Liga BBVA: Chang beer and Head & Shoulders shampoo extend partnerships with Barcelona in Asia

The brands Chang (Thai beer) and Head & Shoulders (shampoo) have extended their regional partnerships with FC Barcelona (Liga BBVA) in Asia, the club announced on 31/08/2015. Chang, a sponsor of Barça since February 2012, is now tied to the club until the end of the 2017-18 season. The contract…

Serie A: 5.95 million subscribers of Sky and Mediaset Premium watch Matchday 2 of 2015-16

The 10 matches of Matchday 2 of the 2015-16 Serie A TIM, played on Saturday 29 and Sunday 30/08/2015, drew an average of 5,947,059 total subscribers on the channels of the Italian pay-TV groups Sky Italia and Mediaset Premium, according to data from the audience measurement institutes AGB (Nielsen…

FIFA: press conference of the American and Swiss attorney generals in Zurich (SUI) on 14/09/2015

Loretta E. Lynch, the Attorney General of the United States, and Michael Lauber, the Attorney General of the Swiss Confederation, have scheduled a joint press conference in Zurich (SUI) on 14/09/2015 to discuss the two legal investigation currently in progress in connection with FIFA. The US and…

Liga BBVA: at least 2.28 million TV viewers for Matchday 2 of 2015-16

At least 2.28 million viewers on average watched nine of the 10 matches of Matchday 2 of the 2015-16 Liga BBVA season, from 28 to 30/08/2015. The figures of the match between UD Las Palmas - Levante UD (0-0), which took place on Sunday, 30/08/2015 at 22:30 CET, were not disclosed. The best…

Premier League: Indosat (telecommunications) becomes a regional partner of Arsenal in Indonesia

Indosat, the branch of the Ooredoo group providing telecommunications services in Indonesia, has become a regional partner of Arsenal FC (Premier League) until the end of the 2016-17 season, the club announced on 31/08/2015. Indosat will broadcast exclusive mobile content of the London club to its…

Facebook: Manchester United (1^st) have three times the number of fans than Manchester City (5^th)

Manchester United FC (Premier League) have 66.2 million fans on the social media network Facebook, more than three times the number of fans of their cross-city rival Manchester City FC (19.5 million), according to the data compiled by News Tank Football on 31/08/2015. Manchester United are the…

MLS: Alcatel One Touch (mobile) becomes the smartphone and tablet partner of the Los Angeles Galaxy

Alcatel One Touch, the smartphones and tablets brand, has become an official partner of the Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS) and the StubHub Center (27,000 seats), the home stadium of the franchise, announced the two parties on 25/08/2015. Alcatel One Touch will aim to improve the fan experience on game…

Attendance of sports leagues around the world in 2013-14 and 2014-15

FIFA: "Term limits and financial transparency" on FIFA reform agenda (Gianni Infantino, UEFA)

"We have heard some of the presentations. The points are the same: term limits, financial transparency of money in and out. Once you can secure all these things this will be a very important step," said Gianni Infantino, the UEFA general secretary, in Monaco on 28/08/2015. Gianni Infantino (SUI…

Bundesliga: attendance for Matchday 3 of 2015-16

Matchday of the 2015-16 Bundesliga drew an average of 44,534 spectators per match from 28 to 30/30/2015. The average attendance for the German league this season is 43,441 spectators per match, for a stadium fill rate of 93%. The match between Borussia Dortmund ana Hertha BSC Berlin (3-1) drew the…