Official Barclays Football Facebook fan page launched
Barclays Football Fan Page for Barclays Premier League Supporters & Fans launched. Exclusive Barclays Premier League content such as Latest News, Fan competitions, Photos & Videos, Fan-vote based Monthly Barclays Player & Manager awards and much more will be made live on the Barclays Football fan page. Join the Barclays Football Fan Page on www.facebook.com/BarclaysFootball
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Barclays Football Facebook Fan Page
-- Barclays, the title sponsor of Barclays Premier League, today launches Barclays Football, a facebook fan page for Barclays Premier League supporters to keep right up-to-date with all the action from the most exciting domestic football league in the world.
Supporters from the India and around the world can use Barclays Football not only to interact with one another and share their passion for the game, but also to access a range of content unavailable in any other single site on the web. Currently, more than 12,000+ football fans have joined the Barclays Football Fan page on Facebook.
The exclusive contest updated on the Barclays Football Facebook fan page is detailed as follows:
Latest News
- Details about where you can see the Barclays Premier League Trophy in public and have your photo taken with English football's famous prize.
- The official Barclays Premier League weekly podcast .
- All the big news stories from the Barclays Premier League, updated daily.
Fan Competitions
- Barclays regularly runs fan competitions and they can all be accessed from the Barclays Football facebook page, including:
- Barclays Ticket Office - gives fans the chance to win a pair of Barclays Premier League tickets every 90 minutes, every day, throughout the 2009/10 season. It takes a matter of seconds to enter by clicking through the link.
- Barclays Around the World in 90 Minutes is the top fan competition on Barclays Football Fan Page Facebook - fans from across the globe can enter a competition to find the best Barclays Premier League match day experience in the world. Whether it's watching in a pub in Pretoria or listening on a beach in Goa, the fan with the best experience wins a trip to the UK to see their favourite team play in the 2009/10 season.
- Further fan competitions, always with great prizes, are added at regular intervals. Barclays Football will always be the first place fans can see them.
Photos/Video
- Exclusive interviews with Barclays Premier League legends, including Marcel Desailly and Emmanuel Petit.
- Photography with celebrity football fans from across the globe including Usain Bolt, Freddie Flintoff, the Coronation Street cast, NBA basketball star Luol Deng, Joe Calzaghe and Russell Brand.
Awards
- Exclusive video and photo content for all the latest Barclays Premier League awards, including Barclays Player and Manager of the Month, the race for the Barclays Golden Boot and individual Barclays Merit awards.
- Monthly fan vote for Barclays Player and Manager awards, with exclusive winners announcements online.
Barclays announced a three-year extension to their global title sponsorship of the Barclays Premier League on 23 October 2009, which will run until the end of the 2012/13 season.
You can connect with Aby Kuruvilla on Facebook, the winner of Barclays Fan of India contest held in 2009 by adding him from his Facebook Profile http://www.facebook.com/abykuruvilla
Aby Baby Kuruvilla fulfilled his dream of visiting The Emirates Stadium in UK and holding the Barclays Premier League trophy by winning the Barclays Fan Of India contest in 2009. Get tips & advise on how you can post a winning entry to win the Barclays Around the World in 90 Minutes contest from the Barclays Fan of India himself.
Notes to Editor
All entrants in the 'Barclays Around the World in 90 Minutes' competition have the opportunity to win:
- A trip for two to watch their favourite Barclays Premier League team play live in the UK during the 2010/11 season. The prize includes: travel, 4 star hotel accommodation, tickets and transfers and a team shirt of their choice
- £500 in spending money
- 25 runners-up will also receive a Barclays Premier League team shirt of their choice.
Barclays Premier League
The Barclays Premier League broadcasts 380 games to more than 500 million homes in over 200 countries worldwide. Additionally, 13.5 million fans attended Barclays Premier League matches during the 2008/9 season. The Barclays Group is now in its ninth season of sponsorship with the Barclays Premier League.
For more information visit: www.barclayspremierleague.com
Barclays - Key Statistics
Barclays is a major global financial services provider engaged in retail banking, credit cards, corporate banking, investment banking, wealth management and investment management services, with an extensive international presence in Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia. With over 300 years of history and expertise in banking, Barclays operates in over 50 countries and employs approximately 144,000 people. Barclays moves, lends, invests and protects money for over 49 million customers and clients worldwide. For further information about Barclays, please visit our website www.barclays.com
