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Gaming Giant Electronic Arts Takes On Soccer: Pays $588 Million for Premier League Rights
Tuesday, February 14, 2023 - 6:57pm | 490Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA), the video game company based in California, is closing a $588 million deal with the Premier League for its game EA Sports FC (previously known as FIFA). According to Sky Sports, the Premier League held a meeting with 20 clubs to inform them that a six-year...
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Premier League Team Watford FC To Wear Dogecoin Shirts for 2021/22 Season
Sunday, August 15, 2021 - 12:55pm | 241Watford FC players will wear a Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) logo on their jerseys for the 2021/22 season, The Athletic reports. A crypto sports betting site Stake.com is a sponsor of the team, and the deal is worth $1 million. Stake.com has also announced to give away 10 million DOGE (worth $2...
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After Losing Arsenal, Puma Signs Record-Breaking Deal With Manchester City
Saturday, March 2, 2019 - 11:06am | 453Puma AG Rudolf Dassler Sport (OTC: PMMAF) announced a record-breaking long-term deal with Manchester City. The German sportswear brand and City Football Group have signed a global long-term partnership worth $860 million that will see Puma supply the reigning English premier League champions,...
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Snapchat To Kick Off Another Partnership With 'Premier League: Extra Time'
Monday, July 30, 2018 - 2:01pm | 415In 2015, Snap, Inc. (NYSE: SNAP) partnered with the National Football League. This deal facilitated the distribution of videos and photos taken at NFL games to 70 million people around the world, via Snapchat’s Live Stories. Since then, Snap has further diversified its platform. What Happened...
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Manchester United Surges On Report Of 'Mammoth Takeover' Rumor
Monday, August 7, 2017 - 3:53pm | 334Chinese investment takeover of the English Premier league may continue. Manchester United PLC (NYSE: MANU) shares were trading higher Monday after a rumors swirling regarding a “mystery” Chinese billionaire inquiring about taking a stake in the franchise. “The talks have not yet...
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Nike Beats Out Under Armour For Chelsea Football Apparel Deal Worth $1.1 Billion
Friday, October 14, 2016 - 9:50am | 438Nike Inc (NYSE: NKE) has announced a multiyear deal with legendary English football ("soccer") team Chelsea Football Club worth a reported $1.1 billion. Earlier in the year, Chelsea had ended its long-time partnership with adidas AG (ADR) (OTC: ADDYY). Nike is set to be the official apparel...
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Due To Brexit, Up To 100 Premier League Players Could Be Ineligible Next Season
Saturday, June 25, 2016 - 4:29pm | 747Defying the latest predictions and warnings, the U.K. has decided to leave the European Union, and the implications of such a decision will be huge, impacting almost every aspect of Brits’ lives, including their beloved football &mash; or "soccer" to those west of the pond! Last week, Richard...
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Manchester United Is Offering More Stock
Thursday, September 17, 2015 - 3:49pm | 310Thursday morning, Manchester United PLC (NYSE: MANU) reported a loss of $11 million on revenue of revenue of $162 million for its fiscal fourth quarter. In addition, it filed a shelf registration with the SEC to sell up to $400 million in stock soon. Shares of Manchester United rose slightly on...