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Ligue 1: attendance for Matchday 3 of the 2016-17 season, Marseille-Lorient draws 26,193 spectators

Matchday 3 of the 2016-17 Ligue 1 season drew an average of 17,038 spectators per match from 26 to 28/08/2016. The average attendance of the French championship is currently 20,542 fans per game after three matchdays, for an average stadium fill rate of 66%. The 20 Ligue 1 clubs registered a…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums, Authorities
• Article # 75281
• Published on 31/08/16 at 10:40
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Ligue 1: "State backing of Paris SG... destroyed the attractiveness of French football" (J-M Aulas)

"The State backing of Paris Saint-Germain has upset the economic balance and destroyed the attractiveness of French football by breaking its dynamics. Its a contradiction of the spirit of entrepreneurship and the lucidity of the liberal business world," said Jean-Michel Aulas, president of…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Authorities, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 75334
• Published on 31/08/16 at 10:00
©  D.R.
Olympique de Marseille: "Building a team that will compete each year to win Ligue 1" (F. McCourt)

"We come with a project called the 'OM Champions Project'. This is a project which we are building together and based on four major points The first will be building a team that will compete each year to win Ligue 1," said the American businessman Frank McCourt, during a conference at the Hotel de…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 75320
• Published on 30/08/16 at 17:20
Ligue 1: Paris Saint-Germain, with Dubai branch, open their first football school in the Middle East

Paris Saint-Germain (Ligue 1) have launched the Paris Saint-Germain Academy in Dubai (UAE), its first football school open all year round in the Middle East, on 25/08/2016."We are delighted to sustainably implement the Paris Saint-Germain Academy for the first time in the Middle East. We are now…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 75306
• Published on 30/08/16 at 13:21
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Real Betis Balompié: match attendees can now also follow games on a portable screen (€39.90/year)

Match attendees to the home games of Real Betis Balompié (LaLiga Santander) will now be able to also follow TV coverage of the match on a special portable screen, at their seat, in the Estadio Benito Villamarín, in an initiative developed by the Sevilla-based club and the Spanish company Viuing…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Digital, Stadiums, …
• Article # 75170
• Published on 29/08/16 at 18:09
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Olympique de Marseille: F. McCourt (USA) in exclusive talks with M. Louis-Dreyfus to buy the club

"Mr. Frank H. McCourt, Jr. and Ms. Margarita Louis-Dreyfus today have entered into exclusive discussions for the acquisition of the Olympique de Marseille football club by Mr. McCourt. Details of the transaction were not disclosed. The objective is to complete the transaction before the end of the…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal, Essentials Clubs
• Article # 75267
• Published on 29/08/16 at 17:35
MLS: Minnesota United FC confirmed to play in the 2017 season and become the league's 22nd franchise

MLS has confirmed that Minnesota United FC will play from in the 2017 season on wards, and thus become the league's 22nd franchise, the league and the franchise announced in a joint press conference on 19/08/2016. Minnesota joins Atlanta United FC as expansion franchises for the next MLS season…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Stadiums, Authorities, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 75112
• Published on 26/08/16 at 16:30
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Spain: CB Sevilla (basketball) have changed their name and are now called Real Betis Energía Plus

Club Baloncesto Sevilla (basketball, Liga ACB) have changed their name and are now called Real Betis Energía Plus, announced the Andalusian club on 17/08/2016. The basketball club have adopted the name, the colours, and the crest of Real Betis Balompié (LaLiga Santander). Energía Plus, a Spanish…
Domain(s): Clubs, Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Digital, Stadiums, …
• Article # 75114
• Published on 25/08/16 at 15:30
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Premier League: Everton launch "My first Cup match", an operation for young fans

Everton FC (Premier League) launched an operation called "My first Cup match" for their younger fans for the match against Yeovil Town (League Two, English fourth division, Everton won 4-0), in the second round of the EFL Cup, played at Goodison Park (39,572 seats), on 23/08/2016. Children were…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 75079
• Published on 25/08/16 at 12:20
Bundesliga: Schalke 04 draw 100,000 fans to the 2016-17 season launch event

FC Schalke 04 (Bundesliga) drew 100,000 fans to their launch event for the 2016-17 season, organised on the day of the last friendly match of the club's pre-season, against Athletic Club Bilbao (LaLiga Santander) at the Veltins Arena (61,973 seats), on 14/08/2016. "Schalke Day" is a free event…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 75054
• Published on 25/08/16 at 09:30