Italian trio in the money Thursday 17 February, 2005
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Milan, Juventus and Inter are among the 10 richest clubs in the world, according to a new report.
The Deloitte document, which rates clubs in terms of income, has Milan in third, Juventus in fifth and Inter in eighth.
Manchester United top the list with £172m, ahead of Real Madrid and the Italian champions who collected just over £147m last year.
Although three Italian clubs are in the top 10, Juventus have significantly dropped three places and Inter two over the last 12 months.
Capital sides Roma, 11th, and Lazio, 15th, also make the top 20.
1 (1) Manchester United £171.5m
2 (4) Real Madrid £156.3m
3 (3) Milan £147.2m
4 (10) Chelsea £143.7m
5 (2) Juventus £142.4m
6 (7) Arsenal £115m
7 (13) Barcelona £110.1m
8 (6) Inter £110.3m
9 (5) Bayern Munich £110.1m
10 (8) Liverpool £92.3m
11 (10) Newcastle £90.5m
12 (11) Roma £72m
13 (18) Celtic £69m
14 (16) Tottenham £66.3m
15 (15) Lazio £65.8m
16 (-) Manchester City £61.9m
17 (14) Schalke £60.5m
18 (-) Marseille £58.3m
19 (-) Rangers £57.1m
20 (-) Aston Villa £55.9m
source: channel4.com
hm makes me wonder how The Deloitte collects its data.
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Milan, Juventus and Inter are among the 10 richest clubs in the world, according to a new report.
The Deloitte document, which rates clubs in terms of income, has Milan in third, Juventus in fifth and Inter in eighth.
Manchester United top the list with £172m, ahead of Real Madrid and the Italian champions who collected just over £147m last year.
Although three Italian clubs are in the top 10, Juventus have significantly dropped three places and Inter two over the last 12 months.
Capital sides Roma, 11th, and Lazio, 15th, also make the top 20.
1 (1) Manchester United £171.5m
2 (4) Real Madrid £156.3m
3 (3) Milan £147.2m
4 (10) Chelsea £143.7m
5 (2) Juventus £142.4m
6 (7) Arsenal £115m
7 (13) Barcelona £110.1m
8 (6) Inter £110.3m
9 (5) Bayern Munich £110.1m
10 (8) Liverpool £92.3m
11 (10) Newcastle £90.5m
12 (11) Roma £72m
13 (18) Celtic £69m
14 (16) Tottenham £66.3m
15 (15) Lazio £65.8m
16 (-) Manchester City £61.9m
17 (14) Schalke £60.5m
18 (-) Marseille £58.3m
19 (-) Rangers £57.1m
20 (-) Aston Villa £55.9m
source: channel4.com
hm makes me wonder how The Deloitte collects its data.
