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Premier League: Takao Toshishige named director of the Japanese branch of City Football Group

The City Football Group (CFG), the global football conglomerate of Manchester City FC (Barclays Premier League), launched City Football Japan (CFJ), a branch of the group in Japan, on 03/03/2015. Based in Tokyo (JPN), the new branch will oversee all commercial operations in the country, as well as…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 35715
• Published on 04/03/15 at 19:44
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YouTube: La Liga clubs have nearly 600 million total views of their videos

The 19 clubs in the Liga BBVA which have an official YouTube account have a combined total of nearly 600 million video views, the highest total of the 5 major European leagues, according to figures compiled and released by News Tank on 27/02/2015. Additionally, the official Youtube channel of the…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Digital, Essentials Clubs
• Article # 35675
• Published on 04/03/15 at 18:07
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Ligue 1: Prince Albert II confirms €25m contribution for renovation of the AS Monaco training centre

The Principality of Monaco will provide €25m for renovations at La Turbie, the training centre of AS Monaco (Ligue 1), confirmed Prince Albert II on 01/03/2015. The Principality of Monaco, which owns the centre despite its location in France, announced in July 2014 that it will assume 50% of the…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Social Responsibility, Stadiums, …
• Article # 35603
• Published on 04/03/15 at 11:31
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La Liga: Villareal took 10 supporters with the team for the match against Real Madrid

Villareal CF (Liga BBVA) invited 10 of its season ticket holders to travel with the team to Madrid (ESP), stay at the same hotel as the team, and attend the Real Madrid CF - Villareal CF match (1-1, Matchday 25 of La Liga) at the Santiago Bernabeu (85,000 seats) on 01/03/2015.This club initiative…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Social Responsibility, Stadiums, …
• Article # 35604
• Published on 04/03/15 at 10:15
Twitter: three of the richest clubs do not appear in the Top 10 of the most followed clubs

Paris Saint-Germain (Ligue 1), FC Bayern Munich (Bundesliga) and Juventus (Serie A TIM) are the three clubs in the Top 10 of the Deloitte Football Money League, which ranks clubs by their business turnover, that are not in the Top 10 of the most followed clubs on the social network Twitter…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Digital, Essentials Clubs
• Article # 35535
• Published on 03/03/15 at 16:53
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Ligue 1: "If RC Lens are sold, it will be for a symbolic one euro" (Gervais Martel)

"If the club is sold, it will be for a symbolic one euro. It must be understood that we are on the precipice (of disaster) and we must get out," said Gervais Martel, president of RC Lens (Ligue 1), referring to the Azerbaijani businessman Hafiz Mammadov, the majority shareholder of RC Lens, on…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Stadiums, Authorities, …
• Article # 35500
• Published on 03/03/15 at 11:58
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La Liga: Valencia CF launch its own radio station, "VCF Radio", broadcast in Valencian dialect

Valencia CF (Liga BBVA) launched "VCF Radio," its own radio station, on the occasion of the club's match against Real Sociedad (2-0, Matchday 25 of La Liga) on 01/03/2015. "The (launch) date coincides with the anniversary of the founding meeting of Valencia CF, held on 01/03/1919, 96 years ago…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 35473
• Published on 02/03/15 at 18:46
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Facebook: the clubs in the Round of 16 of the Champions League have a combined 368.6m fans

The 16 clubs through to the knockout stage of the 2014-15 Champions League had a combined total of 368.6 million fans on the social network Facebook, according to figures compiled by News Tank as of 27/02/2015. FC Barcelona and Real Madrid CF together had 165.5 million fans, 46.9% of the total…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Digital, Essentials Clubs
• Article # 35420
• Published on 02/03/15 at 17:09
Bulgaria: Levski Sofia open sale of shares in the club to its supporters

PFC Levski Sofia (Bulgarian first division) has opened the sale of shares in the to club to supporters, the club announced on 24/02/2015. Fans who buy shares in the capital city club will receive them from the stake held by majority owner Todor Batkov. Monies raised by this sale will go into the…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance
• Article # 35398
• Published on 02/03/15 at 16:03
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Ligue 1: Bertrand Desplat will be the paid president of EA Guingamp from 2015-16

"I will become the paid president of En Avant from the 2015-16 season," announced Bertrand Desplat, who is current the president (a role for which he is not paid) of En Avant de Guingamp (Ligue 1) on 27/02/2015. Bertrand Desplat has been the president of the Breton club since June 2011, and also…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal
• Article # 35386
• Published on 02/03/15 at 13:29