By Alex Miller 20 May 2013 As England’s new football strip – made by Nike – is revealed today, new research shows the English FA are now second in the world in terms of income from their kit manufacturer. England’s deal with Nike is worth €30m (£25m) per year, and this is beaten only by […]

By Alex Miller and Nick Harris SJA Internet Sports Writer of the Year 8 October 2012 Manchester United and Liverpool have the most lucrative kit supplier deals in the Premier League this season, earning a guaranteed £25.4m and £25m respectively from Nike and Warrior – but still trail the sums earned by Spanish giants Real Madrid […]

* By Alex Miller and Nick Harris SJA Internet Sports Writer of the Year 8 October 2012 Manchester United and Real Madrid have sold an average of 1.4m official replica shirts globally each year in the past five years – more than any other clubs in the world. The commercial giants of English and Spanish […]

By Nick Harris SJA Internet Sports Writer of the Year 13 September 2011 Arsenal were the only team in Europe’s ‘big five’ divisions last season who were rated best in their division by statistical analysis but failed to win their domestic title, according to research just published by the CIES Football Observatory. Barcelona were rated by […]

By Sportingintelligence 12 September 2011 The Champions League 2011-12 group stage commences this week involving players from 68 different countries, with world champions Spain contributing more players – 81 of them – than any other nation. France contributes the next most among the 32 teams in the group stage, with 77 players, followed by Brazil […]

By Nick Harris SJA Internet Sports Writer of the Year 9 September 2011 The resumption of the Premier League this weekend after the international break coincides with the release of new predictions for the title races in Europe’s five major leagues. Chelsea are tipped to win England’s top division in 2011-12 after a three-horse race […]

The ‘brand’ is increasingly bandied around in the world of football. Sportingintelligence explains what is meant by a brand and how you calculate its value. Alex Miller reports. . By Alex Miller 26 November 2010 Ask anyone with even the most basic knowledge of football to name the clubs with the biggest and most valuable […]