United slip to third in football’s big money league
MANCHESTER United have slipped from second to third place in the league of the world’s biggest revenue-generating football clubs.
The Red Devils head the four big clubs in the North West among the top 20 across the globe named in the Annual Deloitte Football Money League.
The Trafford club was second last year, but has slipped down a place – replaced by Barcelona – as revenue dipped to £395.2m. Real Madrid is top of the league with revenue of £439m.
Manchester City, with revenue of £352.6m have consolidated sixth place with increases in their broadcast (£2.2m) and commercial (£6.2m) revenue streams. The club’s overall revenue increases are more moderate than in recent years.
Liverpool’s return to the Champions League in the 2014/15 seasons assisted in driving revenue growth across all revenue streams to £298.1m, putting them in ninth with their cross city rivals Everton (£125.6m) also able to do the same, resulting in the Toffees moving up two places in the Money League to 18th.
It is the 19th edition of the report, produced by Deloitte’s Sports Business Group, which ranks clubs based on the revenue they generate.
Dan Jones, partner at Deloitte’s Sports Business Group said: “Despite Manchester United’s slip in to third place in the Money League, 2014/15 was another successful season for the North Wests top clubs, especially with Everton cementing their position in the top 20.
“We expect Manchester United to challenge for the top spot in the coming seasons given their strong commercial revenues, and Manchester City, Liverpool and Everton all also have the potential to grow strongly, meaning the future looks promising for the biggest North West clubs.”
