VisitBritain has revealed that over 750,000 inbound visitors who came to Britain last year experienced a football game, spending £595m in the process, the equivalent to £776 per fan.

Getafe football club releases tongue-in-cheek video in an attempt to boost its number of season ticket holders

Npower is activating its sponsorship of the English Football League this year with a Foursquare-esque social media game for fans to “show their loyalty” to their clubs.

Only 11 out of the 104 clubs in England and Scotland will offer adults the chance to enjoy a day at the football for less than £20 during the new season.

Football clubs social media ranking in August 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”.

In July, Real Madrid has overtaken FC Barcelona as No.1 in our Social Media ranking.

A group of fans of River Plate seeks to change the red band for black, with a campaign whose slogan is “the shirt does not go down”. The idea is that the team put aside the traditional shirt to play in the Primera B with one that has a black band, representing mourning.

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”.

As an official sponsor of Copa America Argentina 2011, Canon U.S.A. announced the Company’s fan-focused sponsorship activities highlighting the dynamic image capture technology of Canon products and the diverse Copa America audience

The Italian government has announced that fans in Serie A will need to carry a supporter identity card to buy home season tickets and follow their team away next season.