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Facebook: ranking of the European Top 5 leagues (April 2016)

The Premier League is the most popular European Championship on Facebook, with more than 224.5 million cumulative fans across its 20 clubs in 2015-16 (11 million fans on average per club), according to data compiled by News Tank Football on 05/04/2016. Leicester City FC, the current leader of the…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Digital, Essentials Clubs
• Article # 66176
• Published on 05/04/16 at 10:24

LOSC Lille: 16 categories of season tickets for 2016-17, grouped into three "families

LOSC Lille (Ligue 1) unveiled its season ticket rates for the 2016-17 season, on 30/03/2016. The campaign starts on 05/04/2016 for current season ticket holders, and 03/05/2016 for those who wish to subscribe for the first time. The proposed rates for 2016-17 are between €170 and €1,000, a slight…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 66055
• Published on 04/04/16 at 16:59

Manchester United: event on Copacabana (Rio) during the broadcast of the MU-Tottenham on 10/04/2016

Manchester United FC (Premier League) will deploy the #ILoveUnited operation for its next game away to Tottenham Hotspur FC (Matchday 33 of the Premier League), on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) on 10/04/2016 (kick-off of the match in 16:00 GMT, 12:00 noon in Rio). Rio de Janeiro is…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Stadiums, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 66158
• Published on 04/04/16 at 14:05

Clasico Barça - Real: Barcelona dominates economically and on social networks

With €608m in turnover in 2014-15, FC Barcelona (Liga BBVA) economically exceeded Real Madrid CF (Liga BBVA), which generated €578m in 2014-15, while the two clubs clash at the Camp Nou for the second El Clasico of the season in La Liga (Matchday 31) on Saturday 02/04/2016 (kickoff: 20:30 CET)…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Marketing - Communication, Stadiums, …
• Article # 66094
• Published on 01/04/16 at 19:14

Bundesliga: SV Darmstadt 98 open their new training centre, funded by the sponsor Merck

SV Darmstadt 98 (Bundesliga) have opened their new training centre, which will host the club's youth teams, on 28/03/2016.The work on the training centre, which was estimated at €2m, was funded by Merck, a German pharmaceutical and chemical company, headquartered in Darmstadt (south of Frankfurt…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Stadiums, Marketing - Communication, Sponsors - Partners
• Article # 65730
• Published on 30/03/16 at 12:30

Bordeaux: range of limited edition products to mark the 20^th anniversary of victory over AC Milan

FC Girondins de Bordeaux (Ligue 1) launched, on 26/03/2016, a limited edition series of club products to celebrate the 20^th anniversary of the club's victory against AC Milan (Serie A TIM), in the quarter-final return leg of the UEFA Cup (precursor to the Europa League) in the 1995-96 season (on…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Merchandising - Licensing
• Article # 65762
• Published on 30/03/16 at 11:45

Serie A: Juventus open J-Medical, an ultra modern medical centre (cost: €10m)

Juventus (Serie A TIM) have opened J-Medical, a new medical centre located just outside the club museum in the east stand of Juventus Stadium (41,000 seats), on 23/03/2016.J-Medical, with an area of 3,500m², was launched in collaboration with the Italian Santa Clara Group, which specialises in…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Stadiums
• Article # 65664
• Published on 30/03/16 at 10:10

Hull City AFC launch the "Earn Your Stripes" scheme to replace its current season ticket system

Hull City AFC (Championship) will launch the "Earn Your Stripes" ticketing programme for the 2016-17 season, announced the club on 16/03/2016. The new ticketing scheme, the exact details of which will be announced in the future, will be "a fairer, simpler and, for many, cheaper way of watching the…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Finance, Stadiums
• Article # 64891
• Published on 29/03/16 at 14:09

FC Schalke 04: record turnover of €264.5m (+23%) and €22.5m net profit in 2015

FC Schalke 04 (Bundesliga) posted a record turnover of €264.5m for the 2015 financial year (from 01/01 to 31/12/2015), up €49.2m, +23% compared to 2014 (€215.3m), the club announced on 15/03/2016. The club's (founded 04/05/1904) previous record mark was from 2011 (€224.2m), when Schalke reached…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Sporting Goods & Brands, Stadiums, …
• Article # 65592
• Published on 29/03/16 at 11:44

FC Schalke 04: 2015 Annual Report, turnover of €264.5m for the financial year

FC Schalke 04 (Bundesliga) posted a turnover of €264.5m for the 2015 financial year (from 01/01 to 31/12/2015), up €49.2m, +23% compared to 2014 (€215.3m), according to the annual report of the club, published on 15/03/2016.

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance
• Article # 65595
• Published on 29/03/16 at 10:29