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…

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

Serie A TIM: attendance on Matchday 3 of the 2015-16 season

Matchday 3 of the 2015-16 Serie A TIM attracted an average of 24,882 spectators per match, from 12 to 14/09/2015. The average attendance of the league this season is currently at 23,014 spectators after 30 matches played, at a fill rate of 56%. The Milan derby between FC Internazionale Milano - AC…

Liga BBVA: record expenditure (€571.7m) in the 2015 summer transfer window

The 20 clubs in the Liga BBVA spent a record total of €571.7m in the 2015 summer transfer window (from 01/07 to 31/08/2015), 17.4% more than in the 2014 summer window (€486.9m), according to data from the specialised website Transfermarkt.de on 15/09/2015. The new record is 4.4% higher than the…

Liga BBVA: attendance on Matchday 3 of the 2015-16 season

Matchday 3 of the 2015-16 Liga BBVA season attracted an average of 25,879 spectators from 11 to 14/09/2015. The average attendance of the league this season is currently at 28,208 spectators after 30 matches played, at a fill rate of 72%. The match between Club Atlético de Madrid - FC Barcelona…

2015-16 Champions League Group Stage begins on 15 and 16/09/2015, Europa Leage on 17/09/2015

Matchday 1 of the Group Stage of the 2015-16 European Cups begins on 15 and 16/09/2015 for the Champions League, and 17/09/2015 for the Europa League.Please find below the method of distribution of financial means from UEFA to the participating clubs below, as well as several other recent News…

Bundesliga: attendance on Matchday 4 of the 2015-16 season

Matchday 4 of the 2015-16 Bundesliga season attracted an average of 45,266 spectators from 11 to 13/09/2015. The average attendance in the German league this season is currently at 43,661 spectators per match at a fill rate of 94%. The Bavarian derby between FC Bayern Munich - FC Augsburg (2-1…

Premier League: attendance on Matchday 5 of the 2015-16 season

Matchday 5 of the 2015-16 Premier League season attracted an average of 38,018 spectators from 12 to 14/09/2015. The average attendance in the league this season is currently at 36,508 spectators after 50 matches played, at a fill rate of 96%, representing little change in relation to the 2014-15…