Manchester United tops Champions League revenue list
euFootball.BIZ - 6 Aug, 09
English Manchester United appears to be at the top of their game when it comes to Champions League broadcasting and marketing revenue.
The top tier club beat out European Cup holder Barcelona by EUR 7 million in the latest figures, as reported by sportbusiness.com.
With 32 Champions League member clubs and EUR 581.8 million in shared UEFA revenue, the organisation designates about EUR 300 million between the teams.
Given the number provided by the clubs for the 2008-09 season,
Manchester United secured EUR 37.8 million and Barcelona received EUR 31 million.
Bayern Munich earned EUR 34.6 million by the quarter-final portion of the event last season, which represented the second-highest amount. They were also the only German club eligible for the knockout rounds.
Sitting in fourth place is Chelsea, who reaped in EUR 30.5 million, with Milan falling closely behind at EUR 28.5 million.
Merchandise sold on match day and ticket sales were not included in the final figures, as they are not considered part of UEFA’s distribution system.