2015 Rugby World Cup: the cheapest ticket for the final is 2.4 times higher than the Euro 2016 final

The least expensive ticket for the final of the 2015 Rugby World Cup (£150 or €204) is 2.4 times higher than the least expensive ticket for the final of Euro 2016 (€85). The highest ticket for the Rugby World Cup final (£715 or €974) is also more expensive than that of Euro 2016 (€895). Ticket…

Champions League: 1.43 million viewers for Chelsea - Maccabi on Italia 1, a 5.66% audience share

The match between Chelsea FC (ENG) - Maccabi Tel Aviv FC (ISR), on Matchday 1 of the group stage of the 2015-16 Champions League (4-0, group G), attracted 1.432 million viewers on average on the Italian free-TV channel Italia 1, on Wednesday 16/09/2015 at 20:45 CET. This figure represents a 5.66…

Champions League: 8.15 million viewers on ZDF for Olympiakos - Bayern (0-3), a 28.8% audience share

The match between Olympiakos CFP - FC Bayern Munich (0-3, Group F) on Matchday 1 of the 2015-16 Champions League group stage, attracted 8.15 million viewers on average on the German public channel ZDF, on Wednesday 16/09/2015 at 20:45 CET. This figure represents a 28.8% audience share of the…

The Brazilian Neymar (Barcelona) joins the clothing brand Replay until 2018

The Brazilian footballer Neymar (FC Barcelona) has joined the clothing brand Replay until 2018, announced the brand, on 09/09/2015. The denim brand Replay is part of the Italian group Fashion Box, which is a partner of FC Barcelona until the end of the 2016-17 season. Under this contract, Neymar…

UEFA: Discussions on the possible creation of a third European Cup competition from 2018

European football leaders, at the instigation of the ECA, are considering the possibility of creating a third European Cup competition, according to the American news agency AP, on 16/09/2015. "At a meeting of the 54 UEFA members on Wednesday, they explored the merits of a new competition for…

Liga BBVA: Francesco Calvo leaves Juventus to become commercial director of FC Barcelona

The Italian Francesco Calvo has been appointed commercial director of FC Barcelona (Liga BBVA), the club announced, following a meeting of its executive committee on 14/09/2015. He had previously held the position of chief revenue officer at Juventus (Serie A TIM) and will begin working at the…

Premier League: Liverpool FC open an academy in the UAE for 7-15 year olds

Liverpool FC (Premier League) are launching an academy for 7-15 years old in the UAE in partnership with PESCO, a sports events company based in Dubai (UAE), announced the English club, on 15/09/2015. "The youth coaching project, which will initially focus on schools in Dubai, will officially…

2015-16 Europa League: 48 clubs in the group stage will share €381m distributed by UEFA

€381m will be distributed to the 48 clubs involved in the group stage of the 2015-16 Europa League, the draw for this stage was made in Monaco on 28/08/2015. This annual amount of distributed monies is valid for the 2015-2018 cycle, and this is 64% higher than the 2012-2015 period (€232.3m per…

France is the only country in Europe's Top 5, where the Champions League is only broadcast on pay-TV

France is the only country in the Top 5 European leagues (alongside Germany, England, Spain and Italy) where no Champions League matches (except the final) are broadcast on a free to access TV channel during the 2015-2018 cycle. In Germany (ZDF) and Spain (TV3), a public broadcaster shows one…

Champions League: the broadcasters in the Top 5 European countries for the 2015-18 cycle