Real Madrid And Barcelona Top Premier League 'Big Four' As Highest Earning Clubs In World Football

• La Liga has two biggest earners – but no other Spanish teams in top 20 • Premier League remains strongest with seven clubs • Champions League is ‘biggest money spinner’ • Emerging giants Manchester City are new entry in top 20 • Tottenham Hotspur biggest ‘over-achievers’ in revenue

Real Madrid and Barcelona have topped a list of the highest earning football clubs in the world

The Spanish giants scored a double victory over their Premier League rivals, pocketing a combined €767 million during the 2008/09 season, according to the annual Deloitte Football Money League.

Real Madrid, whose commercial credentials have since been bolstered further with the signings of global superstars Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka, top the list for the fifth year in a row, becoming the first club in any sport to make €400 million in a year.

And after defeating Manchester United in last year’s Champions League final, Barcelona have also ousted the Red Devils from second place on the index – raking in €366 million in a extraordinarily successful season which saw the Catalans scoop a domestic double too.

But despite having the top two highest earning clubs– the La Liga ‘duopoly’ is underlined by the fact that there are no other Spanish clubs in the top 20 – the next wealthiest in the country is Atletico Madrid in 22nd place.




England has the largest representation of any country with seven clubs out of 20.

The ‘big four’ on the pitch remain the big four off it with Arsenal, Chelsea ad Liverpool occupying the 5th to 7th positions respectively, thanks largely to their sustained participation in the Champions League.

The Football Money League is compiled by leading business advisory firm Deloitte and focuses on the revenue earned by each club – not expenditure such as wages and debt management.

Dan Jones, a partner in Deliotte’s Sports Business group told Goal.com UK that Real Madrid’s and Barcelona’s ability to sell broadcasting rights to their matches individually gave them the edge on English opposition.

He said: “Obviously Real Madrid and Barcelona are huge brands and hugely successful clubs but the fact they are able to sell TV rights individually gives them the edge on the Premier League clubs, whose rights are sold as part of a package.

“Real Madrid made €160.8m (£136.9m) from broadcasting last season – whilst Manchester United are quite far behind that earning €117.1m (£99.7m).

Jones said that despite English clubs losing out to their Spanish rivals, the Premier League had experienced a successful season.

He continued: “Yes you cannot ignore the fact that Spain has the top two, but if you go down the list you will see seven Premier League clubs. The ability to earn revenue is more evenly-spread.”

Jones said Tottenham Hotspur was a ‘classic example’ of a club punching above its weight in earnings.

“Tottenham have been in our top 20 every single year without playing in the Champions League. They are Premier League stalwarts, a London club, so are in a good market in that sense. The history of the club remains strong, so if they qualify for the Champions League they could get back into the top ten."
And despite being the wealthiest club in the world, ambitious and big-spending Manchester City are only 19th in the list – but break into the top 20 for the first time.

“Manchester City still have a lot to do to match the revenues of their more illustrious neighbour," added Jones.

"Qualifying for the Champions League can play a big part – and is the biggest money-spinner. The direct impact can generate €50 million-a-year. Also longer term if you repeatedly qualify it helps with sponsorships and kit deals. But you can see the club are putting all the building blocks in place – their supporter base is going up as is their matchday revenue.”

All of the top 20 clubs are from the ‘big five’ European leagues with Germany contributing five clubs, Italy four, and France and Spain represented by two clubs each.

There is little change in the top 20 clubs compared with last year with two new clubs, Werder Bremen and Manchester City, replacing VfB Stuttgart and Turkish club Fenerbahce.

The report also makes dismal reading for fans of Italian football. Juventus, Inter and AC Milan occupy positions eight to ten on the list.

But, as the Deloitte report warns: “There has been a gradual decline in Italian clubs’ positions in the list in recent years emphasising the need to address a number of issues specific to Italian football, particularly with regard to matchday revenues, if they are to remain competitive with the elite clubs in European football.”

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Pick Your Real Madrid Team Against Tenerife

Guti, Benzema and Drenthe are absent from the squad.

Why not have a go at picking Real Madrid's team for this weekend?

Karim Benzema and Guti have not been included in Manuel Pellegrini's squad list for tomorrow's Liga fixture against Tenerife in the Heliodoro Rodriguez Lopez while Drenthe remains out because of a muscle injury.

The Frenchman will be out with a sports hernia while Guti has recovered from his injury, but Pellegrini does not want to risk his visionary midfielder.

Youth team players Marcos Alonso and Mosquera have also been called up for the match.

The complete squad list is as follows: Casillas, Sergio Ramos, Gago, Diarrá, Raúl, Kaká, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lass, Marcelo, Dudek, Albiol, Garay, Higuaín, Metzelder, Xabi Alonso, Van der Vaart, Granero, Marcos Alonso and Mosquera.

We ask you to leave your choices in the comments box below, using hyphens to separate positions and working from right to left. For instance, here is a side that could line up in a 4-2-2-2 formation:

Casillas - Arbeloa, Albiol, Ramos, Marcelo - Lass, Xabi Alonso - Kaka, Granero - Cristiano Ronaldo, Higuain

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Barcelona Captain Carles Puyol: Lionel Messi And Andres Iniesta Are The Best In The World

Puyol says team-mates are the best around.

Barcelona captain Carles Puyol has heralded team-mates Leo Messi and Andres Iniesta as the two best players in the world.

Speaking to Spanish daily Sport, the Barca captain was asked who he thinks the best player in the world is and he immediately responded, “I would say Messi and Iniesta.”


The Spanish international also revealed who he thinks is the best equipped team going into the World Cup.

"I would say Brazil and Spain are among the three or four options to do well and win [the World Cup]."

Finally, the defender spoke of his pre-match ritual, which involved listening to his favourite song.

“Te Esperare by Shuarma is a slow song and people may think that it might not motivate you, but I feel so strongly when I hear it because it reminds me of my father. I always listen to that before every game," he concluded.

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Stuttgart 1-1 Barcelona: Champions Pass Tough German Test

Crucial away goal leaves Barca in the driving seat.

Stuttgart gave Champions League holders Barcelona a real test at the Mercedes Benz Arena but the champions will be happy with the result given they trailed on the score board and in general play at half-time.

The Germans engineered a well deserved lead midway through the first half as Brazil-born striker Cacau headed them in front but ten minutes after the interval the scores were level when Zlatan Ibrahimovic stroked past Jens Lehmann for a vital away goal.

Pep Guardiola had spoken beforehand about his side needing to raise their game against the German outfit and that certainly proved the case as Christian Gross' side looked a vastly different team to the one that stumbled and stuttered through the group stages under the stewardship of Markus Babbel.

While Barca dominated possession, probing for an opening in typical fashion, it was Stuttgart that were demonstrating the necessary desire and looked the greater threat with the physical presence of Pavel Progrebnyak and Cacau giving the Barca rearguard plenty of food for thought.

Although their early endeavors never really stretched Victor Valdes, Cacau made no mistake as he leaped high at the back post to power a header back across goal from an inch perfect Timo Gerbhart cross leaving the Barca custodian with no chance.

Stuttgart were content to allow the Catalan's to dominate possession in the center of the park but whenever they got within 35 yards of Jens Lehmann's goal the defensive effort from Die Roten was a model of organized teamwork and precise positional play.

Even the dribbling danger of Lionel Messi came unstuck against the resolute rearguard and when the Argentinian did get a sight on goal good enough to force a Lehmann howler from a 20 yard effort five minutes before the interval, the 'keepers left hand upright proved his savior.

Under Gross' tutelage, Stuttgart have lost just once in nine attempts and their new found defensive solidity showed it was capable of keeping the very best at bay with ease while their offensive intensity had Barca's back line rattled.

After the break Stuttgart continued to squeeze the space and their swarming defensive system smothered the Barca attack but the champions refused to relent, relying on their game plan with an unshakable faith, patiently maintaining possession and biding their time for the all important chance.

The home side's enterprise and endeavor was eventually eroded when Swedish striker Ibrahimovic struck exposed a telling lapse at the back slipping the ball beyond Lehmann at the second attempt after Gerard Pique climbed high above Serdar Tacsi to nod into his path. The fact that Ibra had a second bite at the cherry will be particularly galling for Gross as his side were certainly proving a worthy test for the Champions League title holders.

The whole complexion of the tie turned with the away goal as the Blaugrana swapped their instability with Stuttgart's confidence and although the hosts were still willing, Jens Lehmann survived another howler at the other end which typified the cautious German jitters.

As the second hand evolved the game ebbed and flowed with both sides enjoying periods of possession but the cagey, chess-like exchanges meant clear goal chances were at a premium.

Tempers frayed in stoppage time as Sami Khedira wrestled Messi to the floor but Barca emerge from the first leg with a quarter final spot well within their sights.

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