This section of SportTechie, “Sports Tech Wire”, contains original press releases issued by various companies and industry organizations. The releases are reviewed by the SportTechie editorial staff to ensure relevancy to the sports technology industry. For information and access, send your name and email address to info@SportTechie.com
Manchester City Women’s Football Club will be the first in the UK to stream a competitive fixture through Facebook live when they take on Doncaster Rovers Belles in the Quarter Final of the FA WSL Continental Tyres Cup this Sunday 7thAugust at 2pm BST.
The Club, who currently sit at the top of the table in Women’s Super League One (WSL 1), have seen their global fan base soar in the past year and now have over 4.5 million likes on their Facebook page, which is more than 13 Premier League Clubs.
Gavin Makel, Head of Women’s Football, commented: “Manchester City Women’s Football Club has seen fantastic growth across all of its social media platforms in the past year, and in particular on Facebook. We continue to look for new and innovative ways to engage with our fans from around the world to bring them closer to the action, with Facebook live streaming, being one such example”
Steph Houghton, Manchester City Women Captain, added: “I’m delighted that Manchester City fans from around the world will have the opportunity to watch us live on Sunday as we look to progress to the Semi-Finals, we hope to put on a great show for them!”
ENDS
About Manchester City Women’s Football Club:
Formerly known as Manchester City Ladies FC, the club was founded in 1988 by City in the Community. In the 25 years since then, their affiliation with the men’s team has taken various forms, culminating in the statement of a formal partnership with Manchester City in August 2012. The Club was granted entry to the FA Women’s Super League in April 2013 and subsequently re-launched as Manchester City Women’s Football Club in January 2014.
The Club mirrors and benefits from its association with its male equivalent and is structured in all aspects of its operations to take advantage of the resources of the wider organisation – from community programmes, to youth development, scouting, coaching, sports science, digital coverage and first team football operations.
In its inaugural season under Head Coach Nick Cushing, Manchester City Women’s Football Club made history when they clinched their first ever trophy, the FA WSL Continental Cup. In the 2015 campaign the Club finished second place in the FA WSL and with it secured UEFA Women’s Champions League football for the 2016 season.
For more information, please visit: www.mancitywomen.com