SPORTS / FOOTBALL - SOCCER
List: Top Ten Richest Football Clubs in the World by Annual Revenue
Date: Financial Year 2008/09
Source: Deloitte Football Money League
Base: All football teams in the world.
Notes: These rankings are published annually as the 'Football Money League' by the specialist sports group department of Deloitte. The revenue figures include commercial income, matchday revenues and broadcasting. Real Madrid were top for the fifth successive year becoming the first team in any sport to generate revenue of more than Euro400m. Broadcasting revenue provided Real with its largest increase in revenue (Euro25m, + 18 per cent).
Rank
|
Club
|
Revenue (Euro millions)
|
1
|
Real Madrid
|
401.4
|
2
|
Barcelona
|
365.9
|
3
|
Manchester United
|
327.0
|
4
|
Bayern Munich
|
289.5
|
5
|
Arsenal
|
263.0
|
6
|
Chelsea
|
242.3
|
7
|
Liverpool
|
217.0
|
8
|
Juventus
|
203.2
|
9
|
Internazionale
|
196.5
|
10
|
AC Milan
|
196.5
|
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