Real Madrid remain richest club in the world

Reigning European Champions, Real Madrid are for the tenth-year running ranked the richest club in the world going by the club’s soaring revenues.

Interestingly also, the lucrative nature of the English Premier League also saw all 20 EPL clubs listed among the richest 40 in football.

Indeed, five of the EPL teams are in the top 10 of the football ‘Rich List’, just published world reputable accountants, Deloitte.

“In fact, every Premier League club reported record revenues in 2013/14. Between them, the eight English clubs in our top 20 achieved total broadcast revenues of £0.9bn. This is testament to the huge appeal of the Premier League globally and the equality of distribution the clubs enjoy relative to their European counterparts. Austin Houlihan, senior manager at Deloitte, told the Daily Mail as the new rankings were made public.

“The Premier League’s new broadcast deals have translated into big revenue increases across the English top flight,” Hoolihan added. 

 “Additionally, the Premier League is currently negotiating for the next cycle of media rights and further uplifts are anticipated.”

TOP 30 RICHEST FOOTBALL CLUBS BY REVENUE (FOR 2013-14)

1. Real Madrid - £459.5m

2. Manchester United - £433.2m

3. Bayern Munich - £407.7m

4. Barcelona - £405.2m

5. Paris Saint-Germain - £396.5m

6. Manchester City - £346.5m

7. Chelsea - £324.4m

8. Arsenal - £300.5m

9. Liverpool - £255.8m

10. Juventus - £233.6m

11. Borussia Dortmund - £218.7m

12. AC Milan - £208.8m

13. Tottenham - £180.5m

14. Schalke 04 - £178.9m

15. Atletico Madrid - £142.1m

16. Napoli £137.8m

17. Inter Milan - £137.1m

18. Galatasaray - £135.4m

19. Newcastle United - £129.7m

20. Everton £120.5m

21. West Ham United - £105.3m

22. Aston Villa - £101.9m

23. Marseille - £100m

24. Roma - £97.7m

25. Southampton - £97.3

26. Benfica - £96.6

27. Sunderland - £95.7m

28. Hamburg - £92.2m

29. Swansea City - £90.5m

30. Stoke City - £90.1m