Two powers and two football industries with almost 12 billion in annual revenues that have marked the development of the most popular sport in the world since the mid-1980s. England and Italy is all of this.
But if tonight, in the cathedral of sport across the Channel, the national team coached by Roberto Mancini and the one led by Gareth Southgate will compete for the title of European champion (Italy won the only continental trophy in ’68, for England it would be the first) in a match that promises to be all in all balanced, the comparison between the two movements is less balanced.
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For over a decade, in fact, in the land of Albion, figures have been circulating beyond the reach of any other European league or federation. Before the Covid-19 pandemic, according to Deloitte data, the Premier League alone was able to exceed the threshold of 5.8 billion in proceeds (relative to the 2018/19 season). In the same year, Serie A closed just under 2.5 billion, less than half.
This is the comparison between the main leagues of the two countries. The football system clearly has a wider perimeter that includes the Federation and other national leagues.
Overall, the value of football production in Italy reached 5 billion (of which 800 million in capital gains from the transfer market) always before the health emergency, as reported by the integrated budget of the FIGC for the 2018/19 season, with general costs estimated in 5.2 billion. The main source of revenues was confirmed to be TV, with 1.4 billion, followed by sponsors and the commercial sector (1.3 billion). The turnover of the FIGC was 174 million (+ 8.5% compared to 2018). For 2020, however, the Federcalcio unanimously approved a budget in profit, against an initial negative forecast of 9.1 million, with 185.4 million in revenues and without taking into account the income from Italy’s participation. to Euro 2020 (which for now are equal to 25.5 million and in the event of a final victory they will rise to 28.5 million).