Ligue 1: attendance for Matchday 3 of 2015-16, Marseille - Troyes draws 58,356 spectators

Matchday 3 of the Ligue 1 season drew an average of 22,849 spectators per match, for a stadium fill rate of 76%, from 21 to 23/08/2015. The average attendance in the league is currently at 22,997 spectators after 30 matches played. The match between Olympique de Marseille - ESTAC Troyes (6-0…

MLS: average franchise value is $157m (€137m), up 52% since 2013 (Forbes)

The average franchise value of a team in MLS is up to $157m (€137m), according to estimates in the 2015 MLS Most Valuable Teams report from the American business magazine Forbes, published on 19/08/2015. This average franchise value is up 52% compared to the 2013 MLS report from Forbes ($105m…

Bundesliga: Bayern Munich reach the milestone of 4,000 fan clubs worldwide (309,425 members)

FC Bayern Munich (Bundesliga) now have 4,000 fan clubs worldwide, announced the club on 17/08/2015. The "#rotwienie Oberopfingen" based in Kirchdorf (Baden-Württemberg, southwestern Germany, 90 kilometers from Munich), which has 95 members, was the 4,000^th fan club to be officially recognised by…

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…