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Man United, Bayern, Juventus, PSG, and Barcelona win domestic cup trophies over the weekend

2015-16 domestic association cup finals took place in England, Germany, Italy and France on Saturday 21/05/2016, and in Spain on Sunday 22/05/2016. A list of the winners of the domestic cups across several key European leagues:Top 5 Leagues:• Copa del Rey (Spain): FC Barcelona• FA Cup (England)…

Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Clubs, Stadiums, …
• Article # 69486
• Published on 23/05/16 at 18:29

Spain: FC Barcelona's Camp Nou will be fitted with a hybrid pitch from September 2016

FC Barcelona (Liga BBVA) will fit a hybrid pitch at the Camp Nou (99,500 capacity) in September 2016, announced the Spanish club on 18/05/2016. The 100% natural grass pitch at Camp Nou will be entirely re-layed from 18/05/2016, following a Bruce Springsteen concert (American singer) held there on…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Stadiums
• Article # 69563
• Published on 20/05/16 at 14:29

England: Aston Villa FC bought by Chinese-owned Recon Group (Tony Jiantong Xia) for £60m

100% of the shares of Aston Villa FC (2015-16 in the Premier League, 2016-17 in the Championship), which were held by the American Randy Lerner, have been sold to the Chinese company Recon Group, owned by Tony Jiantong Xia, announced the club on 18/05/2016. Once the agreement is ratified by the…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal
• Article # 69533
• Published on 20/05/16 at 13:05

Ligue 1: Nantes launch a new entry-level season ticket for 2016-17, prices between €150 and €830

FC Nantes (Ligue 1) launched its season ticket campaign for 2016-17, on 18/05/2016. The campaign is available, at first, to 2015-16 season ticket holders until 20/06/2016, when tickets with be on general sale. Prices for 2016-17 are between €150 and €830 (without discounts), with the creation of a…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Finance, Stadiums
• Article # 69518
• Published on 20/05/16 at 11:24

Sevilla FC: average club in Spain (7^th Liga BBVA), big club in Europe (5 Europa Leagues in 11 years)

With €85.5m in turnover in 2014-15 (excluding transfers), Sevilla FC (Liga BBVA) had the fourth largest turnover among the clubs of the Spanish top division, behind FC Barcelona (€608m in turnover in 2014-15), Real Madrid CF (€578m) and Club Atletico de Madrid (€160.8m). Sevilla FC (7^th in the…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums, Finance, …
• Article # 69458
• Published on 19/05/16 at 15:40

Bundesliga: Schalke 04 now have a League of Legends (eSports) team

FC Schalke 04 (Bundesliga) now have a professional eSports team Called "Elements for the video game League of Legends, announced the German club on 16/05/2016. This is an online multi-player battle arena type video game which counts 67 million active players each month.Virtual confrontations are…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 69449
• Published on 19/05/16 at 14:45

Premier League: attendance for Matchday 38, the final Matchday of 2015-16

Matchday 38, the final day of the 2015-16 Premier League season, drew an average of 39,191 spectators per match, from 15 to 17/05/2016. The average attendance of the 2015-16 Premiership was 36,400 spectators per game, with a stadium fill rate of 96%. This attendance figure is up slightly from the…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums
• Article # 69376
• Published on 19/05/16 at 10:14

Europa League Final: Liverpool FC largely dominate Sevilla FC in economic measures

With £297m (or €412.8m on 31/05/2015) in turnover, excluding player trading, during the 2015 fiscal year (from 01/06/2014 to 31/05/2015), Liverpool FC (Premier League) leads Sevilla FC (Liga BBVA), which generated €85.5m, excluding player trading, in 2014-15, ahead of their clash at St. Jakob-Park…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Marketing - Communication, Stadiums, …
• Article # 69366
• Published on 18/05/16 at 16:30

Premier League: Man City - Arsenal live in virtual reality in London, New York and Melbourne

Fans equipped with virtual reality headsets in bars in London (England), New York (United States) and Melbourne (Australia) had an immersive experience in an initiative taken by Manchester City FC for their final home game of the 2015-16 season, on 08/05/2016 at the Etihad Stadium (55,000) against…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 69305
• Published on 18/05/16 at 15:59

Paris Saint-Germain: 47,844 fans against Nantes is club record at the Parc des Princes in Ligue 1

Paris Saint Germain - FC Nantes (4-0, Matchday 38 of Ligue 1) set a new attendance record at the Parc des Princes for a Ligue 1 match with 47,844 spectators at the stadium on 14/05/2016. The previous attendance record for a league match at the Parc des Princes was set with the visit of AS…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums
• Article # 69271
• Published on 18/05/16 at 09:22