PES CLUB MANAGER celebrates 11 million football clubs on its first anniversary

KONAMI reveals 725 million goals scored and more than 600 million matches played

EL SEGUNDO, CALIF. – June 2, 2016 – Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. today celebrates the first anniversary of its football management title, PES CLUB MANAGER. With over 11 million teams created across iOS and Android devices, KONAMI is commemorating this milestone with a series of player appreciation events and giveaways.

PES CLUB MANAGER reveals that over the past year, more than 725 million goals were scored in more than 600 million matches. Based on statistics from these matches, German club managers have scored almost 49.2 million goals in total, while Italy follows closely behind with a respectable 27.7 million. In the Americas region, Brazil leads with 21.6 million shots, while the United States follows with 11 million.

While Neymar Jr demonstrated his prolific abilities, helping his club win their second consecutive La Liga title, in PES CLUB MANAGER, Neymar Jr. logged a record 54.8 million matches, dishing out 21.5 million assists and scoring over 40 million goals. which represents 1.26 shots taken every second.

From Friday June 3 to 10,PES CLUB MANAGER will organize its “Win ​​a dream player” competition from the official website PES CLUB MANAGER Twitter (www.twitter.com/officialpescm). To enter, club managers will be asked to share a screenshot of their current starting lineup and comment on which “Dream Player,” from the choices provided, they would like to add to create a winning roster. .Daily winners will be chosen at random and awarded their “Dream Player”.

In addition to PES CLUB MANAGER The ‘Win a Dream Player’ event and to show your appreciation to the millions of club executives, there will be a host of community giveaways, including the chance to receive an autographed jersey signed by FC Barcelona’s Neymar Jr. and the Spanish striker Álvaro Morata. Event details can be found on the PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER Facebook fan page.

Additionally, as part of Konami’s ongoing Legends campaign, which has seen the recent additions of Filippo Inzaghi and Luis Figo, PES CLUB MANAGER welcomes Nigerian football legend, Tijani Babangida, to its squad. The legendary winger is now available for players to add to their clubs via in-game research and the “Aim for a Great Star” limited-time event.

PES CLUB MANAGER is available in 18 localized versions, including British English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, American English, Russian, Turkish, Traditional and Simplified Chinese, Swedish , Greek, Brazilian Portuguese and Korean.

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