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Premier League transfer spending reaches €1.184bn during the 2015 summer transfer window

The 20 Premier League clubs spent a record £870m (€1.184bn at 02/09/2015) during the 2015 summer transfer market (from 10/06 to 01/09/2015), according to the Sports Business Group of the audit firm Deloitte on 02/09/2015. This sum is 4% higher than the previous record of £835m (€1.052bn as of…

Transfers: A. Martial to Man U creates gains for Olympique Lyonnais and CO Les Ulis due to training

The transfer of of the Frenchman Anthony Martial (19 years old) from AS Monaco (Ligue 1) to Manchester United FC (Premier League), which was formalised on 01/09/2015 and is estimated at £36m (or about €50m, plus unspecified bonuses) by British media, and €60m (+ €20m in bonuses) by French media…

Facebook: Manchester United (1^st) have three times the number of fans than Manchester City (5^th)

Manchester United FC (Premier League) have 66.2 million fans on the social media network Facebook, more than three times the number of fans of their cross-city rival Manchester City FC (19.5 million), according to the data compiled by News Tank Football on 31/08/2015. Manchester United are the…

Attendance of sports leagues around the world in 2013-14 and 2014-15

Bundesliga: attendance for Matchday 3 of 2015-16

Matchday of the 2015-16 Bundesliga drew an average of 44,534 spectators per match from 28 to 30/30/2015. The average attendance for the German league this season is 43,441 spectators per match, for a stadium fill rate of 93%. The match between Borussia Dortmund ana Hertha BSC Berlin (3-1) drew the…

Liga BBVA: attendance for Matchday 2 of 2015-16

Matchday 2 of the 2015-16 Liga BBVA drew 30,912 spectators per game on average from 28 to 30/08/2015. The average attendance in the league is currently at 27,722 spectators after 20 matches played, for a stadium fill rate of 71%. The match between FC Barcelona - Malaga CF (1-0) attracted the best…

Serie A: attendance for Matchday 2 in 2015-16

Matchday 2 of the 2015-16 Serie A TIM drew an average of 22,306 spectators per match on 29 and 30/08/2015. The average attendance of the league is currently 22,433 spectators per match after 20 matches played, for a stadium fill rate of 54%. The match between AS Roma and Juventus (2-1) drew the…

Premier League: attendance for Matchday 4 of 2015-16

Matchday 4 of the Premier League season drew an average of 34,843 spectators from 29 to 30/08/2015. The average attendance of the league this season is 36,512 spectators after 40 matches played, for a stadium fill rate of 96%. The match between Manchester City FC - Watford FC (2-0) attracted the…

Ligue 1: attendance for Matchday 4 of 2015-16

Matchday 4 of the Ligue 1 season drew an average of 18,782 spectators per match from 28 to 30/08/2015. The average attendance in the league is currently at 22,411 spectators after 40 matches played, for a stadium fill rate of 74%. The match between LOSC Lille - GFC Ajaccio (1-0) attracted the…

Serie A: Udinese Calcio re-open renovated stadium and plan to sell the naming rights to Dacia

Udinese Calcio (Serie A TIM) inaugurated their renovated stadium at the first home game of the 2015-16 season, against US Città di Palermo (0-1, Matchday 2) on 30/08/2015. The stadium, which will be officially completed on 31/12/2015, has a temporary capacity of 18,000 spectators, but this will…