LOS ANGELES and DUBLIN, Ireland, May 19 /PRNewswire/ --

- The popular football blog and forum is extending its reach on OleOle's ground-breaking, global football platform

OleOle, the provider of the world's largest social media platform for football, today announced that it has acquired and integrated Arseblog (http://www.arseblog.com), the award-winning website focused on Arsenal FC. Readers can now find Arseblog's daily posts, breaking news, exclusive features, interviews and podcasts (known as Arsecasts) on OleOle.com.

Founded over 6 years ago (http://arseblog.com/WP/2008/02/27/arseblog-is-6-today/), Arseblog has become famous for it's unique brand of football blogging and the hundreds and hundreds of comments (arses) it receives every day from avid Arsenal fans and loyal readers. By moving to OleOle, the Arseblogger is expanding opportunities for his readers to participate even more in the discussions around Arsenal - through forums and comments and also by submitting their own Arsenal news, rumours, photos and videos.

OleOle is a global social media site dedicated to football and football only, and now Arseblog readers, along with fans of any other professional football team, can create conversations without geographic or language barriers -- unlike on any other place on the internet today.

"We are delighted that Arseblog has decided to move to the OleOle blogging platform, and we offer even more options for its dedicated readers and Arsenal supporters," said Doug Knittle, OleOle's founder and CEO. "This is the first of what we know will be many passionate football bloggers moving their blogs to OleOle. This acquisition confirms that OleOle is really the premier place for anyone writing about football -- regardless of their team, player or league affiliation."

"What this merger does is allow Arseblog to become part of something I think will be really huge," said the Arseblogger. "It allows Arsenal fans to get in on the ground floor on a site which promises to be a fantastic resource and lots of fun. It will also allow Arseblog to develop and provide even more Arsey goodness to Arsenal fans from all over the world."

About Arseblog

Started in February 2002, Arseblog (http://arseblog.oleole.com) is the largest and longest running most popular site for commentary on the Arsenal Football Club, providing readers with a daily posts, columns and news as well as a platform to discuss all things Arsenal. The blog is the recipient of numerous rewards, including the Irish Web and Blog Award's "Best Sport & Recreation Blog" in 2008, and a Weblog Award (Bloggie) in 2007 for the "Best Sports Weblog" in the world -- beating notable rivals such as Gawker Media's 'Deadspin' site. Arseblog is one of the most popular independent blogs about football anywhere, and is noted for the hundreds of comments (arses) that are submitted by readers after each new post. The Arseblog podcast (The Arsecast) is one of the most popular football podcasts on iTunes and has featured interviews with guests such as Arsenal chairman Peter Hill-Wood, ex-players Perry Groves, Peter Marinello, Bob Wilson and Danny Karbasiyoon, plus 80s pop stars Wang Chung.

About OleOle

OleOle (www.oleole.com) is the worldwide leading social media site for football fans. Fans around the world need a site that enables connections that are independent of the traditional media, leagues, clubs or organizations who deliver their own content. OleOle's multi-lingual site enables football fans to connect with each other in an environment that has 100% fan-driven content - groups, blogs, articles, news, podcasts, photos, videos, and history. With access to today's leading social media technologies, football supporters can write, contribute, share, rate and vote on multimedia content in 10 languages. Founded in 2006, OleOle is a privately-held international company with headquarters in Beverly Hills, California and offices in New Zealand as well as across Europe and South America.

Web site: http://www.oleole.com http://arseblog.oleole.com

Nina Grenningloh of OleOle, +1-310-275-5300, nina.grenningloh@oleole.com