The 20 richest football clubs in the world

In the football world, money at the top does not change hands often. The top seven football clubs in the world in terms of revenue remain unchanged. Real Madrid continues to top this list of the super-rich football clubs. Its fierce rival Barcelona comes in second. The only club that has burst through the top echelons of football clubs is the German club Schalke 04, courtesy of a fine run at the hugely lucrative Champions League. Read on for the full list compiled by the Sports Business Group of consulting firm Deloitte

 

Real Madrid is top of the heap for seven consecutive seasons. No mean feat indeed! Barcelona may have beaten Real to the top spot in La Liga and also ensured they were knocked out of the prestigious Champions League at the semi-final stage. But they couldn’t wrench the top spot from their great Madrid rivals who grew their revenues by $261.7 million in the last five years. Revenues were largely generated from broadcast rights, kit sponsorship, merchandising, sponsorship and non match-day activities.

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