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1860 Munich | TSV 1860 München
Turn- und Sportverein München von 1860 was originally founded as sports and gymnastics association, forming a football division in 1899. The club was a founder member of the German Bundesliga in 1963....
View ArticleComparing Bayern Munich and United
This interesting article compares the finances of Bayern Munich and Manchester United and looks at the German model more generally. The prudence of the German model has been widely praised recently,...
View ArticleForeign TV rights key to Premiership success
The sale of foreign television rights is increasingly become a key element of the Premiership business model. The sale of overseas television rights at £479m a year is almost four times as much as...
View ArticleSky finds Germany a difficult market
Sky Deutschland, in which Rupert Murdoch's News Corp holds a 49.9 per cent stake, is finding Germany a difficult market. The country's largest pay-TV operator is not going to reach its key target of...
View ArticleTop 30 Football Clubs in Bundesliga Ranked by Match Attendances 2010
Borussia Dortmund headed the list of top thirty Bundesliga football clubs by average match attendances for season 2009/10. Their average home gate of 77,245 represented a 3 per cent increase on...
View ArticleUnited on track for title
Manchester United are on track to win the Barclays Premier League title. That's not my view, but is the conclusion reached by the Professional Football Players Observatory (PFPO), a research...
View ArticleUEFA apologises to Bayern fans for banning banner
From The Local - an English language paper in Germany:The European football association UEFA has apologized to FC Bayern Munich fans for banning a humorous banner telling supporters of AS Rome to “go...
View ArticleSpanish one-two in money league
It's a Spanish one-two in the Deloitte Sports Business Football Money League for 2011. Real Madrid head the Money League for the sixth siccessive year. FC Bareclona came second. Whilst Real held...
View ArticleCompetition for German television rights
It looks as if there is going to be plenty of competition when the Bundesliga auctions its TV rights for 2013-17 in April. The current holders, Sky Deutschland, are reported to be paying around €250m...
View ArticleSky tightens its grip on Bundesliga
Sky Deutschland has tightened its grip on live coverage of Bundesliga football, although it will now pay almost twice as much as it did before.The pay-TV channel has won the rights to show matches on...
View ArticleThe German model: the Bundesliga
The debate about the respective merits of the Premier League and the Bundesliga is more than one about football. It is also part of a large clash between rival models of capitalism: the free market...
View ArticleBayern Munich and Chelsea: the contrast
Both Bayern Munich and Chelsea are big spenders on top players. Over the past three seasons, Bayern have accounted for more than a quarter of the Bundesliga's total spending. However, Chelsea lost...
View ArticleUnited top brand league
Manchester United have once again topped the football brand league compiled by Brand Finance. Their brand value of $853m is up by 29 per cent and gives them an A+++ rating. The list takes into...
View ArticleFootball market continues to grow
Against a background of recession and economic turbulence in Europe people are continuing to enjoy their football. The latest report from Deloitte Sports Business shows that the football market is...
View ArticleGermans claim win in shirt sponsorship league
According to a new report from International Marketing Reports, overall primary shirt sponsorship deals have a greater value in the English Premiership, but averaged by club, the Germans just edge...
View ArticleIs the Bundesliga such a good deal?
It's a very familiar argument these days to say that the Bundesliga is more fan friendly than the Premier League. When it comes to allowing fans to stand one can see the argument. But what about...
View ArticleBundesliga breaks through €2bn barrier
The Bundesliga broke through the €2bn barrier in terms of revenues in the 2011-12 season, a 7.2 per cent rise on the prevous season. Clubs recorded an aggregate of €55m in post-tax profits with 14...
View ArticleReal Madrid break through €500m revenue threshold
Real Madrid has become the first club in any sport to surpass the €500m revenue threshold in a single year, according to the 16th edition of the Football Money League from Deloitte, the business...
View ArticleBT interested in ESPN's football rights
BT is in discussions to acquire football rights from sports broadcaster ESPN as the Disney-owned channel explores an exit from the UK. The rights that are available include matches from the...
View ArticleBayern need to go global
Bayern Munich are the fourth highest earning club in the world with an estimated annual revenue of £317m. According to Sport+Markt their supporters account for a quarter of all fans in Germany....
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