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Top German football team seeks to emulate overseas commercial success of English clubs
Football club has already spent more than €150mn on signings this summer and has sold broadcast and sponsorship rights
Investment fund secures additional 15% of media rights as football club raises funding for summer signings
Artificial sights and sounds are no substitute for real fans at sports events
Short-term deals carry less risk for clubs but raise concerns over career development
Ex-communist nation benefit from proximity to game’s western Europe stronghold
Swansea City’s American owners have global ambitions for the Welsh club but will their strategy be undone by a dismal season?
A great manager serves football lessons with a little management in a cool, empathetic style
Fans speculate over next destinations for Mr Pep Guardiola and José Mourinho
All but the super-rich are being priced out of sporting fixtures once available to everyone
Balance of performance power varies between countries and over time
Bayern Munich to give €1m from friendly match to projects to aid migrants
Broadcast deal propels English clubs above Europeans regardless of silverware
Spain so far clear at the top of the Uefa coefficient rankings as to be untouchable
Rise in value of broadcast rights push English football clubs up Europe’s ‘money league’
Share of points won by top four in Europe’s top leagues is rising steadily
Virtual football table monitors European clubs’ financial performance
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