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Premier League to make its big screen debut in US movie theatres

NBC Sports and Premier League

By Ben Nicholson
July 24 – NBC Sports, who own the Barclays Premier League broadcasting rights in the US, have teamed up with Fathom Events, a renowned alternative entertainment industry company that offers “one-of-a-kind entertainment events in movie theatres”, to bring the Barclays Premier League to 33 movie theatres across the USA. The pair has struck a deal to show the games on the big screen starting on the opening day of the season,

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Man City revamp and relaunch global loyalty scheme for its Cityzens

Cityzens

July 22 – English Premier League champions Manchester City have launched a new membership and loyalty scheme, Cityzens, costing £35 per year for adults and £25 for under 16s.

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Huawei unveils first Arsenal 4G smartphone

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July 21 – Chinese telecommunications specialist Huawei has unveiled its first Arsenal smartphone as part of a multi-million pound sponsorship deal that was signed in January and will see the brand as the Official Smartphone Partner of the north London club until the end of season 2015/16.

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Hull City break sponsorship record with two-year 12Bet deal

Hull City and 12Bet

By Mark Baber
July 18 – 12BET, the sports betting brand, have confirmed a new two-year sponsorship of Hull City Tigers. The sponsorship is the largest in the club’s history, following a successful season in the Premier League and an FA Cup run that saw the club make it all the way to the final, though not to lift the trophy.

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Manchester United sign Adidas to record £750m kit deal

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By Mark Baber
July 14 – Manchester United and Adidas have agreed the biggest ever deal in sports licensing history as the German sportswear giant will sponsor the United kit as technical sponsor and dual branded licensing partner. The deal is for a minimum of £75 million ($128 million) a year for the next ten years, beginning with the 2015-2016 season.

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Nike end Man Utd kit deal as club target a £600m partner

ManUtd 2014 kit

By Mark Baber
July 9 – Nike has confirmed that they will not be bidding for the right to sponsor Manchester United kits. The 2014-15 kit, unveiled on Monday, will be the last made by Nike, bringing a 13-year relationship to an end.

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Money makes the boardrooms go round at English clubs

Boardroom cash

By Paul Nicholson
July 8 – English club ownership continues to attract investors though the anticipated sale of Premier League Aston Villa by its American owner Randy Lerner has faltered. Neighbouring Premier League club West Bromwich Albion has seen ownership control shift further to chairman Jeremy Peace, while mercurial sports entrepreneur Barry Hearn has sold his League 2 club Leyton Orient to Italian businessman Francesco Becchetti.

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Man Utd treads a new path in Taipei with football camps

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July 8 – Manchester United FC are extending their reach into Taiwan, China by launching their first ever football camp in the Taipei Municipal Stadium. Their Official tyre partner of China and Russia, Federal Tyres is sponsoring 32 children aged 6-14 to take part in one of two 3-day camps.

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Premier League clubs sign up to health sponsorship plan

PruHealth Vitality

June 18 – Three leading Premier League clubs have signed new season sponsorship deals with leading health insurance provider PruHealth and PruProtect to promote their healthy lifestyle insurance and rewards product Vitality.

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Scudamore to have heart surgery but will be back for season kick off

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June 5 – Premier League Chief Executive, Richard Scudamore, is to undergo heart surgery next week, Scudamore informed member clubs at the league’s annual meeting today.

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Wages still powering ahead in top tiers of English club football

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By David Owen
June 5 – Not for the first time, wage growth is casting a shadow over English club football’s financial performance. The latest issue of Deloitte’s Annual Review of Football Finance, covering the 2012-13 season, has found that the widely-watched wage:turnover ratio of the 20 Premier League clubs reached a record high of 71%. This was after wages rose by an enviable 8% to £1.8 billion.

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Clubs strike Twitter gold in reworking past glories

By Tom Parsons
June 3 – It’s the end of the season and dreams have either come true or been broken, leaving football fans wanting for more from the football club’s they support. With ‘silly season’ approaching and transfer rumours spreading it’s not always easy for the football teams to generate relevant content on social media for their fans. Arsenal and Manchester City however have excited fans by recreating some of their biggest moments in history on their Twitter feeds.

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Manchester United owner Malcolm Glazer dies, aged 85

Malcolm Glazer

May 29 – American billionaire entrepreneur Malcolm Glazer, head of the family that runs Manchester United and arguably the most controversial of all foreign owners in English football, has died aged 85.

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Premier League backs Scudamore but the ‘sexual’ tension continues

Peter Scudamore

May 20 – The Premier League has given its chief executive Richard Scudamore a vote of confidence following his now infamous emailed sexism comments that were published in an English Sunday newspaper. But the adverse reaction to his comments has kicked up a storm that shows no sign of abating.

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Liverpool and 188BET renew partnership for two more years

By Mark Baber
May 15 – Liverpool Football Club and the online sports betting and gaming provider 188BET, have announced a two-year extension to their partnership allowing 188BET to continue to use LFC platforms to promote its services until the end of the 2015/16 season.