Red Rebels

"I specially hired experts in the field of sports economics in the United States to conduct a market survey. The annual operating income of the Premier League is close to 2.5 billion US dollars, far exceeding any football league in all countries in the world. We are the most successful in the football field. The Golden Dollar League, we are proud of that.”

Xiao Yu left his seat and walked slowly around the round table where the Premier League bosses gathered.

"But our operating income is not as good as the NBA in the United States. Of course, to be fair, the average income of our team is more than the NBA, but we have fewer teams, so we suffer in total, but we lost to the NFL. nfl, their annual operating income is $6 billion."

Most of the Premier League owners present also involved others, but they had no way to refute the series of precise data raised by Xiao Yu, because they seldom knew what the sports league market was like outside.

"We're complacent about the huge increase in our UK broadcast rights for the next three years, but do you know how much the nfl's broadcast fee in the US market is for a year? 2 billion pounds!"

There was an uproar in the audience, which was higher than the three-year broadcast fee of the Premier League, which is definitely an astonishing statistic!

"The average income of teams in the NFL also varies, with big-name clubs doing better, higher sponsorship fees, and higher operating income, but in the NFL, the ratio of the two highest- and lowest-earning teams is 2:1. , has been hailed by many sports economics experts as the most reasonable ratio, because it allows every team in the league to remain very competitive."

"Speaking of this, Xiao Yu suddenly laughed, "Guess what percentage of our Premier League is? "

Everyone in the audience was speechless, even Manchester United's CEO David Gill didn't dare to speak, because last year Manchester United was the top-earning team in the Premier League, surpassing the champions.

Of course, in this regard, it can be said that Manchester United's commercial operating income is a success.

"5:1! We are more than twice the nfl's and twice the nba's. Their TV broadcast revenue is shared equally, but we have to compete according to the ranking. This is indeed conducive to improving competition, but it brings another The result is that the rich and the poor are polarized, and our top five teams in the Premier League account for half of the Premier League's revenue, so what about the rest of the team?"

"We can find that the teams that got the biggest profit share last season can participate in European competitions next season, get more income, and get higher sponsorship fees, but what about other teams? Some people may say that fans of giants such as Manchester United and Arsenal pay more attention and deserve more share, but if one day, when Manchester United's opponents in the Premier League are all Leeds United, will anyone watch such a league? ?"

Xiao Yu raised his tone involuntarily. After a long time of preparation, he had people from the Ministry of Commerce prepare a lot of materials and research, and finally dared to stand up and challenge the existing Premier League system.

It can be said that West Ham United and Leeds United, two once brilliant teams, were all relegated to the lower leagues.

"Undoubtedly, I do not deny the contribution made by the giants to the league, but the giants are built on the top of the pyramid built by a large number of civilian teams. Without these civilian teams, what are the giants? Do you really plan to go? Let all the giants form the European Super League?"

Xiao Yu sneered and sneered a little.

"Please, everyone, be sensible and sober, if the giants of the major European leagues join forces to form a European Super League, then I can guarantee that within five years, this league will collapse, why? Because it's just a castle in the air, a league composed entirely of giant teams, it may be successful in a short time, but it won't last long!"

This is also the reason why g14 always proposes to start a Super League, but it has not been implemented for a long time.

If there were really enough benefits, they would have cashed it long ago.

Those people are extremely smart guys. It is impossible for them not to see that once they start the European Super League, they will definitely derail the original league. At that time, their league will become a castle in the air, with no foundation and no competitiveness. !

It can be said that the existing model of the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup is the most reasonable model at present, and the European Super League is a cloud!

Kenyon is undoubtedly the person with the most business sense among all the people present. He is very clear about the intention of Xiao Yu's words. At the same time, from a business point of view, Xiao Yu's suggestion is very pertinent, especially as a vested interest. Xiao Yu and the thought of thinking of danger in times of peace are indeed admirable.

"I agree with Mr. Xiao Yu's opinion, the polarization of interests will only foster oligarchs, and everyone who has studied a little economics knows that oligarchs are the most unfavorable for economic development, so I support changing the existing distribution. model, but I have to remind you that change has to be slow or there will be serious consequences!”

Kenyon's remarks also received a polite smile from Xiao Yu. The support of the two vested interests also brought the reform of the Premier League's interest distribution model on the agenda, especially when Manchester United's David Gill also supported it.

The only one who is not very happy is Arsenal, they have just invested in a new stadium and the team is financially tight, which makes them less willing to support reforms that will cut their income, but seeing everyone support, they can't change much. .

Scadmore said on the spot that the proposal will be negotiated by the Premier League, and the representatives of the clubs will be invited to sit down and participate in the talks and hearings on another day to discuss a feasible profit distribution model to ensure the distribution of the interests of the mid-stream and downstream teams. .

"I'm very happy to see the proposal passed. It proves that we all care about this league and want to run it better. Here, I have a few proposals, and everyone may be able to negotiate!" Wait until the reform of benefit distribution After passing it, Xiao Yu threw out his new suggestion.

Everyone also supported Xiao Yu's proposal, and immediately let him continue.

"Some teams may be dissatisfied with my proposal just now, but it doesn't matter, I will bring you some good things next!"

Xiao Yu's joke immediately made many people at the scene laugh happily.

"I think the current Premier League needs to do three things if it wants to go further. First, to eliminate the violence on the pitch. This includes fans, players, and even the team's tactical style. I don't deny that intense and dynamic fighting and physical confrontation are important factors. The characteristics of the Premier League are very exciting, but stadium violence should be banned, and we should punish those violent, because their existence will damage the image of the Premier League!"

For this proposal, everyone present unanimously supported this proposal, even Blackburn Rovers, who have the name of violence, expressed their support, while Arsenal were a little embarrassed. On the one hand, they were victims of violence, but on the other hand, they also Be regarded as the Premier League's famous violent.

Maybe this is called pain, and happy!

"Second, to attract domestic fans to consume, according to the data I have obtained, if calculated on a per capita basis, the broadcast fee of the Premier League is half of the NFL broadcast fee, that is to say, if we reach the level of NFL in terms of operation, we only It's just that the domestic broadcast fee will double from now!"

This time the audience was in an uproar again, because this is the data that is actually related to the income of all teams in the Premier League, so everyone is very concerned, and Xiao Yu's words also let them see that once the Premier League enters the Liangxing management, it will bring What a horrible gain.

However, the surprise brought by Xiao Yu is obviously not only in the domestic league.

"Third, actively explore foreign markets. Football is a worldwide sport. Even in the United States, which is known as a football desert, there is a vast football market. We should actively develop these markets. The current overseas copyright income, if we can spread the overseas broadcast of the Premier League to 200 countries and regions, then our annual overseas copyright income will reach at least 500 million US dollars, and this is only according to the current standards, with our league The expansion of influence, I believe this data will be even larger, even reaching half of the income.”

After this series of discussions, no one would doubt the data listed by Xiao Yu, because the data he gave were all true, and everyone knew that the name Xiao Yu itself represented integrity.

They are just shocked by the big cake that Xiao Yu has drawn. The annual overseas copyright income of 500 million will be more than double the current amount, reaching 25% of the income of the Premier League. If the Premier League earns 50% of the revenue, how much will the Premier League team get from it?

That must be an astonishing number!

"NFL's overseas copyright revenue is 5% of revenue, and NBA's annual overseas copyright revenue is 130 million. We are better than them in this regard, but it requires us to jointly operate, including the 20 teams in the Premier League, Including all the professional teams at the lower level in England working together, just relying on the Premier League, that is impossible!"

Everyone agreed with Xiao Yu's words. Yes, the boss of Mr. Xiao didn't show any signs of it in the previous summits, but today he suddenly surprised all of them.

I drew a huge cake for them, which is still within reach!

"In addition, I think we should reach a consensus and control the salaries of players. I think the nba and nfl have done a good job in this regard. We should standardize the salary structure of players according to operating income, so as to avoid bankruptcy and the deterioration of the operating environment as much as possible. ."

"As for those teams that have been relegated from the Premier League, I propose to increase their financial protection. For example, Leeds United this season has a financial crisis. After being relegated to the Premier League, their income has dropped sharply, and players' wages cannot be obtained. Guaranteed, fleeing, which led to the collapse of Leeds United overnight, such a precedent deserves every team to be vigilant."

Then Xiao Yu proposed the so-called parachute protection clause, which is to give certain financial subsidies to the Premier League relegated teams in the first two years of relegation to help them tide over difficulties, retain core players, and avoid team collapse. The terms are different. Xiao Yu believes that if the team returns to the Premier League within two years of relegation, the terms will no longer work. [ban^] first

For example, Leeds United were relegated this season and he will receive £13m in financial assistance over the next two years, but if they are promoted from League One next season and the parachute clause lapses, they will not get that amount the following year. £6.5 million grant.

At the same time, Xiao Yu also suggested that the Premier League should allocate a sum of money every year to cooperate with the FA to support those teams in the lower leagues to improve their youth training, hardware and other aspects to ensure their continued operation.

In addition, the Premier League should also cooperate with the FA in business development, and give more help to these lower leagues in the reorganization of League One, League Two and League Three.

Only when the foundation is firm, the Premier League at the top of the pyramid will become more stable!

"A good and stable league environment, 20 healthy clubs with good surnames, a large and complete low-level league system that can guarantee long-term operation, and an advanced and reasonable youth training system will bring huge benefits to England. The changes will also benefit the clubs that each of us here represents."

When Xiao Yu said this, he seemed confident.

"I have reason to believe that as long as we go in this direction, within a few years, the Premier League will become the most influential and successful professional league in the world!"