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esports: MCES opens its capital through a crowdfunding campaign with an €800,000 objective

The French esports structure MCES is organising a fundraiser through a crowdfunding campaign open to "all types of investors (as long as they are of age), from €15 to €100,000," on 30/06/2022. MCES aims to raise €800,000 by the end of July 2022. "To date, 44 investors have already bought into the…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Investment - Shareholding, esport - gaming
• Article # 257589
• Published on 05/07/22 at 16:35

News Tank Football: interviews published in June 2022

"We have brought the public back to the stadium. We have reconnected the club with a positive image, with the supporters, the companies, the authorities, the politicians of the city, the department and the region. We no longer want to be an anonymous club, but a club that people love," said…

Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Clubs, Authorities, Legal, …
• Article # 257547
• Published on 05/07/22 at 13:50

England: Premier League and Sky Bet Championship clubs authorised to use safe standing from 2022-23

"Premier League and Sky Bet Championship clubs wishing to introduce licensed 'safe standing' areas at football stadiums will be able to do so from the start of the 2022-23 season," announced the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport and Nigel Huddleston, Minister for Sport, on 04/07/2022…

Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums, Authorities, …
• Article # 257461
• Published on 05/07/22 at 10:00

LaLiga Santander: Villarreal CF to open an academy in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), their 2^nd in Asia

Villarreal CF (LaLiga Santander) will open an academy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in August 2022, announced the club on 04/07/2022. This will be the second football academy launched in Asia by the club, which is already present in South Korea (in Seoul). "Villarreal Malaysia Academy is aimed at…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Game - pitch, Marketing - Communication, Stadiums
• Article # 257433
• Published on 05/07/22 at 09:20

Ligue 1 Uber Eats: 29 million additional fans for PSG on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter in 2021-22

The 20 clubs that participated in the 2021-22 Ligue 1 Uber Eats have a total of 173.3 million fans on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter as of 01/07/2022, up 33.7 million from 01/08/2021, according to data compiled by News Tank Football. The Ligue 1 Uber Eatsis the fourth most popular European Top 5…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Digital, Social Networks, …
• Article # 257459
• Published on 05/07/22 at 08:40

Italy: City Football Group acquires Palermo FC (promoted to the Serie BKT), its 5^th club in Europe

City Football Group, an investment company specialised in football (clubs, infrastructure, start-ups, etc.), has acquired a majority stake in Palermo FC (promoted to the Serie BKT after the 2021-22 Serie C playoffs), announced both parties on 04/07/2022. CFG are said to have obtained 80% of the…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Legal, Investment - Shareholding, Game - pitch, …
• Article # 257438
• Published on 04/07/22 at 17:15

AS Saint-Étienne: "No firm offers to buy the club" (B. Caïazzo and R. Romeyer, shareholders)

"The shareholders of AS Saint-Étienne wish to make it known that, contrary to what may have been written in the press, they have not received any firm offers to buy the club to date," said Bernard Caïazzo and Roland Romeyer, co-owners of AS Saint-Étienne (relegated to the Ligue 2 BKT at the end of…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Authorities, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 257344
• Published on 04/07/22 at 11:35

Bundesliga: 8 million additional fans for Bayern Munich on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram in 2021-22

The 18 clubs in the 2021-22 Bundesliga have a total of 153.7 million fans on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter as of 01/07/2022, which is 13.6 million more than on 01/08/2021, according to data compiled by News Tank Football. The Bundesliga is the least popular European Top 5 league on all three…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Authorities, Digital, …
• Article # 257246
• Published on 04/07/22 at 08:40

Weekly News Extra (27/06-01/07/2022)

• Aston Villa FC (Premier League) have launched a public consultation as part of the club's plans to redevelop Villa Park and its surroundings, which would increase the stadium's capacity to 50,000 (from 42,682 currently). • The pay-TV operator Sky Italia has signed a distribution agreement in…

Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Marketing - Communication, Clubs, …
• Article # 257221
• Published on 01/07/22 at 17:20

FC Barcelona: Sixth Street acquires 10% of the club's domestic TV rights for 25 years (€207.5m)

Sixth Street, an international investment company, has acquired 10% of FC Barcelona's (LaLiga Santander) TV rights from LaLiga for 25 years for a sum of €207.5m, announced the club on 30/06/2022. The deal comes almost two weeks after Barça's delegate members voted in favour of two major…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal, Media, …
• Article # 257073
• Published on 30/06/22 at 17:45