REAL MADRID RECORDED the highest revenues in world football for a 10th consecutive season, according to Deloitte’s Football Money League.
The La Liga giants claimed a 10th UEFA Champions League crown in 2013/14 and it brought in €549.5m off the field – an increase of €30.6m on 2012/13,.
However, the annual study also underlined the overall financial might of the Premier League as all 20 English top-flight clubs were represented inside the top 40.
Despite missing out on Champions League qualification and recording a disappointing seventh-placed finish during David Moyes’ unhappy season at the helm, Manchester United climbed two spots to second, swapping places with Barcelona.
United’s figure of €518m meant they were the only other club to surpass €500m in revenue, placing them ahead of eight Premier League counterparts in the top 20.
Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain remain third and fifth respectively, with Chelsea, Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool – the latter up from 12th – filling the next four spots.
Newcastle United and Everton joined Tottenham inside the top 20, further demonstrating the impact made by the latest lucrative round of television rights fees in the Premier League.
Turkey’s Galatasaray were the only team in the top 20 outside of the five major European leagues – Spain, England, Germany, Italy and France.
Dan Jones, partner in the Sports Business Group at Deloitte, said:
“The growth experienced within the top 20 has been remarkable. Although only Manchester United and Real Madrid have gone past the €500m revenue marker so far, we predict that all of the top five clubs may reach that point by next year.
“Commercial and broadcast revenues are now more important than ever to clubs to enable them to compete financially and put the best talent on the pitch.”
On the Premier League’s overall strong showing, Austin Houlihan – senior manager at Deloitte - added:
“The fact that all the clubs in the Premier League are in the top 40 is testament to the huge appeal of the league globally and also the equality of the distributions the clubs enjoy relative to their European counterparts.”
I hope he’s right, a win like Sunday’s can be a massive boost to any team. It’s going to be a great few weeks of a run in
@samstheman:
Many a title was won by winning ugly, particularly at this end of the season. The Manchester Derby is the big one in the race. Can’t see Chelsea causing Liverpool any dramas at Anfield and City will roll Spurs at home too.
@Nollaig Elliot: think Cardiff away could be a big game for pool. They’ll play for a point so up to pool to break down a 10 man defence.
@Nollaig Elliot: I’m not expecting it to be one bit pretty to be honest
@Cormac Flanagan:
Maybe so, but don’t Cardiff need to be going for games? If so, that will suit Liverpool. Draws will be no good for them now.
@samstheman:
Haha, I bet you’re not.
@Cormac Flanagan: Cardiff will be well gone by then.
Man City are playing twice a week every game for the rest of the season. There bound to drop pts at least once, probably twice
Top maths
@Mark Collins: it’s not really , does he not realise that they need City to drop points also
@David Weston: pretty sure he does , anyone with half a brain can read between the lines
@Peter Govan: yes of course he does ..
I think they willbut City will also.
If Liverpool and City both win every game left in the PL (not entirely unrealistic), Liverpool would come second with 97 points, which for me, as a Liverpool fan, would be absolutely sickening, but yet so typical