Liga: FC Barcelona achieve over 1m followers on Chinese social network Sina Weibo

FC Barcelona (Liga) have over 1,171,170 subscribers on the Chinese social network Sina Weibo, the club said on 12/6/2014. The Spanish club offers exclusive news and photos on its official page, and hopes to take advantage of the more than 500m users of Sina Weibo to improve its digital coverage in…

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Brazil 2014: Winner to get €25.8m; those eliminated in first round to get €5.9m

The total winnings distributed by FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) will be $358m (€264.5m), to be shared by the 32 teams participating in the 20^th World Cup (Brazil, 12/06 to 13/07/2014), which begins with the Brazil-Croatia match in Sao Paulo. The winner will get $35m…

FIFA foresees revenues of €3.7bn for 2015-2018 -- 20 times more than for 1995-1998

FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) announced projected revenues of $5bn (€3.7bn) over the four year period from 2015 to 2018 in its 2013 financial report, which was approved by 209 affiliated national federations present at the 64^th FIFA congress in Sao Paulo (BRA) on…

Coca-Cola is 2014 World Cup's most represented brand, with 12 federations under contract

The U.S. beverage producer Coca-Cola is the 2014 World Cup's most represented brand, with 12 out of the 32 teams under contract. Among the company's partners are the French, Argentine and German Federations, and it is also an official sponsor of the 2014 World Cup. Its contract with FIFA…

FIFA sees 39% increase in marketing revenues from 2010 to 2014 World Cups

FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) is expecting to exceed €300m in marketing revenues for 2014. The different partnerships for the 2011-2014 period will exceed €1.1bn in commercial revenue, a 39% increase compared to 2007-2010, which generated €791m. The six major FIFA…

Adidas and Nike vying to top football sportswear industry with 2014 World Cup

The American brand Nike is the market leader in sportswear, with a 2013 turnover of €18.7bn (17% market share), versus €14.49bn for Adidas (12%) . Nevertheless, the German brand is first in football with €1.77bn in turnover in 2013. Nike ranks second at €1.4bn. "The football market has been in…

2014 World Cup partners

The various partnerships with FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) for 2011-2014 are expected to generate more than €1.1bn in marketing revenue. This amount represents an increase of 39% over the period 2007-2010, which generated €791m. FIFA's six major partners each pay an…

75% of 2014 World Cup selections are under contract with automakers

75% of the 2014 World Cup selections are backed by automakers. This sector is the most represented among the 381 sponsorship contracts signed by the 32 federations playing in Brazil. Selections have an average of 12 sponsors (not including kit suppliers). In addition to the automotive industry…

Nike's €42.6m/year FFF sponsorship is largest kit supplier-federation contract

At an estimated €42.6m per year, the contract between the U.S. company Nike and the FFF (French Football Federation) is the largest kit supplier contract to be signed by a national federation. England, linked to Nike since 2013, come in second with an estimated €30m annually. Germany are third…