Correction from the post above---I think it's official. FIFA World Cup 2010 and 2014 TV rights for the U.S. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051102...AMLMxIF;_ylu=X3oDMTA5aHJvMDdwBHNlYwN5bmNhdA--
http://today.reuters.com/news/newsA..._ROB269579_RTRIDST_0_TELEVISION-SOCCER-DC.XML http://msn.foxsports.com/soccer/story/5046782 Kinda weird. I thought that Brazilian station is paying $500 million for the Brazil's rights which would make it the 'largest contract for any single country'. Maybe the $ is not US Dollars. Kinda ironic that the USA has the largest World Cup TV rights contract. More info: From the articles, Europe pays $1.2 billion for the 2010 World Cup rights.
Manchester United deal with NIKE http://www.people.co.uk/sport/footb...nited-s--pound-300m-nike-deal--name_page.html That's around $45 million a year for a sponsorship deal. Compare that to what MLS makes each year, that's a staggering amount.
NBA team (Sacramento King) sponsorships-comparision to Chivas USA's $3.5 mil http://www.sportsbusinessnews.com/_news/news_336565.php
A-league http://www.thecouriermail.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,17279788%5E953,00.html I think it's Australian Dollars, not U.S. (australian newspapers) Australia Rugby and Australia Football League http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,17290338%5E28737,00.html
English Premier League International TV contract From the Guardian I don't know over how long of a period that £320m contract spans. Football Association Sponsorship deal with Umbro Paul Kelso Friday December 16, 2005 The Guardian
I'm adding other facts that are sports business related. Arsenal's 260 million pounds debts Stadium of broken dreams Steven Downes Scotsman on Sunday December 18 2005
Juventus TV deal Mediaset buys TV rights for Juventus matches Fri Dec 23, 2005 7:33 PM GMT Printer Friendly | Email Article | RSS
FYI-Other Facts Cashing in their Man U chips for €117m profit was some Irish joke December 31st 2005 Charlie Weston www.unison.ie Who say you can't make a HUGE profit from owning football stocks?
Some comparision: total prize pool of SFr300 million ($229.5 million) for the 2006 FIFA WORLD CUP. NCAA Football Bowl Games Prize Pool http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/sports/13439035.htm of this $193 million, $89 will go toward 4 BCS Games and 8 teams. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/09/AR2005120902177.html
It might be safe to assume the new one is a three-year contract also from the article above (previous --> current one).
Other---Tax Phillip Inman Monday January 9, 2006 The Guardian Spain: 16,000 out of 66,000: Tax rate of 24.24% UK: around 50% US: 35% IIRC
PGA http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/12/s...l=1&adxnnlx=1137046041-WSju6KpQEQb9d24rWSxu4g That's $212.5 million a year in the current contract. The next deal would be bigger if Ed Moorhouse is to be believed (with NBC, CBS and Comcast's Golf Channel).
NASCAR-new deal from 2007 onward http://www.chicagotribune.com/sport...1,3382536.column?coll=chi-sportscolumnist-hed Here's the breakdown (rumor) I don't know FOX number. Probably $210 million a year if the math is correct.
Europe's TV rights Collectively or Separately Top clubs are following Italian TV battle to discover if individual rights deals represent the future Owen Gibson Thursday January 12, 2006 The Guardian Italy: Separately as noted with Juventus getting $128 million a year.
Name sponsorship for the Dallas Cup http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/sports/13626788.htm Announcement If you don't already know: feel free to post any relevant info to this thread that you have found. I usually find them when reading an article and thus there are many relevant info that I probably have missed. [I don't actively search for them]. So if you're reading a sports business related article and found some info and would like to share, please please post it here.
Hyundai and A-league http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200411/s1232060.htm Hyundai A-league: $2.5 million a year