2nd-tier Middlesbrough, Brighton meet for lucrative spot in EPL
U.S. television coverage of European leagues is in a golden era, but while you’ll be able to watch Bayern Munich, Manchester United and new English Premier League champion Leicester City on Saturday, American TV viewers won’t be able to watch what could be the richest game in soccer history.
The league’s new domestic and international TV deals start next season and are worth $12 billion over three years — a record.
“This isn’t a normal game,” said Middlesbrough manager Aitor Karanka, the former Real Madrid defender who used to be an assistant coach for the Spanish club under Jose Mourinho.
Deloitte, soccer finance expert, has worked out that the team promoted will benefit from future additional revenue of at least $246 million compared with what it would generate if not promoted.
European champion Barcelona got more than $69 million from UEFA for winning the title last year, though runner-up Juventus was the biggest earner, getting $102 million because of its share of lucrative Italian TV rights.
Congrats to 27-year-old Chan Yuen-ting, who secured a unique place for herself in soccer history by becoming the first woman to lead a men’s team to a top-division national championship.
Chan took charge at Eastern Sports Club in December, with the club not having won the Hong Kong league for 21 years, and last month the team clinched that elusive title.
The Los Angeles City Council approved plans to build a $250 million stadium for Major League Soccer’s expansion Los Angeles Football Club, set to debut in 2018.
Tottenham midfielder Mousa Dembele has been banned for six games after appearing to gouge the eye of Chelsea striker Diego Costa in an EPL game Monday. ...