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World's top 20 richest soccer clubs

Updated: 2012-02-10 07:56

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Revenues at Europe's 20 leading clubs have increased again despite the economic crisis shaking many countries across the continent, business advisory firm Deloitte said in a report published on Thursday.

Deloitte's annual report on European soccer revenues reveals that once again Spanish giants Real Madrid and Barcelona top the game's money league.

The top seven places for the latest report – based on season 2010-11 – remain unchanged from last year's, with Manchester United, Bayern Munich, Arsenal, Chelsea and AC Milan maintaining the status quo.

Here is the world's top 20 richest soccer clubs:

Ranking	2009-10 Ranking	Soccer Clubs	2010-11 Revenues (euro)	2009-10 Revenues (euro)
1	1	Real Madrid (Spain)	479.5 million ($636.5 million)	438.6 million
2	2	Barcelona (Spain)	450.7 million ($598.3 million)	398.1 million
3	3	Manchester United (England)	367.0 million ($487.2 million)	349.8 million
4	4	Bayern Munich (Germany)	321.4 million ($426.6 million)	323 million
5	5	Arsenal (England)	251.1 million ($333.3 million)	274.1 million
6	6	Chelsea (England)	249.8 million ($331.6 million)	255.9 million
7	7	AC Milan (Italy)	235.1 million ($312.1 million)	244 million
8	9	Inter Milan (Italy)	211.4 million ($280.6 million)	224.8 million
9	8	Liverpool (England)	203.3 million ($269.9 million)	225.3 million
10	16	Schalke 04 (Germany)	202.4 million ($268.7 million)	139.8 million
11	12	Tottenham Hotspur (England)	181.0 million ($240.3 million)	146.3 million
12	11	Manchester City (England)	169.6 million ($225.1 million)	152.8 million
13	10	Juventus (Italy)	153.9 million ($204.3 million)	205 million
14	15	Olympique Marseille (France)	150.4 million ($199.6 million)	141.1 million
15	18	AS Roma (Italy)	143.5 million ($190.5 million)	122.7 million
16	n/a	Borussia Dortmund (Germany)	138.5 million ($183.8 million)	105.2 million
17	14	Olympique Lyon (France)	132.8 million ($176.3 million)	146.1 million
18	13	Hamburg SV (Germany)	128.8 million ($171.0 million)	146.2 million
19	n/a	Valencia (Spain)	116.8 million ($155.0 million)	99.3 million
20	n/a	Napoli (Italy)	114.9 million ($152.5 million)	91.6 million

Note: The Deloitte Soccer Money League is a ranking of soccer clubs by revenue generated from soccer operations. It is produced annually by the accountancy firm Deloitte and released in early February of each year, describing the season most recently finished.

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