Elite football clubs generate record R228bn revenue
Real Madrid's English midfielder #05 Jude Bellingham (L) scores his team's sixth goal past Monaco's English defender #03 Eric Dier during the UEFA Champions League league phase day 7 football match between Real Madrid CF and AS Monaco at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid on January 20, 2026.
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While Spanish giants Real Madrid remain the world’s richest club, Premier League teams occupy six places in the Top 10, according to analysis by Deloitte’s Football Money League report.
Graphic shows clubs with highest annual revenue for 2025-26, according to Deloitte.
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The combined revenue of Money League clubs increased by 11% to €12.4 billion (R228bn), up from €11.2 billion in 2023/24. Matchday (€2.4 billion), broadcast (€4.7 billion), and commercial (€5.3 billion) revenues all reached record highs, with commercial income becoming the first revenue stream to surpass €5 billion.
The expanded Fifa Club World Cup, which took place in the United States last summer, helped broadcast revenue increase by 10%.
Deloitte Money League 2026: Top 10
- Real Madrid, €1.161bn (R22bn)
- Barcelona, €974.8m (R18.5bn)
- Bayern Munich, €860.6m (R16.3bn)
- Paris Saint-Germain, €837.0m (R15.9bn)
- Liverpool, €836.1m (R15.89bn)
- Man City, €829.3m (R15.7bn)
- Arsenal, €821.7m (R15.6bn)
- Man United, €793.1m (R15bn)
- Tottenham, €672.6m (R12.7bn)
- Chelsea, €584.1m (R11.1bn)
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