Bayern Munich Is Open for Business in U.S.
Bayern Munich, the mightiest of the clubs in Germany’s Bundesliga, picked an appropriate time to begin building a year-round presence in the United States. It won five titles last year, including the trophies for the Champions League and the European Super Cup, and the Bundesliga signed a global television deal with 21st Century Fox. Germany […]
Residents Wonder How New Stadiums Will Benefit After Cup
NATAL, Brazil — From her crumbling house with the leaky roof, across a new highway from a new World Cup stadium, Maria Ivanilde Oliveira heard everything. Notes of the national anthems floated through the humid air into her living room, where her black vinyl couch was losing its stuffing and a metal bookshelf was secured […]
World Cup Sets Facebook Record
Facebook reported that the World Cup has racked up more than a billion comments, posts, and “likes” which is more than any other event in history. About 220 million people have taken part in the unprecedented online conversation. Knock-out matches that took place during the weekend pushed the overall number of “interactions” at Facebook past […]
Watching the World Cup the way you should
Most of the world can watch the World Cup for free. Not so much in the US. The tournament, which begins today, will largely air on cable; streaming matches online also requires a television subscription. But all is not lost for American cord cutters, as long as they don’t insist on watching the games in […]
The Business of the World Cup
How big of a business is soccer’s quadrennial tournament for FIFA (International Association of Federation Football), the sport’s international governing body? World Cup Brazil will generate $4 billion in total revenue for FIFA, or 66% more than the previous tournament in South Africa in 2010. The vast majority of the money will come from the […]
Beckham’s plan for Miami stadium
David Beckham’s proposed Miami MLS team will be playing in front of 25,000 fans in a hi-tech new stadium located on the city’s exclusive waterfront if the group behind the venture gets its way. On Monday, the Miami Beckham United group presented its breath-taking vision for an open-air, bowl-like stadium offering fans a stunning view […]
The Brazuca
With its reputation and millions on the line, Adidas has unveiled the “Brazuca,” the official soccer match ball of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. All eyes are on to see whether the company can avoid a repeat of the “Jabulani,” the ball it designed for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, which was […]
LeBron James And David Beckham talking soccer
LeBron James isn’t just the best player in the NBA. He’s also the league’s Warren Buffett. A man who can find a bargain investment as skillfully as he can find the bottom of a basketball net. Yesterday, James confirmed that he is considering joining David Beckham as an investor in an expansion Major League Soccer team in Miami. The […]
United targeting lucrative US market for new revenue
Manchester United have targeted the lucrative US market as their next area of expansion. With a new Premier League deal just under way, United expect to generate annual revenue in excess of £420million by this time next year. Estimates are the new TV contract will represent an increase of ‘between 35 and 38 per cent […]