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Singapore-based firm to create digital game for Spanish soccer league.
Posted: February 22 2017
By: George Dudley
Live fantasy app Ballr has signed a three-year sponsorship agreement with La Liga, the organisational body for Spanish soccers top two professional leagues.
The Singapore-based company will develop a bespoke digital game for fans of Spanish soccer. The app will allow users to select soccer stars, whose performances will earn them points that can be convertedinto prizes.
The online platform will also have a strong brand presence at La Liga events for the duration of the deal, while the league, which has had an office in Beijing since 2004, will use the partnership to expand its profile across Asia.
No financial terms were released.
"This agreement with Ballr is an excellent opportunity for LaLiga fans to come into contact through a digital medium and it"s also a fantastic way for them to connect with LaLiga Santander," said Javier Tebas, president of la liga.
just as we have explained on other occasions, LaLiga wants to be close to its fans and that is why efforts are being made in various areas to give them something extra during matches.
Ballr agreed a developmental sponsorship of Premier Leagueside Manchester City in 2016.
Barcelona y Madrid pelearĂ¡n La Liga hasta el final.
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La Liga leaders Barcelona are just one win away from retaining their Primera Division crown afterbeating Espanyol 5-0on Sunday, while Levante shockedAtletico Madrid2-1 to end Los Rojiblancos" title push in Week 37.
Luis Suarez bagged two goals to help fire the Blaugrana to victory, and Cristiano Ronaldo matched that feat to keep Real Madridwithin one pointof the leaders after scoring a bracein his side"s 3-2win over Valencia.
Los Merengues remain outsiders to topple the odds and claim this season"s Primera Division at the last hurdle, and Barca would need to slip up in their trip to Granada next Saturday in order to lose their lead.
La Liga"s championship hunt will go down to the wire as another scintillating Spanish season nears its end.
Here"s a round-up of Sunday"s results, the latest standings and updated title odds:
2015-16 La Liga: Week 37 Results Barcelona 5-0 Espanyol Real Madrid 3-2 Valencia Levante 2-1 Atletico Madrid Celta Vigo 1-0 Malaga Getafe 1-1 Sporting Gijon Eibar 1-1 Real Betis Sevilla 1-4 Granada Villarreal 0-2 Deportivo La Coruna Las Palmas 0-0 Athletic Bilbao Real Sociedad 2-1 Rayo Vallecano
2015-16 La Liga Title Odds Barcelona 1-6 Real Madrid 13-2
Oddschecker
Ailing Atletico"s Title Hunt Halted
Atletico were always relying on Barcelona to make an error in their end-of-season run-in if they were to win the title, but the race is now out of their hands following a 1-1 draw at Levante.
ESPN FC"s Dermot Corrigan provided evidence of Levante as something of a bogey team for Atleti over the past decade or so:
Manager Diego Simeone"s side have now lost two matches in succession for the first time since January, leaving not only Barca but alsoReal ahead of them in time for this season"s Primera Division curtain call.
The defeat is particularly embarrassing when one considers it came against a team Atletico won"t even face in Spain"s top flight next season, per Yahoo Sports" Andrew Gaffney:
Mathematically speaking, Atleti could still draw level on points with Barca if they manage to beat Celta Vigo next Saturday and their rivals drop to Granada, but their two losses to the leaders this season make it impossible for them to win the league.
Nevertheless, Simeone and his troops can look to the Champions League final opposite bitter rivals Real as a welcome consolation, with many sure to value European success above their domestic fairytale.
Messi Momentum Keeps Barca Bubbling
Messi"s free-kick opened the scoring against Espanyol.
One more win. With one more win, Barcelona will have put the finishing touches on a second successive Primera Division crown, with Lionel Messi again starring as the driving force behind their push.
The Argentinian ace opened the scoring against Espanyol with a superb free-kick on Sunday, his fourth goal in five league games, as Sky Sports La Liga showed:
With Atletico losing out and Real rising to second, ESPN FC"s James Tyler noted the table now resembles what we"ve become accustomed to seeing in Spain"s top flight:
Suarez netted twice and was joined on the scoresheet by MSN team-mate Neymar, along with Rafinha, who scored just seconds after entering the derby fixture in the second period.
Manager Luis Enrique knows what his team must do to claim the crown, and Barcawill travel to Granada next Saturday looking to win by any means necessary.
