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PUMA still ahead of the women’s boots game
The RisePUMA's latest lineup of women's boots © PUMA. The German sports brand has long been heralded by women as the benchmark for supporting athletes. Back in 2021, women's football agent Jasmina Covic noted how other brands were hijacking PUMA's investment in female...
Low interest for international game
The RiseAt the press conference ahead of the European Championship play-off against Poland (today, 6.15pm), national team coach Irene Fuhrmann criticised the low level of fan interest in Austria. "We have to ask ourselves whether we did everything we could to promote the game...
Deep-dive into the gender gap at top club’s leadership
The RiseThe example of Michele Kang, who is now the majority owner of three women's football clubs, shows on the one hand how influential a woman can be in this sport. On the other hand, in all three of the clubs she owns, it is exclusively men who hold the position of coach,...
Man U – Chelsea finally played but fans still frustrated
The RiseThe south-west-Londoners only ran out 1-0 victors against their visitors form the north-west but - fittingly - enjoyed the lion's share of possession and had 19 shots at Phallon Tullis-Joyce's goal. Their opponents only mustered three at the other end. While two of...
US association receives 30 million dollars
The RiseA windfall for US football: Michele Kang, entrepreneur and owner of three football clubs (Washington Spirit, Olympique Lyon and London City Lionesses), made a cash gift of 30 million dollars to the US Soccer Federation on Tuesday. This money will be paid out over the...
FC Viktoria Berlin: With Women’s power into the Bundesliga?
The RiseWhat do ex-swimmer Franziska van Almsick, skiing star Maria Höfl-Riesch, dancer Nikeata Thompson and former tennis player Anke Huber have in common? Together with 243 other people, they are all investing in the football club Viktoria Berlin. The football club...
Women’s Football at DFB with Dr. Holger Blask
The Risehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdzqSOrmWvI Career path After studying law at the University of Cologne, Dr Blask found his way into the sport industry. With his dissertation on the central marketing of media rights and competition law, he was able to familiarise...
FC Barcelona’s Investment Pays Off
The RiseAitana Bonmatí picked up her second consecutive Ballon d’Or in Paris in October. The top two players next to her in the top 3 were also FC Barcelona players, Caroline Graham Hansen and Salma Paralluelo. Two more blaugrana players finished in the top 10 with Mariona...
Sky and BBC agree record-breaking broadcast deal
The RiseThe deal is the first broadcast contract negotiated by the newly-formed Women’s Professional Leagues Limited (WPLL) and has been cautiously welcomed by fans, clubs and administrators alike. It takes the overall commercial value of women's football in the UK to well...
Former England captain Steph Houghton was on £9,000 a year
The RiseEven more startling than this top-line figure is the revelation that her playing contract with the Gunners was just £4,000 per annum - the remaining £5,000 of her earnings was earned by coaching sessions that she took outside of training hours and some ambassadorial...
Frauen-Bundesliga clubs commission agency for changeover
The RiseDFB measures not considered sustainable enough Until now, the German Football Association (DFB) has been responsible for all decisions relating to the Frauen-Bundesliga. Last year, the association ensured, among other things, that TV revenues increased at the start of...
Bayern München with highest sponsorship income
The RiseThe women's Bundesliga continues to grow. This can be seen, among other things, in the growing number of spectators: In the 2022/2023 season, 359,000 spectators came to the stadiums; in the following season, this figure was increased by around 20,000 fans. And this...
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