Germany is an interesting topic of discussion when investigating the cohesion between commercial and sporting performances in top football. This cohesion is linked to the equation that the more money available, the higher the probability of winning titles. That also goes for Germany where Bayern Munich’s dominance over a longer time-span speaks for itself but […]
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Football & the ‘transfer circus’ – star players are part of the clubs’ spending spree
Although different European countries are still struggling to recover from the mode of financial crisis, the football economy is different and hence is characterized by a ‘spending spree’. Competent football players are still in high demand. According to FIFA (2013), total income from 5,204 transfers worldwide was $928.8 mio. (£612 mio). Despite the fact that the […]