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©  Parma FC
Serie A: Giampietro Manenti acquires Parma FC for one euro, but with €197.4m in debts

The Italian businessman Giampietro Manenti, 45, is the new owner and president of Parma FC (Serie A TIM) as of 11/02/2015. He acquired the shares held in the club by the Russian-Cypriot consortium Dastraso Holdings Limited on 09/02/2015 for the symbolic sum of €1. Dastraso Holdings Limited…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal
• Article # 34122
• Published on 17/02/15 at 14:30
©  Real Madrid
Real Madrid Superior Court of Justice cancels the renovation agreement for the Bernabeu stadium

The TSJM (High Court of Justice of Madrid) "have cancelled the agreement of 15/11/2012 [...] which approved a minor amendment to the land use permit with regard to the Santiago Bernabeu (capacity 85,000). [...] Real Madrid is working with the council and the regional government of Madrid to…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Stadiums, Authorities, Legal
• Article # 34126
• Published on 16/02/15 at 14:59
©  D.R.
Premier League: Charlie Wijeratna leaves Baku 2015 to become chief commercial officer of Aston Villa

Aston Villa (Barclays Premier League) have appointed Charlie Wijeratna as their commercial director, the first in the club's history, in order to generate more revenue through marketing and media, announced the club on 10/02/2015. Charlie Wijeratna is currently commercial director of the 2015…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Marketing - Communication, Merchandising - Licensing
• Article # 33916
• Published on 13/02/15 at 15:30
©  D.R.
Facebook: the 20 Premier League clubs near a combined total of 200 million fans on 04/02/2015

The 20 clubs in the Barclays Premier League have a combined total of nearly 200 million fans (199,955,000) on the social network Facebook, which is the highest total of the five major European leagues, according to figures gathered by News Tank on 04/02/2015. With 64.8 million fans, Manchester…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Digital
• Article # 33233
• Published on 12/02/15 at 16:59
YouTube: Liga BBVA is the most active major European league on Youtube with 3.5 million subscribers

The Liga BBVA is by far the most active league of the 5 major European leagues (Barclays Premier League, Bundesliga, Serie A TIM, Liga BBVA and Ligue 1) on YouTube, the video hosting website, with 589,400,000 video views and 3.5 million subscribers, an average of 184,000 fans per club, according…
Domain(s): Clubs, Media
• Category(ies): Digital
• Article # 33643
• Published on 12/02/15 at 15:10
©  D.R.
Manchester City launches the "City Matchday Wear" application for Android watches

Manchester City FC (Barclays Premier League), have launched a new application, "City Matchday Wear", which is specially designed for Android watches, that allows fans to receive various real-time alerts related to the day's match (team sheet announcements, goal alerts, bookings, etc.), announced…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 33745
• Published on 11/02/15 at 17:15
Twitter: the top 5 European leagues have a combined total of 78.3 million followers (on 04/02/2015)

The clubs of the five major European leagues (Barclays Premier League, Bundesliga, Liga BBVA, Serie A TIM, Ligue 1) have a combined total of 78.3 million followers on the social network Twitter, according to figures released by News Tank on 04/02/2015. The Spanish league comes out top with 33.3…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 33272
• Published on 11/02/15 at 15:35
©  AC Milan
AC Milan: hospitality service for €135pp for the match against Empoli FC on Valentine's Day

AC Milan (Serie A) announced a hospitality package for €135 per person on Valentine's Day, "an exclusive experience to enjoy as a couple", during the game against Empoli FC (23rd matchday of Serie A) at San Siro (80,000 seats), on 15/02/2015 (kick-off 12.20pm). The "un amore allo stadio" (love in…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums
• Article # 33601
• Published on 10/02/15 at 10:20
©  VfL Wolfsburg
Internet: the Bundesliga has the most clubs with foreign-language versions of their sites

The Bundesliga is the championship with the best ratio of clubs in Europe with a website translated into at least one other language (83.3%), according to data compiled by News Tank on 05/02/2015, with 15 out of a total 18 offering the service. Manchester City FC (Barclays Premier League) is the…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 33435
• Published on 09/02/15 at 17:45
©  D.R.
Neymar Case: Josep Bartomeu, the president of FC Barcelona, is set for tax fraud investigation

An investigation was opened in to Josep Maria Bartomeu, the president of FC Barcelona (Liga BBVA), for alleged tax evasion in the case of the transfer of the Brazilian player Neymar, on 03/02/2015. He has been summoned to give evidence before the National Court in Madrid (the Spanish high court)…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Authorities, Legal
• Article # 33077
• Published on 05/02/15 at 16:45