2. Ball park figures
The average Major League Baseball
franchise is worth $523 million.
The most valuable franchise is the
New York Yankees, worth $1.7 billion.
Source: Forbes.com
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3. “Business can learn from sport,
sport has a huge amount to learn
from business.”
Sir Clive Woodward, Director of Sport,
British Olympic Association
Source: Financial Times 26 November 2011
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4. Largest football transfer fees
Cristiano Ronaldo 2009 Manchester United to Real Madrid £80 million
Zlatan Ibrahimovic 2009 Internazionale to Barcelona £59 million
Kaka 2009 Milan to Real Madrid £56 million
Zinedine Zidane 2001 Juventus to Real Madrid £53 million
Fernando Torres 2011 Liverpool to Chelsea £50 million
Source: Wikipedia
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5. “An Olympic year can, and
does, transform the financial
health of the advertising
industry.”
Sir Martin Sorrell, CEO, WPP
Source: Olympic Turnaround, Michael Payne
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6. Olympic income
For the period 2005 to 2008 and the Beijing Olympic Games, the Olympic
Movement received income (in millions of dollars) from five sources:
Broadcast 2,570
Sponsorship programme 866
Domestic sponsorship 1,555
Ticketing 274
Licensing 185
Total 5,450
Source: Olympic Marketing Factfile 2011, International Olympic Committee
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7. Eyes to the screen
Broadcast revenue to Olympic Organising Committees
(millions of dollars):
1992 Barcelona 441
1996 Atlanta 546
2000 Sydney 797
2004 Athens 733
2008 Beijing 851
Source: Olympic Marketing Factfile 2011, International Olympic Committee
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8. The combined revenues of the
top 20 financially successful
football clubs total 4.3 billion Euros.
Source: Deloitte Football Money League 2011
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9. Just not cricket
The Indian Premier League (IPL) has
caused a financial revolution in the
previously sedate world of cricket. The IPL
can be viewed live on You Tube and, just
four years in, has a brand value estimated
at $4.1 billion. Its top franchise is the
Chennai Super Kings (worth $79.13 million).
Source: The Economic Times
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10. Top Ten Football Clubs by Revenue
(million euros)
Real Madrid 438.6 Chelsea 255.9
Barcelona 398.1 AC Milan 235.8
Manchester United 349.8 Liverpool 225.3
Bayern Munich 323.0 Internazionale 224.8
Arsenal 274.1 Juventus 205.0
Source: Deloitte Football Money League 2011
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11. This report was part of Business Strategy Review,
Volume 23 Issue 1 - 2012
Visit the website www.london.edu/bsr
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