It’s Raining Money

By: chris | February 13th, 2008

tmpphp03diwk.jpgAfter Sports Illustrated released their latest list of the richest athletes, the firm Deloitte has put forth the annual list of the world’s 20 richest clubs in terms of revenue. It’s pretty much the usual suspects (no big surprise who’s up top), though a couple have made some sizable changes in the table. The biggest change was a 9 point drop by Juventus, which just goes to show you: cheating never pays. Twas a profitable year in North London as both Tottenham and Arsenal moved up 4 spots apiece, while 4 newbies eneter the 20 in Celtic, Valencia, Marseille and Werder Bremen.

The numbers are in Euros, but you can see the listing in pounds here.

1 (1) Real Madrid €351.0
2 (4) Manchester United €315.2
3 (2) FC Barcelona €290.1
4 (6) Chelsea €283.0
5 (9) Arsenal €263.9
6 (5) AC Milan €227.2
7 (8) Bayern Munich €223.3
8 (10) Liverpool €198.9
9 (7) Internazionale €195.0
10 (12) AS Roma €157.6
11 (15) Tottenham Hotspur 153.1
12 (3) Juventus €145.2
13 (11) Olympique Lyonnais €140.6
14 (13) Newcastle United €129.4
15 (16) Hamburg SV €120.4
16 (14) Schalke 04 €114.3
17 (n/a) Celtic €111.8
18 (n/a) Valencia €107.6
19 (n/a) Olympique de Marseille €99.0
20 (n/a) Werder Bremen €97.3





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  • Premiership Vids |  February 13th, 2008 at 1:22 pm

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    And you wonder why there is no player loyalty anymore. Players love transferring from team to team, as the money just keeps rolling in.

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