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English clubs slip behind continental rivals in Champions League earnings list
English clubs’ earnings from the Champions League last season were dwarfed by those in Italy, Spain and Germany, Uefa figures have revealed.
The four Premier League representatives – Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester City – earned between €35.5 million (£30.5m) and €28.7m (£24.7m) each, almost half the income of top-earning club Juventus who received a record €65m (£55.9m) in TV money and bonuses from Uefa.
For the past six years, the English clubs have been the biggest earners from the competition but a combination of factors has led to the quartet slipping back in the Champions League earnings list last season.
The first factor was the relatively poor performance by English teams, with none in the quarter-finals and Chelsea and Manchester City failing even to make it out of the group phase.
Secondly, Uefa’s latest TV deal with ITV and BSkyB saw no rise in its value, meaning no extra income for the English clubs. By contrast, in Italy the Champions League TV deal increased by around 35 per cent and in Spain by around 20 per cent.
Finally, the fact that only two Italian clubs qualified for the group phase meant there were fewer clubs to share their market share of TV money, while the German clubs’ income was boosted by Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund both reaching the final – Bayern earned €55m (£47.3m) and Dortmund €54m (£46.4m).
Chelsea earned €60m (£51.6m) when they won the Champions League in 2012, but their income from the most recent competition was almost exactly half that figure, €30.5m (£26.2m). Manchester United’s 2013 earnings were exactly the same as 2012 – €35.5m (£30.5m); Arsenal’s were €31.5m (£27.1m) compared to €28m (£24.1m); Manchester City earned €28.7m (£24.7m) compared to €26.5m (£22.8m).
By contrast, the other major earners in Europe were Real Madrid with €48.4m (£41.6m), Barcelona €45.6m (£39.2m), AC Milan €51.4m (£44.2m), and French side PSG €44.6m (£38.3m).
Celtic’s reward for their run to the knock-out stage was income of €23.7m (£20.4m) despite a drop in the value of the Scottish TV deal of around 13 per cent – in 2011 Rangers earned €18.5m (£15.9m) but did not make it into the knock-out round.
(Edited by Bob Williams)
English clubs slip behind continental rivals in Champions League earnings list
English clubs’ earnings from the Champions League last season were dwarfed by those in Italy, Spain and Germany, Uefa figures have revealed.
The four Premier League representatives – Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester City – earned between €35.5 million (£30.5m) and €28.7m (£24.7m) each, almost half the income of top-earning club Juventus who received a record €65m (£55.9m) in TV money and bonuses from Uefa.
For the past six years, the English clubs have been the biggest earners from the competition but a combination of factors has led to the quartet slipping back in the Champions League earnings list last season.
The first factor was the relatively poor performance by English teams, with none in the quarter-finals and Chelsea and Manchester City failing even to make it out of the group phase.
Secondly, Uefa’s latest TV deal with ITV and BSkyB saw no rise in its value, meaning no extra income for the English clubs. By contrast, in Italy the Champions League TV deal increased by around 35 per cent and in Spain by around 20 per cent.
Finally, the fact that only two Italian clubs qualified for the group phase meant there were fewer clubs to share their market share of TV money, while the German clubs’ income was boosted by Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund both reaching the final – Bayern earned €55m (£47.3m) and Dortmund €54m (£46.4m).
Chelsea earned €60m (£51.6m) when they won the Champions League in 2012, but their income from the most recent competition was almost exactly half that figure, €30.5m (£26.2m). Manchester United’s 2013 earnings were exactly the same as 2012 – €35.5m (£30.5m); Arsenal’s were €31.5m (£27.1m) compared to €28m (£24.1m); Manchester City earned €28.7m (£24.7m) compared to €26.5m (£22.8m).
By contrast, the other major earners in Europe were Real Madrid with €48.4m (£41.6m), Barcelona €45.6m (£39.2m), AC Milan €51.4m (£44.2m), and French side PSG €44.6m (£38.3m).
Celtic’s reward for their run to the knock-out stage was income of €23.7m (£20.4m) despite a drop in the value of the Scottish TV deal of around 13 per cent – in 2011 Rangers earned €18.5m (£15.9m) but did not make it into the knock-out round.
(Edited by Bob Williams)