Chelsea? Manchester United? Find Out the World’s Richest Football Club

And the richest football club in the
world is?
Deloitte Football Money League has
unveiled its annual money list. They
have profiled the top earning football
clubs in 2013.
A shocker here – for the first time in 17
years, Manchester United (Red
Devils) doesn't make the top three on
the list. According to the 2013 Deloitte
Football Money League, European
champions Bayern Munich knock
Manchester United off the top 3 list.
With the drop from the highest 3 and
the decline on the premiership table,
could Sir Alex Ferguson be called
Manchester United's lucky charm?.
Since the former coach left, it has been
going downhill.
Real Madrid takes the number 1 spot
while Barcelona lands at number 2.
Check out the list.
1. Real Madrid: For the ninth year in a
row, Real Madrid are the world's
richest club with a total revenue of $
702 million. Regardless of their
trophyless 2012/2013 season, they
have managed to maintain their top
spot. Profitable stars like Cristiano
Ronaldo – recently crowned the
world's best player is also a factor for
retaining their top spot.
2. Barcelona: Second on the list is
Barcelona, $47 million behind Real.
They also raked in huge sums
commercially thanks to profitable
players like Lionel Messi.
3. Bayern Munich: The European
champions, Bayern Munich are third
on list. A huge contributing factor to
their 17% growth in revenue is the
silverwares won in 2013, winning an
incredible five titles, including the
European Champions League. They
have overtaken Manchester United in
third spot with revenue of $585m.
4. Manchester United: English
champions Manchester United
dropped to fourth place on the list, the
first time they've not been included in
the top three in 17 years. Despite
revenue growing to $574 million they
were overtaken by Bayern, thanks
partly to their English Premier
League title-winning success.
5. Paris Saint-Germain (PSG):
Revenue at PSG rose to $540 million as
they won the French league for the first
time in 19 years. The largest part of
PSG's income last season came from
commercial deals. Its sponsors include
Emirates, Nike and the Qatar
Tourism Authority. The high-profile
signing of David Beckham in the
2012-13 season also enhanced the
club's worldwide profile.
6. Manchester City: They overhauled
Arsenal and Chelsea to become the
second richest English Premier League
club on the list. City,saw their total
revenue rise to $428.3 million in spite
of their trophyless season.
7. Chelsea: The 'Blues', led by
manager, Jose Mourinho recorded a
drop in revenue from $437 million to $
411 million. This saw the London club
to drop two places on the money list to
seventh place.
8: Arsenal: 'Gunners' are currently top
of the table of the English Premier
League with a fight to win a trophy to
since 2005. The purchase of German
player, Mesut Ozil at a cost of $70
million resulted in a small drop in
revenue, to $385m.
9. Juventus: They saw a huge rise in
total revenue to $369 million. Their
move to a new stadium in 2011 helped
boost revenue and they made the most
money from the European Champions
League in 2013 despite only reaching
the quarterfinals.
10. AC Milan: With star names like
Italian striker, Mario Balotelli, AC
Milan dropped two places to tenth in
Deloitte's list after a modest rise in
revenue saw them record $357m in
total.