How's football more than a game

Football by numbers

Football is globally  recognised game with world wide fans support there favourite  teams in the  fight for the league trophy .So lets get to the point  ,how is it doing with Money, and generating money.The economy of the Club is accommodated by the sponsorships,Shirt sponsors and  there sales of there Stadium tickets 

Europe is the Hub for Football.

In the top 10 valuable leagues 8 of them are from Europe.Which clearly indicates  that they are pretty serious at what they do. turkey and brazil are the non european teams in the top 10.Some of the billionaires who are interested   for example billionaire  Abramovich became the owner of the companies that control Chelsea Football Club in west London  and  started investing in the club by bringing top players to play for the team for an hefty salary and now its in top of the table in the England’s premier league.But some clubs get recognised by there history and achievements like Real Madrid,Barcelona,Manchester United,Bayern Munchen, which have a mind blowing achievements in European Football.Below are the most valuable Football clubs.Which attracts the high  sponsor ship deals 

Mega sponsorship deals in football

1. Manchester United and Chevrolet – Deal Worth $79.85 Million Per Year.
2. Barcelona and Qatar Airways – Deal Worth $45 Million Per Year.
3. Bayern Munich and Deutsche Telekom – Deal Worth $40 Million Per Year.
4. Real Madrid and Fly Emirates – Deal Worth $39 Million Per Year.
5. Liverpool and Standard Chartered – Deal Worth $31 Million Per Year.

FFP Rules (Financial Fair Play)

These rules are pretty tough to understand So lets give an example of what these rules can do to billionaire owned clubs like ex- Manchester city,PSG,Chelsea.etc

EXAMPLE- Manchester City have claimed that they have achieved 'financial sustainability' after reporting much reduced losses of £23m for 2013-14.   That figure includes the £16m financial fair play penalty deducted from Champions League payments due to the club.   If it had not been this deduction, the club would have been close to break even.   They expect to break even next year.   In 2011-12 and 2012-13 they made losses of £148.5m.

Highest money debts by football clubs

Real Madrid – $165 million of Debt

 Bolton Wanderers – $267 million of Debt

 Valencia – $374 million of Debt

 Arsenal – $384 million of Debt

 Manchester United – $ 569 million

Highest paid players in the history of football

1. Cristiano Ronaldo – Real Madrid

Total Earning Earning - 80million$(salary-52 Million$,Endorsements-28 Million $)

This is what it means- It would take Cristiano just 6 days, 9 hours, 17 minutes and only 5 seconds to earn what The American President Barack Obama earns in one year! Cristiano Ronaldo is currently earning $426,891 per week, making him the highest paid footballer in the World.

2. Lionel Messi – Barcelona

Total Earning-64.7 Million$(salary-41.7 Million$,Endorsements-23 Million$)

3. Zlatan Ibrahimovic – PSG

Total Earning - 40.4 Million $ ,Salary-36.4 Million $ , Endorsements-4 million $)

4.Gareth Bale – Real Madrid

 Total Earning-36.4 Million $,Salary-25.4 Million $,Endorsements-11 Million $)

5.Radamel Falcao – Manchester United

 Total Earning-35.4 Million $,Salary-32.4 Million $,Endorsements-3 Million $)