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FIFA: positive financial results in 2013 (€52m), €1.03b in capital reserves

FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) announced a positive result of €52m ($72m) in 2013, during the publication of its annual financial report at the meeting of its executive committee on 21/03/2014 in Zurich (SUI). Total revenues in 2013 amounted to approximately €1b, up 18…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance
• Article # 16537
• Published on 24/03/14 at 16:50
EPFL meeting in Athens, general assembly "reaffirms the strategic role of leagues"

The EPFL (Association of European Professional Football Leagues) "reaffirm[ed] the strategic role of the leagues and their member clubs in the football family" at its second general meeting of 2013-14 in Athens (Greece) on 20 and 21/03/2014. There were many topics of discussion, including possible…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Authorities
• Article # 16535
• Published on 24/03/14 at 16:40
Champions League and Europa League: GEE acquires worldwide TV rights for cruise ships

The American company, GEE (Global Eagle Entertainment), acquired international broadcast rights of the Champions League and Europa League, via its satellite TV channel, PrimeTelly, on 20/03/2014. The agreement, in which neither the beginning nor the duration were specified, covers the broadcast of…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Authorities, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 16531
• Published on 24/03/14 at 12:45
Major League Soccer develops economically

Average attendance at Major League Soccer (USA) matches has grown strongly, increasing from 16,050 spectators in 2009 to 18,542 in 2013 — an increase of 15% in five seasons. The 2014 championship, which began with a match between Seattle Sounders FC and 2013 champion Sporting Kansas City (1-0…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 17858
• Published on 21/03/14 at 19:41
Advertisers pay on average €2.3m per year to appear on shirts of MLS franchises

Shirt sponsorship deals are worth, on average, €2.3m for franchises of Major League Soccer in 2014. The highest value contract is that of Herbalife, a company specialising in food supplements, with Los Angeles Galaxy for €3.2m annually until 2022. MLS clubs negotiate their own sponsorship…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 16676
• Published on 21/03/14 at 19:41
Attendance: 18,542 spectators per MLS game in 2013, an increase of 15% since 2009

The average attendance at Major League Soccer matches has increased by 15% in five years, from 16,050 spectators in 2009 to 18,542 in 2013. Seattle Sounders FC come in first in the North American franchise rankings by attendance, with an average of 44,038 spectators 2013 at CenturyLink Stadium…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums
• Article # 17715
• Published on 21/03/14 at 19:40
Tickets: attending an MLS match cost on average €32.40 in 2013

The average price of a ticket to a Major League Soccer match was €32.40 in 2013. Ticket prices increased by 41% from 2011 (when the average was €19). The increase in ticket prices is partly due to the reduced capacity of MLS stadiums, which had an average of 29,200 seats in 2014. "Stadiums are a…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums, Authorities
• Article # 17714
• Published on 21/03/14 at 19:40
Half of MLS franchises signed stadium naming contracts for 2014

Half of the Major League Soccer franchises have contracts for the naming rights of their stadiums for 2014. These are individual partnerships and do not pass through the league. The largest contract is between Los Angeles Galaxy and StubHub, a ticketing platform, for €8.5m per year for the…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Stadiums, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 16683
• Published on 21/03/14 at 19:39
MLS franchises average 10,200 season-ticket holders for 2014

MLS franchises have, on average, 10,200 season-ticket holders for 2014. With 34,000 season-ticket holders, the Seattle Sounders franchise have the largest subscriber base in the league. That leaves a great deal of disparity with Chivas USA (Los Angeles), which have 2,500 season passes sold for…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums
• Article # 16674
• Published on 21/03/14 at 19:39
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Champions League: quarter-finalists control 32.5% of the revenue of European clubs

The cumulative turnover of the eight quarter-finalists of the Champions League 2013-14 - three Spanish (FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid), two German (Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund), two English (Chelsea FC and Manchester United) and one French (Paris Saint Germain) - amounted to…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Authorities
• Article # 16397
• Published on 21/03/14 at 17:40