http://www.fcbusiness.co.uk/ Football Industry and Community News http://www.fcbusiness.co.uk/news/article/newsitem=1633/title=premier+lingerie+to+reveal+all+at+smmex Leading sports related underwear supplier Premier Lingerie has unveiled its new-look website and launched its latest offer to female football fans. The Walsall-based firm, which has so far secured major lingerie deals with Wolverhampton Wanderers and Newcastle United, is offering 25% off its stock for anyone liking its Facebook page. Over the past two-and-a-half years and using high-quality materials, Premier Lingerie has developed an exclusive range of lingerie for female... http://www.fcbusiness.co.uk/news/article/newsitem=1632/title=premier+league+and+satellite+firms+in+new+court+ruling Football bosses have said they would tackle publicans using foreign satellite systems to broadcast Premier League action without permission. Premier League officials claimed victory in the latest round of a legal battle and said a ruling by a judge sitting in the High Court gave them "the right" to prevent "unauthorised use of our copyrights" in pubs and clubs. Lawyers representing publicans said the law had been "clarified" and the Premier League and broadcasting firms had suffered "only... http://www.fcbusiness.co.uk/news/article/newsitem=1631/title=manchester+city+set+premier+league+first+with+twitter+initiative Manchester City has agreed a partnership with American company Mass Relevance that will see it become the first Barclays Premier League club to harness Twitter to enhance fans matchday experience. The agreement with the Austin-based social curation technology firm will see the introduction of new social initiatives for City fans attending and watching matches during the remainder of this season. Following successful trial integrations during matches against Newcastle United and Norwich... http://www.fcbusiness.co.uk/news/article/newsitem=1630/title=rio+ferdinand+shows+support+to+deaf+football+competition England s biggest deaf friendly football competition breaks down barriers for deaf children. Deaf young people from across England will be putting their football skills to the test at the National Deaf Youth Football Tournament. The biggest annual tournament for deaf football clubs and deaf friendly football clubs takes place on Sunday 4 March in Liverpool and on Sunday 18 March in Reading. Hundreds of deaf young footballers will enter the tournament, organised by the National Deaf... http://www.fcbusiness.co.uk/news/article/newsitem=1629/title=gary+neville+joins+line-up+for+soccerex+european+forum+2012 Soccerex are delighted to announce that former Manchester United and England footballer, Gary Neville, will be speaking at this years Soccerex European Forum, 28 29 March 2012, Manchester. Praised by Sir Alex Ferguson as "the best English right-back of his generation," Gary has had one of the most successful careers of any English footballer, making 602 appearances for Manchester United, winning eight Premier League titles, three FA Cups and one European Cup, as well as playing 85... http://www.fcbusiness.co.uk/news/article/newsitem=1628/title=chelsea+post+loss+of+%A367.7m Chelsea faces an uphill struggle to rein in its losses after posting a loss of 67.7m in its latest accounts. The figures released yesterday showed Chelsea had reduced losses for the financial year ending 30 June 2011 to 67.7m from 70.9m the previous year (2010). The reduction came in part, due to a record group turnover of 222.3m, an increase in revenues from the previous year's level (205.8m). This was in the main due to higher receipts from the UEFA Champions... http://www.fcbusiness.co.uk/news/article/newsitem=1627/title=premier+league+clubs+show+restraint+in+transfer+market Premier League clubs spent around 60m in the January transfer window, according to analysis by business advisory firm Deloitte, a reduction of 70% on the record level of 225m in January 2011. Dan Jones, Partner in the Sports Business Group at Deloitte, commented: After last years bout of big money transfers that drove the record total spend of 225m, January 2012 has seen a more sober level of spending amongst Premier League clubs. In the decade since the... http://www.fcbusiness.co.uk/news/article/newsitem=1626/title=spurs+stadium+plan+receives+funding+boost Tottenham Hotspur FC and Haringey Council have today made a joint pledge to the major regeneration of North Tottenham. Tottenhams plans to redevelop White Hart Lane and the local area received a major boost today after it was announced significant funding had been secured from Haringey Council and the Mayor of London. In a joint statement released today, Spurs have reconfirmed its intention to stay in the area with the club and council working together to rejuvenate the area. Spurs had... http://www.fcbusiness.co.uk/news/article/newsitem=1625/title=aldershot+town+re-organise+boardroom+structure Aldershot Town chief executive, Peter Duffy has announced changes to the boardroom structure following the recent resignation of non-executive director Per Breimyr. Breimyr resigned due to his own extensive work and travel commitments having contributed to the vision and set up of the clubs Youth Development Programme. In a statement released by the club, Duffy explained: The new Board has been working on a comprehensive agenda, in pursuit of our aim of being a solvent, profitable,... http://www.fcbusiness.co.uk/news/article/newsitem=1624/title=portsmouth%26%23039%3Bs+bank+account+frozen Portsmouth have failed to pay their players wages after its accounts were frozen following a winding-up petition that was issued by HMRC. A statement released by the club yesterday read: Further to our recent update that a winding-up petition has been issued and publicised to Portsmouth Football Club, the clubs bank accounts have been frozen, which is the normal process in these circumstances. The club is now seeking a validation order from the court in order to have... http://www.fcbusiness.co.uk/news/article/newsitem=1623/title=liverpool+powered+by+new+partnership Liverpool FC have announced a partnership the Thai car-battery manufacturer 3K Battery. As the Merseyside club continues to grow its partner portfolio the partnership will see the club working with 3K Battery to help raise their profile by engaging Liverpool FC's supporters throughout Thailand, where 3K Battery is based. Ian Ayre, managing director of Liverpool FC, said: "We are continuing to team up with successful companies around the world which once again shows the value of the club's brand... http://www.fcbusiness.co.uk/news/article/newsitem=1622/title=alan+pardew+opens+football+facilities+in+gateshead Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew showed his support for grassroots football as he officially opened a new sports pavilion in Gateshead Redheugh 1957 FC. The new state-of-the-art six-team changing pavilion replaces the previous dilapidated clubhouse at Eslington Park, as part of 761,000 project, managed by Four Housing Group and Gateshead Redheugh 1957 FC. Pardew, who is in his second season in charge of Newcastle United, said: I am very proud to be opening this new facility for... http://www.fcbusiness.co.uk/news/article/newsitem=1621/title=martin+keown+opens+new+sports+hub+in+oxford Football players across Oxford were celebrating after a new state-of-the-art multi-sports hub at Oxford City Football Club was officially opened by former Arsenal and England footballer, Martin Keown. Comprising a full size floodlit artificial grass pitch, six floodlit netball courts and a new changing pavilion, the Community Arena received a total of 2.1 million of funding from the Football Foundation, Sport England, The Football Association, England Netball, Oxford City Council and the... http://www.fcbusiness.co.uk/news/article/newsitem=1620/title=the+asian+football+awards+2012+winners+announced The first ever Asian Football Awards supported by The FA and Kick It Out, with Sporting Equals as its legacy partner saw leading figures come out to support the glitzy event at the home of football, Wembley Stadium. Guests for this event included David Bernstein (FA Chairman), Paul Elliot, Graham Le Saux, Piara Powar, Mihir Bose, Gurinder Chadha (Bend It Like Beckham) and award winners Michael Chopra and Manish Bhasin. The AFA managed to engage with key representatives of those individuals... http://www.fcbusiness.co.uk/news/article/newsitem=1619/title=stuart+pearce+talks+player+and+coach+development+at+soccerex+ Soccerex are delighted to announce that England under-21 boss and manager of the mens 2012 Olympic GB football team, Stuart Pearce, and David Sheepshanks, Chairman of the FAs new National Football Centre (NFC) - St Georges Park, are confirmed to speak on player and coach development as part of this years Soccerex European Forum conference programme. Both men are heavily involved in player and coach development through their current positions. The National Football... http://www.fcbusiness.co.uk/news/article/newsitem=1618/title=head+of+football+logistics West Bromwich Albion F.C. is a well established professional football club with a proud heritage and a leading brand. As a founder member of the Football League, the club has built on recent success and is looking forward to a further period of growth. Competitive salary + benefits The Role Based at the training ground, we are looking to appoint a full-time assistant to support the Clubs Sporting and Technical Director/Chief Executive and Head Coach. The role has four distinctive... http://www.fcbusiness.co.uk/news/article/newsitem=1617/title=uefa%92s+club+licensing+benchmarking+report+launched+today UEFA are holding a second financial fair play media day today (25 th Jan) which will include the launch of the UEFA Club Licensing Benchmarking Report Financial Year 2010, at the House of European Football in Nyon. The media day will be opened by UEFA General Secretary Gianni Infantino and will include presentations by various UEFA experts concerning financial fair play. European clubs, represented by Jean-Michel Aulas (Olympique Lyonnais) and Ernesto Paolillo (FC Internazionale Milano) from the... http://www.fcbusiness.co.uk/news/article/newsitem=1616/title=manchester+city+launch+city+fan+cam Manchester City Football Club has become the first Premier League team to create virtual avatars of their superstars Mario Balotelli, Sergio Aguero, Edin Dzeko and Samir Nasri as part of a new International digital marketing campaign, City Fan Cam: www.mcfc.co.uk/cityfancam During last Sundays clash with Spurs, the Club captured a 360 degree, 5 billion pixel, ultra high resolution picture of inside the Etihad Stadium. The images were then digitally stitched together to recreate a perfect... http://www.fcbusiness.co.uk/news/article/newsitem=1615/title=cies+to+present+football+observatory+at+soccerex+european+forum+2012 Soccerex are pleased to announce that the International Centre for Sports Studies (CIES) Football Observatory will be presenting an exclusive report on the player market across Europe as part of a session on player development as part of this years conference agenda at the Soccerex European Forum, 28-29 March, 2012. The CIES Football Observatory is one of the cornerstones of the vast CIES Observatory project, dedicated to the statistical analysis of sport in all its diversity. CIES will... http://www.fcbusiness.co.uk/news/article/newsitem=1614/title=swansea+city+pay+for+premier+league+ambition Swansea Citys latest accounts have revealed the true cost to them becoming the first Welsh club in the Premier League. Securing Premier League football contributed to a loss of 8.2m in Swansea City's financial results for the year ending May 30, 2011. The accounts released by the club earlier this week reflect the cost of the club's liabilities which arose immediately after the final whistle was blown at Wembley in May when they beat Reading in the play-off final. They include... http://www.fcbusiness.co.uk/news/article/newsitem=1613/title=sunderland+afc+announce+pioneering+african+partnership Sunderland AFC has joined forces with Africa's largest independent oil company, Tullow Oil, to kick off a pioneering scheme which will showcase the continent's capacity for social and business development. A club delegation including director of international development, Niall Quinn, international and national marketing director, Mike Farnan and SAFC Foundation chief executive, Lesley Spuhler, has travelled to the Ghanaian capital Accra for this morning's launch of the Invest in Africa... http://www.fcbusiness.co.uk/news/article/newsitem=1612/title=premier+league+football+in+free-to-air+first+ Premier League football will be available to view on free-to-air TV for the first time in its 20 year history. ESPN have announced they will make all its content available free to watch on the 3 rd to the 6 th February. The promotion, sponsored by Nokia Lumia, will be available to up to 20 million people in the UK via BT Vision, Sky, TopUpTV and up to 10 million via the subscription-free digital service Freeview. Jeroen Oerlemans, ESPN Vice President, TV Channels Europe, Middle East ... http://www.fcbusiness.co.uk/news/article/newsitem=1611/title=leaders+conference+appoint+content+director The Leaders Sports Summit, taking place over 10 th and 11 th October 2012, has appointed Stephen Dobson to the position of Head of Content, demonstrating an on-going commitment to delivering the highest quality content for attendees at the annual sports get-together. Dobson, who joins from outside sport, has made an enviable reputation driving the content and programme for some of the worlds biggest events across the technology, entertainment and finance sectors. The addition to the... http://www.fcbusiness.co.uk/news/article/newsitem=1610/title=fcbusiness+form+partnership+with+impact+sports+recruitment fcbusiness are delighted to announce a new and unique partnership with Impact Sports Recruitment. Working together, the partnership will become an expansion to the services both fcbusiness and Impact Sports Recruitment currently offer the UK football industry. Together, fcbusiness and Impact Sports Recruitment will operate fcbusiness: recruitment, offering football clubs and businesses involved in football a valuable resource for their recruitment needs. fcbusiness Editor, Ryan... http://www.fcbusiness.co.uk/news/article/newsitem=1609/title=tsi+invest+in+reading+football+club Reading Football Club have announced they have agreed terms with Thames Sports Investment Ltd (TSI) to take a significant stake in the club. The agreement was announced on Friday (20 th ) by chairman Sir John Madejski, in a statement released by the club: I am pleased to announce that I have today entered into an initial agreement with Thames Sports Investment that may lead to an investment in Reading Football Club. Having made the announcement, Sir John spoke to supporters on the...