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Real Madrid tops list of highest earning football clubs

Xinhua, January 21, 2016 Adjust font size:

Real Madrid tops the list of 30 highest-earning football clubs in the world of the season of 2014-2015 for the 11th year in a row.

More than half of the highest-earning clubs play in the English Premier League, but Spanish giants Real Madrid and Barcelona lead the way.

Real Madrid generated 439 million pounds last season from matchday revenue, broadcast rights and commercial sources. Barcelona ranks second with 427 million pounds, followed by Manchester United in the third place at 395.2 million pounds.

Paris Saint-Germain places fourth and the fifth and sixth places were taken by Bayern Munich and Manchester City respectively. Enditem