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Capital One Cup: a competition on Twitter to light up the Wembley arch in a club's colours

The Football League has launched the #OwnTheArch contest on Twitter, to allow Chelsea or Tottenham fans to illuminate the arch of the Wembley Stadium (90,600 seats) in the colours of their club during the final of the Capital One Cup, announced the body on 23/02/2015. For the occasion, the League…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Stadiums, Digital, …
• Article # 34833
• Published on 23/02/15 at 17:30

FC Barcelona: Mobile Ticket allows fans to access the stadium using their smartphones

FC Barcelona (Liga BBVA) have launched Mobile Ticket, an application that allows fans to get their tickets for matches at the Camp Nou (95,000 seats) on their smartphones, announced the club on 18/02/2015 . "The Mobile Ticket scheme is an example of how technology can make access to the ground…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Digital, Stadiums
• Article # 34719
• Published on 23/02/15 at 13:33

Tottenham: the High Court of Justice rejects a challenge to the sale of land for the future stadium

The British High Court rejected a challenge from Archway Sheet Metal Works Ltd (steel), in respect to the sale of a parcel of land located in Northumberland, to the club Tottenham Hotspur FC (Premier League), on 20/02/2015. Tottenham wants to build a 56,000-seat stadium partly located on the…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Stadiums, Legal
• Article # 34793
• Published on 23/02/15 at 13:00

Premier League: Liverpool FC launches five new versions of its online store in Asia

Liverpool FC (Barclays Premier League) has launched five new versions of its online stores for Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Thailand and Vietnam, the club announced on 18/02/2015. Apart from Vietnam whose version of the site is in English, Liverpool fans from the other four countries now have…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 34561
• Published on 20/02/15 at 15:52

Premier League: Chelsea FC issues stadium bans to three supporters suspected of racism in Paris

Chelsea FC (Barclays Premier League) issued temporary stadium bans to three fans suspected of being involved in a racist incident in Paris on 19/02/2015. Several Chelsea supporters pushed a black passenger from a train on the Paris metro, prevented him from getting back on and then sang racist…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Authorities, Legal
• Article # 34635
• Published on 20/02/15 at 10:58

MLS: New York City FC create the "Youth Development League" to develop and train young players

New York City FC (MLS, the North American Professional Football League) have created the "Youth Development League," a programme to promote and develop youth football in clubs affiliated to the franchise, announced New York City FC on 09/02/2015. The "Youth Development League" consists of 11 clubs…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Stadiums, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 34562
• Published on 19/02/15 at 17:35

Ligue 1: "We have not appointed anyone to sell Girondins de Bordeaux " (N. Tavernost)

"We have not appointed anyone to sell Girondins de Bordeaux," said Nicolas de Tavernost, president of the M6 Group, on the occasion of the presentation of the 2014 financial results of the group on 17/02/2015. The M6 Group has owned Bordeaux (Ligue 1) since 1999. It holds 99% of the club via its…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal
• Article # 34507
• Published on 19/02/15 at 15:13

MLS: There will not be a franchise in Las Vegas before 2018

The city of Las Vegas (Nevada, USA) will not have an MLS (Major League Soccer League, the North American championship) franchise before 2018, said Don Garber, commissionner of the MLS, in a letter to Carolyn Goodman, the mayor of Las Vegas on 12/02/2015. This comes despite the fact that the city…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Authorities, Legal
• Article # 34388
• Published on 18/02/15 at 18:19

AC Milan: Thai businessman Bee Taechaubol confirms his interest in the club but denies any agreement

"I do not deny the interest in a possible acquisition of shares in a team as prestigious as AC Milan (Serie A TIM) but at the moment the deal is just friendly and private interlocutions with representatives of the AC Milan group. No decision on the part of both parties has been taken nor was an…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal
• Article # 34430
• Published on 18/02/15 at 15:07

TV rights: "We are ready to halt La Liga if this law is not enacted" (Joan Collet, RCD Espanyol)

"We are ready to halt La Liga if this law is not enacted in one, two or three weeks. We have discussed it amongst ourselves us and there are clubs that agree. If the government does not act, we will consider it very seriously. We hope not to have to come to that," said Joan Collet, president of…

Domain(s): Clubs, Media, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Finance, …
• Article # 34402
• Published on 18/02/15 at 12:50