Football(soccer) rich list -- top 20

[ZeUs!!]

How the fuck are villa on that list over Everton? They have a confined fan base in the UK and no foreign (asian) superstars or sponsors

[Pressure Drop]

what i don't understand is how 7 (13) Barcelona £110.1m is above 8 (6) Inter Milan £110.3m

[cundor]

I think players in Belgium still have to pay to play

[Fit of Rage]

I'm surprised Bayern Munich isn't a little higher on that list.

[Pressure Drop]

never knew Schalke where amongst the rich clubs

[Pressure Drop]

Money --- thats what i want --- do-do do --- i want money

1 (1) Man Utd £171.5m
2 (4) Real Madrid £156.3m
3 (3) AC Milan £147.2m
4 (10) Chelsea £143.7m
5 (2) Juventus £142.4m
6 (7) Arsenal £115m
7 (13) Barcelona £110.1m
8 (6) Inter Milan £110.3m
9 (5) Bayern Munich £110.1m
10 (8) Liverpool £92.3m
11 (10) Newcastle £90.5m
12 (11) Roma £72m
13 (18) Celtic £69m
14 (16) Tottenham £66.3m
15 (15) Lazio £65.8m
16 (-) Man City £61.9m
17 (14) Schalke £60.5m
18 (-) Marseille £58.3m
19 (-) Rangers £57.1m
20 (-) Aston Villa £55.9m
Source: Deloitte
Previous season's position in brackets
Deloitte review does not include the cost of transfer fees or player wages, and concentrates solely on day-to-day income from football business.


snipet ---
In fact the global top 20 is entirely filled by European clubs, with English clubs occupying eight of the positions.

Italian clubs have five positions, Germany, Scotland and Spain two each, and one club from France.

Full BBC report on it here