As you probably know, I'm a big fan of communicating complex and statistical information graphically. So you won't be surprised to hear that I'm also a big fan of The Economist, the masters of the interesting and thought-provoking chart. Here's a graph from the magazine showing a ranking of "football wealth" based on the just released "Football Money League" report by consultancy Deloitte.
It shows the "league table" of Top 12 clubs, based on revenues generated during the 2009-10 season. As in previous years, Real Madrid comes out on top, and the top six clubs were unchanged from the year before. Though 2 La Liga clubs (Real Madrid and Barcelona) sit atop the table, they are the only ones on the list. 50% of the clubs in the Top 12 are from the Premiership, 3 or 25% from Serie A, and only one club from the Bundesliga - the league that, overall, seems to be healthiest (Bayern Munich). Top mover: Manchester City, from 20 to 11.
There are some other noteworthy differences across clubs and leagues that are worth talking about another time - but for today, I'll mention only the significant differences in terms of revenue generated from commercial activities: Bayern leads the pack in terms of revenue generated from this source at over €170 million - and it's the largest percentage of the club's overall revenue (over 50%). One final note: it's interesting to see what's not on the graph: there are no French or Dutch clubs in the Top 12 (though Lyon and Marseille do make the Top 20 at 14 and 15, respectively).
Stay tuned for more detailed analyses before too long.
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| (c) The Economist |
There are some other noteworthy differences across clubs and leagues that are worth talking about another time - but for today, I'll mention only the significant differences in terms of revenue generated from commercial activities: Bayern leads the pack in terms of revenue generated from this source at over €170 million - and it's the largest percentage of the club's overall revenue (over 50%). One final note: it's interesting to see what's not on the graph: there are no French or Dutch clubs in the Top 12 (though Lyon and Marseille do make the Top 20 at 14 and 15, respectively).
Stay tuned for more detailed analyses before too long.
