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MLS: Facebook, Twitter and Instagram communities of the 26 franchises (February 2020)

Find in the infographics below the Facebook (number of likes) and Twitter (number of followers) communities of the 26 MLS franchises of the North American professional soccer league. The 25^th MLS season begins on 29/02/2020. The League has two additional franchises in 2020: Inter Miami CF…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Digital, Authorities, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 174933
• Published on 18/02/20 at 11:00

Spain: international goalkeeper Iker Casillas, 38, candidate to become president of the Federation

"Yes, I will run for the presidency of the RFEF when the elections are held. Together we will put our Federation on a par with the best football in the world: that of Spain," said Spanish international goalkeeper Iker Casillas, via Twitter, on 17/02/2020. Iker Casillas, captain of Spain's 2010…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Legal, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 175467
• Published on 18/02/20 at 10:26

Stade Rennais FC: "All indicators are green, the results are worth all the speeches" (O. Letang)

"Stade Rennais FC (Ligue 1 Conforama) has never done so well sportingly, financially and from a popular point of view. In 27 months, beyond the sports course, we have broken all records in terms of the attendance at Roazhon Park, revenue from ticketing, sponsorship, merchandising, membership..…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Finance, Merchandising - Licensing, …
• Article # 175424
• Published on 18/02/20 at 09:40

Portugal: League and clubs support Moussa Marega (FC Porto) victim of racial abuse

"FC Porto strongly condemns this racist behaviour which should be duly punished," said the Portuguese club, a few hours after their Malian international striker Moussa Marega was the target of racist abuse during Vitória de Guimarães - FC Porto (1-2) at the Stadium D. Afonso Henriques de Guimarães…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Marketing - Communication, Clubs, …
• Article # 175430
• Published on 17/02/20 at 17:45

RC Strasbourg Alsace: five groups selected for the renovation of the Stade de la Meinau

SCAU, KSS Group, HPP, Populous LTD and 2Portzampac are the five groups of architects/design offices selected to provide the design for the renovation/extension project of the Stade de la Meinau (27,500 capacity). The shortlist was presented by Robert Herrmann, president of the Eurométropole de…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Authorities, Legal, …
• Article # 175279
• Published on 17/02/20 at 17:00

Euro 2020: 28.3 million ticket requests already, double the amount for Euro 2016

"Ticketing for UEFA Euro 2020 has smashed all records, with the latest phase for fans of qualified teams taking the overall ticket requests tally to 28.3m - double the figure for UEFA Euro 2016 (which held the previous record)," announced UEFA on 14/02/2020. According to the European body…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Marketing - Communication, Stadiums
• Article # 175345
• Published on 17/02/20 at 16:29

Italy: Federation ready to test VAR upon a club's request, FIFA has already decided against it

"Italy was one of the first countries in the world to experiment with VAR in football. The FIGC has informally informed FIFA of its willingness to test the use of the "challenge" (a request made by one of the two teams that the referee review the action at the edge of the pitch - based on an…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 175344
• Published on 17/02/20 at 15:56

eSports: Club Atlético de Madrid launches a team in collaboration with Movistar Riders

Club Atlético de Madrid (LaLiga Santander) has launched "Atletico de Madrid eSports", an eSports team that will participate in the eLaLiga Santander, LaLiga's official championship on the FIFA 20 game, according to the Spanish club on 13/02/2020. The launch was made in collaboration with Movistar…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): esport - gaming
• Article # 175296
• Published on 17/02/20 at 15:00

Premier League: Everton FC to terminate partnership with SportPesa (betting) at the end of 2019-20

Everton FC (Premier League) will prematurely terminate its partnership with Kenyan sports betting operator SportPesa, main shirt sponsor for the 2017-2022 season, announced the club on 16/02/2020. The partnership will end at the end of 2019-20, two seasons earlier than initially planned (end of…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Clubs, Betting, …
• Article # 175377
• Published on 17/02/20 at 14:14

UEFA: annual report and elections on the agenda at the 44^th Congress in Amsterdam (NED), 03/03/2020

The presentation of UEFA's annual report and information on the activities of the body's various committees are on the agenda of the 44^th Ordinary UEFA Congress at the Beurs van Berlage Conference Centre in Amsterdam (NED) on Tuesday 03/03/2020. Following the resignation of Reinhard Grindel…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 175172
• Published on 17/02/20 at 13:15