{"id":6658,"date":"2019-01-24T05:23:42","date_gmt":"2019-01-24T05:23:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/real-madrid-regains-top-spot-in-world-football-rich-list\/"},"modified":"2019-01-24T05:23:42","modified_gmt":"2019-01-24T05:23:42","slug":"real-madrid-regains-top-spot-in-world-football-rich-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/real-madrid-regains-top-spot-in-world-football-rich-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Real Madrid regains top spot in world football rich list"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Real Madrid has topped the table of the world’s 20 richest football clubs, displacing Manchester United with record revenues of \u20ac750.9m (\u00a3674.6m).<\/p>\n

Man Utd slipped to third with Barcelona making it the first Spanish one-two since 2014-15, said Deloitte.<\/p>\n

Its Football Money League, based on season 2017-18, also shows the combined revenues of the top 20 clubs has risen 6% to \u20ac8.3bn (\u00a37.4bn), a new record.<\/p>\n

There were a record six English Premier League clubs in the top 10.<\/p>\n

‘Outstanding performance’<\/h2>\n

The list, the 22nd of its kind, only looks at revenues and does not take into account club debts. <\/p>\n

This gap this year between the top two places was the second widest yet, with \u20ac60.5m between the leading pair.<\/p>\n

Real Madrid won their third successive Champions League, beating Liverpool 3-1 in Kiev last May. <\/p>\n

That helped raise income for Los Blancos, who have now topped Deloitte’s money league 12 times.<\/p>\n

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The club experienced commercial growth of \u20ac54.8m, including an increase in sponsorship and merchandising revenues, as well as exploitation of increasingly lucrative pre-season tour matches. <\/p>\n

At \u20ac356.2m, Real Madrid now have the highest commercial revenue of any football club globally, contributing to those world-record revenues.<\/p>\n

Dan Jones, head of Deloitte’s sports business group, said: “Real Madrid’s outstanding financial performance in 2017-18 is built on their long history of success on the pitch, most recently three consecutive Champions League titles. <\/p>\n

“This has enabled the club to continue to drive commercial revenue as the appetite to partner with Europe’s most successful clubs remains stronger than ever.”<\/p>\n

He said most of Deloitte’s top 10 of our top 10 were through to the round of 16 in this season’s Champions League and forecasting further revenue growth.<\/p>\n

‘Big five’<\/h2>\n

Bayern Munich and Manchester City completed the top five, retaining their positions from the past two years.<\/p>\n

Paris St-Germain, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal, and Tottenham Hotspur occupied places six to 10, with Spurs making it into the top tier for only the second time, having last appeared in 2006-07.<\/p>\n

Everton were in 17th spot, Newcastle United 19th, and West Ham United 20th.<\/p>\n

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All the 20 clubs represented are from the “big five” European leagues, with Italy having four places, Germany and Spain contributing three clubs, and France one.<\/p>\n

Other findings include:<\/p>\n