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Investment at home and away: How China’s football reform may impact Europe

19.04.2016

Chinese football clubs and their lavish spending on players commanded the headlines in the last winter transfer window. Expenditure totalling EUR 331m surprised many people, but to close followers of Chinese football, this signalled the next phase in the evolution of one of the game’s fast- emerging markets.

La Liga Financial Report 2014/15

07.04.2016

LaLiga's Professional Football Financial report includes economic information for the last four seasons (2011/12 to 2014/15) of Spanish football first and second tier. 

A different paradigm: Why clubs are desperate to avoid relegation from the Premier League

22.03.2016

Relegation from the English Premier League has never been more costly than it will be in 2016. From 2016-17, the income from Broadcasting rights will reach unprecedented heights for the Premier, consolidating its position among the wealthiest leagues in the world. 

International Women’s Day insights: Which revenue sources will drive the professionalization of women’s football?

08.03.2016

Exciting times are ahead for women’s football and the fact that the Women’s World Cup Final last year in Canada between the USA and Japan was the most watched football match in US history (over 25m viewers) is just a sign of this.

Juventus FC vs FC Bayern Munich: A Clear Winner in the off-pitch Head-to-Head

22.02.2016

Ahead of tomorrow’s clash in the last 16 of the 2015/2016 UEFA Champions League, the KPMG Football Benchmark team compares the off-pitch performance of the Italian and German national champions, namely Juventus FC and FC Bayern Munich.

Manchester City FC - from zero to hero

09.02.2016

Manchester City FC Limited, controlled by City Football Group Limited and ultimately owned by the Abu Dhabi United Group since 2008, achieved an historical landmark in the 2014/2015 season, reporting a profit for the first time since their acquisition by the Emirati owners.

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