Match of the PAY: World's top 20 football clubs earn more than £5BILLION a year
THE top 20 richest football clubs in the world now earn an astonishing £5billion a year.
Posted Thursday, January 21, 2016 by Dailystar.co.uk
MINTED: Real Madrid and Barcelona are the first and second richest clubs in the world
And new figures show nine of the most minted clubs come from the Premier League.
Real Madrid top the rich list, with Lionel Messi’s Barcelona second and Manchester United dropping one place to third.
Manchester City are sixth, Liverpool ninth and West Ham have crept in at No20, the Deloitte report found.
SKINT: Man United came in third, raking in a measly £395.2m a year
The Premier League also boasts 17 of the top 30 richest clubs in the world.
But Football Supporters’ Federation chairman Malcolm Clarke claimed fans are being hung out to dry by the system.
He said: “The Premier League clubs have got money coming out of their ears and what we want to see is much more of that money being used to benefit fans by lowering ticket prices.”
The new report shows the combined wealth of the richest clubs soared by 8% in the past year.
PROTEST: Football fans have voiced their displeasure at the UK"s exorbitant ticket prices
LOADED: The Premier League boasts 17 of the top 30 richest clubs in the world
Cristiano Ronaldo’s Real Madrid made an amazing £439m in the 2014-15 season.
Wayne Rooney’s United remain the biggest moneymaking Premier League outfit, raking in £395.2m.
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