Don Balón
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| Editor-in-Chief | Juan Carlos Casas |
|---|---|
| Categories | Sport |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| First issue | 7 October 1975 |
| Final issue | 2011 (print) |
| Company | Editorial Don Balón, S.A. |
| Country | Spain |
| Based in | Barcelona |
| Language | Spanish |
| Website | www |
Don Balón is a Spanish weekly sports magazine specializing in Spanish and international
Since 2011 Don Balón has been a fully digital media outlet. It is still considered one of the most influential football media outlets in the Spanish speaking world.
History and profile
The magazine was founded in 1975[1] by José María Casanovas, a very well known Spanish sport journalist, who had the idea of creating an internationally recognized sport magazine.[2] In the same year he also founded the daily sport newspaper Sport, which focuses on FC Barcelona.[2]
Don Balón had its headquarters in Barcelona.
Don Balón published special magazine supplements every year on
The magazine also produced an annual list of 100 young players, who they felt had huge potential, from across the world. When the magazine ceased publishing, In Bed with Maradona, an online football journal, continued this list [3]
The magazine disappeared in September 2011 due to the economic crisis and the decline of revenues.
Don Balon is now a fully digital sports media outlet run by new management.
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-85743-255-8. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-61820-463-9. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
- ^ In Bed with Maradona
External links
- (in Spanish) Javier Martín: Don Balón se acerca al cierre tras 36 años ininterrumpidos en los quioscos, elEconomista.es, 7 September 2011
- (in Spanish) Cierra la revista Don Balón, Mundo Deportivo, Barcelona, 22 September 2011
- (in Spanish) Official web site
