Notes & Insights

Back from the brink: Borussia Dortmund’s remarkable recovery

20 May 2013 | Europe, Feature, Soccer

Two years after winning the Bundesliga in 2002, Borussia Dortmund found itself in financial ruin and on the brink of collapse. Chief financial officer Thomas Tress tells the tale of a remarkable recovery which last season saw the club crowned German champions again. Read more...
Report: Manchester City sanction UK£50 million spend

16 May 2013 | Soccer, Feature, Europe

Premier League club Manchester City, who will finish second in this season's competition after failing to defend their title, are planning an expansion to the Etihad Stadium. Read more...
US investment at Liverpool and Tottenham drives record Premier League revenues

13 May 2013 | Europe, Soccer

The combined value of Premier League clubs’ kit supply deals reached a record high of UK£117.3 million (US$179.6 million) in 2012/13, largely thanks to US apparel brands Warrior and Under Armour. Read more...
Brazilian star Neymar retains title of world’s most marketable athlete

13 May 2013 | Global, Feature, Soccer

Brazilian soccer star Neymar has been ranked as the most marketable athlete on the planet again, topping SportsPro’s annual 50 Most Marketable Athletes list for the second successive year. Read more...
Arsenal's record kit deal with Puma heralds new era for club and brand

08 May 2013 | Europe, Analysis, Soccer

Arsenal are to sign a national record kit deal with Puma, according to the Daily Mirror. Read more...
Premier League set for GLT as Hawk-Eye wins contract

11 April 2013 | Europe, Comment, Soccer

The Premier League is set to become the first major domestic soccer league to use goal-line technology (GLT) after club chairmen voted on Thursday to approve its introduction. Read more...
Liverpool head Down Under as Premier League clubs unveil summer plans

02 April 2013 | Global, Feature, Soccer

Liverpool Football Club have announced that they will visit Australia for the first time in July, as Premier League clubs begin to confirm plans for their summer tours in 2013. Read more...
Liverpool FC 'business transition' on track despite results

04 March 2013 | Global, Analysis, Soccer

Liverpool Football Club has played down a loss of UK£40.5 million and a UK£21.8 million increase in debt, revealed in the club's latest filed accounts. Read more...
Remembering the past: Manchester United and the Munich Air Disaster

06 February 2013 | Analysis, Soccer

55 years ago, Manchester United suffered one of the grimmest fates ever to befall a sports team. This feature, which originally appeared in the June 2009 edition of SportsPro, examines the accident that killed eight of the club's players at Munich-Riem Airport in West Germany on 6th February 1958. Read more...
Sporting Kansas City terminate Livestrong stadium deal

29 January 2013 | North America, Soccer

Major League Soccer club Sporting Kansas City have terminated their stadium naming rights deal with cancer organisation Livestrong. Read more...
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