Position
(prior year
position) Club Revenue (£m) Revenue (€m)
1 (1) Real Madrid 236.2 351.0
2 (4) Manchester United 212.1 315.2
3 (2) FC Barcelona 195.3 290.1
4 (6) Chelsea 190.5 283.0
5 (9) Arsenal 177.6 263.9
6 (5) AC Milan 153.0 227.2
7 (8) Bayern Munich 150.3 223.3
8 (10) Liverpool 133.9 198.9
9 (7) Internazionale 131.3 195.0
10 (12) AS Roma 106.1 157.6
11 (15) Tottenham Hotspur 103.1 153.1
12 (3) Juventus 97.7 145.2
13 (11) Olympique Lyonnais 94.6 140.6
14 (13) Newcastle United 87.1 129.4
15 (16) Hamburg SV 81.0 120.4
16 (14) Schalke 04 76.9 114.3
17 (n/a) Celtic 75.2 111.8
18 (n/a) Valencia 72.4 107.6
19 (n/a) Olympique de Marseille 66.6 99.0
20 (n/a) Werder Bremen 65.5 97.3
NEWCASTLE United have dropped a place in football's 'rich list' - but are still among the 20 wealthiest clubs in the world.
The Magpies' slump in fortunes over the last year has seen them fall from 13th place to 14th, based on revenue.
Manchester United have climbed two places to second in the latest Football Money League from business advisory firm Deloitte, which ranks the 20 biggest football clubs in the world based on revenue.
Real Madrid remain the world's largest revenue-generating club, completing a hat-trick of first-place finishes.
Analysis in the Football Money League is based on the latest financial information for the 2006/07 season.
Manchester United arejoined in the top five by Chelsea and Arsenal.
Chelsea have climbed two places to fourth, while Arsenal are the biggest climber in the 2007 Money League, rising four places to fifth.
Spanish giants Barcelona have dropped one place from second to third.
Dan Jones, Partner in the Sports Business Group at Deloitte, commented: "This is the first time that any country has had three clubs in the top five of the Money League.
"Arsenal's move to the Emirates Stadium has transformed their revenues, whilst Chelsea's revenue increase sees them return to the top five."
Real Madrid and Manchester United became the first football clubs to generate more than €300m in a season.
Real enjoyed an impressive 20 per cent increase to take their total revenue to €351m (£236m), whilst Manchester United's revenue grew even more quickly to reach €315m (£212m).
Jones added: "With the new Premier League television deals now online for the 2007/08 season, Manchester United have the opportunity to significantly close the gap on Real and a successful Champions League run may even see them challenge again for the number one position."
Football remains a growth sport, especially at the highest level. The top 20 clubs' collective revenues grew by 11 per cent to €3.7bn (£2.5bn) in 2006/07, the highest rate of growth since 2002/03.
The top 20 clubs now generate more than three times the combined revenues of the clubs in the first Money League in 1996/97.
The global top 20 is entirely populated by European clubs.
Six English clubs feature in this year's Money League, along with four clubs from each of Germany and Italy, three Spanish clubs, two French clubs and one from Scotland - Celtic.
Post-World Cup there are more German clubs in the Money League than ever before.
Alan Switzer, Director in the Sports Business Group, says: "The performance of German clubs particularly catches the eye, with enhanced revenues being generated from new and improved stadia.
"The stadium is a club's biggest asset, and the majority of the Money League clubs are looking to complete stadium developments in the short and medium term."
While the number of English clubs in this season's Money League dropped from eight to six, next year the number could significantly increase.
Paul Rawnsley, director of Deloitte's sports business group, said: "Clubs such as Aston Villa, Everton, Manchester City and West Ham United are already just outside the top 20.
"With the revenue uplift from the new broadcast deals now benefiting the clubs, we expect to see the bottom half of next year's Money League dominated by English teams."
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