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Swansea City AFC: Americans Jason Levien and Steve Kaplan become majority shareholders

Two American businessmen, Jason Levien and Steve Kaplan, have become majority shareholders of Swansea City AFC (Premier League), announced the club on 05/06/2016. "Jason and Steve will lead an investment consortium which has acquired a controlling majority of the shares with several existing…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Authorities, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 70666
• Published on 07/06/16 at 11:00
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Premier League: Martin Bain to become the CEO of Sunderland AFC as of 01/07/2016

Martin Bain (UK) will take up the role of CEO of Sunderland AFC (Premier League) on 01/07/2016, announced the club on 21/05/2016. He replaces Margaret Byrne, who resigned in March 2016 following the scandal provoked by the player Adam Johnson, convicted of sexual assault of a minor.Martin Bain, 47…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 70616
• Published on 06/06/16 at 15:35
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Inter: Chinese company Suning acquires 68.55% of club, Moratti leaves, Thohir stays as president

Suning, a Chinese multi-national company specialising in the distribution of electronic products and home appliances, became the majority shareholder of FC Internazionale Milano (Serie A TIM) with the acquisition of 68.55% of the club, announced Inter on 06/06/2016."International Sports Capital (a…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal, Essentials Clubs
• Article # 70634
• Published on 06/06/16 at 14:49
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Serie A: Italo Zanzi resigns as the CEO of AS Roma, effective 30/06/2016

The American Italo Zanzi, the CEO of AS Roma (Serie A TIM), has resigned his position along with his place on the club's board of directors, effective on 30/06/2016, AS Roma announced on 01/06/2016. Zanzi has been the CEO of the capital city club since December 2012. No communication regarding AS…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Legal
• Article # 70469
• Published on 06/06/16 at 10:29
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Deloitte's Annual Review of Football Finance 2016

The 98 clubs of the five major European championships (Premier League, Bundesliga, Liga BBVA, Serie A TIM and Ligue 1) totalled €12bn in revenue in 2014-15, states the 2016 edition of the "Annual Review of Football Finance", produced by the British office of Deloitte, an audit and consulting firm…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Finance, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 70528
• Published on 03/06/16 at 14:05
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Twitter: Inter Milan launch Turkish account on the same day as signing Caner Erkin (TUR)

FC Internazionale Milano (Serie A Tim) have launched an official club Twitter account in Turkish (@Inter_tr), on 01/06/2016. The club now has five foreign Twitter accounts (English, Indonesian, Japanese, Arabic and Turkish), in addition to the Italian version. This is tops in Italy, shared with AS…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 70485
• Published on 03/06/16 at 11:19
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Paris SG: six deals (including 3 priced €19.90 to €39.90 per year) to become an official member

Paris Saint-Germain (Ligue 1) launched a new loyalty programme called "MyParis Saint-Germain" which allows supporters to become official members of the club, on 02/06/2016. "This loyalty program provides an opportunity for fans of Paris Saint-Germain to show their passion more actively in…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 70467
• Published on 03/06/16 at 10:24
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Valencia CF: 5% off 2017-18 season tickets for those who only missed 2 home games last season

All season ticket holders at Valencia CF (Liga BBVA) who attended at least 17 games in La Liga, out of the 19 played at home in 2016-17, will benefit from a 5% discount on their 2017-18 subscription, announced the club at the launch of its 2016-17 season ticket campaign, on 01/06/2016. This…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums, Legal, …
• Article # 70449
• Published on 02/06/16 at 17:39
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Premier League: West Ham install a 996m2 giant screen outside the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

West Ham United FC (Premier League) have installed a giant screen 83 metres wide and 12 metres high outside the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park (60,000 capacity), the club's new home ground from the 2016-17 season, the English club announced on 24/05/2016. Approved by the London Legacy Development…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Digital, Stadiums, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 70423
• Published on 02/06/16 at 14:15
Twitter: follower growth of the European Top 5 leagues over the 2015-16 season (August to June)

The 2015-16 champions of the five major European leagues have accumulated more than 37.2 million followers on the social network Twitter, 32% of the total number of followers of the Premier League, the Liga BBVA, the Serie A TIM, Ligue 1 and the Bundesliga (116.1 million followers in total)…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Agencies, Digital, …
• Article # 70398
• Published on 02/06/16 at 11:50