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Bundesliga: Borussia Dortmund increase capacity of Signal Iduna Park to 81,359 seats (+700)

Borussia Dortmund (Bundesliga) has raised the capacity of the Signal Iduna Park to 81,359 seats, nearly 700 seats more than during the 2014-15 season (80,667), announced the club on 20/07/2015. An area with standing room was arranged in block 63 of the north stand. This area will be reserved for…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums
• Article # 47519
• Published on 20/07/15 at 18:01
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FC Barcelona: Josep Maria Bartomeu elected as the club president for the 2015-2021 period

Josep Maria Bartomeu was elected president of FC Barcelona for the 2015-2021 period, following the ballot organised for the club's socios on 18/07/2015. Bartomeu received 25,823 votes (54.63%). Joan Laporta was second with 15,615 votes (33.03%), Agusti Benedito third (3,386 votes, 7.16%) and Toni…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 47447
• Published on 20/07/15 at 11:45
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Twitter: FC Barcelona exceeds 30 million followers across eight different language accounts

FC Barcelona (Liga BBVA), is the most followed football club in the world on Twitter, with more than 30 million followers across all languages. It has 30,031,127 fans, according to information gathered by News Tank Football on 16/07/2015. In total, FC Barcelona has Twitter accounts in eight…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 47240
• Published on 17/07/15 at 11:49
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Serie A: Juventus launch their account on China's Sina Weibo platform

Juventus (Serie A TIM) have launched an account on the Chinese microblogging platform Sina Weibo, announced the club on 09/07/2015. The Italian club will offer exclusive content on the club (photos, interviews, behind-the-scenes) to its fans in Chinese.At the launch, Juventus encouraged its…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Digital
• Article # 47300
• Published on 16/07/15 at 16:59
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Premier League: West Bromwich Albion in exclusive takeover talks, club has postive operating profit

“Exclusivity has been granted to one party interested in the purchase of West Bromwich Albion Holdings Ltd,” a West Bromwich Albion FC (Barclays Premier League) spokesman said on 03/07/2015. The UK football media has suggested that there are at least three investment groups involved in takeover…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Stadiums, Authorities
• Article # 47037
• Published on 15/07/15 at 10:58
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AS Monaco: the Dailymotion player becomes the exclusive web video platform of the club

The player of Dailymotion, the French Internet video hosting, sharing and streaming platform, became the exclusive video communications web platform AS Monaco (Ligue 1) on 09/07/2015. The duration of the partnership was not disclosed. On its web platforms, AS Monaco offers its fans videos and…
Domain(s): Clubs, Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital, …
• Article # 47013
• Published on 13/07/15 at 18:06
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Twitter: the European Top 10 of most followers multiplies, in one year, by a factor of 2.5

The Top 10 European clubs which showed the largest year-on-year increases in followers on the social network Twitter increased their number of followers by a factor of 2.5 in between July 2014 (27 million followers) and July 2015 (68.8 million), according to figures collected by News Tank Football…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Digital, Essentials Clubs
• Article # 46707
• Published on 13/07/15 at 12:25
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Liga BBVA: 1.62 million visitors and €26m of revenue for the FC Barcelona museum in 2014-15

The museum of FC Barcelona (Liga BBVA) attracted 1,628,418 visitors during the 2014-15 season, up 8% compared to the 2013-14 season, announced the club on 06/07/2015. The museum generated €26m in revenue -- a new record -- which represents a 9% increase compared to the 2013-14 season. It continues…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Finance, Stadiums
• Article # 46804
• Published on 10/07/15 at 11:40
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Facebook: Barcelona and Real Madrid still lead in fans, PSG and Bayern Munich post large YoY gains

Real Madrid CF (17.4 million) and FC Barcelona (17 million) earned the most new Facebook fans between July 2014 and July 2015, according to figures collected by News Tank Football on 09/07/2015. In year-on-year Facebook gains, the two Spanish clubs are followed by Manchester United FC (13.6…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Digital, Essentials Clubs
• Article # 46570
• Published on 10/07/15 at 09:31
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Premier League: Instead of "a global partner, we segment the market regionally" (J. Reigle, Man U.)

"We benchmark ourselves against the best businesses globally, not simply those in sports. We focus on the quality of the content and tailor it by platform," stated Jamie Reigle, the commercial director of Manchester United FC (Barclays Premier League), regarding the club's use of social media in…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Agencies, Marketing - Communication, Merchandising - Licensing, …
• Article # 46816
• Published on 09/07/15 at 16:40