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Twitter: Top 100 European football clubs with the most followers (March 2020)

With nearly 58.7 million followers, FC Barcelona (LaLiga Santander) is the most popular club in Europe on Twitter, according to data collected by News Tank Football, which offers a Top 100 of the most popular European clubs on this social network on 01/03/2020. To establish this Top 100, News…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 177775
• Published on 20/03/20 at 11:15

Paris Basketball: "The name of Paris and the future arena are crucial to our project" (David Kahn)

"I think the Paris name is critical, just like the new arena (at Porte de la Chappelle, the northern edge of the Paris city limits, delivery planned in 2020), for our project. I think we would not be sitting there if it weren’t for that name and the arena. They are two really important elements…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Agencies, Ticketing, Authorities, …
• Article # 178253
• Published on 20/03/20 at 10:40

Pro League TV rights (2020-2025): Eleven Sports formalises the agreement with all clubs

Eleven Sports has acquired the broadcasting rights in Belgium for all Belgian professional football competitions (Jupiler Pro League, Proximus League, Super Cup, Croky Cup and the Women's Super League) for the 2020-2025 cycle, announced the pay-TV group on 18/03/2020. These rights were acquired…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Authorities
• Article # 178246
• Published on 20/03/20 at 10:00

Covid-19: "Mid or late May latest start date to complete season by 30/06/2020" (J. Tebas, LaLiga)

"The fundamental scenario is that in the middle, or late May, is the latest start date so that we can complete the season on 30/06/2020. The scenario may also depend on certain Champions League matches being played on the weekend, which could give us some leeway," said Javier Tebas, president of…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Clubs, Stadiums, …
• Article # 178269
• Published on 20/03/20 at 09:29

Transfers: Liverpool FC, the most valuable squad (€1.4bn) in the European Top 5 in 2019-20 (CIES)

Liverpool FC (Premier League) is European Top 5 club with the highest value players in 2019-20, with a total market value of €1.405bn, according to the CIES Football Observatory in its weekly post published on 11/03/2020, which presents a ranking of the 98 clubs in the Top 5 European Leagues…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Authorities, Transfer Market
• Article # 178205
• Published on 19/03/20 at 18:04

Covid-19: The FA, Premier League, EFL and Women's leagues postponed until 30/04/2020

"The FA, Premier League, EFL and women's professional game, together with the PFA (Professional Footballers Association) and LMA (League Managers Association) have collectively agreed that the professional game in England will be further postponed until no earlier than 30/04/2020," announced the…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Stadiums
• Article # 178248
• Published on 19/03/20 at 17:34

Covid-19: Sky Sports offers customers the option to "pause" their TV subscriptions (UK and IRL)

The British pay-TV operator Sky is offering customers of the Sky Sports pay-TV package (11 channels) the option to "pause" their subscriptions from 20/03/2020, due to the suspension of sports competitions linked to the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, announced the TV operator on 18/03/2020…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 178245
• Published on 19/03/20 at 16:59

Covid-19: Levante UD (LaLiga Santander) creates "LUDoteca Granota" an initiative for confined fans

Levante Union Deportiva (LaLiga Santander) is participating in the "Stay at Home" campaign to fight the spread of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) and has announced the creation of the "LUDoteca Granota", an initiative that allows fans confined to their homes, to interact with the club and players…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 178207
• Published on 19/03/20 at 16:20

Covid-19 / Germany: "We are fighting for our freedom from a virus" (F. Keller, DFB)

"Some problems that seemed important to us yesterday appear small today and everything has really been put into perspective. The cancellation of all football games in the coming weeks and months will make a major contribution to stopping the spread of the disease. We are fighting for our freedom…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal
• Article # 178160
• Published on 19/03/20 at 15:39

FC Schalke 04: a turnover of €275m (-22%) and a net loss of €26.1m in 2019

FC Schalke 04 (Bundesliga) posted a turnover of €275m for the financial year 2019 (from 01/01 to 31/12/2019), down 22% from the club's record financial year 2018 (€350.4m), according to the German club's annual report (document available to download), published on 18/03/2020. The decrease in…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal, Essentials Clubs
• Article # 178162
• Published on 19/03/20 at 14:44