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01.03.2017

This report presents the financial results of French professional football (Ligue 1 and Ligue 2) in the 2015/2016 season, which, after seven consecutive seasons, marked the return to a balanced budget.

28.02.2017

In recent years football stadia have gradually evolved into modern venues, providing a safe and comfortable environment for fans to enjoy a match. 

23.02.2017

In the second episode we focus on the champions from eight key European leagues (Ita).

17.02.2017

In the first episode we talk about how Italian stadia compare among their international peers.

14.02.2017

In this article, the KPMG Football Benchmark team examines the performance of African nations in the FIFA World Cup.

01.02.2017

In the late 1990´s and early 2000´s, floating themselves on the stock market in order to raise capital seemed to be the preferred move for many football clubs, especially in the UK. Today only 22 clubs are listed on European stock exchanges and tracked in the Stoxx Europe Football, the main index for European clubs. The general euphoria around football clubs IPOs seems to have tapered off.

In this article, KPMG´s Football Benchmark team analyses the stock market performance of listed football clubs from seven countries (France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Turkey and the UK) for the 2016 calendar year.