Manchester United Seek to Close Reported $1.57 Billion Nike Kit Deal
Following one of the more disappointing transfer windows in recent history, Manchester United are seeking to at least improve the club’s financial position with a new Nike kit deal, rumored to be worth...
View ArticleThe Proliferation of Data-Driven Analysis in Football (Part Two: The Coaches)
Big data. It’s the flavor of the moment, whether it’s used in conjunction with politics, business or sports, and given the growing ease with which organizations and people can collect data, it looks as...
View ArticleArsenal Begin Search for Potential Wenger Replacement
North London Barclays Premier League (BPL) club Arsenal are scouting potential new manager options should incumbent Arsene Wenger’s contract renewal talks go south. If the Frenchman’s comment that he...
View ArticleAgents: A Look at Their Fees and the Services They Provide (Part One)
“I Gotta know what you think, so I can make you think what I think – Jeremy Piven as Ari Gold” As a profession, being an agent inherently carries a stigma that rivals lawyers, stock brokers and some of...
View ArticleArsenal Announce Profits From 2012-13 Season
Barclays Premier League (BPL) leading team Arsenal FC have recently announced the club has profited during last season’s campaign, which ended in May. Arsenal FC have been busy during recent transfer...
View ArticleGlobal Business of Soccer Recap
Agents: A Look at Their Fees and the Services They Provide (Part Two) (Business of Soccer) Last week, here at Business of Soccer we took the first of a two part look into the discussion and debate...
View ArticleBarclays Premier League Season Attendance Down in Week 6, -0.92% to 36,268
Barclays Premier League average attendance was 34,578 in week 6, a -7.49% decrease versus the previous week. The Season average rose by -0.92% to 36,268 driven by week 6′s poor stadium fill rates....
View ArticleSports Science and Big Data Opportunities
A couple weeks ago, former AC Milan striker Alexandre Pato publicly criticized his former club’s handling of his injury treatment. His injuries, which plagued the young striker through the final years...
View ArticleJuventus Announces Adidas Switch
Juventus, the reigning Serie A Champions recently announced a major sponsorship agreement with German sportswear giant Adidas. The club officially announced the agreement in a press release last week...
View ArticlePremier League Season Attendance up +0.1% in Week 16, to 36,530
Premier League season average attendance rose slightly in week 16 by +0.11% to 36,530. Though the overall average capacity fill rate for the week was slightly below the season average, the larger...
View ArticleNew Years Day Turns Out 3rd Best Attendance Match Week for BPL This Season
Premier League season average attendance rose slightly in week 19 by +0.13% to 36,590. New Years Day matches drew in crowds that made match week 19 the third largest attendance week for the BPL, and it...
View ArticlePremier League Season Attendance Declines Slightly in Week 21, Down -0.06%
After 5 straight weeks of growth, Premier League season attendance declines slightly in week 21 by -0.6% to 36,575. Over the last several weeks, the home team average stadium capacity has been lower...
View ArticlePUMA and Arsenal Sign Reported 5-Year £150 Million Kit Sponsorship Deal
After 20 long years with sports manufacturing giant Nike, storied BPL club Arsenal have announced their most lucrative kit sponsorship deal ever with PUMA. According to reports, the deal with PUMA is...
View ArticleFC Barcelona’s New Nou Camp
” Excuse me sir, in the dictionary under redundant, it says ‘see redundant’ ” – Robin Williams The title “new Camp Nou” (Camp Nou is New field in Catalan) is a bilingual lesson in redundancy that...
View Article10 Things You Need To Know About The Soccer Industry This Morning
Here’s what’s going on in the soccer industry this morning… BPL club Arsenal and Swiss watchmaker Jean Pritchard have signed a “longterm” sponsorship deal. BSkyB, the UK’s largest pay-TV broadcaster...
View ArticleGlobal Business of Soccer Recap
Welcome back once again to Business of Soccer’s Global Recap where we review the week past of both the soccer world as well as here on this site. USL PRO Ahead of the Curve – (Business of Soccer)...
View ArticleArsenal Building in USA Through Youth Camps
In late March, Arsenal Football Club officially announced that they’ll be heading to Red Bull Arena on July 26 this summer to take on the Red Bulls in a friendly match. For the North London side, it...
View ArticleGlobal Business of Soccer Recap
Here’s a look at some of the top stories from last week in the global soccer industry… Arsenal Building in USA Through Youth Camps (Business of Soccer) From an outsider’s perspective, it...
View ArticleArsenal Bolsters Social Media Portfolio with Launch of YouTube Channel
Barclays Premier League side Arsenal announced the launch of its official YouTube channel last Tuesday, joining 300 other top football clubs in the world that have established their own channels on the...
View ArticleGlobal Business of Soccer Recap
Court of Arbitration for Sport Upholds UEFA Bans on Fenerbahce and Besiktas (Business of Soccer) Last week, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (the “CAS”) dismissed Fenerbahce SK’s appeal of UEFA’s...
View ArticleFollow The Money: Middle Eastern Influence in Global Soccer (Part 1: U.A.E)
It’s been said that an optimal method to get to the bottom of many political or social question or problem is to ‘follow the money’. Even for a game like soccer, any questions about the professional...
View ArticlePremier League Week 4 Attendance Increases Despite Decreased Stadium Capacity...
The Premier League was back from the international break in Week 4 which featured a couple high profile matchups with Arsenal facing Manchester City at home at the Emirates Stadium as well as two...
View ArticleNorth London and Mersyside Derbies in BPL Week 6 Attendance
Another week of games in the Barclay’s Premier League has come and gone. The three days making up week 6 included two big time derbies taking place in London and Liverpool. Both the North London Derby...
View ArticlePremier League Top Kit Sponsorship: A Decade of Growth
Usually when records are broken, they come as a shock to those who learn about or witness it. Sometimes that shock comes in the form of awe of the achievement like the kind that will occur when Peyton...
View ArticleMLS Ownership Series: Sporting Tycoons
As Business of Soccer continues the journey through the MLS owners to highlight those behind the scenes of our beloved clubs, this week’s edition covers two of the most well-known names in all of...
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