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Manchester United
Paddy Power and ‘cheeky’ are pretty much synonymous these days, and as the online betting firm unveiled a waxwork model of Sir Alex Ferguson outside Old Trafford following Manchester United’s 3-1 loss to Chelsea we’ve no doubt it’s an adjective that’ll be thrown their way once
Newspapers
Swindon Town has become the latest club to ban a local newspaper from the ground after a reporter revealed Nile Ranger’s shirt was hanging up in the dressing room. The paper’s chief sports writer Sam Morshead Tweeted at 1:16pm on Saturday 11th January 2014 – a full 45
Blackpool
Blackpool forward Michael Chopra has been fined by the club for posting a derogatory Tweet about the fact only six players turned up for a club training session. The poorly thought out Tweet, which was quickly deleted, has cost the striker over £10,000 and seen him warned about his
Barclays Premier League
Snapchat – the temporary photo-sharing service launched in 2011 – has just snapped up (sorry) its first Premier League club. Southampton FC announced late this afternoon that they’d launched their profile [http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/saints-on-snapchat-1240475.aspx], and encouraged fans to join them. The club are promising “behind-the-scenes
adidas
adidas have started their social media campaign for the upcoming 2014 FIFA World Cup with the launch of the @brazuca handle, an account from their new ball created especially for the competition. The sports company have promised the account will offer “an alternative take on the game” in their press
Fulham
As pointed out by alt-3 Sports, thanks to the sacking of Martin Jol following Fulham’s 3-0 defeat to West Ham yesterday Twitter now has its second ever user who’s also manager of a Premier League club. Rene Meulensteen has taken over first team duties @FulhamFC making him the