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Real Madrid of Spain is the soccer club that generated the most income in the world last season, thus returning to a first place that it had not held since the 2017-2018 season, according to the ranking of the consulting firm Deloitte, with 905 million dollars.
The Madrid club is followed by English Manchester City, which has world champion Julián Álvarez, with an income of 899 million dollars, and third is French Paris Saint-Germain, with star Kylian Mbbapé, with 873 million.
Barcelona appears in fourth position, with revenues of 800 million euros, 25% more than the previous period. The Blaugrana, who were league champions, increased their commercial income from 284 to 412, and from 103 to 166 on match days. However, income from television rights suffered, which fell from 251 million in the 2021-2022 season to 222 in the 2022-2023 season.
The 20 most financially strong clubs recorded a record accumulated turnover of 10,896 million dollars, an increase of 14 percent compared to the previous season, AFP indicated.
The increase is generated by records in ticket sales (2,070 million dollars) and merchandising sales (4,794 million dollars) since, according to the consulting firm, soccer fans have returned en masse to the stadiums after the restrictions. health regulations in force during the covid-19 pandemic.
Likewise, women’s football experienced a considerable increase. The average turnover of its 15 richest clubs rose by 61 percent compared to the previous year. The Spanish Barcelona dominates the classification with a turnover of 14,600,000 dollars