Real Madrid Also Paid For Neymar

Real Madrid made Neymar their No.1 target in 2011 but missed out on the deal and ended up paying a world-record fee for Gareth Bale.

Red tape ruled out a deal for the 13-year-old Neymar in 2005 as part of the move which brought Robinho to Madrid from Santos. Neymar, back then, travelled to Spain and was even registered as a Madrid player for a short time.

Club president Florentino Perez (above) kept in touch and later paid money to Neymar's agent, Wagner Ribeiro, in order to ensure his club would have first option on the forward. Ribeiro was keen to push through a deal in 2011, as were Santos, but Perez upset Neymar on two conference calls, when he told the player he would need to start off in Madrid's youth team and earn his place. Real, he said, were the world's greatest club and he wouldn't be able to walk into the team.

By this time, Neymar was already a superstar in Brazil and this stance is said to have let in Barcelona, with Sandro Rosell, their president, saying all the right things to win over the youngster and his father.

Madrid also paid for Neymar to undergo a medical in Brazil in 2011, but the player was by now keen on Barcelona. From the age of around 17, he was set on joining the Catalan club and longed to play alongside Lionel Messi.

Real remained interested right until the end and offered more money than Barca, with Perez prepared to pay virtually whatever it took to get his man.

Santos told Neymar they would rather he joined Madrid, but the forward's mind was made up even though the player's father kept Real in the loop.

With his son in such high demand from two of the world's biggest clubs (and eternal enemies), Neymar Sr could virtually name his price.

Courtesy: Ben Hayward | Spanish Football Writer
Source: http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/2292/editorials/2013/12/18/4487482/commission-impossible-neymar-his-father-and-barcelonas

Real Madrid Tops The World's Most Valuable Sports Teams

Real Madrid has been a giant of European soccer for the past century, racking up a record 32 La Liga titles and nine UEFA Champions League trophies. The club’s success has fueled a global following and attracted superstar players over the last 20 years like Raul, Ronaldo, David Beckham, Zinedine Zidane and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Real Madrid can add one more trophy to its case: It is now the world’s most valuable sports franchise, worth $3.3 billion, surpassing former No. 1 Manchester United. Los Blancos have the highest revenues of any team in sports ($650 million during the 2011-12 season), and revenues are up 62% over the last three years. Madrid’s operating income (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization and player trading) of $134 million is second only to the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys among sports teams.

The revenue spigot isn’t shutting off anytime soon. The club extended its kit supply deal with Adidas last year in a pact worth $42 million a year. Madrid inked its largest sponsorship deal ever this spring with Emirates. The deal to put the Dubai-based airline’s name on the team’s shirts is worth $39 million annually for five years starting next season. Madrid is planning a $320 million renovation to its stadium, Santiago Bernabeu, which could add $60 million a year to revenues by 2018.

While Real Madrid is the most valuable team in sports, don’t expect its owner to cash in. The team is run by billionaire Spanish construction mogul Florentino Perez, who serves as president. But the club is owned by its 93,000 members, who pay $195 annually. Members get discounts on tickets and merchandise. The only thing comparable in the U.S. among major sports teams is the Green Bay Packers, which is owned by its 364,000 shareholders.

United ranks second with a value of $3.17 billion. The club launched an initial offering to the public in August and the stock is up 23% since then. Fans cheered United’s record 20th English Premier League title this year, while investors are excited about soaring sponsorship revenues. The Red Devils signed a seven-year, $559 million shirt sponsorship deal last year with Chevrolet. The team inked a naming rights pact for its training facility with insurer Aon in April. The deal is expected to net United more than $200 million over eight years. The club has 32 official sponsors in total. The Glazer family, who control United, also own the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers, which ranks No. 28 with a worth of $1.03 billion. The Glazers are the only family to own two of the top 50 franchises.

Source: Forbes

New contract will happen between Ronaldo and Real Madrid

Cristiano Ronaldo had passed a season to forget it. Success - with drought Ronaldo paased the previous year many internal conflict and flame, Cristiano Ronaldo leaving Real Madrid as the coach Marin Hoe? May Cristiano Ronaldo will go Manchester United, piesaji or Monako he was said to be able to join. But the club don’t want to leave Cristiano Ronaldo, but the Portuguese star confident, do not renew their contract with Real Madrid. 

The president of the Real Madrid Phlorentino Perez said, finishing his career in Barnabyu. I do not think that Phlorentino Perez, a glimpse of Cristiano Ronaldo himself said he, 'I'm good, I'm in peace. I'm not worried. I know, we've been able to reach an agreement. Cristiano Ronaldo with Real Madrid  has contract till 2015 in June. Real For many years I tried to renew their agreement with the 8-year-old forward said. Now, it seems a matter of time now. Reuters.