Real Madrid have topped the league table of the world’s 20 richest football clubs for the 11th year in a row, according to Deloitte.<\/p>\n
Its Football Money League, based on season 2014-15, also said the combined revenues of the 20 clubs had risen 8% to \u20ac6.6bn, a new record, reports the BBC.<\/p>\n
Real\u2019s arch-rivals Barcelona rose two places to second on the list, pushing Manchester United down to third.<\/p>\n
Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich completed the top five.<\/p>\n
Manchester City, Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool occupied places six to nine, all of them notching up healthy increases in revenues.<\/p>\n
Tottenham were in 12th spot, with Newcastle United and Everton at 17th and 18th.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, West Ham was a new entrant at number 20, making the top 20 for the first time since 2005-06.<\/p>\n
The list only looks at revenues accrued and does not take into account club debts.<\/p>\n
All the 20 clubs represented are from the \u2018big five\u2019 European leagues, with Italy contributing four clubs, Germany three, Spain three and France one.<\/p>\n
Real Madrid saw revenues of \u20ac577m at average exchange rate for the year ending 30 June 2015.<\/p>\n
The club saw revenue growth of \u20ac27.5m, including an increase of \u20ac22.7m in commercial revenues from the previous season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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