Real Madrid returns to the top of the world in terms of turnover

With a turnover of 831 million euros in the financial year 2022-2023, Real Madrid CF is at the top of the world ranking, according to statistics compiled by the consultancy firm Deloitte and immediately reported by Reuters and AFP. The ranking takes into account the preponderance of box office revenues and commercial activity.  

The 14-time European Cup and Champions League winner and holder of 35 Spanish La Liga titles is followed by Manchester City, whose turnover was 826 million. The bronze medal goes to France's PSG with 802 million.  

Real Madrid had already occupied the highest place on the podium in the 2017-2018 season, a position to which it now returns, just when the remodelling of the Santiago Bernabéu has been completed, which is also positioned as the most modern and innovative stadium, technologically speaking, in the world, thanks to which the president of the entity, Florentino Pérez, hopes to multiply both the frequency of its use for other major events besides football, and the corresponding income from it.  

According to figures provided by Deloitte, the twenty most financially buoyant clubs in the world have accumulated a total income of 10.5 billion euros, which represents an increase of 14% compared to the previous season. This growth is due to both an increase in box office (1.9 billion euros) and merchandising (4.4 billion euros). In the auditor's opinion, football fans have come to the stadiums in greater numbers and more frequently after the end of the pandemic. In any case, revenues from audiovisual rights continue to make up the bulk of the business.  

A logical conclusion of the study accompanying the presentation of these results is that the sporting successes of clubs are accompanied by corresponding financial successes. This is demonstrated by cases such as Liverpool, which has slipped from third to seventh place in this ranking.  

The study also highlights the explosion of women's football, although this has started from much more modest figures. At the top of the ranking is FC Barcelona women's football with a turnover of 13.4 million euros. The total income of the fifteen clubs on the list has increased by 61% in a single season, which translates into 4.3 million euros.