FOOTBALL FINANCE: SPANISH NATIONAL FOOTBALL (SOCCER) TEAM WORTH 565 MILLION EUROS

Ever wondered how much money you would need to spend to buy the entire Spanish National Football (Soccer) Team? According to the specialized Football Finance Portuguese online web “Futebol Finance” the Spanish National Football Team is worth 565M€, that is the “most expensive” & most valued of all the teams participating in this years South African World Cup Finals. The Brazilian National Team

FOOTBALL FINANCE: REAL MADRID Nº1 RECORD BREAKING INCOME GENERATOR IN ONE YEAR

When REAL MADRID President Florentino Perez paid a record 73M€ for Zinedine Zidane in 2001 many thought he was crazy & that he would ruin the Club & put in danger the whole World of Football. Instead Perez defended his “Business Model” saying that in the mid to long term it would be the cheapest Real Madrid signing in history. Many were amazed initially at the statement & later surprised as the “

WORLD FOOTBALL CLUBS: FC BARCELONA & REAL MADRID IN TOP 10 MOST CLUB MEMBERS

Have you ever wondered which Club has the most Club members?Football Finance Web “futebolfinance.com” gives the Top 10 listof Clubs on a Global scale. Two Spanish Clubs are highlighted; withPortugal placing its Lisbon Club Benfica in the Nº1 position withthe grand figure of 171,000 members for 2009.(photo: FC Barcelona 2010)Here is the Top 10 list:1. Benfica - Portugal 171,000 members2. FC

REAL MADRID: CRISTIANO RONALDO THE HIGHEST PAID PLAYER IN THE WORLD

According to "Futebolfinance.com", REAL MADRID star CRISTIANORONALDO is the highest paid Football player in the World. ThePortuguese Web also makes reference of the "rebirth" of the"economic power" of Real Madrid in World Football with 3players in the Top 10.Here is the ranking of Top 15:.1 Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) 13.000.000 €.2 Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Barcelona) 12.000.000.3 Lionel Messi (

FOOTBALL FINANCE: MANCHESTER UNITED & REAL MADRID DOMINANTE FOOTBALL INTERNET

From the Portuguese website “Futebol Finance” we get thisinteresting statistic referring to Football Club website & howthey are authentic income generating motors, with English &Spanish giants Manchester United & REAL MADRID dominanting.See below the Top 20 Football Club websites visited (uniquevisitors annually):(photo: Real Madrid Web page image)1. Manchester United (England) - 452.7 million2.

SPANISH FOOTBALL - APPROVED FRIDAY & MONDAY NIGHT GAMES

The popular Roman saying invented by the poet Juvenal & later usedas a political instrument by the Roman Cesar’s to calm the masses,“give them bread & circuses”, has been taken further in Spain whichhas currently a close to 11% unemployment rate. As from the 10th ofFebruary the Spaniard, & most happily the Football lover & fan, couldfind himself with 7 days straight of Football games. In fact,

FOOTBALL FINANCE: AGUERO, BENZEMA & HIGUAÍN TOP LIST OF MOST VALUABLE U-21 WORLD PLAYERS 2009

The Football Finance website "Futebol Finance" (Portugues) publishan interesting article to hightlight the "Top 20 Most Valuable U-21Players in the World". The first Top 3 named "youngsters" all play inthe Spanish League - "La Liga". (Sergio Aguero for Atletico de Madrid)LIST: The TOP 20 players U-21 most valuable in the world 2009Name Age Country Club Amount€1 . Sergio Aguero 21 Argentina

SPANISH FOOTBALL TEAM WORTH 510M€

Futebol Finance asks the following question: What if someone wantedto buy the whole 25 players that make up the Spanish National Team,what will be the price? Following current market prices the figurewould be 510M€.But “Futebol Finance” goes further & asks the same question forBrazil (450M€) & France (440M€).Want to buy a good team?

FOOTBALL FINANCE: TOP 20 SPENDING CLUBS 2009-2010

The Website “Futebol Finance”, a Portuguese portal that specializeson Football Finance issues, has publish this season transfer Top 20European spending Clubs.SFS thought it might be of interest to its readers & visitors. Yes, westill are all undergoing a World Wide Economic Crisis…The 20 clubs that have invested in players 2009/2010:Real Madrid / Spain - € 257,400,000Manchester City England - €

THE ART OF FOOTBALL TRANSFER NEGOTIATIONS

REAL MADRID had a tough time negotiating with Liverpool FC forXABI ALONSO but managed it finally. FC BARCELONA got ZLATANIBAHIMOVIC in a complex 3 way deal initially with Samuel Eto´o& Hleb in the operation.SFS has managed to get its hands on theEXECUTIVE Master of Business Administration guide to“Negotiation”. This clip is seen & studied by all the Worlds TopClass professional businessmen &

TOP 10 REAL MADRID TRANSFER SIGNING FAILURES

While REAL MADRID smashes the current transfer market with Kaká,Ronaldo, Benzema, Albiol & those still to come, here is aninteresting clip from American TV ESPN. They highlight the TOP 10Transfer FAILURES from Real Madrid; interesting & plenty ofnames that may surprise.

FOOTBALL FINANCE: TRANSFER MARKET UPDATE - REAL MADRID, FC BARCELONA, DAVID VILLA, RIBERY, XABI ALONSO...

REAL MADRID is suffering from its initial success in the transfermarket, dragging along everyone else in this globalized planet.At every door Real Madrid goes knocking to ask for a price theonly answers they receive are inflated figures that lead themrunning away. There is an entrenched idea that the Spanish Clubhas clear publicized necessities & that to achieve them they arewilling to pay

FC BARCELONA: SAMUEL ETO ´O & SIGNS OF BAD MANAGEMENT III

Does anyone remember that FC BARCELONA won “The Big 3” titles– Spanish League, Spanish Cup & Champions League - last year? TodayREAL MADRID presents their first new signing KAKÁ & there is noplace on the World media for anything else, except the newsconference that SAMUEL ETO ´O´s representative has given thismorning to give their version of what some are already calling thefirst pre-season "

FOOTBALL (SOCCER) FINANCE: LEONEL MESSI THE WORLDS MOST POWERFUL FOOTBALL MEDIA PERSONALITY

An interesting piece on “Football Finance” has appeared thisafternoon on the digital edition of local sports media “AS”.They cite the University of Navarra (Spain) & their EconomicDepartment who have just released a study indicating theplayer, Club & Coach with most media pulling power in theWorld, using last season’s indicators(photo: as.com)In the player category FC BARCELONA player LEONEL

DAVID VILLA: THE STORY & SITUATION WITH THE REAL MADRID TRANSFER SAGA II

Hi, here is more on the VALENCIA CF – DAVID VILLA saga. TodaySpanish daily “Marca” add more light to this unbelievable situationthat is affecting personally the actual player.1.On Friday, VALENCIA CF communicates that after reflectionDAVID VILLA is non-transferable. The Club goes back on its wordto the player & Real Madrid CF who had verbally shut a deal 10days earlier.2.Reason: David Villa is an

CRISTIANO RONALDO WILL BE THE 13,000,000€ MAN

If you are having difficulties conceptualizing in your mind the extentof the CRISTIANO RONALDO transfer deal to REAL MADRID of96,000,000€ (+/-), here is another fact revealed by Spanish daily“Marca” to add to your efforts.Cristiano Ronaldo will be the World highest paid Football player atReal Madrid with a yearly salary of 13,000,000€, he overtakesInter Milan forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic with 12M€.

CRISTIANO RONALDO BECOMES THE FOOTBALL WORLD RECORD TRANSFER ( 94M€)

CRISTIANO RONALDO is soon to become - if not already - the WorldRecord Transfer in Football (Soccer) History with the 94M€ offeraccepted by MANCHESTER UNITED & made by Spanish Club REALMADRID C.F. Ronaldo over takes Zinedine Zidane who was on topuntil today with 73,5M€. In fact, Real Madrid under its PresidentFlorentino Perez is responsable for the Top 4 on the Top 10 listbelow.TOP 10 HISTORICAL

ATHLETIC DE BILBAO PRESENT NEW SPANISH CUP FINAL MERCHANDISING

The final of the 2008/2009 SPANISH CUP will be May the 13th at the"Mestalla Stadium" in Valencia. The two teams to battle it out for the titleare FC BARCELONA & ATHLETIC DE BILBAO, the latter is a"specialist" in the Spanish Cups with 23 titles, although this one will be adifficult final to conquer beforehand.Having said this the whole city of Bilbao is solely thinking in this game & theexcitement

NEW FOOTBALL (SOCCER) MARKETING: THE SAVIOUR OF THE GAME - THE SERGIO RAMOS CASE

One of the main “Marketing tools” & reasons for the spectacular rise inFootball Club Finances & “Cash Flows” is the female & gay target.Traditionally until the last 80s & early 90s the Sport was seen & dominatedby the heterosexual male segment of the market. Many Business “SocialEngineers” saw the potential in increasing their market share & incomes ifthey managed to shift the focus & profile

VICTOR VALDES TESTS FC BARCELONA: ON THE SAME LEVEL AS IKER CASILLAS?

Victor Valdes has been for many years the Nº1 goalkeeper of FCBARCELONA, he won the “Zamora” (title given to the goalkeeper who hasleast goals scored against him in a Spanish League season) in 2005 & has beenone of the least scored goalkeepers ever since. His President Joan Laporta hassaid that for him, Valdes is the “Best goalkeeper in the World”. The playerfinishes his contract with Barça next