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AC Milan use Hangout to boost Google+ Page past 200,000
18 times Serie A champions AC Milan were the first club in Italian football to host a Google+ Hangout this week. The ‘Rossoneri’ have been keen to utilise Google+ and boost their numbers on the AC...
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Classy Social Media from FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona may have been defeated by Celtic in this week’s shock Champions League result, but they proved that they were victorious on the Social Media field. The Catalan club took a fascinating and...
View ArticleDigital-Football asked to guest lecture on Football Social Media
At the beginning of the month Digital-Football.com was kindly invited as a special guest lecturer at Coventry University. The Midlands University was recently voted 4th in the world for it’s Sports...
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43 million Twitter users follow a football club as Football Social Media...
Nearly a year ago, we analysed the following of football clubs on Twitter and made the prediction that Football Social Media was set to surge in 2012 and quickly become a dominant topic in the Social...
View ArticleAS Roma show how Football Clubs can use LinkedIn
Italian giant AS Roma are one of the best football clubs in Social Media – in recent months they’ve shown they want to be early adopters to new Social Networks and try to be as creative as possible in...
View ArticleFootball clubs using Twitter’s new video app – Vine
Birmingham City FC are one of the first football clubs to become an early adopter of Twitter’s new 6 second video sharing app – Vine. Twitter released their new app – already dubbed “Instagram for...
View ArticleAS Roma use Vine to showcase matchday experience
AS Roma are quickly becoming one of the most innovative and creative football clubs in Europe when it comes to Football Social Media. The Italian side were the first football side to use Pinterest, the...
View ArticleNew York Red Bulls first MLS club to sell tickets via Facebook
The Major League Soccer side are the first professional team to allow fans to purchase match day tickets through a bespoke Facebook ticketing app. Not only can fans buy their tickets, but they can also...
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Ipswich defender buys tickets for ‘skint fan’ on Twitter
Every so often you get some nice stories about football players. Too often the modern day player is portrayed as the prima-donna self absorbed athlete, so it was gratifying this weekend to see Ipswich...
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5 Ways Sports teams can leverage Social Media Influencers
As more sports teams begin to see the value in their Social Media audience – which has undoubtedly skyrocketed in the last 12 months – the next challenge is around how to make better use of their...
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The Connected Football Stadium: WiFi, Twitter screens & mobile
This week Liverpool FC became the first Premier League club to bring WiFi to their football stadium for the purpose of ensuring fans could connect online from their seats. Liverpool join the likes of...
View ArticleMan City Connected Stadium: Adds high speed WiFi & Video
Manchester City are the second Premier League club to upgrade their stadium facilities to become a ‘Connected Stadium‘ after Liverpool last month. Arguably the league’s most innovative football club in...
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Didier Drogba uses Galatasaray’s Facebook page to attack racist fans
Ivory Coast and Galatasaray striker Didier Drogba took to Facebook this week in an effort to condemn and attack fans who had been directing racist abuse to him and other black players in Europe. The...
View ArticleCeltic Park latest “Connected Stadium” to upgrade WiFI for fans
Celtic Park, home of the Scottish Premier League champions, is the latest stadium to become a fully fledged “Connected Stadium“. Celtic FC announced this afternoon that they were to offer full WiFi...
View ArticleMLS create Ref Cam for 2013 All-Star game
Yet again the Americans are leading the way in terms of doing innovative and creative Social Media content and experiences in Sports. Major League Soccer is the first football association to launch...
View ArticleBirmingham City show how to incorporate fans into Social Media strategy...
This week Birmingham City announced the launch of new match day facilities at St Andrew’s stadium, with one area in particular attracting lots of interest on Social Media. The Blues announced that they...
View ArticleHarry Redknapp to host Twitter Q&A as part of fan engagement strategy
Queens Park Rangers boss, Harry Redknapp, is to hold his first Twitter Q&A session today in a move to develop closer relationships with the fan base. QPR are currently the only undefeated team in...
View ArticleQPR to first promote match day hashtag on home dugout
QPR are set to become the first club in British football to embed their matchday hashtag into the home dugout. From this weekend’s home match against Derby County, the Rangers will be showcasing their...
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5 Ways Sports teams can leverage Social Media Influencers
As more sports teams begin to see the value in their Social Media audience – which has undoubtedly skyrocketed in the last 12 months – the next challenge is around how to make better use of their...
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The Connected Football Stadium: WiFi, Twitter screens & mobile
This week Liverpool FC became the first Premier League club to bring WiFi to their football stadium for the purpose of ensuring fans could connect online from their seats. Liverpool join the likes of...
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