Steve Gann
Sandra 1Top Twenty Soccer Money Clubs
February 9th 2012 04:57
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Top Twenty Soccer Money Clubs
The top nine have pretty much remained the same for the last eight years. Real Madrid again topped the list falling just short of 500 million Euros earned last year.
The list is compiled by gathering income streams from three key areas:
Matchday revenue, consisting of gate reciepts and season tickets
Broadcast revenue, including both international and domestic TV contracts
Commercial revenue, notably from sponsorship and merchandising
The Top 20 earned a combined 4.4 billion euros during the period, a figure which represents one quarter of the entire revenue accumulated in the European soccer market.
Schalke's 45 percent increase in sales made it the biggest climber, up six places to 10th with 302 million euros. The jump resulted from the German club advancing to the Champions League semifinals for the first time, Deloitte said.
Schalke didn't qualify for this season's Champions League after finishing 14th in the Bundesliga and instead is playing in the second-tier Europa League, where it's reached the first knockout round.
"The club's failure to qualify for Champions League football in 2011-12 means the club will not be able to maintain their lofty position in the Money League." Deloitte said
Top 20 Clubs by 2010-11 revenue (millions of euros)===================================================
1. Real Madrid 479.5
2. Barcelona 450.7
3. Manchester United 367.0
4. Bayern Munich 321.4
5. Arsenal 251.1
6. Chelsea 249.8
7. AC Milan 235.1
8. Inter Milan 211.4
9. Liverpool 203.3
10. Schalke 202.4
11. Tottenham 181.0
12. Manchester City 169.6
13. Juventus 153.9
14. Marseille 150.4
15. Roma 143.5
16. Borussia Dortmund 138.5
17. Lyon 132.8
18. Hamburg 128.8
19. Valencia 116.8
20. Napoli 114.9
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