Arsenal FC have announced from yesterday a brand new competition as they aim to become the second Premier League team to have over 10million fans on their Facebook fan-page.
The announcement on Arsenal.com late last night came as the page has changed to embrace the recent timeline feature, highlighting the clubs history. "Stretching from our origins as Dial Square right up to the modern era, the timeline provides a fascinating look into how Arsenal became the club it is today, illustrated with some fantastic photographs from the last 125 years."
The competition, which encourages fans to log into the clubs team of 10million facebook app, includes the change to win matchday tickets and signed shirts. In terms of overall fans Arsenal are currently second behind Manchester United who have just over 23million fans on the social networking site. With both Chelsea and Liverpool in third and fourth place with just under 9million and 8million fans respectively.
The move marks a busy period for the North London club, having just confirmed a string of preseason games in the Far-East & Nigeria as the club aim's to appeal to a growing world fanbase. The far eastern tour will take in China, Hong Kong & Malaysia (Picture above) in late July and will include a match with rivals Manchester City. Whilst plans are also provincially in place to tour Nigeria later on in August.
The move away from the clubs traditional pre season of the Emirates Cup, which has been postponed due to the olympics being held in London. This is the second preseason in which the Gunners have visited the Far East in a row, as the club look's to create new commercial deal's with some of the Far East's big brands.
Give the Arsenal Facebook account a "like" for the chance to win some prizes.
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