He real Madrid exceeded the City of Manchester and leads the Deloitte Football Money League as the club with the highest revenue generation in the world in the 2022-23 season. Commercial revenue has been the biggest source of income for the teams.
The white club, leader for the first time since the 2017-18 season, generated a total revenue of 831 million euros, followed by city (826 million euros) and the PSG (802 million euros). He FC Barcelona from seventh place last year to fourth, generating 800 million euros, while the Manchester United It dropped one place to fifth place with 746 million euros.
El Real recorded an increase in revenue of 118 million euros compared to the previous year; Its 16% growth was attributed to strong retail performance, increased stadium attendance and a recovery in sponsorship revenue. Despite City losing top spot, which it had held for the past two years, the club reported its highest revenue in a season thanks to its treble campaign, which boosted its commercial and broadcast revenues.
Commercial revenue was the biggest source of revenue at clubs for the first time since 2015-16, excluding the 2019-20 season affected by COVID-19, as broadcast revenue increased by a moderate 5%. “Strong demand for live sports points to further growth in commercial and matchday revenues, in particular,” said Tim Bridge, senior partner in Deloitte’s Sports Business Group.
“For clubs that no longer seem to rely on the exponential growth of broadcast revenue, creating a business model that is more commercially oriented will help them gain more control over their financial stability.”
The biggest fall, Liverpool
Liverpool, who moved the most in last year’s edition from seventh to third place, reported the biggest drop in the year-on-year ranking this year as it fell back to seventh place, one of three clubs to report decrease in income.
Atlético Madrid and West Ham United are the other two clubs with a decline in revenue, with Premier League teams now making up eight of the top 20, compared to 11 last year, with Leicester City, Leeds United and Everton were replaced by Eintracht Frankfurt, Napoli and Olympique de Marseille.
The total revenue generated by Money League clubs in 2022-23 will be a record €10.5 billion, an increase of 14% on the previous year and surpassing pre-pandemic levels (€9.2 billion in both 2021-22 as in 2018-19).
Source: La Verdad
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