LONDON — Real Madrid are the richest football club by revenue for the 11th straight year and La Liga rivals Barcelona have leapfrogged Manchester United into second, according to Deloitte’s Football Money League.
Barcelona’s stunning success on the pitch last year, when they claimed five of the six trophies on offer, including La Liga and the Champions League, helped them move above Manchester United, who fell to third.
It was the first time that the top three clubs in the Football Money League have all passed the €500 million revenue mark.
Spanish giants Real, who clinched a record-extending 10th European Cup in 2014, were buoyed by an increase in commercial revenues which rose by €22.7 million from the previous season.
Although Manchester United slipped down the table, the outlook for the record Premier League winners remains positive.
Tim Bridge, Senior Manager at Deloitte, said their return to Champions League football this season as well as a number of commercial partnerships would only strengthen the business in 2015-16.
“With this in mind, it would not be surprising to see United top next year’s Money League for the first time in 12 years,” he said in a statement.
Premier League clubs remained the major force in the Money League, nine English teams making the top 20 with revenues totalling €3 billion.
Chelsea fell one place to eighth while London rivals Arsenal, who currently top the Premier League, climbed to seventh.
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