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Clubs strike Twitter gold in reworking past glories

By Tom Parsons
June 3 – It’s the end of the season and dreams have either come true or been broken, leaving football fans wanting for more from the football club’s they support. With ‘silly season’ approaching and transfer rumours spreading it’s not always easy for the football teams to generate relevant content on social media for their fans. Arsenal and Manchester City however have excited fans by recreating some of their biggest moments in history on their Twitter feeds.

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Manchester United owner Malcolm Glazer dies, aged 85

Malcolm Glazer

May 29 – American billionaire entrepreneur Malcolm Glazer, head of the family that runs Manchester United and arguably the most controversial of all foreign owners in English football, has died aged 85.

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Premier League backs Scudamore but the ‘sexual’ tension continues

Peter Scudamore

May 20 – The Premier League has given its chief executive Richard Scudamore a vote of confidence following his now infamous emailed sexism comments that were published in an English Sunday newspaper. But the adverse reaction to his comments has kicked up a storm that shows no sign of abating.

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Liverpool and 188BET renew partnership for two more years

By Mark Baber
May 15 – Liverpool Football Club and the online sports betting and gaming provider 188BET, have announced a two-year extension to their partnership allowing 188BET to continue to use LFC platforms to promote its services until the end of the 2015/16 season.

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A Twitter month in the life of David Moyes

Moyes twitter graph

By Tom Parsons
April 25 – A year ago today, David Moyes was celebrating his 50th birthday at Goodison Park with a birthday cake presented to him by his Evertonian staff. This year things might be a bit different in the Moyes household and the celebrations a bit more subdued.

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Man Utd break tradition and cut Moyes loose early, Giggs takes over in interim

David Moyes

By Andrew Warshaw
April 22 – David Moyes, the man personally recommended by Sir Alex Ferguson to succeed him as manager of Manchester United, has been sacked after only 10 months in the job – the third shortest reign of any manager in the club’s illustrious history.

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English football to pay 7-minute tribute to mark 25 years since Hillsborough 96 deaths

Hillsborough Justice

April 11 – Every senior fixture in England across all four professional divisions will kick off seven minutes later than normal this weekend as football marks the 25th anniversary of the Hillsborough stadium disaster in Sheffield, when 96 Liverpool fans lost their lives at the club’s FA Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest.

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Name calling continuing in Hull as change to Tigers gets a ‘yes’ vote

Hull City Tiger

By Andrew Warshaw
April 8 – The row over the name, and potentially the ownership, of English Premier League club Hull City has taken a surprise twist after a group of season ticket holders voted in favour of changing the club’s name despite a relentless campaign by grassroots fans who opposed the idea.

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Tottenham edge back into the black in Bale’s last season

White Hart Lane

By David Owen
April 2 – Tottenham Hotspur, the north London football club currently struggling to sustain a challenge for a top-four Premier League finish after a season of considerable change, has announced a small profit for the year to end-June 2013.

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Manchester City move fast to start Etihad expansion to 60,000

Etihad expansion plan

By Paul Nicholson
April 1 – Manchester City have quickly followed up the build of their new £200 million academy and training complex with the appointment of engineering company Laing O’Rourke to start work on the expansion of the Etihad Stadium from 47,670 capacity to 62,170.

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New study ranks City top of Premier League social media table

manchester city social media

By Tom Parsons
March 28 – A study by Accepted Socially has seen Manchester City finish top of the Social Media standings, a feat fans will hope they can emulate on the pitch when the Premier League title is decided over the next six weeks.

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West Ham hammer their social media platforms with match day promo

Boleyn Ground

By Tom Parsons
March 27 -West Ham held the Premier League’s first Social Media Match around their fixture against Hull City last night. The multi-activity initiative was aimed at engaging with as many of their 900,000 fans on Social Media platforms as possible with “interactive interviews, features and competitions”.

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FA grabs Tiger by the tail and throws out Hull name change

Hull City Tiger

March 18 – The ownership of English Premier League Hull City has been plunged into doubt after the Football Association announced it had been advised to reject plans to change the club’s name to Hull Tigers.

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Anelka quits West Brom over refusal to accept ‘quenelle’ conditions

Nicolas Anelka

March 17 – Former French international striker Nicolas Anelka faces an uncertain future following the latest development concerning his infamous ‘quenelle’ gesture that landed him with a five-match ban and a hefty fine from the English Football Association.

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Shaikh Salman in London to ink cooperation deal with Premier League

PL AFC signing pic 1

By David Owen
March 14 – The world’s biggest football confederation by population covered and the football league with arguably the biggest international following have signed a mutual cooperation agreement.