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Ligue 1: the AS Monaco application is now available on the Apple Watch

AS Monaco FC (Ligue 1) announced on 15/08/2015 that the club's application is now available on the Apple Watch, a part of the Apple brand, who began marketing their new product on 24/04/2015. The application of the principality club was already available for iPhone, iPad and Android. "AS Monaco…

FC Bayern Munich AG: sectional turnover OLD DO NOT USE

Twitter: AS Roma launch their fifth foreign language account (in Portuguese), a record in Italy

AS Roma (Serie A TIM) launched a Portuguese version of their Twitter account (@ASRoma_Brasil), on 30/07/2015. AS Roma now have five foreign versions of their Twitter account: English, Spanish, Indonesian, Arabic and Portuguese. "This new account will allow the club to directly engage with fans in…

Rayo Vallecano: "It is abnormal to allow a sponsor to impose a transfer" (P. Jémez, manager)

"I do not think it should be possible for anyone outside the club to intervene in the sporting side. That may be the worst decision that the board have taken since I was here. It is abnormal to allow a sponsor to impose a transfer," said Paco Jémez, the manager of Rayo Vallecano (Liga BBVA), on…

FC Barcelona: record €608m in revenues (+15%) in 2014-15, net profit down 63% to €15m

FC Barcelona (Liga BBVA) posted a record figure of €608m in revenues during the 2014-15 fiscal year (from 01/07/2014 to 30/06/2015), up 15% compared to 2013 -14 (€529.9m), announced the 2014-15 European and Spanish champions on 15/07/2015. Revenues for the Catalan club had increased by 8% between…

Ligue 2: the Swiss Ilja Kaenzig appointed CEO of FC Sochaux-Montbéliard

The Swiss Ilja Kaenzig (42 years old) has been appointed CEO of FC Sochaux-Montbéliard (Ligue 2), the club announced on 10/08/2015. He officially takes office on 15/08/2015, the day Laurent Pernet (club president since 02/05/2013) will depart from the club, handing over his responsibilities to…

Premier League: attendance of Matchday 1 of 2015-16

Matchday of the Barclays Premier League drew 38,722 spectators on average, for a stadium fill rate of 98%, from 08 to 10/08/2015. The Manchester United FC - Tottenham Hotspur FC (1-0) match drew the best crowd of the weekend with 75,261 spectators at Old Trafford (75,600 seats). The match between…

Ligue 1: attendance for Matchday 1 of 2015-16

Matchday 1 of Ligue 1 was attended by 26,606 spectators on average, for a fill rate of 72%, from 07 to 09/08/2015. The Olympic de Marseille - SM Caen (0-1) match drew the largest audience with 60,458 spectators at the Stade Vélodrome (67,354 seats).The match between the two promoted clubs ESTAC…

Premier League: Everton FC to offer match packs to American fans for the 2^nd year running

Everton FC (Barclays Premier League) is offering to its American fans, for the second consecutive season, special offers (transport + match ticket) in order to attend the team's Premiership matches, as well as products specially designed for fans in the United States, via the website…

YouTube: as many subscribers in Liga BBVA (3.92 million) as in the other 4 top leagues combined

Clubs in the Liga BBVA, which account for 3.92 million total subscribers on YouTube, have almost as many subscribers as the other four major European leagues combined (3.95 million), according to figures recorded by News Tank Football on 10/08/2015. The Liga BBVA is the only league in which all…