Bundesliga: FC Bayern Munich open an office in Shanghai to develop its brand in China

FC Bayern Munich (Bundesliga) have opened an office in Shanghai (CHN), its second overseas location, after their New York office opened in April 2014, announced Jörg Wacker, the club's head of internationalisation and strategy, on 23/08/2015. The main purpose of the new office will be managing the…

Ligue 1: AS Monaco create a webpage "asmonacograndmatch.com" dedicated to its major events

On the occasion of the club's second leg of the 2015-16 Champions League play-off tie between AS Monaco and Valencia CF, kick-off at 20:45 CET at the Stade Louis II in Monaco (the first leg was played in the Mestalla on 25/08/2015, a 3-1 victory for Valencia), the principality club has updated its…

MLS: franchise value and turnover (in $m)

Borussia Dortmund: €276m in turnover (+5.9%), €5.5m in net profit (-54.2%) in 2014-15

Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA has achieved a turnover of €276m during the 2014-15 fiscal year (from 01/07/2014 to 30/06/2015), up 5.9% year-on-year (€260.7m), announced the group which owns the Bundesliga club on 21/08/2015.Despite the decline in sporting performance (Dortmund were 7^th in the…

FIFA: creation of a global framework for the licensing of clubs by the end of 2016

"FIFA will create a global club licensing framework by the end of 2016, working with the six regional confederations to improve club football by setting minimum standards in key areas such as stadium safety, fan experience and youth football development," said the international federation on…

Euro 2016: new work to the pitch of the Stadium de Toulouse in September 2015

The Stadium de Toulouse (33,000 places) will undergo renovation to reduce the gradient between the field and the benches, and also reduce the width of the pitch to 66 meters, announced Toulouse city council on 20/08/2015. "Construction plans will be presented quickly to the LNR, the FFR and UEFA…

Serie A: Kappa include the name of former Torino players in their 2015-16 third kit design

The Italian equipment supplier Kappa have designed the 2015-16 third kit for Torino FC ( Serie A TIM) including the names of former great Torino players to form the shape of a bull (the club's symbol on its logo) on the front of the shirt, which was presented on 13/07/2015. The bull, made in white…

Premier League: attendance for Matchday 2 of 2015-16

Matchday 2 of the Premier League season drew an average of 34,926 spectators per match, for a stadium fill rate of 96.5%, from 14 to 17/08/2015. The match between Manchester City FC and Chelsea FC (3-0) attracted the best crowd of Matchday 2, with 54,331 fans at the Etihad Stadium (55,000 seats…

Bundesliga: attendance for Matchday 1 of 2015-16

Matchday 1 of the 2015-16 Bundesliga season drew an average of 42,888 spectators per match, for a stadium fill rate of 95%, from 14 to 16/08/2015.The match between Borussia Dortmund - Borussia Mönchengladbach (4-0 on 15/08/2015) drew the best attendance of Matchday 1 with 81,359 spectators at…

Ligue 1: attendance for Matchday 2 of 2015-16

Matchday 2 of the Ligue 1 season was attended by an average of 20,776 spectators per match, for a stadium fill rate of 79.3%, from 14 to 16/08/2015. The match between Paris Saint-Germain - GFC Ajaccio (2-0) attracted the largest attendance with 46,524 fans at the Parc des Princes (47,929 seats) in…