Sponsorship revenue shirts European football clubs 2010/11 season reached the highest level of all time, with a total of 470.7 million Euros, according to the twelfth edition of “Report on Sponsorship in football jerseys in Europe “of the international sports marketing consultant SPORT + MARKT. This report analyzes the shirt sponsorship of the 6 major European markets .* According to the report, La Liga clubs increase their revenues in this new edition, but not as much as the French clubs who manage to slightly before moving to Spanish 1st division to fifth place in the standings.
League clubs have increased their income this year on sponsorships of t at 8.9 million Euros, compared with the 2009/10 report of SPORT + MARKT. This increase is mainly due to the renewal of the contract between Real Madrid and bwin valued at EUR 23 million, 8 million higher than last season. “While the Spanish La Liga clubs as a whole have increased their sponsorship on shirts, this was thanks to Real Madrid that regardless of sporting performance is the third best club in Europe at this concept,” says Mario Oliveto, General Director for Spain and Latin America of SPORT + MARKT.
After Real Madrid, the second best placed club in Spain in this classification is to Atletico Madrid with an agreement under 10 million Euros. Behind these two teams are Madrid Valencia CF and Sevilla FC, whose income is not much higher than those of other top clubs.
JAVIER MANSO CARREIRA