Post by QPR Report on Dec 12, 2008 8:04:39 GMT
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Interesting stuff - although of course should remember that Barclays ARE SPONSORS of the Premier League! (To visitors: Feel free to offer your views re/response to the survey - or to any of the other posts on this board]
Four Four Two - Barclays - Survey: Football more important than family Reuters -
LONDON - More than 80 percent of 32,000 fans questioned in t of the fans would never change the team they support, and they are by no means just glory hunters.
- A third of supporters claimed they were attracted to their team by the style of football rather than purely family tradition (14 percent) or a history of success (14 percent).
-The favourite current player, getting the vote of 38 percent of fans, is Liverpool and Spain striker Fernando Torres.
David Beckhams goal from the half-way line against Wimbledon in 1996 was the favourite Premier League moment of all time, according to the survey.
The survey found that there is hardly a football fan around the globe who does not follow the English Premier League.
- The survey found fans spend on average of 51 pounds per month supporting their team, with some spending up to 112 pounds. (ANI)
www.thaindian.com/newsportal/lifestyle/8-in-10-fans-love-to-discuss-football-survey_100129523.html
Setanta/Robin Hackett - English football's astounding global dominance
A new report suggests The Premier League's global dominance shows no sign of falling away – and how the likes of Stan Collymore and Paul Gerrard have played their part in the league's rise.
Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini have voiced their concerns about the growing dominance of The Premier League on the world stage, and The Barclays Global Fans Report 2008, the largest study of football fans ever undertaken, reveals that an astonishing 98 percent of supporters worldwide follow The Premier League, compared to La Liga’s 45 percent and Serie A’s 18 percent.
And former Chelsea, Milan and France defender Marcel Desailly, for one, believes it is simply because it has for a long time been better than any of its competitors.
“Over the past decade, The Barclays Premier League has firmly established itself as the world’s finest domestic league competition,” he says.
“As this year’s report demonstrates, the appetite for Barclays Premier League football worldwide shows no signs of abating.”
Fifa president Blatter and Uefa president Platini have both gone on the record to make clear their concerns about the ability of English sides to financially outmuscle other divisions and the overreliance on imported talent.
And, leaving aside any debate on their motivations and morals, the report shows that their concerns are grounded in reality.
While fans worldwide rate the atmosphere and passion of the fans as their favourite aspect of the English game (57%) and style of football second (52%), players came out top in 2005 and were cited by a substantial number (46%) in this year’s report.
So, which players come out on top?
France striker Thierry Henry (34%) is rated the league's favourite player of all-time in Europe, Africa, North America, South America, Oceania and the Middle East, and was second only to Steven Gerrard in Asia.
The current favourite is also foreign: Spain’s Fernando Torres (38%) is rated top.
And, while 14 percent of fans would like to see David Beckham return to England, more fans would prefer to see Lionel Messi (54%), Kaka (50%), David Villa (35%) and Ronaldinho (23%) in The Premier League.
It is, perhaps, unsurprising. Brazil (47%) is rated the best country for producing top-class footballers, while Spain (16%) is second and the UK (12%) trails in third.
As the clamour for foreign talent persists, the ability to bring players to England is still given financial support by the ability to sell merchandise to fans. Over two-thirds (69%) have replica shirts, 20 percent have entire kits, 40 percent have scarves and 36 percent other clothing items.
Manchester United and Liverpool (both 26%) are, predictably, the best supported sides, with Arsenal (15%) and Chelsea (10%) in third and fourth.
But, interestingly, Manchester City (4%) are fifth, suggesting their new-found wealth will generate opportunities to bring some cash back from global merchandise.
Most surprising of all, perhaps, are some of the favourite moments in Premier League history.
David Beckham’s famous halfway line strike against Wimbledon in 1996 comes out top (16%), while Stan Collymore’s winner in Liverpool’s 4-3 win over Newcastle in the same year came out second (13%).
In third, there was Jose Mourinho’s dramatic first press conference as Chelsea boss (11%) in 2004, in which he said: “I'm not arrogant, but I am a top manager. I am the special one.”
And in fourth – and the most popular with Italian fans – was controversial former West Ham striker Paolo Di Canio’s sporting decision to pick up the ball in front of an empty goal as Everton keeper Paul Gerrard lay injured (9%, and 22% in Italy).
LEAGUE APPEAL
• 87% of Barclays Premier League fans also follow the UEFA Champions League, with La Liga (45%), Serie A (18%), Scottish Premier League (10%) and Bundesliga (6%) popular
• Atmosphere of games and passion of the fans is the most appealing aspect of Barclays Premier League football (57%), replacing players from the 2005 study
• Style of football (52%), players (46%) and competitiveness (45%) also featured highly in what supporters enjoy about the league
• Old Trafford retains its position from 2005 as the world’s favourite Barclays Premier League ground (28%), followed by Anfield (27%) and the Emirates Stadium (18%)
TEAM SUPPORT
• 98% of respondents are fans of the Barclays Premier League
• Style of football (33%), family tradition (14%) and history of success (13%) were highlighted as the main factors behind team support
• 85% of Barclays Premier League fans would never change the team they support
• 89% of fans with children say that they support the same Barclays Premier League team
PLAYERS AND MANAGERS
• Fernando Torres is the Barclays Premier League player fans would most like to sign for their own team (38%), followed by Cesc Fabregas (36%), Steven Gerrard (27%) and Cristiano Ronaldo (27%)
• Thierry Henry has replaced ex-Manchester United legend Eric Cantona as the world’s favourite Barclays Premier League player of all-time. The Frenchman picked up 34% of the vote ahead of Steven Gerrard (27%) and Cantona (24%)
• Sir Alex Ferguson reclaims top spot as favourite current manager (26%), ahead of Rafael Benitez (21%), Arsene Wenger (20%) and Luis Felipe Scolari (10%)
• Russia manager, Guus Hiddink, is the manager most fans would like to see in the Barclays Premier League (21%), followed by England boss, Fabio Capello (14%) and Frank Rijkaard (12%)
VIEWING HABITS
• The modern day fan is truly multimedia, using a wide variety of channels to follow their passion - 92% consume the league via TV, and 82% use desktop computers to keep up to date
• 54% of fans keep up to date with news and results by logging online via a desktop PC, while a further 24% access the web via their mobile phones
• Fans still like to create a sense of occasion for matches, however, with one in four (25%) choosing to watch big games with friends in the pub, despite having Pay TV at home
• 45% of worldwide Barclays Premier League fans watch matches at home with friends or family, and like to watch as many games as possible, regardless of which team is playing
FAN SPENDING
• 69% of Barclays Premier League fans own a replica shirt, the most popular form of club merchandise
THE GREAT DEBATE
• According to fans, Chelsea are the favourites to win the title this season (37%), followed by Manchester United (27%), Liverpool (24%) and Arsenal (10%)
• Fabio Capello’s England are being tipped to win the 2010 World Cup (23%), ahead of Spain (21%) and Argentina (18%)
www.setanta.com/uk/Articles/Football/2008/12/11/Feature-Barclays-Global-Fans-Survey-/gnid-31064/
Also: Premier League " Barclays Global Fans Report 2008 results
The results of the Barclays Global Fans Report 2008 have been revealed
www.premierleague.com/page/Headlines/0,,12306~1483355,00.html
[Feel free to offer your views re/response to the survey]
Interesting stuff - although of course should remember that Barclays ARE SPONSORS of the Premier League! (To visitors: Feel free to offer your views re/response to the survey - or to any of the other posts on this board]
Four Four Two - Barclays - Survey: Football more important than family Reuters -
LONDON - More than 80 percent of 32,000 fans questioned in t of the fans would never change the team they support, and they are by no means just glory hunters.
- A third of supporters claimed they were attracted to their team by the style of football rather than purely family tradition (14 percent) or a history of success (14 percent).
-The favourite current player, getting the vote of 38 percent of fans, is Liverpool and Spain striker Fernando Torres.
David Beckhams goal from the half-way line against Wimbledon in 1996 was the favourite Premier League moment of all time, according to the survey.
The survey found that there is hardly a football fan around the globe who does not follow the English Premier League.
- The survey found fans spend on average of 51 pounds per month supporting their team, with some spending up to 112 pounds. (ANI)
www.thaindian.com/newsportal/lifestyle/8-in-10-fans-love-to-discuss-football-survey_100129523.html
Setanta/Robin Hackett - English football's astounding global dominance
A new report suggests The Premier League's global dominance shows no sign of falling away – and how the likes of Stan Collymore and Paul Gerrard have played their part in the league's rise.
Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini have voiced their concerns about the growing dominance of The Premier League on the world stage, and The Barclays Global Fans Report 2008, the largest study of football fans ever undertaken, reveals that an astonishing 98 percent of supporters worldwide follow The Premier League, compared to La Liga’s 45 percent and Serie A’s 18 percent.
And former Chelsea, Milan and France defender Marcel Desailly, for one, believes it is simply because it has for a long time been better than any of its competitors.
“Over the past decade, The Barclays Premier League has firmly established itself as the world’s finest domestic league competition,” he says.
“As this year’s report demonstrates, the appetite for Barclays Premier League football worldwide shows no signs of abating.”
Fifa president Blatter and Uefa president Platini have both gone on the record to make clear their concerns about the ability of English sides to financially outmuscle other divisions and the overreliance on imported talent.
And, leaving aside any debate on their motivations and morals, the report shows that their concerns are grounded in reality.
While fans worldwide rate the atmosphere and passion of the fans as their favourite aspect of the English game (57%) and style of football second (52%), players came out top in 2005 and were cited by a substantial number (46%) in this year’s report.
So, which players come out on top?
France striker Thierry Henry (34%) is rated the league's favourite player of all-time in Europe, Africa, North America, South America, Oceania and the Middle East, and was second only to Steven Gerrard in Asia.
The current favourite is also foreign: Spain’s Fernando Torres (38%) is rated top.
And, while 14 percent of fans would like to see David Beckham return to England, more fans would prefer to see Lionel Messi (54%), Kaka (50%), David Villa (35%) and Ronaldinho (23%) in The Premier League.
It is, perhaps, unsurprising. Brazil (47%) is rated the best country for producing top-class footballers, while Spain (16%) is second and the UK (12%) trails in third.
As the clamour for foreign talent persists, the ability to bring players to England is still given financial support by the ability to sell merchandise to fans. Over two-thirds (69%) have replica shirts, 20 percent have entire kits, 40 percent have scarves and 36 percent other clothing items.
Manchester United and Liverpool (both 26%) are, predictably, the best supported sides, with Arsenal (15%) and Chelsea (10%) in third and fourth.
But, interestingly, Manchester City (4%) are fifth, suggesting their new-found wealth will generate opportunities to bring some cash back from global merchandise.
Most surprising of all, perhaps, are some of the favourite moments in Premier League history.
David Beckham’s famous halfway line strike against Wimbledon in 1996 comes out top (16%), while Stan Collymore’s winner in Liverpool’s 4-3 win over Newcastle in the same year came out second (13%).
In third, there was Jose Mourinho’s dramatic first press conference as Chelsea boss (11%) in 2004, in which he said: “I'm not arrogant, but I am a top manager. I am the special one.”
And in fourth – and the most popular with Italian fans – was controversial former West Ham striker Paolo Di Canio’s sporting decision to pick up the ball in front of an empty goal as Everton keeper Paul Gerrard lay injured (9%, and 22% in Italy).
LEAGUE APPEAL
• 87% of Barclays Premier League fans also follow the UEFA Champions League, with La Liga (45%), Serie A (18%), Scottish Premier League (10%) and Bundesliga (6%) popular
• Atmosphere of games and passion of the fans is the most appealing aspect of Barclays Premier League football (57%), replacing players from the 2005 study
• Style of football (52%), players (46%) and competitiveness (45%) also featured highly in what supporters enjoy about the league
• Old Trafford retains its position from 2005 as the world’s favourite Barclays Premier League ground (28%), followed by Anfield (27%) and the Emirates Stadium (18%)
TEAM SUPPORT
• 98% of respondents are fans of the Barclays Premier League
• Style of football (33%), family tradition (14%) and history of success (13%) were highlighted as the main factors behind team support
• 85% of Barclays Premier League fans would never change the team they support
• 89% of fans with children say that they support the same Barclays Premier League team
PLAYERS AND MANAGERS
• Fernando Torres is the Barclays Premier League player fans would most like to sign for their own team (38%), followed by Cesc Fabregas (36%), Steven Gerrard (27%) and Cristiano Ronaldo (27%)
• Thierry Henry has replaced ex-Manchester United legend Eric Cantona as the world’s favourite Barclays Premier League player of all-time. The Frenchman picked up 34% of the vote ahead of Steven Gerrard (27%) and Cantona (24%)
• Sir Alex Ferguson reclaims top spot as favourite current manager (26%), ahead of Rafael Benitez (21%), Arsene Wenger (20%) and Luis Felipe Scolari (10%)
• Russia manager, Guus Hiddink, is the manager most fans would like to see in the Barclays Premier League (21%), followed by England boss, Fabio Capello (14%) and Frank Rijkaard (12%)
VIEWING HABITS
• The modern day fan is truly multimedia, using a wide variety of channels to follow their passion - 92% consume the league via TV, and 82% use desktop computers to keep up to date
• 54% of fans keep up to date with news and results by logging online via a desktop PC, while a further 24% access the web via their mobile phones
• Fans still like to create a sense of occasion for matches, however, with one in four (25%) choosing to watch big games with friends in the pub, despite having Pay TV at home
• 45% of worldwide Barclays Premier League fans watch matches at home with friends or family, and like to watch as many games as possible, regardless of which team is playing
FAN SPENDING
• 69% of Barclays Premier League fans own a replica shirt, the most popular form of club merchandise
THE GREAT DEBATE
• According to fans, Chelsea are the favourites to win the title this season (37%), followed by Manchester United (27%), Liverpool (24%) and Arsenal (10%)
• Fabio Capello’s England are being tipped to win the 2010 World Cup (23%), ahead of Spain (21%) and Argentina (18%)
www.setanta.com/uk/Articles/Football/2008/12/11/Feature-Barclays-Global-Fans-Survey-/gnid-31064/
Also: Premier League " Barclays Global Fans Report 2008 results
The results of the Barclays Global Fans Report 2008 have been revealed
www.premierleague.com/page/Headlines/0,,12306~1483355,00.html
[Feel free to offer your views re/response to the survey]
