 FC Barcelona will earn over
€730,000 from the "loan" of their players to international sides competing
in the World Cup. FIFA agreed for the first time to pay €1,300 per day per
man to the clubs, starting 15 days before the competition began. Barça
have eight players in the Spanish squad and another seven in various other
teams. (10.07.10) |
| Wimbledon champion Rafa Nadal has
agreed to buy a stake in his local club Mallorca. Nadal's uncle Miguel Angel,
who played for the side before joining FC Barcelona, has been named as
assistant to new coach Michael Laudrup. The club was recently taken over by a
group of businessmen, with ex manager Lorenzo Serra Ferrer at the helm.
(09.07.10) |
| After many failed attempts, Betis's long
standing major shareholder Manuel Ruíz de Lopera has finally sold his
stake in the club. The new owners are a group of businessmen going under the
name of Bitton Sport, headed up by the ex president and owner of Xerez, Luis
Oliver, who reportedly have agreed a price of €16 million, payable over a
period of five years. (07.07.10) |
| Virtually the first move by Barcelona's
new president Sandro Rossell was to tie up a syndicated bank loan of €150
million. Rossell reported that his predecessor Joan Laporta had left the club
with debts of around €489 million, and that there was not even enough left
in the kitty to pay the June payroll to the players. (06.07.10) |
| Atlético Madrid are in talks with
an investment fund with a view to giving up part of the transfer rights of
their younger rising stars in exchange for cash. The idea would be share
profits with their partners on the sale of the players in the future. The fund
that Atlético are reportedly in conversation with belongs to Creative
Artists Agency, a talent agency which has had Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise and Bruce
Springsteen on their books amongst others. Their newly created sports division
is headed up by Peter Kenyon, ex executive director of Manchester United and
Chelsea. (01.07.10) |
| The local courts in Mallorca have
accepted the club's request for a voluntary creditors' administration, which
will come in to effect immediately. The club's owner Mateo Alemany is expected
to sell out to a group headed up by ex-manager Lorenzo Serra Ferrer. (09.06.10)
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| Atlético Madrid's new stadium is
expected to be ready for the end of the 2012/13 season, and the club will be
asking UEFA for the OK to house the Champions League final that year. Work is
expected to begin soon on the 73,000 capacity venue. (05.06.10) |
| Málaga may be the latest club to
be sold to Arab investors. All reports are that Qatar's Sheikh Abdullah
Bin-Nasser Al-Thani has agreed terms to buy the Andalusian side, and that an
announcement will be made mid-June to confirm the deal. Club president Fernando
Sanz refused to confirm or deny the sale, which could bring in €20 or
€30 million to turn them in to a team which could compete with the top
sides in Spain. (30.05.10) |
| Mallorca have asked the local courts to
accept their petition to put the club into a voluntary creditors'
administration. The club's president and current owner Mateo Alemany waited
until they were granted the licence to take part in next season's Europa
League, but after several failed takeover bids, and with debts of between
€50 and €60 million, Alemany said that this was the only way they
could go forward. (25.05.10) |
| Real Madrid do not want the upcoming VAT
increase to affect season ticket prices, so as a favour to their members (?)
they are proposing to process the renewals earlier than usual before the end of
June deadline. Rates are due to rise from 16% to 18% as from 1st July.
(22.05.10) |
| Barcelona announced plans to
earn a further €20 million over the next two years by strengthening their
"Barça TV" television platform. The additional income will come from a
better use of the TDT digital system. (20.05.10) |
