 2022 World Cup to Qatar, Prince Ali explained in his manifesto that the image of FIFA was being tarnished and therefore that carried consequences.

“Make no mistake: the damage which is being exacted upon ‘Brand FIFA’ has financial implications,” the vice-president wrote.

“Sponsors have begun to vote with their feet. If drastic action is not taken urgently to restore the image of our governing body, we can expect revenues to reduce and, in turn, monies available to national associations to also go down.”

At the beginning of the year, it was revealed that Castrol, Continental and Johnson & Johnson had all severed their ties with FIFA once their contracts expired in 2014.

In the same month, the organisation said it was in “advanced negotiations” with potential partners for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Time is of the essence as the qualifying draw for the tournament takes place in July.

Prince Ali told Associated Press that they should be in a situation where “sponsors are not only willing to come back but we should have sponsors fighting to sponsor FIFA.”

“Obviously I would like to see [the sponsors] back but we also like to see other options as well. It is important to have an organisation that has a good reputation that sponsors feel totally confident in.”

Good Governance

The core focus of Prince Ali’s manifesto, entitled ‘A FIFA Worthy of the World’s Game’, is on transforming FIFA into an organisation that is a model of good governance and ethical conduct.

Launching his election Manifesto, Prince Ali said: “My Manifesto for reforming FIFA reflects my discussions with National Associations around the world and the priorities that they have expressed to me.

“They have told me that they want a FIFA Development Programme which is transparent, fair, generous and flexible – and which delivers tailored support where it is most needed, so that the level of the game rises for all.”

The FIFA presidential election takes place on May 29 at FIFA’s Congress in Zurich where Blatter will seek to be re-elected for a fifth successive term in office. As well as Prince Ali, Luis Figo and Dutch FA chief Michael van Praag will also contest the presidency.

But the prospect of an upset occurring looked ever more slim as Confederation of African Football chief Issa Hayatou says CAF federations are right behind Blatter’s quest for re-election.

Hayatou reaffirmed his and Africa’s 54 member federations’ support for Blatter at the CAF Congress in Cairo on Tuesday.

“I am thus tempted to say to candidate Blatter that he is preaching to converts here at CAF. His actions in favour of Africa speak for him. To us, he is still the man of the moment,” Hayatou of Cameroon told the congress.

“Dear Sepp, Africa is comfortable having you. Africa stays with you!”

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FC Barcelona have agreed a sponsorship deal with Tenys Pé Baruel to become an Official Sponsor of the club. 

The Brazilian deodorant brand becomes Barcelona’s first ever Brazilian sponsor.

Full story HERE.

International Surfing Association president Fernando Aguerre is fully supportive of IOC President Thomas Bach and Agenda 2020 and welcomes the changes being proposed.

In an exclusive interview with iSportconnect Aguerre mentioned how he was optimistic that this will be an historic year for the Olympic movement which could benefit surfing as a sport.

“I met with President Bach in Sochi, prostate and I’m very excited and energised about the spirit of change that I see in the president’s direction with the Olympic Movement, viagra especially with Agenda 2020. I’ve been very supportive of Agenda 2020,” he said.

“I think this is great for the Olympic Movement, and in many ways its great news for surfing and for sports that have not been included in the Olympic Games so far. Come December, I believe we will see a very supportive movement of President Bach’s Agenda 2020. I’m very optimistic.

“I believe this year will be remembered as the moment where the required changes were embraced and where a new age of Olympism started. Surfing is ready to play a larger role in helping the Olympic Values expand in an even stronger way, helping the world be a better place for all.”

Aguerre believes that surfing has all the credentials to become an Olympic sport over the coming years and has ambitions to achieve this for the sport that he’s been involved in for over two decades.

When asked if surfing could become an Olympic he said: “Yes, I’m convinced that surfing could be a very solid sport in the Summer Games.

“If you think of the Olympic ideals we have all of that, we have universal appeal, we are in all five continents with federations.

“Additionally, surfing is a youth sport by definition. If the IOC wants to be increasingly relevant to the youth of the world, surfing would certainly be adding value in that sense.”

Read the full interview here.

The final iSportconnect Directors’ Club of 2014 is just one week away with the anticipation around the end of year event gathering momentum.

The London Directors’ Club event will be hosted at the five-star Grange St. Paul’s Hotel (pictured) on 26^th November.

The event will be followed by a Christmas Dinner which will be held in the beautiful Sky Bar of the Grange St. Paul’s hotel overlooking St. Paul’s cathedral.

Following successful events in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, ed this will be the third Directors’ Club to be held in November, try which is evidence of the growing success of the event.

iSportconnect is delighted to announce Brighton & Hove Albion CEO Paul Barber as the latest panellist for the event.

He will join Dave Castell, order Global Head of Marketing and Brand Partnerships, Entertainment at Microsoft and Jennie Price, CEO of Sport England.

Paul Barber (pictured below) has been the CEO of English Championship club Brighton & Hove Albion since 2012 and has been involved in sport for almost two decades.

Barber began his career in the sports industry working as an adviser to The Football Association in 1996 before becoming its first Director of Marketing in 2000 before spending almost six years at Tottenham Hotspur as Executive and Non-Executive Director later in his career.

Barber also spent time abroad in North America as he took up a role as the CEO of Major League Soccer franchise the Vancouver Whitecaps.

Previously Barber had major roles outside of sport, most notably as the Chief Executive Officer for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) at Ogilvy & Mather, one of the largest marketing communications companies in the world.

Originally starting in London but now with an impressive international roster, iSportconnect Directors’ Club events are exclusive gatherings of director level delegates, organised around a Question Time-style discussion with a panel of well-established executives from the sports industry.

Michael Cunnah, Chairman of iSportconnect, said: “We are delighted to have Paul on the panel for the event as he has proven himself as a leader in the football industry and will have some valuable insights to pass on during our discussions. His presence on our panel will ensure that it will be a great event.”

To register your interest contact: sylvia-line@isportconnect.com

Invitation Policy: iSportconnect Directors’ Club is an invitation only event open exclusively for CEOs, chairmen and director level executives from governing bodies, sports teams and sponsorship brands.

Social Media Policy: The iSportconnect Directors’ Club follows Chatham House rules and therefore all content must be kept inside.

We encourage delegates to tweet pictures and use our hashtag #iSCDirectorsClub but please do not quote panellists.

To watch highlights of previous iSportconnect Directors’ Clubs click here.

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The International Judo Federation (IJF) and International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will fully integrate sighted and visually impaired judo.

Under the agreement, order the IJF, who already governs the Paralympic judo competition, will work closer than ever with the IBSA.

Norbert Biro, Chairman of the IBSA Judo Committee described the MoU as a ‘turning point in the history of the IBSA.’

“It is very necessary to have a close cooperation with the international federation for the development of sports,” said Biro.

“It is very important for those with a visual impairment to be integrated into the all sectors of society including sport.”

The idea was launched by IJF President Marius Vizer, who said: “It is a great honour to have a long-term contract with the IBSA.”

Visually impaired men’s judo was introduced to the Paralympic programme at the Seoul 1988 Games, with women joining in Athens 2004.