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Real Madrid hails position of ‘maximum solvency’
Real Madrid has announced that it was able to achieve €620.1m ($693.9m) in operating revenue during the 2015-16 financial year, the first time that the Spanish LaLiga football club has surpassed the €600m mark.
Communiqué | Up close and personal with Microsoft’s Madrid project
Real Madrid explained its new data-driven fan engagement project with Microsoft to an international group of journalists and analysts in Madrid in November. SportBusiness Group analyst Lukas Zajancauskas was there.
Real Madrid writes fresh chapter in financial success story
Spanish Liga football club Real Madrid has further consolidated its position as the financial powerhouse of world sport by revealing revenue and profit increases for its 2014-15 fiscal year.
Real Madrid partners with Alibaba to target Chinese market
Spanish Liga football team Real Madrid has agreed a partnership with e-commerce giant the Alibaba Group in a bid to further its presence in the Chinese market.
Real Madrid remains sport’s most valuable team, as MLB and NBA franchises rise
Spanish Liga football club Real Madrid has retained its title as the world’s most valuable sports team, with US major league franchises enhancing their position in the upper echelons of Forbes’ annual study.
App to help drive Real revenue to $1bn – Microsoft
Real Madrid, ranked by Forbes as the world's most valuable sports team, believes its new mobile app will generate new revenues enabling the Liga football club to maintain its financial competitive advantage as it faces years of “frozen” television income due to new rights sales regulations in Spain.
Bale connects with Sony for Xperia promotion
The Sony Mobile division of the Japanese electronics giant has signed up Real Madrid football star Gareth Bale as an ambassador for its Xperia Z3 smartphone series.
Court ruling halts Real Madrid’s Bernabeu plans
Real Madrid has been forced to put redevelopment plans for its Santiago Bernabeu home on hold after the High Court of Madrid overturned a previous agreement for the renovation of the Spanish Liga football club’s stadium.
Real confirmed as International Champions Cup expands to Australia
The International Champions Cup pre-season football tournament will expand to Australia next year, with Spanish Liga club Real Madrid confirmed as the first participant.
LEADERS 2014: Facebook and the NBA on creating engaging content
Mundane family photos, courtside experiences and getting the timing right were among the themes as the NBA and Facebook discussed how to create engaging social media content at the Leaders Sports Summit this afternoon.
LEADERS 2014: Clubs not listened to by FIFA, European football bosses say
Real reveals record revenue after European triumph
Spanish Liga football club Real Madrid has reported record turnover of €603.9m ($797.1m) for the 2013-14 financial year after winning the Uefa Champions League in May.
Real Madrid retains status as sport’s most valuable team
Spanish Liga football club Real Madrid has retained its title as the world’s most valuable sports team, with football again dominating the upper echelons of Forbes’ annual study as American football’s NFL continues to account for the majority of entries in the top 50.
Football’s Popularity Contest
The global popularity of football was demonstrated on social media during May’s UEFA Champions League final. Max Gabovitch reports.
Real Madrid and Barcelona push United down valuation rankings
Manchester United has continued its descent down Forbes’ annual rankings of the world’s most valuable football clubs as Real Madrid and Barcelona ensured a Spanish lockout of the top-two positions for the first time since the business media outlet began the list a decade ago.
TAG Heuer moves into football endorsement with Ronaldo tie-up
Watchmaker TAG Heuer has entered into a long-term partnership with Cristiano Ronaldo to make the Real Madrid and Portugal football superstar a brand ambassador.
Real Madrid unveils winning design for Bernabeu revamp
Real Madrid has selected a proposal from GMP Architekten and L35 as the winner of the international design competition to transform its Santiago Bernabeu home into what it claims will be the best stadium in the world.
Real Madrid pays Ancelotti half Mourinho’s salary
Spanish La Liga giant Real Madrid has reportedly handed an annual salary of €7.5 million to its team coach Carlo Ancelotti, just over half of what it paid his predecessor Jose Mourinho.