The mere mention of football evokes photographs of enthusiastic enthusiasts from all over the world.
The overall appeal of the game is undeniable, and it is the strong of enthusiasts that has driven its expansion into a multibillion-dollar industry.
Swissquote’s infographic today shows how the game has spread widely, even in the inventory market.
What makes a football team like Manchester United so much for investors?
For decades, a thriving fan base, from audience to consumers, has been the strength of the good fortune of the football industry as a whole.
FIFA, the governing body of football, organizes and promotes all primary tournaments. Its general sales between 2015 and 2018 can be divided into some main components:
In fact, 83% of that total revenue came from the 2018 World Cup of Russia alone. This has been noticed in some 3.6 billion people, or almost a part of the world’s population.
As transmission rights increase, so do streaming rights, presenting many investment opportunities in box and on-screen sponsorships.
Manchester United (NYSE: MANU) has set a new precedent for publicly traded football clubs, with a market capitalization of approximately 1.8 billion euros today.
Like Man United, other big clubs have had audiences since then across Europe. In addition, Asia presents a new opportunity as the game’s regional popularity grows.
China’s highest-value football club, subsidised in component through e-commerce giant Alibaba, largely agrees with Manchester United’s valuation.
Football has the strength to arouse passions and unite other people, and reinvents itself.
The 2019 Women’s World Cup is the top seen in the tournament’s history, with more than 1.12 billion participants. FIFA plans to invest another 454 million euros in women’s football between 2019-2022 and increase the number of female players to 600 million by 2026.
In addition, the eWorld Cup, the annual eSports tournament, takes place in Thailand in 2020, taking credit for the eSports boom in Asia, which welcomes 57% of eSports fans.
Any football fan will tell you that charming play is more than a sport. And for investors, there are a variety of tactics to expose themselves to this market, meaning enthusiasts can invest in both and financially as it continues to grow.