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©  SV Werder Bremen
SV Werder Bremen: a regional consortium acquires 18% of the club's shares for a €38m investment

A consortium of local "companies and private individuals" has acquired an 18% stake in the commercial structure of SV Werder Bremen (GmbH & Co KGaA) through an investment of €38m, announced the Bundesliga club on 25/01/2024. The consortium, whose members "have long-standing ties to Werder"…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Investment - Shareholding, Essentials Clubs
• Article # 313247
• Published on 26/01/24 at 10:56
©  FIFA
UEFA: departure of Zvonimir Boban (CRO) chief of football since 2021

Zvonimir Boban, chief of football at UEFA since April 2021, is leaving the European confederation "by mutual agreement," announced UEFA on 25/01/2024. The former Croatian international (51 caps), who spent most of his playing career at AC Milan (Serie A TIM), where he later held the position of…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Governance, Game - pitch
• Article # 313238
• Published on 26/01/24 at 10:00
©  Deloitte
Deloitte Money League 2024: average revenues of €4.3m (+61%) for the Top 15 women's clubs

The average revenue generated by the Top 15 European women's clubs in 2022-23 reached €4.3m, an increase of 61% on the €2.6m posted in 2021-22, according to the UK branch of the audit and consultancy firm Deloitte in the 2024 edition of its "Football Money League" report, which presents details of…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Stadiums, Sponsors - Partners, …
• Article # 313219
• Published on 26/01/24 at 09:20
©  UAF
Ukraine: Andriy Shevchenko, 2004 Ballon d'Or winner, named president of the Association of Football

Andriy Shevchenko, born on 29/09/1976, was elected president of the Ukrainian Association of Football (UAF) for a five-year term after obtaining 93 of the 94 votes cast (he was the sole candidate and himself abstained) at the UAF's 26th extraordinary congress, held in Kyiv (UKR) on…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Governance, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 313214
• Published on 26/01/24 at 08:40
©  FIGC
Italy: socio-economic impact of football estimated at €4.53bn (FIGC Integrated Report 2022)

• 4.6 million Italians play football • 1.4 million FIGC members, including 1 million players (up 210,000 in one year; back to pre-Covid levels) • 500,000 official matches organised during the year on 13,000 pitches • a socio-economic impact (economy, society, health) estimated at €4.53bn • 57…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Employment - training, Finance, …
• Article # 313185
• Published on 25/01/24 at 16:55
©  LinkedIn
DAZN Italy: "We want to be the one-stop shop for the whole football experience for fans" (S. Azzi)

"We want to be the one-stop shop for the whole football experience that until yesterday the fan lived on various platforms: watching their team, commenting with other fans on Fan Zone, buying pizza. And then buy tickets for the next match and the champion's jersey, all on the same app," said…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Digital, Media
• Article # 313171
• Published on 25/01/24 at 16:35
Netflix: "WWE is sports entertainment, not a signal of change to our sports strategy" (T. Sarandos)

"WWE is sports entertainment. It's really as close to our core as you can get in terms of sports storytelling. In terms of the deal itself, it has options and the protections we seek in our general licensing deals, and with economics that we're super happy with globally. So, I would not look at…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Digital, Media
• Article # 313163
• Published on 25/01/24 at 16:00
©  Arsenal FC
Arsenal FC: Richard Garlick to be promoted to managing director in summer 2024

Richard Garlick, director of football operations at Arsenal FC (Premier League), will be promoted to managing director in the summer of 2024 following the departure of Vinai Venkatesham, announced the club on 25/01/2024. The current CEO had indicated that he would leave his post at the end of the…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Governance, Game - pitch
• Article # 313161
• Published on 25/01/24 at 15:20
©  Paris Saint-Germain
Deloitte Money League: Paris SG in the Top 3 for the 1st time (3rd) with record revenues of €801.8m

Thanks to unprecedented revenues of €801.8m in 2022-23, Paris Saint-Germain (Ligue 1 Uber Eats) has reached the podium (3rd) for the first time in the 2024 edition of the "Football Money League" ranking published by the UK branch of the audit and consultancy firm Deloitte, which details the…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Sponsors - Partners, Finance, …
• Article # 313150
• Published on 25/01/24 at 14:30
©  UEFA
Deloitte Money League: Manchester City, Real Madrid & Liverpool top in terms of broadcast revenue

Manchester City FC (Premier League) is the club that generated the most broadcast revenue in 2022-23, with a total of €344m, according to the Football Money League 2024 figures published by the UK branch of audit and consultancy firm Deloitte on 25/01/2024. Real Madrid CF (LALIGA EA Sports), with…
Domain(s): Clubs, Media
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Media
• Article # 313139
• Published on 25/01/24 at 13:40