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Serie A: attendance for Matchday 20 of 2015-16, Napoli - Sassuolo draws 40,047 spectators

Matchday 20 of the 2015-16 Serie A TIM season drew an average of 21,424 spectators per match from 16 on 17/01/2016. The average attendance of the Italian championship is currently at 22,198 spectators per match, for a stadium fill rate of 57%. The match between league leaders SSC Napoli and US…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums
• Article # 60231
• Published on 19/01/16 at 13:40

Ligue 1: attendance for Matchday 21 of 2015-16, Saint-Etienne - Lyon derby draws 36,503 spectators

Matchday 21 of the 2015-16 Ligue 1 drew an average of 17,070 spectators per match from 15 to 17/01/2016. The average attendance of the championship after 21 matchdays is 20,482 spectators per match, amounting to 1,855 less than at the end of the 2014-15 season (-10%). The Ligue 1 stadium fill rate…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums
• Article # 60230
• Published on 19/01/16 at 13:10

NFL: Rams to move to Los Angeles in 2016-17 and will open their 80,000-seater stadium in 2019

30 of the 32 NFL franchise owners voted in favour of moving the St. Louis Rams franchise to Los Angeles (California) for the start of the 2016-17 season, during a vote held in Houston (Texas) on 12/01/2016. A three-quarters majority vote of the owners (24 out of 32) is required to allow the…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Stadiums, Authorities, …
• Article # 60228
• Published on 18/01/16 at 16:51

Aston Villa FC: American owner Randy Lerner steps down as club president, replaced by Steve Hollis

Randolph "Randy" Lerner, the American owner of Aston Villa FC (Barclays Premier League), has stepped down as president of the club on 14/01/2016. Briton Steve Hollis, chairman of Birmingham Metropolitan College since September 2013, succeeds him as the head of the club."Regarding my future role…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal
• Article # 60152
• Published on 15/01/16 at 15:40

FIFA: Atlético and Real Madrid handed transfer bans for two windows (summer 2016 and winter 2017)

The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has sanctioned Club Atlético de Madrid and Real Madrid CF (Liga BBVA) for offences relating to the international transfer and registration of players under the age of 18 years old, announced FIFA on 14/01/2016. "Both clubs are to serve a transfer ban that prevents…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Authorities, Legal, Transfer Market
• Article # 60113
• Published on 15/01/16 at 10:52

Spain: Sevilla FC and Real Betis promote organ donation in their Copa del Rey derby match

Sevilla FC (Liga BBVA) and Real Betis Balompié (Liga BBVA) promoted organ donation during the return leg of the Round of 16 of the 2015-16 Copa Del Rey between the two clubs (Sevilla FC won 4-0, 6-0 on aggregate), on 12/01/2016. Players from both teams wore special T-shirts bearing the slogan…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 60027
• Published on 15/01/16 at 10:15

France: "Develop the image of the club and Ledus internationally" (Li Wing Sang, FC Sochaux)

"We are in this for the long haul and want to develop the image of FC Sochaux-Montbéliard as well as that of Ledus internationally. Since its inception nearly 90 years ago (1928), the club has had the same owner (Peugeot). We hope to make it more international. I can tell you that we are here for…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 60007
• Published on 14/01/16 at 12:15

MLS: expansion franchise Los Angeles FC reveal club crest, present actor Will Ferrell as owner

Los Angeles FC, an MLS expansion franchise slated to begin play in the North American top division in either 2017 or 2018, presented the club's colours and crest on 07/01/2016.At the same time, the club announced the addition of the American actor Will Ferrell as a minority investor in the club…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Social Responsibility, Stadiums, …
• Article # 59916
• Published on 14/01/16 at 11:15

Twitter: rankings of the European Top 5 clubs (January 2016)

The Liga BBVA, with nearly 41 million followers of its 20 clubs, is the most popular European championship on Twitter, according to data compiled by News Tank Football on 13/01/2016. Real Madrid CF (17.88 million) and FC Barcelona (16.52 million) represent over three quarters of the total…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Digital, Essentials Clubs
• Article # 59942
• Published on 14/01/16 at 10:30

Liga BBVA: SD Eibar open a fan club in China, the club's seventh overseas and the first in Asia

SD Eibar (Liga BBVA) have launched the "Peña EibarCN" in China, their first fan club in Asia, announced the club on 11/01/2016. SD Eibar have a total of 17 "peñas" (fan clubs), including seven in foreign countries: USA, Cyprus, Poland, Mexico, Israel, France and China. These foreign fan clubs were…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication
• Article # 59933
• Published on 13/01/16 at 13:30