With the huge transfer fees getting paid by some top teams, European clubs are getting richer and richer each year. This is predominantly due to the increase in TV money and the fact that a lot of clubs are tying up commercial partnerships with countries and companies from outside Europe. As you will have noticed, many clubs now go on pre and post season tours outside the continent looking to capitalise on a commercial basis.
Barcelona
European Football Hospitality in 2016
It’s only the eighth of January but already we have the first big manager casualty of 2016 with Rafa Benitez getting sacked from Real Madrid. He lasted a mere six months and they only lost three times and had a plus forty seven goal difference in the games he managed! Former Real Madrid Galactico Zenedine Zidane, has been appointed their new manager, he was previously coaching their B team.