Tag "Football"

Manchester United ban twitter during press conferences

Manchester United today became the second EPL club to ban tweeting during press conferences.

Is Sport broken and in need of a fix?

The alleged match fixing charges against Pakistan cricketers which have been dominating the sporting headlines recently raise two interesting questions. Firstly, will there always be match fixing in sport? Secondly, is sport really any different to any other business?

Free Official Football League Club iPhone app launched

The Football League launched its free Official Football League Clubs iPhone app at the end of August and is available to download for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad.

So you want to be a football coach. Just how easy is it?

The other day, I, like most football fans, was toying with the idea of doing some football coaching. I mean, a player of my calibre will surely be able to offer a pool of knowledge, wisdom and motivation to children all over the country……..ok maybe not

Football Players ARE Brands

The recent Tiger Woods crisis showed the world how brands and athletes are tightly linked. While Accenture, Gatorade, AT&T dropped the golfer, other brands such as Gillette and Procter and Gamble, have significantly dimmed down their use of Tiger in advertising campaigns.

The value of communications in the sports industry

Even in the sports industry where results on the field typically speak for themselves, communication is becoming increasingly more important and valuable.

Should Sports Stars Be On Facebook?

Facebook is one of the must be on’s at the moment but which sports stars are on it? And are many missing a trick by not making use of this platform of 500m people?

Our 2010/11 Premier League Predictions

Although there is bound to be a hangover from South Africa, the Premier League looks like it could be an exciting close run thing this term with question marks hanging over all the potential title winners.

Premier League Club Passes 2m ‘Likes’ on Facebook

The most popular English Premier League team on Facebook, Liverpool FC, has passed a major milestone in acquiring over 2 million ‘likes’ this weekend just passed.

Manchester United launch official Facebook Page

To my suprise Man Utd quietly entered the social media fold by launching a Facebook Fan Page. So when I found out I was excited to find out how they have grasped social media and intend to enagage with huge global fanbase.