Which club topped the Deloitte Football Money League in 2022?
A total of 11 of the 20 highest-earning soccer clubs in 2021-22 were from the Premier League - the first time that one country represents half the rich list.
Manchester City have topped the Deloitte Football Money League for the second year running, with 11 of the world’s 20 highest-earning clubs coming from the Premier League in the 2023 edition, examining the highest revenue-generating clubs in the world. Reigning English champions City last year became just the fourth club ever to top the list, which examines the top-performing football clubs in terms of annual revenue.
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City remained the world’s highest revenue-generating club in the 2021-22 campaign – the first season in which fans returned to stadiums as coronavirus restrictions were eased. They made £619.1million (€731m) over that period to finish ahead of LaLiga giants Real Madrid (€713.8m), while Liverpool climbed from seventh to their highest position of third after making £594.3million (€701.7m).
Fellow English clubs Manchester United (fourth), Chelsea (eighth), Tottenham (ninth) and Arsenal (10th) also make the top 10, with West Ham (15th), Leicester City (17th), Leeds United (18th), Everton (19th) and Newcastle United (20th) in the top 20. It marks the first time in the report’s 26 years that a single country has provided more than half of the rich list.
“The Premier League was the only one of the big five European leagues to experience an increase in its media rights value during its most recent rights sale process,” said Tim Bridge, the lead partner in Deloitte’s Sports Business Group. “It continues to appeal to millions of global followers and its member clubs have a greater revenue advantage over international rivals.”
Paris Saint-Germain (fifth), Bayern Munich (sixth), Barcelona (seventh), Juventus (11th), Atlético Madrid (12th), Borussia Dortmund (13th), Inter Milan (14th) and AC Milan (16th) make up the rest of the top 20.
In the women’s game, Barcelona Femení generated the highest revenue (€7.7m) after winning the Champions League in 2021 and reaching the final last year.