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League : English Premiership Manchester United is the richest club in the world, thanks to shrewd marketing to a worldwide fan base. The Red Devils have won 17 English league championships, nine since the start of the Premiership in 1993. That dominance of English football has been challenged but not eclipsed by Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal. Bought by Tampa Bay Buccaneers owner Malcolm Glazer in 2005. Team Value $1,870(€1,409/£1,305) Million (2008: #1) Owner/Major Shareholder: Glazer family Chief Executive: David Gill Head Coach: Sir Alex Ferguson Club President: Joel & Avram Glazer (Co-chairmen)
European Trophies: 3 European Champions Cups: 1968, 1999, 2008; 1 Cup Winners Cup: 1991, 1 Intercontinental Cup: 1999; 1 FIFA Club World Cup: 2008
Domestic Championships: 17: 1907-08, 1910-11, 1951-52, 1955-56, 1956-57, 1964-65, 1966-67, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1998-99, 1999-00, 2000-01, 2002-03, 2006-07, 2008-09
Main Sponsor/Uniform Sponsor: AIG/Nike
Other Sponsors: Betfred, Budweiser, Hi Seoul, Hublot, Kumho Tires |
Stadium Old Trafford Capacity: 76,000
Revenue $512(€325/£257) Million
Income $160(€102/£80) Million
Debt/Value 54%
Home Uniform Red shirts, white shorts, black socks
Away Uniform White shirts with red and blue trim, blue shorts, white socks
Nickname Red Devils |
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League: Spanish Primera Liga Spain's most successful team, and with a record nine European Champions Cups, arguably Europe's—and perhaps the world's—most storied soccer club. Long success on the field, immense financial resources and a history of acquiring superstars makes Real Madrid a magnet for players and fans alike. Team Value $1,353(€1,019/£944) Million (2008: #2) Owner/Major Shareholder: club members Head Coach: Juande Ramos Club President: Vicente Boluda European Trophies: 9 European Champions Cups: 1955-56, 1956-57, 1957-58, 1958-59, 1959-60, 1965-66, 1997-98, 1999-00, 2001-02, 2 UEFA Cups: 1984-85, 1985-86, 3 Intercontinental Cups: 1960, 1998, 2002
Domestic Championships:
31: 1931-32, 1932-33, 1953-54, 1954-55, 1956-57, 1957-58, 1960-61, 1961-62, 1962-63, 1963-64, 1964-65, 1966-67, 1967-68, 1968-69, 1971-72, 1974-75, 1975-76, 1977-78, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1985-86, 1986-87, 1987-88, 1988-89, 1989-90, 1994-95, 1996-97, 2000-01, 2002-03, 2006-07, 2007-08
Main Sponsor/Uniform Sponsor: Bwin/Adidas
Other Sponsors: Audi, Coca-Cola, Mahou |
Stadium Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Capacity: 80,400 Revenue $576(€366/£290) Million Income $81(€51/£41) Million Debt/Value 23% Home Uniform All white Away Uniform All blue
Nickname
Los Blancos (The Whites) |
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League: English Premiership Originally a team of munitions workers from southeast London before moving to north London, the club's most successful period was in the 1930s, when under the management initially of Herbert Chapman, it won five English league titles and two cups. Now under the guidance of Frenchman Arsène Wenger, Arsenal finished in the top two of the English league for eight straight seasons but is now undergoing a transition having left its hallowed Highbury home for its new Emirates stadium, and bringing on a younger generation of players. Team Value $1,200(€904/£837) Million Owner/Major Shareholder: Alisher Usmanov Chief Executive: Ivan Gazidis Head Coach: Arsène Wenger Club President: Peter Hill-Wood (Chairman) European Trophies: 1 Cup Winners Cup: 1993—94; 1 UEFA Cup: 1969—70 Domestic Championships: 13: 1930—31, 1932—33, 1933—34, 1934—35, 1937—38, 1947—48, 1952—53, 1970—71, 1988—89, 1990—91, 1997—98, 2001—02, 2003—04
Main Sponsor/Uniform Sponsor:
Emirates/Nike
Other Sponsors:
O2, Citroen, LG, EDF Energy, Lucozade Sport, EA Sports, EBEL, Thomas Cook, Paddypower |
Stadium Emirates Stadium Capacity: 60,400 Revenue $349(€221/£175) Million Income $80(€51/£40) Million Debt/Value 107% Home Uniform Red shirts with white trim, white shorts, white socks Away Uniform Yellow shirts with blue sleeves and red trim, blue shorts, yellow socks
Nickname The Gunners |
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League: German Bundesliga Long a powerful force in German football, Bayern Munich's golden age was in the late 1960s to mid-1970s, when the team, led by Franz Beckenbauer along with striker Gerd Müller and goalkeeper Sepp Maier, won three successive European Cups from 1974 through 1976. The current team remains a perennial force in Europe, if not quite top-tier. The club also has one of Europe's most dramatic stadiums as its new home. Team Value $1,110(€836/£774) Million Owner/Major Shareholder: club members Chief Executive: Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (Chairman, Executive Board) Head Coach: Jurgen Klinsmann Club President: Franz Beckenbauer (Chairman, Supervisory Board) European Trophies: 4 European Champions Cups: 1973-74, 1974-75, 1975-76, 2000-01; 1 UEFA Cup: 1996; 1 European Cup Winners Cup: 1967; 2 Intercontinental Cups: 1976, 2001 Domestic Championships: 21: 1932, 1968-69, 1971-72, 1972-73, 1973-74, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1984-85, 1985-86, 1986-87, 1988-89, 1989-90, 1993-94, 1996-97, 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2000-01, 2002-03, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2007-08 Main Sponsor/Uniform Sponsor: Deutsche Telekom's T-Com/Adidas Other Sponsors:
Allianz, Arabella Starwood, Audi, Coca-Cola, e-on, bwin, HypoVereinsbnk, Konica Minolta, Lufthansa, Man, Medion, Nikon, Paulaner, Sony Ericsson |
Stadium Allianz Arena
Capacity: 69,000 Revenue
$465(€295/£234) Million
Income
$59(€38/£30) Million
Debt/Value
0%
Home Uniform
Red shirts with white hoops, red shorts and socks with white trim
Away Uniform
All blue with white trim
Nickname
Der FCB (The FCBs) |
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League: English Premiership Liverpool dominated English and European football in the 1960s through the 1980s under legendary manager Bill Shankley and his successors. However, the club is marred by the fatal disasters at the Heysel and Hillsborough stadiums in 1985 and 1989, which took the lives of 39 and 96 spectators, respectively. An unexpected European Champions title in 2004-05 cheered the Anfield faithful. less so the arrival of new American owners to fund a new stadium and team to keep pace in the Premiership with Chelsea, Manchester United and Arsenal. Team Value $1,010(€760/£704) Million Owner/Major Shareholder: George Gillett/Thomas Hicks
Head Coach: Rafael Benitez
Club President: Thomas O. Hicks and George Gillett Jr, (Co-chairmen)
European Trophies:
5 European Champions Cups: 1976-77, 1977-78, 1980-81, 1983-84, 2004-2005; 3 UEFA Cups: 1972-73, 1975-76, 2000-01
Domestic Championships: 18: 1900-01, 1905-06, 1921-22, 1922-23, 1946-47, 1963-64, 1965-66, 1972-73, 1975-76, 1976-77, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1985-86, 1987-88, 1989-90
Main Sponsor/Uniform Sponsor:
Carlsberg/Adidas
Other Sponsors:
Paddypower, MBNA, Konami, Lucozade Sport, Thomas Cook, Setanta Sports |
Stadium Anfield Revenue $332(€211/£167) Million
Income
$50(€32/£25) Million
Debt/Value
59%
Home Uniform
All red
Away Uniform
All grey with red trim
Nickname
The Reds |
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League: Italian Serie A Originally established by English expatriate Alfred Edwards as the Milan Cricket and Football Club, AC Milan has had a fierce rivalry with Internazionale ever since their spilt in 1908. The Rossoneri emerged as a European force in the late 1980s with the signing of Dutch stars Marco Van Basten and Ruud Gullit and remain one of Europe's top teams, noted for a formidable defense. Team Value $990(€746/£691) Million Owner/Major Shareholder: Silvio Berlusconi
Chief Executive:
Adriano Galliani (EVP and Managing Director)
Head Coach: Carlo Ancelotti
Club President: Vacant (while former incmbent is Italian Prime Minister)
European Trophies: 7 European Champions Cups: 1962-63, 1968-69, 1988-89, 1989-90, 1993-94, 2002-03, 2006-07; 2 Cup Winners Cups: 1967-68, 1972-73; 3 Intercontinental Cups: 1969, 1989, 1990; 1 FIFA Club World Cup
Domestic Championships: 17: 901, 1906, 1907, 1950-51, 1954-55, 1956-57, 1958-59, 1961-62, 1967-68, 1978-79, 1987-88, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1995-96, 1998-99, 2003-04
Main Sponsor/Uniform Sponsor: Bwin/Adidas
Other Sponsors: Sky, Dolce & Gabbana |
Stadium
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
Capacity: 82,955 Revenue
$330(€210/£166) Million
Income
$58(€37/£29) Million
Debt/Value 0%
Home Uniform
Red and black striped shirts, white shorts, black socks
Away Uniform
All white with red trim
Nickname Rossoneri (Red Blacks) |
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League: Spanish Primera Liga Fiercely proud flag bearers for the Catalonian region of Spain, Barca perennially battles with archrival Real Madrid to be the country's top team. It has won the Spanish cup more times than any other team and is also the only club to have played in every European Cup since the competition started in 1955. It has often struggled in the Spanish league, winning that title only 18 times, although eight of those have been since 1990. The current side is one of the most electrifying in Europe. Team Value $960(€723/£670) Million Owner/Major Shareholder: club members Chief Executive:
Joan Oliver i Fontanet (General Manager)
Head Coach: Josep Guardiola
Club President: Joan Laporta i Estruch
European Trophies: 2 European Champions Cups: 1992, 2006; 4 Cup Winners Cups: 1979, 1982, 1989, 1997; 3 UEFA Cups: 1958, 1960, 1966
Domestic Championships:
18: 1929, 1945, 1948, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1959, 1960, 1974, 1985, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2005, 2006
Main Sponsor/Uniform Sponsor: Unicef/Nike
Other Sponsors: Telefonica, Audi, Estrella, La Caixa, Televisio de Catalunya |
Stadium Estadio Camp Nou Revenue $487(€309/£244) Million Income $108(€69/£54) Million
Debt/Value 7%
Home Uniform
Blue and red striped shirt, blue shorts, red socks with blue tops
Away Uniform Lemon yellow shirts with blue and red stripe, blue shorts, yellow socks
Nickname Barca
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League: English Premiership Since buying the debt-encumbered west London club in 2003, Russian oil tycoon Roman Abramovich has used his billions to stack Chelsea with some of the world's finest players—and earn his team the soubriquet Chelski. The makeover bought instant domestic success, including back to back Premiership titles, but a Champions League trophy for the Blues' surprisingly bare trophy cabinet is the minimum return expected for Abramovich's investment. Team Value $800(€602/£558) Million Owner/Major Shareholder: Roman Abramovich Chief Executive: Peter Kenyon Head Coach: Guus Hiddink Club President: Bruce Buck (Chairman) European Trophies: 2 Cup Winners Cups: 1971, 1998
Domestic Cups:
4 F.A. Cups: 1970, 1997, 2000, 2007; 4 League Cups: 1965, 1998, 2005, 2007
Main Sponsor/Uniform Sponsor: Samsung/Adidas
Other Sponsors:
Heineken, Etihad Airways, ViaGoGo, Pepsi/Gatorade, Armani, Ladbrokes, National Car Rental. Laurent Perrier, Giorgio Armani |
Stadium Stamford Bridge Revenue $424(€269/£213) Million Income $-13(€-8/£-7) Million
Debt/Value 92%
Home Uniform
Royal blue shirts and shorts, white socks
Away Uniform All black
Nickname The Blues |
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League: Italian Serie A Founded by Turin high school students, Juventus was turned into the most successful team in Italy by the Agnelli family fortune. In one 15 year spell (1972 to 1986), Juventus won all of the most important international competitions, a feat matched only by Ajax. Juve and Internazionale were the only clubs never to have been relegated from Serie A since the league's formation in 1930 — until the 2006-07 season when Juve was demoted to Serie B in punishment for match fixing. Team Value $600(€452/£419) Million Owner/Major Shareholder: Agnelli family Chief Executive: Jean-Claude Blanc Head Coach: Claudio Ranieri Club President: Giovanni Coboli Gigli (Chairman)
European Trophies: 2 European Champions Cups: 1984-85; 1995-96; 3 UEFA Cups: 1976-77; 1989-90; 1992-93; 1 Cup Winners Cup: 1983-84; 2 Intercontinental Cups: 1985; 1996
Domestic Championships:
27: 1905; 1925-26 [33]; 1930-31; 1931-32; 1932-33; 1933-34; 1934-35; 1949-50; 1951-52; 1957-58; 1959-60; 1960-61; 1966-67; 1971-72; 1972-73; 1974-75; 1976-77; 1977-78; 1980-81; 1981-82; 1983-84; 1985-86; 1994-95; 1996-97; 1997-98; 2001-02; 2002-03 (titles stripped for match fixing: 2004-05, 2005-06)
Main Sponsor/Uniform Sponsor:
New Holland (Fiat Group)/Nike
Other Sponsors:
Sky, Banco Popolare, TIM, Birra Moretti, Trentino, Metis, L'Oreal, DSquared2, Air One, BetClick |
Stadium Stadio Olimpico di Torino (temporary home) Revenue $264(€168/£133) Million
Income
$46(€29/£23) Million
Debt/Value
5%
Home Uniform
Black and white striped shirts with yellow trim, white shorts with yellow trim, black socks with white tops
Away Uniform
Yellow shirts with white trim, black shorts, yellow socks with black tops.
Nickname
La Vecchia Signora (The Old Lady) |
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League: German Bundesliga Based in the German coal fields of the Ruhr valley, Schalke won seven German championships between 1933 and 1942. It struggled in post-war Germany, being relegated three times to the second division, until its fortunes revived in the 1990s. The club won the UEFA cup in 1997, qualified for the Champions League in 2001 for the first time and moved into one of Europe's most modern stadiums. The team is still trying to win an eighth domestic championship. Team Value $510(€384/£356) Million Owner/Major Shareholder: Veltins brewery Chief Executive: Peter Peters (General Secretary) Head Coach: Vacant Club President: Josef Schnusenberg (Chairman) European Trophies: 1 UEFA Cup: 1997 Domestic Championships: 7: 1934, 1935, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1958
Main Sponsor/Uniform Sponsor:
Gazprom/Adidas
Other Sponsors:
Veltins, Victoria, Boklunder, Sinalco, VW |
Stadium Veltins-Arena Capacity: 61,500 Revenue $234(€148/£117) Million Income $41(€26/£21) Million
Debt/Value 38%
Home Uniform All royal blue with white trim
Away Uniform All white with royal blue trim
Nickname Die Königsblauen (The Royal Blues) |
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League: English Premiership Despite occasional outbursts of cup success, Tottenham has yet to recapture the glory days of 1960-61 when it became the first team of the 20th century to win the English league and cup double. Prosaic midtable comfort from an underperforming team has become the habitual fare for the long suffering White Hart Lane faithful. Team Value $445(€335/£310) Million Owner/Major Shareholder: Joseph Lewis Chief Executive: Matthew Collecott (Executive Director)
Head Coach:
Harry Redknapp
Club President:
Daniel Levy (Executive Chairman)
European Trophies:
1 Cup Winners Cup: 1962-63; 2 UEFA Cups: 1971-72, 1983-84
Domestic Championships:
2: 1950-51, 1960-61
Main Sponsor/Uniform Sponsor:
Mansion/Puma
Other Sponsors:
Carlsberg, Thomas Cook, MBNA, Britannia, Endersleigh, TNT, BMW, Glyn Hopkin, BT |
#11 Tottenham Hotspur [ England ]
Stadium White Hart Lane Capacity: 36,221
Revenue $228(€145/£115) Million
Income $70(€44/£35) Million
Debt/Value 29%
Home Uniform White shirts with dark blue trim, blue shorts, white socks with dark blue tops
Away Uniform All sky blue
Nickname Spurs |
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League: French Ligue 1 Olympique Lyonnais found cup success in the 1960s and '70s, but by the '80s had dropped into the second division of the French league. Jean-Michel Aulas took over the club in 1987, promising a return to division one and qualification for European football within four years. The former was achieved for the 1990 season and the later the year after. A first French league title was won in 2002 and retained each season since. Team Value $423(€319/£295) Million Owner/Major Shareholder:
Jean-Michel Aulas
Chief Executive:
Thierry Sauvage (General Manager)
Head Coach:
Claude Puel
Club President:
Jean-Michel Aulas (President & CEO)
European Trophies:
None
Domestic Championships:
7: 2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08
Main Sponsor/Uniform Sponsor:
Novotel & Ticket Resturant/Umbro
Other Sponsors:
Renault Truck, Apicil, Orange,GE, ISS,ParuVendu |
#12 Olympique Lyonnais [ France ]
Stadium Stade Gerland
Capacity: 40,500 Revenue
$245(€156/£123) Million
Income $94(€60/£47) Million
Debt/Value 18%
Home Uniform
White shirt with red and blue stripe, white shorts and socks
Away Uniform All blue
Nickname Les Gones |
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League: Italian Serie A Frequently overshadowed by the clubs from Turin and Milan, Roma is proud to have been the first Italian club to win a European trophy, the Fairs Cup, in 1961. The 1980s were a next golden era for the Giallorossi — a first Serie A title in 1983 and four victories in the Coppa Italia in seven seasons. A third Italian championship came in 2001, but it has been a Cinderella side since — five second places in the league and defeat in three Copa Italia finals. Team Value $381(€287/£266) Million Owner/Major Shareholder: Sensi family
Head Coach: Luciano Spalletti
Club President: Rosella Sensi
European Trophies:
1 UEFA Cup: 1960-61
Domestic Championships: 3: 1941-42, 1982-83, 2000-01
Domestic Cups: 8 Italian Cups: 1963-64, 1968-69, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1983-84, 1985-86, 1990-91, 2006-07; 2 Italian Super Cup: 2000-01, 2006-07
Main Sponsor/Uniform Sponsor:
Wind/Kappa
Other Sponsors: Alice, Aurora Assicurazioni, Gruppo Loda, TIM,Sky |
Stadium Stadio Olimpico Capacity: 72,700
Revenue $276(€175/£139) Million
Income $69(€44/£35) Million
Debt/Value 9%
Home Uniform Red shirts with organge trim, white shorts, black socks
Away Uniform All white with red and orange shirt trim
Nickname Giallorossi (Yellow Reds) |
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League: Italian Serie A The Milan rivalry is one of the greatest in sports, rooted in the split of Internazionale from what is now AC Milan in 1908 over the direction of the club and whether it should admit non-Italians. The Nerazzurri's golden era was in the 1960s, when they won three Serie A titles and two European Cups. The UEFA Cup was won three times in the 1990s, and the mid-2000s has brought a threepeat of league titles. Team Value $370(€279/£258) Million Owner/Major Shareholder: Massimo Moratti Chief Executive: Ernesto Paolillo (Managinig Director & COO) Head Coach: José Mourinho
Club President: Massimo Moratti
European Trophies: 2 European Champions Cups: 1963-64, 1964-65; 3 UEFA Cups: 1990-91, 1993-94, 1997-98; 2 Intercontinental Cups: 1964, 1965
Domestic Championships: 16: 1909-10, 1919-20, 1929-30, 1937-38, 1939-40, 1952-53, 1953-54, 1962-63, 1964-65, 1965-66, 1970-71, 1979-80, 1988-89, 2005-06, 2006-07 , 2007-08
Main Sponsor/Uniform Sponsor: Pirelli/Nike
Other Sponsors: Sky, Acer, Alice, Birra Moretti, Grupo Bancario Mediobanca, Eminflex, Kopron, Metis, Samsung, SDA, Shinelco, Sisal,TIM, Volvo |
#14 Internazionale Milan [ Italy ]
Stadium Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
Capacity: 82,955 Revenue $272(€173/£137) Million
Income $27(€17/£13) Million
Debt/Value
77%
Home Uniform Black and royal blue striped shirts, black shorts, blue shorts with black tops
Away Uniform
White shirts, brown shorts, white socks
Nickname Nerazzuri (Black-Blues) |
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League: German Bundesliga One of Germany's oldest clubs, earning it the nickname The Dinosaur, Hamburg was born in its current form from the union of thee of city's teams after World War One. Early success was followed by a fallow period that lasted until the 1960s when Hamburg became a founder member of the Bundesliga. Titles and trophies came in the 1970s and 1980s, but apart from a league cup in 2003, it hasn't, won a competition in 20 years. It is, though, the only founding member of the Bundesliga not to have been relegated from the top division. Team Value $330(€249/£230) Million Owner/Major Shareholder: club members Head Coach:
Martin Jol Club President:
Bernd Hoffmann (Chairman) European Trophies:
1 European Champions Cup: 1983; 1 European Cup Winners Cup: 1977 Domestic Championships:
6: 1923, 1928, 1960, 1979, 1982, 1983
MainSponsor/UniformSponsor:
Emirates/Adidas
Other Sponsors: Holsten, Imtech, NDR2,Vattenfall, Techniker Krankenkasse |
Stadium HSH Nordbank Arena Capacity: 57,274 Revenue $202(€128/£101) Million Income $44(€28/£22) Million Debt/Value 0% Home Uniform White shirts with red pinstripes, red shorts, blue socks with black tops
Away Uniform Black and blue halves shirts, blue shorts, white socks with black tops
Nickname Rothosen (Red Shorts) |
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League: German Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund was the first German club to win a European trophy, defeating Liverpool 2-1 in 1966 in the Cup Winners, Cup. Long a rival in Westphalia to Schalke 04, the Borussen have been German champions only six times. Three of those titles, and a European Champions Cup, have come since 1995. It is the only Germany club to be publicly listed, but has struggled on and off the field in recent years. Team Value $325(€245/£227) Million Owner/Major Shareholder: Morgan Stanley Ltd. Chief Executive: Reinhard Rauball (President, Football Club)
Head Coach: Jürgen Klopp
Club President:
Hans-Joachim Watzke (Group Chairman)
European Trophies: 1 European Champions Cup: 1997; 1 Cup Winners Cup: 1966; Intercontinental Cup: 1997
Domestic Championships: 6: 1956, 1957, 1963, 1995, 1996, 2002
Main Sponsor/Uniform Sponsor:
Evonik Industries/Nike
Other Sponsors:
Signal Iduna, Sparda-Bank, Coca-Cola, AWD, Brinkhoff's, Brilliance |
#16 Borussia Dortmund [ Germany ]
Stadium Signal Iduna Park (Westfalenstadion) Revenue $183(€116/£92) Million Income $9(€5/£4) Million Debt/Value 33% Home Uniform Yellowshirts with black pinstripes, black shorts, yellow socks Away Uniform Black shirts with yellow sash, yellow shorts, black socks Nickname Die Schwarzgelben (Black Yellows) |
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League: English Premiership Mostly overshadowed by cross-town archrivals United, City has dropped in and out of the English top flight and last enjoyed sustained success with the team Joe Mercer and Malcolm Alllison built in the late 1960s. In 2003, the team moved from historic Maine Road stadium to one built for the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester. Now owned by Abu Dhabi investment fund controlled by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nayhan. Team Value $310(€233/£216) Million Owner/Major Shareholder: Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Chief Executive: Garry Cook (Executive Chairman) Head Coach: Mark Hughes Club President: Khaldoon Al Mubarak (Chairman)
European Trophies:
1 Cup Winners Cup: 1969-70
Domestic Championships:
2: 1936-37, 1967-68
Main Sponsor/Uniform Sponsor:
Thomas Cook/Le Coq Sportif
Other Sponsors:
Ecko Unltd, Singha Beer, Seat Exchange.com, Digibet,John Smith's, Key 103 |
#17 Manchester City [ England ]
Stadium City of Manchester Stadium Revenue $164(€104/£82) Million Income $-16(€-10/£-8) Million Debt/Value 0% Home Uniform Sky blue shirts with white facing, white shorts, white socks with sky blue tops Away Uniform Black and red striped shirts, black shorts, white socks with black tops Nickname Citeh |
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League: German Bundesliga Founded by Bremen students who'd won a soccer ball as a prize in a high school competition. Today still has a flourishing amateur sports side and may be the only pro sports team to have pro soccer and chess teams under one roof. National soccer success first came in 1961 with a German Cup win. A founding member of the Bundesliga when German soccer went fully professional in 1960s, Werder won the title the second season then went into long decline until the late 1980s and the era of legendary coach Otto Rehhagel. Team Value $292(€220/£204) Million Owner/Major Shareholder: club members Chief Executive: Klaus Allofs (Chairman, Management Board) Head Coach: Thomas Schaaf Club President: Willi Lemke (Chairman) European Trophies: 1 Cup Winners Cup 1992 Domestic Championships:
4: 1965,1988,1993,2004
Main Sponsor/Uniform Sponsor: Citibank/Kappa
Other Sponsors: Beluga Shipping, Coca-Cola, Deutsche Bahn, EWE, Vilsa Brunnen |
Stadium Weserstadion Capacity: 43,087
Revenue $177(€112/£89) Million
Income $27(€17/£13) Million
Debt/Value 0%
Home Uniform
White shirts with green band, green shorts, white socks with green tops
Away Uniform
Green shirts with white trim, white shorts, green socks
Nickname Die Grün-Weißen (Green-Whites) |
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League: English Premiership Newcastle's greatest success came a century ago, when it won three English league titles and reached the F.A. Cup final five times between 1905 and 1911. After a long period of scant achievement, the Magpies repeatedly show stuttering signs of revival. But the club is still searching for a league title they haven't won since 1926-27, and which their Cubbies-like fans, the Toon Army, crave Team Value $285(€215/£199) Million
Owner/Major Shareholder: Michael Ashley Chief Executive: Derek Llambias (Managing Director) Head Coach: Vacant (Interim: Alan Shearer) Club President: NA
European Trophies: 1 UEFA Cup: 1969 Domestic Championships:
4: 1904-05, 1906-07, 1908-09, 1926-27 Main Sponsor/Uniform Sponsor:
Northern Rock/Adidas
Other Sponsors:
Carling, Collingwood Insurance, Jaxx, MBNA, Sports Direct.com, Seat Exchange.com |
#19 Newcastle United [ England ]
Stadium St. James' Park Revenue $198(€126/£99) Million Income $-13(€-8/£-6) Million Debt/Value 96% Home Uniform Black and white striped shirts, black shorts and socks Away Uniform All violet with white trim Nickname The Magpies |
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League: German Bundesliga Formed in 1912 by the merger of Stuttgarter FV and Kronen-Club Cannstatt, two clubs with rugby roots. By the 1930s, the club was a local football power good enough to make national playoffs on occasion. Regional titles and two national cup successes came in the 1950s, earning the club founder membership of the Bundesliga in 1963. Staying semi-professional, it struggled until the mid-1970s and dropped down a division, before bouncing back to win the Bundesliga for the first time in 1984. Subsequent success has been intermittent at home and elusive in Europe. Team Value $264(€198/£184) Million Owner/Major Shareholder: Club members Chief Executive: Ulrich Ruf (Executive Director) Head Coach: Markus Babbel Club President: Erwin Staudt European Trophies: None Domestic Championships: 5: 1949-50, 1951-52, 1983-84, 1991-92, 2006-07 Main Sponsor/Uniform Sponsor:
ENBW/Puma
Other Sponsors: Mercedes-Benz, Fanuc Robotics, Landesbank Baden-Württemberg, Dinkel Ackner, Weru |
Stadium Mercedes-Benz Arena
Capacity: 57,000 Revenue $176(€112/£88) Million
Income $18(€11/£9) Million
Debt/Value 0%
Home Uniform White shirts with red band, white shorts, white socks with red tops
Away Uniform Red shirts with white band, red shorts, red socks with white tops |
Source: >> Forbes
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