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Financial services firm Deloitte has once again released its Football Money League, charting the massive revenues of Europe’s biggest football clubs.
The English Premier League dominates Deloitte’s ranking with 10 clubs in the top 20 list, the most from one single league since records began.
The financial power of English clubs was largely thanks to Premier League contracts worth in excess of £8 billion over three years.
However, clubs from the Ligue 1 in France, La Liga in Spain, and Germany’s Bundesliga all competed for the top spot, along with one of the very best from England.
According to Deloitte, this year’s battle for first place was “the closest in Money League history” with only £1.5 million separating the club in first place from the club in second place.
Scroll down to see who the top performers are this year.
20. Everton FC — €199.2 million (£171.2 million or $ 244 milllion). Massive broadcast revenue of £130.5 million played a large part in Everton’s total earnings last year. However, its big training ground sponsorship deal with USM Holdings added a hefty chunk to its commercial earnings.
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19. Napoli — €200.7 million (£172.5 million or $ 245.6 million). Last season, Napoli finished third in Serie A and reached the Round of 16 in the Champions League. That European adventure caused an uptake in revenue. Deloitte, though, hints that the best is yet to come. This is because the club currently leads the Italian league and may win the Serie A for the first time since 1990.
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18. Southampton FC — €212.1 million (£182.3 million or $ 259.9 million). This is Southampton’s first ever appearance in the Money League and it is largely because of broadcasting revenue, which accounts for £143 million of the club’s total revenue. The club is also two years into its three-year shirt deal with key sponsor Virgin Media.
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