Guest Post by Cathal – 17 year old Irishman, best known as ‘The FM Guru’ on Youtube, and Twitter @TheFMGuru
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German teams in Europe this season can feel very optimistic indeed. The prospect of an all-German final in the Champions League has left many wondering whether or not this is the beginning of a golden era for German football, and the beginning of German continental superiority. To some, this success appears to have happened overnight, and has come as a shock. To those who have looked beneath the surface, this rise in stature has been as a result of a number of factors.
We’ve seen financial superpowers come and go in the English leagues, the most extreme examples of which being Leeds United and Portsmouth. It’s unlikely that anything of this severity will occur in the German Bundesliga, with their strict controls in place preventing teams from overspending.
Financial reports from Deloitte indicate that Bayern Munich found themselves in fourth place with regards to revenue in the 2011/2012 season with revenue totaling £386.4 million. Borussia Dortmund continued to rise, climbing 5 places on the previous year to eleventh, with their revenue totaling £189.1 million. The Bundesliga’s new deal with Sky has sky rocketed, from around £210 million to £410 million. Surely Sky would not have been persuaded to come up with such a price increase had they not been confident in the attractive brand of football the Germans are portraying?
German clubs have been helped too by the £1.1 billion investment in regards to their match day revenue, due to the German authorities wish to expand stadium capacities for the 2006 World Cup. The Bundesliga has the cheapest ticket prices and the highest average attendances in Europe, showing Europe’s top domestic leagues that success does not necessarily have to come at a crippling price.
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