The Official Capitalism FC thread

[seafoid]

The idea is to discuss the effect of serious money on pro sport in Europe, specifically soccer and rugby. 
It could be a place to find reference documents as well.

eg UEFA benchmarking report

http://www.uefa.org/MultimediaFiles/Download/Tech/uefaorg/General/01/99/91/07/1999107_DOWNLOAD.pdf

Annual turnover of teams in Champions League, page 36

<1 m        63 clubs from 24 countries
1<10m      79 clubs from 36 countries
10<50      51 clubs from 25 countries
50<100     20 clubs from 14 countries
100<500   23 clubs from 8 countries
> 500        1 club

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http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/e1e6e5d8-ca14-11e3-ac05-00144feabdc0.html

Money buys success in football and several clubs now have more money than United. From 1997 through 2004, United topped the consultancy Deloitte's "rich list" of European football clubs ranked by revenues. In 2012-13, United dropped out of the top three for the first time since Deloitte began compiling the list. Real Madrid, Barcelona and Bayern Munich now have higher revenues. Moreover, Chelsea, Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain have oil-rich owners who pump money in rather than sucking it out. By the logic of the market that means there are six clubs in Europe more likely to win the Champions League than United.


http://www.deloitte.com/view/en_GB/uk/industries/sportsbusinessgroup/sports/football/deloitte-football-money-league/

Heavily backed by Qatari investment, Paris Saint-
Germain have been able to increase their revenue
almost five-fold since 2009/10. It would be no surprise
to see Paris Saint-Germain become a mainstay of the
Money League top five in years to come as they
continue their development and their strong Middle-
Eastern relationships drive further revenue growth.