Estimates of what a sports franchise is worth, now running into the billions of US dollars, shape transfer budgets, private equity flows, and broadcast negotiations globally.
Europe's top annual club football competition, contested by 36 clubs from UEFA's 55 member associations, distributing over €2.4 billion per season.
full dossier ›The global mechanism by which professional football clubs trade and loan players under FIFA regulation, generating a record US$13.11 billion in international transfer fees in 2025.
France's dominant football club, state-backed by Qatari sovereign capital since 2011 and back-to-back UEFA Champions League winners as of May 2026.
From FIFA's 211-member World Cup franchise to the Premier League's broadcast billions, football's institutional architecture shapes global sport and capital flows.
UEFA, Europe's football governing body based in Nyon, Switzerland, oversees 55 national associations, runs the Champions League and EURO, and distributes over €5 billion annually.
Paris Saint-Germain become the second club to defend the European Cup in the modern era after a 4-3 penalty shootout win at the Puskás Aréna