January 25 – Real Madrid have reclaimed top spot in the annual Deloitte Football Money League, beating last year’s league leader Manchester City by a slim €5 million.
PSG broke into the top three positions followed by Barcelona on €300 million – €31 million behind their Spanish rivals.
Manchester City’s cross-town rivals Manchester United have dropped to fifth place (€746 million) and are now truly confirmed as Manchester’s second team, not only on team performance but also by being ahead by a substantial €80 million.
Eight of the top 20 teams are in the English Premier League. The gulf between the top four clubs with revenues over €800 million, to the bottom five in the top 20 with revenues under €260 million is immense, perhaps unbridgeable.
The money league is based on revenues reported for the 2022/23 season which saw matchday and commercial revenues surge across Europe.
Deloitte highlights cumulative record revenues of €10.5 billion, an increase of 14% compared to the €9.2 billion in 2021/22.
Out of the top 20 clubs, 17 clubs reported a year-on-year increase in commercial revenue – Liverpool were one of the losers dropping from third to seventh with a revenue decrease of almost €20 million. Atlético de Madrid and West Ham United were the other two clubs to report a revenue decline.
Tim Bridge, lead partner in Deloitte’s Sports Business Group, said: “Another record-breaking year for Money League clubs represents the ongoing financial might of the football industry. A high demand for live sport is pointing towards further growth for commercial and matchday revenues, in particular.
Deloittes also produced a table of the top 15 women’s clubs across Europe average.
Barcelona (€13.4 million) top the ranking followed by Manchester United (relatively late entrants to the women’s professional game), Real Madrid and Manchester City.
Average revenues generated stood at €4.3m in the 2022/23, up 61%…
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