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esports: AS Monaco and Gambit Esports (RUS) create a joint team for Dota 2 and Fortnite

AS Monaco FC (Ligue 1 Uber Eats) has teamed up with the Russian organisation Gambit Esports (based in London, ENG) to create a joint team of eight players on the video games Dota 2 (published by Valve Corporation) and Fortnite (published by Epic Games), under the name "AS Monaco Gambit", announced…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication, esport - gaming
• Article # 207841
• Published on 09/02/21 at 17:45

TikTok: number of followers of the 71 European Top 5 clubs with an official account (February 2021)

With 6.9 million followers, FC Barcelona (LaLiga Santander) is the most popular European club on the Chinese social network TikTok, ahead of Real Madrid CF (LaLiga Santander, 4.4 million) and Paris Saint-Germain (Ligue 1 Uber Eats, 4.1 million), according to data recorded by News Tank Football on…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Digital, Essentials Clubs
• Article # 207837
• Published on 09/02/21 at 16:09

Stade Rennais: nearly €38,000 from 2019-20 season ticket holders donated to the Ligue de Bretagne

"Sensitive to the situation of amateur football, Stade Rennais FC (Ligue 1 Uber Eats) had the pleasure of donating the sum of €37,621, thanks to the generosity of its supporters and partners, to the Ligue de Bretagne to support Breton football," announced the club on 05/02/2021. Following the…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Authorities, Social Responsibility
• Article # 207727
• Published on 09/02/21 at 15:39

AC Milan: launch of "The Studios: Milan Media House" to centralise content creation

AC Milan (Serie A TIM) has launched "The Studios: Milan Media House", its "new innovative, self-owned media hub, which centralizes the creation, production and distribution of all of the club's audiovisual content" and aims to "make the club a leader in international sport-entertainment,…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 207735
• Published on 09/02/21 at 12:10

CIES/Euro Top 5: "Man City total the most negative net transfer spending" (summer 2016-winter 2021)

Manchester City FC (Premier League) is the club from the European Top 5 that totals "the most negative net transfer spending" over the last five seasons (10 transfer windows, from summer 2016 to winter 2021), with a negative balance of -€631m, according to the Weekly Post from the CIES Football…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Transfer Market, Authorities, Finance, …
• Article # 207781
• Published on 09/02/21 at 11:24

Covid-19/Liverpool FC: Anfield made available to the NHS for the vaccination campaign

Anfield (54,000 capacity), home of Liverpool FC (Premier League), has joined the list of Covid-19 vaccination centres in the city of Liverpool (ENG), announced the 2019-20 English champions on 05/02/2021. "We are delighted to be supporting the vaccine rollout as part of our continued support…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Authorities, Social Responsibility, Stadiums
• Article # 207708
• Published on 09/02/21 at 09:39

Exclusive "Are we going to sink with €1bn in losses, while paying €1bn in taxes?" (B. Caiazzo, Saint-Étienne)

"Are we going to sink with €1bn in losses because of Covid, while paying €1bn in taxes to the State?," Asks Bernard Caïazzo, president of the Première Ligue (union of primarily Ligue 1 club presidents) and, as such, a member of the LFP board of directors, on 05/02/2021. "Even with the failure…

Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Clubs, Stadiums, …
• Article # 207710
• Published on 08/02/21 at 17:24

Facebook: Top 100 European football clubs with the most likes (February 2021)

Real Madrid CF (LaLiga Santander) is the most popular European club on Facebook (nearly 111 million likes), ahead of FC Barcelona (LaLiga Santander, 103 million) and Manchester United FC (Premier League, 73 million), according to data collected by News Tank Football, which has established the Top…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Authorities, Digital, …
• Article # 207688
• Published on 08/02/21 at 16:04

Germany/DFL: the 17 proposals of the "Future of Professional Football" task force

Sustainable development, economic stability, reforms at European and global level, dialogue with fans, promotion of women's football and interdisciplinary contacts are the main themes addressed by the 17 proposals (see below) put forward by the "Future of Professional Football" task force…

Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 207531
• Published on 08/02/21 at 13:39

Ligue 1 Uber Eats: "Frank McCourt categorically denies rumors about the sale of Olympique Marseille"

"Frank McCourt (American owner of Olympique de Marseille, Ligue 1 Uber Eats) categorically denies the misleading and deleterious rumours about the sale of OM. The sole purpose of these rumours is to destabilise a project in which Frank McCourt has been personally involved in for more than four…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal
• Article # 207618
• Published on 08/02/21 at 12:34