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Goal.com Special: Real Madrid Top And Barcelona Named Second As Highest Earning Clubs In World Football
* La Liga has two biggest earners – but no other Spanish teams in top 20
* Premier League remains strongest with six clubs
* Champions League is ‘biggest money spinner’
* Emerging giants Manchester City are new entry in top 20
* Tottenham Hotspur biggest ‘over-achievers’ in revenue
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Mar 2, 2010 12:08:00 PM
By Amar Singh
Real Madrid and Barcelona have topped a list of the highest earning football clubs in the world
The Spanish giants scored a double victory over their Premier League rivals, pocketing a combined €767 million during the 2008-09 season, according to the annual Deloitte Football Money League.
Real Madrid, whose commercial credentials have since been bolstered further with the signings of global superstars Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka, top the list for the fifth year in a row, becoming the first club in any sport to make €400 million in a year.
And after defeating Manchester United in last year’s Champions League final, Barcelona have also ousted the Red Devils from second place on the index – raking in €366 million in a extraordinarily successful season which saw the Catalans scoop a domestic double too.
But despite having the top two highest earning clubs, La Liga's ‘duopoly’ is underlined by the fact that there are no other Spanish clubs in the top 20 – the next wealthiest in the country being Atletico Madrid in 22nd place.
England has the largest representation of any country with seven clubs out of 20.
The ‘big four’ on the pitch remain the big four off it with Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool occupying the fifth to seventh positions respectively, thanks largely to their sustained participation in the Champions League.
The Football Money League is compiled by leading business advisory firm Deloitte and focuses on the revenue earned by each club – not expenditure such as wages and debt management.
Dan Jones, a partner in Deloitte’s Sports Business group, told Goal.com UK that Real Madrid’s and Barcelona’s ability to sell broadcasting rights to their matches individually gave them the edge of English opposition.
He said: “Obviously Real Madrid and Barcelona are huge brands and hugely successful clubs, but the fact they are able to sell TV rights individually gives them the edge of the Premier League clubs, whose rights are sold as part of a package.
“Real Madrid made €160.8m (£136.9m) from broadcasting last season – whilst Manchester United are quite far behind that earning €117.1m (£99.7m)."
Jones said that despite English clubs losing out to their Spanish rivals, the Premier League had experienced a successful season.
He continued: “Yes you cannot ignore the fact that Spain has the top two, but if you go down the list you will see seven English clubs. The ability to earn revenue is more evenly-spread.”
Jones said Tottenham Hotspur was a classic example of a club punching above its weight in earnings.
“Tottenham have been in our top twenty every single year without playing in the Champions League. They are Premier League stalwarts, a London club, so are in a good market in that sense. The history of the club remains strong, so if they qualify for the Champions League they could get back it into the top ten."
And despite being the wealthiest club in the world, ambitious and big-spending Manchester City are only 19th in the list – but break the top 20 for the first time.
“Manchester City still have a lot to do to match the revenues of their more illustrious neighbour," said Jones.
"Qualifying for the Champions League can play a big part – and is the biggest money-spinner. The direct impact can generate €50m a year. Also, in the longer term, if you repeatedly qualify it helps with sponsorships and kit deals. But you can see the club are putting all the building blocks in place – their supporter base is going up as is there matchday revenue.”
All of this top 20 clubs are from the ‘big five’ European leagues, with Germany contributing five clubs, Italy four, and France and Spain represented by two clubs each.
There is little change in the top 20 clubs compared with last year, with two new clubs, Werder Bremen and Manchester City, replacing VfB Stuttgart and Turkish club Fenerbahce.
The report also makes dismal reading for fans of Italian football. Juventus, Inter and AC Milan occupy positions eight to ten on the list.
But, as the Deloitte report warns: “There has been a gradual decline in Italian clubs’ positions in the list in recent years, emphasising the need to address a number of issues specific to Italian football, particularly with regard to matchday revenues, if they are to remain competitive with the elite clubs in European football.”
Source: Deloitte Football Money League 2010
The Spanish giants scored a double victory over their Premier League rivals, pocketing a combined €767 million during the 2008-09 season, according to the annual Deloitte Football Money League.
Real Madrid, whose commercial credentials have since been bolstered further with the signings of global superstars Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka, top the list for the fifth year in a row, becoming the first club in any sport to make €400 million in a year.
And after defeating Manchester United in last year’s Champions League final, Barcelona have also ousted the Red Devils from second place on the index – raking in €366 million in a extraordinarily successful season which saw the Catalans scoop a domestic double too.
But despite having the top two highest earning clubs, La Liga's ‘duopoly’ is underlined by the fact that there are no other Spanish clubs in the top 20 – the next wealthiest in the country being Atletico Madrid in 22nd place.
England has the largest representation of any country with seven clubs out of 20.
The ‘big four’ on the pitch remain the big four off it with Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool occupying the fifth to seventh positions respectively, thanks largely to their sustained participation in the Champions League.
Big winners | Barcelona boosted their coffers
The Football Money League is compiled by leading business advisory firm Deloitte and focuses on the revenue earned by each club – not expenditure such as wages and debt management.
Dan Jones, a partner in Deloitte’s Sports Business group, told Goal.com UK that Real Madrid’s and Barcelona’s ability to sell broadcasting rights to their matches individually gave them the edge of English opposition.
He said: “Obviously Real Madrid and Barcelona are huge brands and hugely successful clubs, but the fact they are able to sell TV rights individually gives them the edge of the Premier League clubs, whose rights are sold as part of a package.
“Real Madrid made €160.8m (£136.9m) from broadcasting last season – whilst Manchester United are quite far behind that earning €117.1m (£99.7m)."
Jones said that despite English clubs losing out to their Spanish rivals, the Premier League had experienced a successful season.
He continued: “Yes you cannot ignore the fact that Spain has the top two, but if you go down the list you will see seven English clubs. The ability to earn revenue is more evenly-spread.”
Jones said Tottenham Hotspur was a classic example of a club punching above its weight in earnings.
“Tottenham have been in our top twenty every single year without playing in the Champions League. They are Premier League stalwarts, a London club, so are in a good market in that sense. The history of the club remains strong, so if they qualify for the Champions League they could get back it into the top ten."
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And despite being the wealthiest club in the world, ambitious and big-spending Manchester City are only 19th in the list – but break the top 20 for the first time.
“Manchester City still have a lot to do to match the revenues of their more illustrious neighbour," said Jones.
"Qualifying for the Champions League can play a big part – and is the biggest money-spinner. The direct impact can generate €50m a year. Also, in the longer term, if you repeatedly qualify it helps with sponsorships and kit deals. But you can see the club are putting all the building blocks in place – their supporter base is going up as is there matchday revenue.”
All of this top 20 clubs are from the ‘big five’ European leagues, with Germany contributing five clubs, Italy four, and France and Spain represented by two clubs each.
There is little change in the top 20 clubs compared with last year, with two new clubs, Werder Bremen and Manchester City, replacing VfB Stuttgart and Turkish club Fenerbahce.
The report also makes dismal reading for fans of Italian football. Juventus, Inter and AC Milan occupy positions eight to ten on the list.
But, as the Deloitte report warns: “There has been a gradual decline in Italian clubs’ positions in the list in recent years, emphasising the need to address a number of issues specific to Italian football, particularly with regard to matchday revenues, if they are to remain competitive with the elite clubs in European football.”
The Deloitte Football Money League – 2008/09 revenue
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Position (Prior Year)
1 (1) 2 (3) 3 (2) 4 (4) 5 (6) 6 (5) 7 (8) 8 (11)
9 (10) 10 (7) 11 (15) 12 (9) 13 (12) 14 (16) 15 (14) 16 (13) 17 (n/a) 18 (20) 19 (n/a) 20 (17) |
Club
Real Madrid Barcelona Manchester United Bayern Munich Arsenal Chelsea Liverpool Juventus Inter AC Milan Hamburg Roma Lyon Marseille Tottenham Hotspur Schalke 04 Werder Bremen Borussia Dortmund Manchester City Newcastle United |
Revenue (£m)
341.9
311.7 278.5 246.6 224.0 206.4 184.8 173.1 167.4 167.4 124.9 124.7 118.9 113.5 113.0 106.0 97.7 88.1 87.0 86.0 |
Revenue (€m)
401.4
365.9 327.0 289.5 263.0 242.3 217.0 203.2 196.5 196.5 146.7 146.4 139.6 133.2 132.7 124.5 114.7 103.5 102.2 101.0 |
Source: Deloitte Football Money League 2010
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(Strange... it looked pretty easy from where I was sitting, but hey.)
“I do not think it's over yet. I remember a clash between Milan and Deportivo la Coruna when Milan was also ahead by four goals, and in the end Deportivo eliminated Milan.
“I went into the Arsenal dressing room after the match to speak to Robin van Persie. I had agreed with him to swap shirts – my sons are big fans of his and he brought two for them. They will be delighted.
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