As clubs from continental Europe gained ground, Liverpool, Manchester United, and Manchester City all fell in the most recent Deloitte Football Money League rankings.Liverpool has fallen from third position to seventh, the most of any team in the top 20, after Deloitte discovered thattheir revenue had decreased somewhat from million to million.Deloitte credited the Reds’ on-field performance for that decline, given that the team finished fifth in the Premier League and eliminated from the Champions League in the round of
Despite having a higher revenue figure than the previous season, Manchester United fell to fifth place, while Real Madrid overtook triple winners City, who now rank second despite having a record Premier League revenue figure in their most recent reports.The Money League does not examine operating expenses; instead, it examines revenue data from teams’ annual accounts.In comparison to the previous year, Tottenham and Chelsea traded places, with Spurs moving up to eighth place and Arsenal staying in 10th.Real Madrid led the pack with million in revenue in showing that even if Florentino Perez, the club’s president, is undoubtedly the most ardent supporter of a Super League, Real is succeeding outside of the present European football environment.
With million in income, Barcelona jumped three spots to seventh position, while Paris St. Germain made their debut appearance in the top three.There is a point in time, a moment here, where you have Real Madrid and Barcelona redeveloping their stadiums,they have made moves towards controlling much more of their operations, particularly merchandising and licensing, so those revenue figures are a result of direct changes they have made to their business model,” said Tim Bridge, lead partner in Deloitte’s Sports Business Group, to the PA news agency.”We’re not positive that the Premier League’s era of notable domestic growth in media rights is coming to an end, but we can say that without major rivalry
