Close to Brazil stages of complete for World Cup 2014

Brazil is on the way to update and Build-Out their 12 stadiums FIFA football team 2014 to get during the World Cup, said the country's Sports Minister on Thursday.

Orlando Silva, Brazil's top sports official, took operation naysayers, and told international reporters on a conference call with 8 of 12 stadiums used for the World Cup football are until the end of next year will be completed according to plan. All 12 stadiums will be completely rebuilt or re-created and end 2013. total infrastructure costs estimated at around $15 billion.

The World Cup will have expected significant economic impact on Brazil. A recent study by Silva's Department forecasts that the World Cup could generate 2014 about $117 billion in economic activity for Brazil. In addition, it estimates that the sporting event could create 700,000 direct and indirect jobs.

Last month, the Government agreed, at least two of the largest airports in Brazil open - including São Paulo largest airports, Congonhas and Guarulhos, privatization. Owned by the Government airport management company INFRAERO, allowances to be auctioned only 49% of the new subsidiaries from 22 will allow this year on Aug.

View the original article here

Brazil's rights 2014 host could lose in the World Cup?

There is no doubt that the most powerful man in Brazilian sport today Ricardo Teixeira, President of which is Brazilian football Confederation (CBF). First choice for the job in 1989, Teixeira is serving his sixth term as head of the CBF, and he has alliances with everyone, his influence in Brazil and abroad is created in the football world to secure. Despite is intensely disliked by football fans (mainly because of its constant interference in the coaching duties of the Brazilian national team), Teixeira enemies never had able or willing, to meet him.

Up to now.

As Brazil fights for deadlines for the preparation of the FIFA World Cup 2014 meet, Teixeira a unexpected attack on the Football Association (FA), the governing body of football in England imported - if not bizarre-: he accused it of a "conspiracy". Teixeira David Triesman, the former Chairman of the FA, which British Government and the BBC, claims have been conspired specifically undermine Brazil's hosting of the World Cup in the hope that would increase FIFA England in and save the day. To be fair, England are in fact prepared for the task upon completion of the preparations for the 2012 Olympic Games.

Is Brazil really in danger of losing the chance, world's most widely-viewed sporting event hosting? That is not good completely out of the question. When this happens, Teixeira and the country's absurd bureaucracy is to blame. Teixeira's much-publicized paranoid comments done nothing the weaknesses of the CBF and the Brazilian authorities have however available.

Truth be told, Brazil does not have much to show more than 45 months after he was awarded the World Cup. There were serious delays in all 12 cities games, especially in the construction of the stadiums and modernisation of airports chosen, to stage, of which most were before the end of the second WELTKRIEGS have built and reached saturation point on the volume of passengers flying to and from the country. These are all important infrastructure challenges, relating to not only the World Cup, but also Brazil's development in General. According the Brazilian General Aviation Association (EXPO AERO BRASIL), a group of boats owners, are Brazil's airports unable to deal with the event side, at football fans that 2014 make pilgrimage to Brazil in the year. Adalberto Febeliano, Vice President of the Association, believes that it would take to renovate "three or four years", and adjust the airports. And that's only when policies do not come.

This is another question. The Brazilian Government has still not yet announced how much they are prepared, investment in infrastructure. A document that recently legislative advice appreciates Brazilian Senate from a record high of $40 billion, by far the largest total in World Cup history be costs of the preparation for the 2014 event, five times more expensive than the 2010 World Cup in South Africa hosted.

Then is the corruption. The Minister for the decision that the Brazilian federal responsibility it is to recognise impossible to avoid cost control and over billing. To combat this one became known official program as Jogando Limpo (play it clean) to help that Government informed taxpayers about its spending to keep that for the World Cup in June introduced. But a group trying it is shut down by members of Congress, opt out of transparency. Also President Dilma Rousseff has indicated, that they probably secure "Does it clean," due to pressure by Teixeira allies in the Government is to be examined not like allegations of corruption against football Chief himself.

Despite his senior friends and allies, Teixeira, independent representing the old, semi-feudal Brazil once as an 'arrogant bully boy"in a 2000 article by the journalist Tim Vickery of the described. He will certainly keep its position as the President of the CBF at least until the end of 2014 (in 2007 he was re-elected for another term of 7 years before the establishment).

Unfortunately, the only certainty about the World Cup is to rule the country Teixeira-going 2014 in Brazil.

View the original article here

50 Most valuable sports teams in the world

The NFL has grown explosively in the past 25 years as TV revenue jumped 700%. 32 Teams in the League parts now $3.8 billion per year under the current round of the programme offers that expire in 2013 after the season. With ratings at record levels the next TV contracts are bound, be even more lucrative. Teams that are now worth $1 billion on average millions of dollars in the middle of the 1980s sold for 70.

NFL owners say they're not a large enough share of the League $9 billion are sales, but a look at 50 most valuable sports teams which shows the world how valuable NFL teams already. The list is littered with NFL franchises-all 32 teams make the cuts, led by the Dallas Cowboys, 1.81 billion $. The top franchise plays another kind of football. Manchester United is English Premier League of the world's most valuable sports team, 1.86 billion $.

The Glazer family, which the NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers (No. 18 to 1.03 billion dollars) has, United purchased in 2005 for $1.5 billion, but quickly the team with a massive debt attracted the ire of fans after the purchase gesattelt. Fans feared that the team, to pay top players had not the resources. In November the Liverpool paid 330 million dollars of debt which is now at $756 million, or 41% the team value (the average debt / value ratio of the top 50 franchises is 26%). For fans of the Red Devils captured the team its record even better 19 English Premier League title this year and made the final of the UEFA Champions League before you after Barcelona (No 26 on our list, $ 975 million).

The finances of the Manchester United continue to look up. This season marked the first year of the new shirt sponsorships with Aon, $ 32 million over four years. It represents 50% of his previous deal with AIG a bump. The team is reportedly goods contract with Nike that pays millions of dollars a year already United almost 40 in line, to a similar increase for his. The current 13-year contract is to expire in 2015, but a new deal will be expected to be up to the next year, which could be as much as $ 70 million per year. Reports surfaced last month that United it is considering selling shares on the Hong Kong stock exchange at a price that would the Club to 2.7 billion dollar value.

The Cowboys are second most valuable team with a value of $1.81 billion of the sports world. Jerry Jones' $1.25 billion Stadium, which opened in 2010, has more than just a 152-foot wide HD TV screen. Cowboys stadium has 320 luxurious suites and 15,000 Club seats that are more than $100 million annually generate seat in premium revenue for Jones. America's team has also a variety of lucrative sponsorship deals signed with the likes of AT & T, Bank of America, Ford Motor and PepsiCo.

In pictures: The world's 50 most valuable sports teams

Pages: 1 2

View the original article here

World football challenge is a win-win situation for America and Europe

"Money buys success and success brings fans who in turn brings revenue," - Stefan Szymanski, author of Soccernomics
This simple formula has proved to be true especially in the last twenty years with the founding of the English Premier League in the business of international football. Money today's European top teams bought success for that, and these teams are aggressively trying to globalize their fan base with preseason tours of foreign countries. World football challenge, which begins tonight (Manchester United vs. New England Revolution 8 pm ESPN2), shows how beneficial are these tours for the hard fans and corporate owners.

The concept of the European teams toured of the United States began in 2003 on average 52,821 fans drawing more than nine games. Next participation for the tour fell in eleven games an average of 39,182, creation of enterprises ChampionsWorld filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in January 2005 eventually led. The New York although a hit with American fans, who often have their favorite player in person to see, times reported, that $2 million dollars in the first issue of 2003 and $5 million dollars in the Second Edition lost the tournament. The losses are finally to the led the death knell for ChampionsWorld.

After some trial and error in early season tours between 2005-2010 of the 2011 world football challenge slated, the largest football event of the summer. Famous marketing group of creative artists Agency has teamed up with soccer United Marketing to 14 games with major League soccer teams and set the biggest clubs in the world. While some skeptics always say that the international clubs come in the United States only to some money to make, sell some gear and leave us with the invoice (see: ChampionsWorld), it should be noted, that this time it no losers in the world football challenge. Major League Soccer is a great opportunity to measure brightest and biggest clubs in the world against the course. Commissioner has pointed out, "in the past, the super clubs came in the United States only to build their brands and expanding their global footprints and in many ways, their football in the United States seize opportunities now that the clubs joined the League better with the world, come not only to build their brands, but they contribute to the development of sport in the United States"

For the world's largest teams, it is a great opportunity to expand their brands. Manchester United, the most valuable sports franchise according to Forbes (1. 86 billion), slated to $ 1-$ 2 million per game earning. Spain's two powerhouse clubs, Real Madrid (Forbes rank: 5) and Barcelona (Forbes rank: 26), the same offer also expected to make. In the meantime teams such as Manchester City and Juventus due to up to $1 million, are, while other international teams $200,000 to $300,000 make for each game.
These clubs tours add for preseason only revenue for their war chests. According to the report of Deloitte money League, Real Madrid saw sales EUR 439 million (approximately $600 million) last year. Barcelona, the earned 398 million euros ($ 560 million) was behind them. Third rank Manchester United saw a turnover of 350 million euros (US$ 492 million) in the same period. A lot of the money comes from TV revenue, and this is why teams see the value in the expansion of their global brand.

A few games in the United States and Asia bring a lot of exposure for these clubs, and finally a major bargaining chip in negotiating the TV rights.

As a whole also gains provide the world football challenge for more than just the teams. With this much star makes win the sponsors as well as pre-season tours. In total there are 11 main sponsors for the world football challenge, including title sponsor Herbalife. More than doubled year on year commercial revenues since opening event, and it has been a five-fold increase in commercial partnership offers. Since the games run during the month, it will be interesting to see how the profits since 2003 increased, and as these profits between the European and American teams shared.

View the original article here