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Soccer vs. Football

• 700 million people watched the last World Cup
• 111 million people watched the last Super Bowl
• $177 million is the estimated visitor spending at the last World Cup
• $153 million is the estimated visitor spending at the last Super Bowl
• The average cost for a 30-second commercial in the U.S. during the last World Cup was $250,000
• The average cost for a 30-second commercial in the U.S. during the last Super Bowl was $3 million
• 41 percent of people re-watch the ads
• The main method of advertising during the World Cup is Kit endorsements
• XANGO is the first company to sponsor a MLS (Major League Soccer) kit
• Each team in futbol has 11 players on the field
• Each team in football has 11 players on the field
• There are 798 total professional futbol players in the U.S.
• There are 1,696 total professional football players in the U.S.
• The size of a futbol, field averages 120 yards long by 80 yards wide
• The size of a football field is 120 yards long by 53.3 yards wide
• The average futbol, or soccer, player runs an average of 4.3 miles a match
• The average defensive back in football can deliver 1,600 pounds of tackling force
• From start to finish the total time of a futbal match averages 109 minutes, 68 minutes of which is actual game play
• From start to finish the total time of a football game averages 187 minutes, 11 minutes of which is actual game play
• There are 2.5 goals scored on average during a futbol match
• There are 44 points scored on average during a football game
• Futbol averages 11.5 fouls per match
• Football averages 8.6 penalties per game
• Samuel Eto’o Fils is the highest-paid futbol player in the world and makes $28 million per year. He plays for Inter Milan
• Peyton Manning is the highest-paid football player in the world and makes $23 million per year. He plays for the Indianapolis Colts
• The average U.S. futbol, or soccer, player makes $100,000 annually
• The average U.S. football player makes $1.9 million annually

Sources

• ESPN.com
• MLSsoccer.com