The Seville-based club has launched an official profile on the Chinese social network Weibo to attract new audiences and expand its fan base. In collaboration with LaLiga, the club has also been part of the #TodayWePlay education courses that bring the competition closer to Japanese fans.
According to a recent study, the 2009/10 FC Barcelona squad’s performance is beyond any other football club in the world. Under the eloquent leadership of Pep Guardiola, the team re-wrote the football history by winning six main competitions, including LaLiga and the most prominent contest – the UEFA Champions League.
As the Champions and Europa League mini-tournaments get underway, a conclusion to the European club season is finally approaching and no sooner does one campaign end, then another one gets underway. To the point where there is already an element of overlap, as the initial qualifying phases for the 2020/21 editions of the two competitions…
DetailsHere’s what’s been making the headlines this week: Paris Saint-Germain partners with Chinese mega-brand Hisense, Epic Games lands epic $1.78M funding, PP Sports withholds payments to the English Premier League, FIFA & AFC postpone Asia’s 2022 World Cup qualifiers, Tencent delivers with esports drama, while China’s esports industry revenue passes $10B for 2020 H1.
With English football fans locked out of stadiums for a while longer, club finances once again come to the forefront and although the Premier League may be able to absorb any loss of matchday revenue, it is not the same tale further down the pyramid. If the 20 Premier League chairman are collectively in a…
DetailsWhile although a new Scottish football season is underway, loose ends are still being tied up from the previous edition and with Hearts and Partick Thistle’s relegation appeals failing to reach the back of the net, now it is time for the ‘M8 Alliance’ to face the music. As the two clubs prepare for an…
DetailsAhead of the Portuguese Football Federation’s hosting duties of the UCL Final 8, we spoke to Daniel Ribeiro, the FPF’s Director of the Cidade de Futebol, covering both the end of the tournament but also on the future of the FPF. Picture credit to the Portuguese Football Federation.
When teams reach the promised land of the Premier League, celebrations undoubtedly follow and although the clubs involved would love to party all through the summer, those festivities must be curbed relatively early. Because as soon as promotion from the EFL Championship is secured, planning to stay within English football’s top tier begins in earnest…
DetailsWith football lying dormant earlier in the year, it was Germany that picked up the competitive baton for the rest of the world and with the top two divisions playing to a rightful conclusion, the restart phase was considered an unqualified success. A success that even with positive COVID-19 tests within the squad of Dynamo…
DetailsIn terms of European league finishing dates for 2019/20, Italy’s Serie A was the latest of all the ‘Big Five’ and with a new season already just around the corner, the issue of player welfare has once again come to the forefront. In a campaign that lasted a total of 49 weeks (including a shutdown…
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