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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...
EUROs 2025: Ticket sales figures promise full stadiums
The RiseOn 1 October, the Swiss Football Association and the UEFA launched the first ticket sales phase for the tournament next summer. Within 24 hours, 120,000 tickets had already been sold. An impressive figure, which was increased a week later at the start of the second...