Real to earn $9.1m from Asia tour, Beijing pays $2.3m
Marketing officials from Spain's champion side Real Madrid said that the team will pull in eight million euros (9.1 million dollars) from their jaunt through Asia.
Marketing officials from Spain's champion side Real Madrid said that the team will pull in eight million euros (9.1 million dollars) from their jaunt through Asia.
The star-heavy side, to be showcasing new signing David Beckham, stands to earn about two million euros per exhibition match during its four-country tour, said Stephan Attias, chief of Real's marketing partner Asia Sports Development.
Real Madrid, home to superstars Ronaldo, Luis Figo, Zinedine Zidane and Raul Gonzalez, kicked off its money-spinning tour Friday in China's southwestern Yunnan province.
Hong Kong, Japan and Thailand follow after a multimillion-dollar exhibition match in Beijing on August 2 against a Chinese all-star side.
"The exact figure for Beijing is about two million euros," Attias told AFP on Sunday.
For their week-long stay at a high altitude training ground in Kunming, the team will earn a handsome 700,000 euros, courtesy of the provincial and city governments.
The Hongta group, a state-owned cigarette maker that also owns Chinese A-league club Yunnan Hongta, is providing Real with the free training facilities and five-star accomodation.