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2. REPORT TAKEAWAYS
Manchester United is the most influential team online in China, with the
highest number of followers of any football club1
The Bundesliga has the strongest digital presence of any European football
league in China, also the only league to launch a live stream2
Mobile live streaming has emerged as the most effective platform to engage
& monetize a Chinese fan base3
Cristiano Ronaldo is the most influential player online in China, with 10x higher
engagement than any other player4
3. 1. Editor’s Note
2. Introduction
3. Winners
4. Methodology
5. League Table
6. Weibo
7. WeChat
8. Live Streaming
9. Leagues
10. Players
INDEX
4. EDITOR’S NOTE
Welcome to the Red Card 2017. Now in its 6th year, the
report is read by over 5,000 industry professionals and is
recognised as the leading indicator for ‘off the pitch’
performance of the world's best football teams.
What a year we’ve had.
It's never been a better time, with China's ‘football
revolution’ now taking shape, we’re seeing record transfer
fees, investment funds, broadcasting deals, with the intent
of establishing a $1 trillion industry by 2025 a genuine
target.
All this, largely in response to President Xi’s commitment to
winning a world Cup in the next 20 years. To achieve this,
the government has a goal to see 50 million kids playing
organised football and 100,000 soccer schools built in the
next 8 years, football is now very much becoming part of
Chinese culture.
The digital landscape has continued to provide exciting
opportunities for football clubs and organisations. With 300
million users, live streaming has emerged as the hottest
trend. Consumers are now being spoilt with new forms of
original programming and the second screen is being fought
by the large sports media networks.
We saw a shift in strategy for the world's best, with many
top teams now recognising China as priority number one
outside their domestic markets. Both Manchester clubs and
Borussia Dortmund saw benefits after their China summer
tour, and iconic clubs such as Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur
and Arsenal demonstrated their innovation around live
streaming.
Congratulations to Manchester United on winning this year’s
Red Card. With an astonishing fan base, the club reaped
great rewards from its China tour, local TV partnerships and
an ever developing social media strategy.
2017 will continue to develop at a rapid pace. We’re already
seeing new platforms eager to explore football related
content, the Weibo vs WeChat war is now over with both
networks serving a role and sponsors are likely to be
warming to the global game.
Thank you and enjoy the report.
Andrew Collins
Group CEO, Mailman
@ACMailman
5. INTRODUCTION ABOUT MAILMAN
PREVIOUS WINNERS
The Red Card is a globally recognised study on the most
influential European football clubs online in China. Red Card
2017 is the sixth annual report, and this year measures the
performance of over 50 European clubs across 8 different
digital metrics. The aim of this report is to educate teams and
organisations on how to improve their China digital strategy.
China’s football landscape has attracted global attention in the
last 12 months and is now the number one international
market for European clubs and leagues. New commercial
opportunities continue to arise from the digital, media and
sponsorship ecosystems.
Mailman is China’s leading sports marketing platform. We help
global rights holders, athletes, and leagues build a successful
business in China. We serve, invest and partner with our
clients at every opportunity.
2016 2015 20132014
Our services include:
Digital media
Live streaming
Press relations
Commerce
JV consulting
Ticketing
Strategy
Investment
Sponsorship
7. NOTE FROM MANCHESTER UNITED
Jamie Reigle
Commercial Director
Manchester United
China is one of Manchester United's most important markets and we have a long history of fan engagement
with our Chinese followers. Recent changes in the Chinese digital landscape have enabled a revolution in how
we connect and communicate with our fans in the country. Our partnership with Sina Sports has delivered
MUTV and customised content, while WeChat has altered how we relate with our supporters.
Our summer tour in China set new standards in the integration of fan and commercial activities with a football
pre-season programme. We embedded our Chinese media partners into the tour party, launched our home kit
in Shanghai and supported multiple product launches for our sponsors; all firsts for the Club and all amplified
by China’s digital platforms. We are humbled to receive Mailman’s Red Card award and enthusiastic about the
promise of continuously innovating the fan experience for our loyal Chinese supporters.
8. METHODOLOGY
Full methodology available upon request
We assessed all European clubs online in China
across eight different performance indicators to
determine their level of influence. The data was
collected between 1st September 2016 and
31st January 2017.
1. WEIBO
FOLLOWERS
5. LIVE STREAM
7. E-COMMERCE
6. WEBSITE
4. WECHAT
READS
3. WECHAT
8. APPS
2. WEIBO
ENGAGEMENT
11. WEIBO
Weibo is the number one social network for brand
awareness and viral content. In 2016, it grew by
over 70 million monthly active users.
In 2016 the platform fully launched Miaopai, a video
channel with over 2.5 billion videos watched every
day, and Yizhibo, its live stream network, with
around 1.5 million daily active viewers. This year
there was a 50% increase in the number of clubs on
Weibo.
An independent report, provided by Weibo
Sports, found that FC Bayern is the number
one football team on Weibo.
Weibo’s paid media tool has allowed clubs to
push content to target specific audiences
across the platform, creating more strategic
alignment with marketing campaigns
Tom Elsden
Senior Client Manager
12. WEIBO WINNERS
WINNERS
FC Bayern is the most engaged club on Weibo for the second year in a row.
Manchester United is the most followed club on Weibo with over 8.8 million
fans.
1. Locally created stories around the Chinese culture to develop new links
between fan and the club.
2. Offline-to-online experiences during Manchester United’s China tour.
3. Highlighted the unforgettable moments through video content, a medium
that has an especially high reach.
HOW THEY WON ON WEIBO
13. WeChat has grown to over 800 million total monthly
active users. It remains a vital part of Chinese
netizens everyday life. The platform has become
similar to an official China membership.
Whilst the readership is smaller than Weibo, the
user base is far more significant to a football team.
Less than half of all teams online have launched
an official WeChat account.
There is a huge misconception about the role of
WeChat. It is not a social media network and
should not be treated as such. A new follower
on WeChat is 100x more valuable than on
Weibo. Football clubs should use WeChat as
their CRM platform for China.
WECHAT
David Hornby
Sports Business Director
14. WECHAT WINNERS
Manchester United has the largest active fan base on WeChat, reaching
700,000 monthly reads.
HOW THEY WON ON WECHAT
1. Understanding the nature of WeChat. This channel has evolved to become
clubs’ CRM platform in China
2. The WeChat fan base are the team’s core fans, the club’s content on this
platform is long form and more analytical than what’s published on Weibo.
3. Taking advantage of the additional features that WeChat offers e.g. WeChat
ads
WINNERS
15. TV broadcast and digital subscriptions no
longer meet fans requirements for football
viewing. Live streaming will become the next
big thing for the football industry online.
Despite clubs being fully aware of the benefits
from live streaming on their global channels, less
than a quarter of the teams have published a live
stream online in China.
何一
Yixia Tech Vice President
LIVE STREAMING
Live streaming has been the biggest digital trend in
China this year. Over 200 live stream platforms
have been launched aiming to gain market share of
the 300+ million users. Chinese live stream apps,
incorporating virtual money, have innovated far
quicker than in the West.
This, as well as demand for high quality live stream
content, has opened up an additional revenue
stream for football clubs.
16. LIVE STREAMING WINNERS
Borussia Dortmund published a live stream to around 500,000 people during
their China summer tour, partnering with Penguin and Tencent Sports.
WINNERS
Tottenham Hotspur produced a live stream from White Hart Lane as part of
their comprehensive Chinese New Year activation, including limited edition
warm-up shirts.
HOW THEY WON ON LIVE STREAMING
1. Authenticity: the live streams demonstrated the real environment of the
club. Unrehearsed and honest footage resonates best with the Chinese fans.
2. Players: star players in live streams are guaranteed to achieve the best
results.
3.Chinese host: an educated, bilingual host is key to the success of a live
streamed episode.
17. LEAGUES
The Chinese market is the most
lucrative for European football
leagues. As the broadcast
landscape becomes increasingly
competitive, sports networks are
paying record fees to acquire
broadcast rights.
How the leagues perform online
in China impacts the rights fees.
European leagues were assessed
on their Weibo followers and
engagement, WeChat
performance, live streams and
website presence.
90pts
51pts
26pts
3pts
18. WHY THE BUNDESLIGA IS NUMBER ONE
1. Comprehensive presence. The Bundesliga is the only
European league that has a full digital presence including
a Chinese language website and has launched live
stream content.
2. Relevant and topical. The Bundesliga has been quick
to react to online trends in China, creating content pieces
around these hot topics.
3. Team Germany. The league has leveraged the success
of the German national team to attract a young and active
fan base online in China.
19. China and its 500 million football fans present fantastic opportunities for the Bundesliga and its
clubs, which is why we are thrilled to be ranked most influential digital league in Mailman´s Red
Card digital football report for the second year in a row. The Bundesliga has been committed to
digital innovation ever since we entered the market, and we are glad to see that our multi
channel digital strategy is reaping great results both in terms of reach and fan engagement.
We connect with Chinese fans in multiple ways throughout the entire digital ecosystem. In 2017,
we will stay ahead of the curve in terms of digital innovation, with an unparalleled digital
campaign as well as new and extended partnerships with major companies in the Chinese
media and digital sector.
NOTE FROM THE BUNDESLIGA
Christian Seifert
CEO of the Bundesliga
20. PLAYERS
Red Card 2017 is the first report to announce the most
influential player online in China. Players were measured
according to their Weibo followers, engagement and
output. For players, it is increasingly important to grow
their own brand on social media during their careers to
ensure that they can leverage their popularity in the
future.
Chinese social media is now a credible channel to grow
revenue opportunities through either new sponsorship
and endorsements, or increasing the scope on current
global deals. Chinese fans’ appetite for football stars’
content has never been bigger.
Cristiano Ronaldo
85pts
Mesut Özil
65pts
Gareth Bale
64pts
Anthony Martial
63pts
Wayne Rooney
59pts
21. China is an exciting opportunity for me.
The passion from the Chinese fans is
amazing and it's a great chance for me
to give something back. Football is
growing fast out there and I want to be
more involved.
PLAYERS ONLINE
BEST PRACTICES FOR PLAYERS
Anthony Martial
Professional Footballer
1. Authentic: Communicate in their native language, not just in Chinese
2. Exclusive: Weibo should not be a replication of a player’s global
content feed. Posts created just for China work best
3. Sponsored posts: Overly commercial messaging creates a negative
sentiment and are often blocked by the network
22. NOTE FROM THE EXPERTS
China’s young netizens nowadays cannot leave their mobile devices alone and are now used to watching
high quality sports matches and content.
Media networks will continue to develop consumers’ habits of paying for high quality sports games and
move the industry forwards together. The first priority is to provide a high quality watching experience,
and at the same time, be involved in merchandising, ticketing and fan engagement campaigns. These
will all help to attract more consumers that are willing to pay for the overall experience.
As for the media rights, the future does not necessarily mean paying unbelievable fees, media networks
should target our consumers accurately and make our voice louder.
Ewell Zhao
GM of Tencent Sports
23. THANK YOU FOR READING
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