#football-finance

#football-finance

A study compiled the ranking of all clubs for stadium revenues in 2024-25, and AC Milan just about make the top 20 in Europe. A list put together by Football Benchmark (via MilanNews24) looks at the stadium earnings among the major European football clubs. Real Madrid top the list, generating €232.6m in revenue from the renovation of the new Santiago Bernabéu.

The Deloitte Football Money League calculates revenue based on the annual,, reported income from football operations (excluding player transfer fees, VAT, and other sales taxes).

Manchester City will not offer Exeter extra money from Saturday's third-round FA Cup tie. The financially troubled League One club this week revealed they had asked the Premier League club for a greater proportion of the gate receipts as a statement of solidarity. Exeter, whose supporters' trust is the club's majority shareholder, will take 8,000 fans to a sold-out Etihad Stadium to face the seven-time FA Cup winners.

But €50 million in 2025 is a lot different from €100 million in 2015, and money spent by PSG is a lot different from money spent by, say, Marseille or Mallorca. In an era where nearly every league and UEFA have spending rules pegged to a certain percentage of team revenue, perhaps there's a better way to compare transfer spending -- across teams and across eras.

'Who the hell are Ebbsfleet United?'

The departure of Jacob Ramsey from Aston Villa to Newcastle highlights the frustrations of fans regarding Profit and Sustainability Rules, which incentivize clubs to sell homegrown talent.

The summer 2025 transfer window will be split, opening initially on June 1 and closing nine days later for clubs in the Club World Cup.