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Real Madrid's 20 million European supporters are the most of any team on the continent
Real Madrid is the team with the most fans in Europe. About 20 million people consider themselves Madridistas; half of them live in Spain. F.C. Barcelona are second with 19 million -mostly aroad-, and Juventus came in third with 12 million fans.
With 20 millions fans in Europe and a dominating brand, Real Madrid are still the "Kings" of football on the Old Continent, at least according to the "European Football" survey carried out by the company SportFive in the five main football markets in Europe (England, France, Alemania Germany, Italy, and Spain), which include 162 clubs.
According to the survey, Real Madrid have 10 million fans in Spain and another 10 million scattered around Europe.
The 20 million exceeds the 19.3 million Barcelona fans -of which 60% are foreigners-, and the 12 million Juventus supporters –76% Italians-. Milan have 9.2 million supporters -60% from across the border- and Inter have 7.6 million fans, 80% of whom live in the country.
SportFive's survey included 19 market parameters including number of fans, stadium capacity, and TV and sponsor revenue, among others.
"Clubs still operate like medium-sized companies," said SportFive Manager Katrin Schnabel after the results were made official. Of note, Real Madrid's superiority over Manchester United and Barcelona in terms of revenue generated by TV and commerical advertising.
Bayern Munich are fourth and reigning European champions Milan are fifth -but first in Italy-. Fellow Italians Inter are eighth and Juventus didn't even fall into the top ten.
The survey also revealed that among the estimated 177 million football fans in Europe, Italy shows "the greatest interest" in football with 40 million aficionados, 44% of whom are women.
According to SportFive, more than three-fourths of the European population watch football on TV at least once or twice each week, and 23% of those who participated maintain that too many games belonging to their national competition are broadcast and that they would like to see more matches from other countries.
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Real Madrid is the team with the most fans in Europe. About 20 million people consider themselves Madridistas; half of them live in Spain. F.C. Barcelona are second with 19 million -mostly aroad-, and Juventus came in third with 12 million fans.
With 20 millions fans in Europe and a dominating brand, Real Madrid are still the "Kings" of football on the Old Continent, at least according to the "European Football" survey carried out by the company SportFive in the five main football markets in Europe (England, France, Alemania Germany, Italy, and Spain), which include 162 clubs. According to the survey, Real Madrid have 10 million fans in Spain and another 10 million scattered around Europe.
The 20 million exceeds the 19.3 million Barcelona fans -of which 60% are foreigners-, and the 12 million Juventus supporters –76% Italians-. Milan have 9.2 million supporters -60% from across the border- and Inter have 7.6 million fans, 80% of whom live in the country.
SportFive's survey included 19 market parameters including number of fans, stadium capacity, and TV and sponsor revenue, among others.
"Clubs still operate like medium-sized companies," said SportFive Manager Katrin Schnabel after the results were made official. Of note, Real Madrid's superiority over Manchester United and Barcelona in terms of revenue generated by TV and commerical advertising.
Bayern Munich are fourth and reigning European champions Milan are fifth -but first in Italy-. Fellow Italians Inter are eighth and Juventus didn't even fall into the top ten. The survey also revealed that among the estimated 177 million football fans in Europe, Italy shows "the greatest interest" in football with 40 million aficionados, 44% of whom are women.
According to SportFive, more than three-fourths of the European population watch football on TV at least once or twice each week, and 23% of those who participated maintain that too many games belonging to their national competition are broadcast and that they would like to see more matches from other countries.
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