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Deloitte’s Annual Review of Football Finance 2012

Annual Review of Football Finance 2012

Summary:

• The Premier League remains by a distance the highest revenue generating league at €2.5 billion in 2010/11 and recorded the highest revenue growth of any of the ‘big five’ leagues in local currency of 12% (£241m). Further depreciation of Sterling against the Euro meant that the gap to the second highest revenue generating league, the Bundesliga, narrowed slightly to €769m.

• The Bundesliga’s revenue grew 5% to €1,746m. Its clubs lead the way in terms of commercial revenue (€816m) and average attendance (42,100). The additional Champions League spot for Germany from 2012/13 and 50% uplift in domestic league broadcasting rights from 2013/14 will help continue the Bundesliga’s impressive recent revenue growth and will secure its status as the Premier League’s closest rival in revenue terms.

• La Liga revenues grew by 5% to €1,718m. This was again driven by Real Madrid and FC Barcelona, who achieved a combined €93m (11%) increase in revenue. The remaining 18 La Liga clubs suffered a cumulative decrease of €19m (2%). The top two clubs now generate 54% of total La Liga revenue.

Download the full report from Deloitte here

Al Jazeera Column: Time to abandon the pre-match handshake?

After Luis Suarez’s farcical refusal to shake the hand of Patrice Evra, is it time to abandon the pre-match handshake?

They say a handshake can tell you everything about a person; a centuries-old custom that demonstrates trust, balance, and equality. A symbol of peace, conveying that the opponent holds no weapons.

But what if your most lethal weapons are your feet and your opponent in question does not want to convey peace and regards you as the enemy. Should the handshake still be enacted?

The aftermath of the Luis Suarez non-handshake to Patrice Evra in the English Premier League showdown between Manchester United and Liverpool on Saturday raises an interesting debate of whether this ceremony of sportsmanship should be removed from the beginning of football matches all together.

Read my full article on Al Jazeera