This summer, Premier League clubs will be playing more than 40 games on five continents, balancing the sometimes contradictory needs of managers and commercial directors.

Football Marketing World Clubs social media ranking in July 2011, showing the number of Twitter “followers” and Facebook “likes” (official club accounts). The chart presented below show the number of Twitter “followers” and Facebook “likes” for each football club.

The teams are ranked by their combined number of fans across the two sites. We only tracked the sites / account identified as “official”.

The LA Galaxy have unveiled their new 2011 adidas third uniform. This third jersey highlights the fashion and style of the Southland with a very deep dark blue color called Punjab and Light Old Gold

Adidas unveiled the new Finale 11 ball for use in the 2011/12 UEFA Champions League, a new, super colorful version of last season’s ball.

Valencia and Joma have revealed the club’s new kits for the 2011/2012 season, including home, away, third, and goalkeeper

Olympique Lyonnais have unveiled their adidas away shirt for the 2011-2012 season.

Paris-SG have unveiled their new Nike Home Kit for the 2011-2012 season.

The women’s World Cup is proving popular in football-mad Germany as nearly 20 million viewers tuned in to watch the host team beat Nigeria and set a new television record.

Celtic Football Club have announced a new partnership with online betting firm BETDAQ who will work with the club to offer supporters the best odds on matches and a range of sporting events.

English WBA Boxing Champion David Haye will walk out at the Imtech Arena in Hamburg tonight wearing the new England Away football shirt.