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Opinion – Juca Kfouri: XP report x-rays the situation of Brazilian football

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There are 229 pages that X-ray the situation of Brazilian football, male and female, the result of a partnership between XP and the consultancy Convocados, the latter composed of serious people such as former player Roque Júnior and specialist César Grafietti, among others.

This time, it seems, the financiers of the letter did not receive a request from the bolsominions not to publish, as happened with the recent XP election poll, unfavorable to the psychopath.

To the discomfort of those who are still arriving on foot from Woodstock, the conclusions are frankly favorable to the establishment of the SAF, not least because XP is interested, and the formation of the league of clubs. After all, if the system that prevails is capitalism, better make it less savage and more effective than socializing misery.

The report confirms Flamengo (24%), Corinthians (18%), São Paulo (11.5%), Palmeiras (9.8%) and Vasco (4.1%) as the five most popular clubs in the country when adding the 34 surveys carried out since 1993, although in the survey carried out in 2021, Grêmio surpasses Vasco, with 4.7%.

It is surprising to show that fans prefer the Campeonato Brasileiro to Libertadores (60% to 58%), with the Copa do Brasil coming next (57%). The Club World Cup has 31% preference, less than the World Cup (54%) and the UEFA Champions League (36%). State championships have only 21%.

Serie A clubs had revenues of BRL 6.6 billion in 2021 and have debts of around BRL 8.9 billion.

A curious item, about consumption, reveals that Santos fans are the most brewers (84%), Corinthians fans are the ones who play electronic games the most (59%) — and those from Palmeiras and Atlético Mineiro are the ones that most resemble the brand sponsors of their clubs (84%), which makes sense.

The most important part of the report is a topic for the Economics section because around revenues, expenses, broadcasting rights and their new platforms, a number such that the rare reader and the rare reader will be spared so as not to intoxicate anyone, although worthy of to be scrutinized deeply — something for economists, the professionals who get their predictions wrong as far as meteorologists and sports journalists do.

Or do you want to know details about cash generation, Ebitda, whatever the acronym means?

OK, the journalist’s role is to explain, and here it follows, duly copied, what the mysterious acronym means, in English: “Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization”. In Portuguese, Ebitda is known as Lajida and means “Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization”.

There are also statements of investments in the base and professional squad, composition of debts and the situation of each club in Serie A and those of the biggest in B.

The future is projected based on the need for the SAF, the league, and the so-called “financial fair play”, according to the examples in European countries.

Did you know that Barcelona is the most beloved foreign team in Brazil, with 28% of the preference, 4 points more than Real Madrid?

Very good. Anyone who wants to see the full report should access it here.

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