Real Madrid has been named the world’s highest-earning football club for the 2022-23 season via Deloitte’s Sports Business Group, replacing Manchester City as the most sensible on the list.
The Deloitte Football Money League is in its 27th year of analyzing the world’s highest-earning soccer clubs and reported that those clubs earned a record 10. 5 billion euros ($11. 4 billion) in the 2022-2023 season, up 14% from last season. . year.
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Madrid were last at the top of the index five years ago and raked in a record €831 million last season, up €118 million from last year.
City earned €5m fewer than Madrid in second, with the top five filled out by Paris Saint-Germain (€802m), Barcelona (€800m), and Manchester United (€746m).
The rise of PSG and Barca in the top five sees European clubs “gaining ground” in the Premier League, according to Deloitte, although Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham are all in the top ten.
Liverpool fell the most, going from 3rd to 7th place, due to a drop in their effects in domestic and European competitions.
Newcastle and West Ham United are 18th respectively, ahead of reigning Serie A champions Napoli.
Deloitte said the figures revealed that advertising revenue had replaced broadcast cash as the maximum vital source of revenue for clubs on the list for the first time since 2015-16, the COVID-19-hit 2019-20 season.
“Another record-breaking year for Money League clubs represents the continued monetary strength of the football industry,” said Tim Bridge, senior partner in Deloitte’s Sports Business Group.
“The strong call of live sports implies a further expansion of advertising and revenue from matchdays, in particular. While clubs no longer seem to be counting on exponential growth in broadcast revenue, creating a more commerce-focused business style will help them achieve higher performance. • monitor their monetary stability.
This is the second year that Deloitte has analysed women’s football, the figures do not come from primary markets such as the United States and Japan, as there is no knowledge available for those clubs.
The women’s earnings rating also excludes any men’s team contributions related to the clubs.
Barça topped the list of women’s groups that generated profits for 2022-23 of €13. 4 million, 74% more than last year’s figures.
Man United (€8m) are in second place, followed by Real Madrid (€7.4m), Man City (€5.3m), and Arsenal (€5.3m).
Full men’s Deloitte Money Football League list
Real Madrid
City of Manchester
Paris Saint Germain
Barcelona
Manchester United
Bayern Munich
Liverpool
Tottenham
Chelsea
Arsenal