Manchester United becomes world's richest football club
Thursday - January 19, 2017 8:29 pm ,
Category : SPORTS
London: English Premier League side Manchester United generated the most revenue of any football club in the world in the 2015-16 season.
According to a report published by Deloitte, United regained first place in the Money League with a record revenue of 689 million euros ($735 million), breaking the 11-year hold that Spanish giants Real Madrid had on the top spot, reports Xinhua.
Spain's FC Barcelona finished second with 620.2 million euros ($661.7 million) and Real Madrid dropped to third with 620.1 million euros ($ 661.5 million).
English champions Leicester City were the 20th highest revenue generating club in world football.
Boosted by their title-winning campaign, their 2015-16 revenue of 172.1 million euros ($ 183.6 million) is almost five times as much as the amount they generated in the 2013-14 season.
Following is the 1 to 10 of the Deloitte Money League Table for the 2015-16 season:
1. Manchester United
2. FC Barcelona
3. Real Madrid
4. Bayern Munich
5. Manchester City
6. Paris St-Germain
7. Arsenal
8. Chelsea
9. Liverpool
10. Juventus-Agency
According to a report published by Deloitte, United regained first place in the Money League with a record revenue of 689 million euros ($735 million), breaking the 11-year hold that Spanish giants Real Madrid had on the top spot, reports Xinhua.
Spain's FC Barcelona finished second with 620.2 million euros ($661.7 million) and Real Madrid dropped to third with 620.1 million euros ($ 661.5 million).
English champions Leicester City were the 20th highest revenue generating club in world football.
Boosted by their title-winning campaign, their 2015-16 revenue of 172.1 million euros ($ 183.6 million) is almost five times as much as the amount they generated in the 2013-14 season.
Following is the 1 to 10 of the Deloitte Money League Table for the 2015-16 season:
1. Manchester United
2. FC Barcelona
3. Real Madrid
4. Bayern Munich
5. Manchester City
6. Paris St-Germain
7. Arsenal
8. Chelsea
9. Liverpool
10. Juventus-Agency
