Loyal football fans of the top Premier League clubs are paying more for tickets and hospitality than ever before, a new report shows.
Deloitte's annual survey found that revenues generated by the world's top 20 richest clubs reached 2.1 billion euros (£1.8 million). It broke the €2 billion barrier for the first time from matchdays during the 2023/24 season.
That made matchday revenue the fastest growing revenue stream, up 11 percent on the previous season. Nine of the 20 clubs used by Deloitte to compile the data are from England.
The top 20 clubs also made a record 11.2 billion euros (£9.4 billion) collective profit. The average Premier League ticket price is now £38, an increase of 18.75 per cent from where the figure was prior to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Football Supporters' Association (FSA) said: “Looking back to Covid when stadiums were closed to fans, we often heard that 'football was nothing without fans' thanks to the noise and atmosphere we generate. Football in an empty stadium is not the same.
It feels like that lesson has been forgotten as almost every top club hit prices last season, concessions for young and old fans are under attack, and the Premier League's own data shows prices have risen 19 percent since 2020. “
The mirror highlighted how fans were also asked to pay more due to the loss of FA Cup replays. Real Madrid is the richest football team in world football, beating Man City into 2nd place by making 1 billion euros in a single season. The Spanish giants became the first team to break the billion euro (£845 million) barrier, while the city's revenues were €837 million (£710 million). The Premier League dominated the top 10 richest clubs. Man United came fourth with €770.6m (£653m), behind Paris Saint-Germain. Arsenal are in seventh with €716.5m (£607.2m), Liverpool eighth on €714.7m (£605.7m), Tottenham in ninth with €615m (£521m) and Chelsea are tenth, having made €545.5m (£462.3m ).
Real's three trophies, including La Liga and the Champions League, attracted huge TV dividends. Gate receipts picked up thanks to the renovation of their Bernabeu stadium. Although City beat their own revenue record as the highest revenue-generating club in the Premier League, the gap between first and second (£175 million) has never been wider. Paris St Germain (806 million euros), 4-2 conquests of City in the Champions League on Tuesday evening, and Bayern Munich (765 million euros) made it into the top five. True superstars Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Junior both scored as they hammered RB Salzburg 5-1. Newcastle's revenue grew by 29 percent to €371 million (£315.1 million), helping them rise to 15th in the “Money League”, ahead of Juventus. Tim Bridge, principal partner in the Deloitte Sports Business Group, said: “High-performing clubs are diversifying the way they generate revenue by unlocking innovative partnerships and developing the land and stadium space they own or operate. While commercial revenue dominates the income of the Top Ten Money League clubs, broadcast revenue remains crucial for teams in the second half of the table. “
Other English clubs in the top 30 of the Deloitte Money League are: West Ham United (17th), Aston Villa (18th), Brighton & Hove Albion (21st), Crystal Palace (26th), Everton (27th), Fulham (28th) , Wolverhampton Wanderers (29th). A club from outside Europe, Brazilian side Flamengo, joins the “Money League” in 20th place
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