Manchester United have slipped to third place in the Deloitte Football Money League for 2014-15. With their absence from European competition, their revenues fell by £38m. Real Madrid and Barcelona occupy the top two places.
Manchester United have slipped to third place in the Deloitte Football Money League for 2014-15. With their absence from European competition, their revenues fell by £38m. Real Madrid and Barcelona occupy the top two places.
United’s absence from the Champions League cost them £28.1m in broadcast revenue and was identified as the ‘primary factor’ behind their £17.7m fall in match day income. Their big commercial revenues staved off the worst effects of these losses, though they still lag behind Paris Saint-Germain who picked up £237m from commercial deals.
17 of the top 30 places are occupied by Premier League clubs, reflecting the financial strength of the competition. Behind Manchester United come Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool.
The top twenty features more London clubs, including new entrants West Ham United, than clubs from Germany or Spain.
Arsenal’s Emirates earns more money every time it stages a fixture than any ground in Europe, including those with substantially higher capacities such as the Bernebau, home of Real Madrid, and the Nou Camp, home of Barcelona. Arsenal make £30m more than Chelsea over the course of a year on match day income alone.