Money League

WHILST football fans think about goals and wins, Deloitte has published the Football Money League 2023. This is the annual analysis of club revenue in the world of football, including key aspects such as commercial revenue and fan attendance.

Real Madrid and FC Barcelona are positioned within the Top 10 of the list, in second and seventh position respectively, with both clubs significantly increasing their revenues compared to the previous analysis.

Real Madrid has experienced 11 per cent revenue growth, while FC Barcelona has increased its revenues by 10 per cent compared to the previous year.

Real Madrid is positioned for the fifth consecutive year among the top three clubs. The revenues of both Real Madrid and FC Barcelona account for 21 per cent of the €6.3 billion generated by the 10 most important clubs in the study.

Within the Top 15 of the report, Atletico de Madrid stands out, in position 12 and with a significant increase in revenue of 18 per cent. This has allowed them to climb up one position, and position themselves at the same level as Juventus and only €40m from the Top 10.

cess of £4 billion for the Stamford Bridge club. It is believed that the Glazers will hold out for at least £5 billion.

“Manchester United plc, one of the most successful and historic sports clubs in the world, announced today that the Company’s Board of Directors is commencing a process to explore strategic alternatives for the club,” read a statement released last year confirming that the club was going on the market.

It continued: “The process is designed to enhance the club’s future growth, with the ultimate goal of positioning the club to capitalise on opportunities both on the pitch and commercially.

“As part of this process, the Board will consider all strategic alternatives, including new investment into the club, a sale, or other transactions involving the Company,” it added.

“This will include an assessment of several initiatives to strengthen the club, including stadium and infrastructure redevelopment, and expansion of the club’s commercial operations on a global scale, each in the context of enhancing the longterm success of the club’s men’s, women’s and academy teams, and bringing benefits to fans and other stakeholders,” the statement concluded.

Ratcliffe however is bound to face competition from other corners of the globe.

The BBC said that it is also investigating the accident although a spokesperson for the show said that the correct precautions had been taken.

A statement issued read: “Our primary concern is and has been for the welfare of Freddie ­ as well as the Top Gear team. All health and safety procedures were followed on site and the incident is now being fully investigated, in line with standard policy and practice.”

The show has been involved in accidents before with former presenter Richard Hammond ending up in a coma. Following that accident, more precautions were taken but accidents still do happen given the nature of the show. While December’s accident is not the first for Flintoff since he began working on the programme, it is by far and away the most serious.