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The Spanish giant, currently third in the league, has overtaken Manchester United on the list of the richest football players, with record revenues of $ 852.9 million.
He becomes the only club to have dominated the lucrative table 12 times, after winning his third consecutive UEFA Champions League title last year.
Despite the average drop in the number of spectators at Camp Nou last season, Ernesto Valverde's team was able to grow thanks to new sponsorship contracts and the success of the La Liga title, generating 783, $ 6 million.
There is no sign of slowing the financial boom of football. The top 20 clubs generated a combined total of $ 8.41 billion, up 6% from the previous edition.
Once again, only the clubs in the top five European leagues rank in the top 20.
Positions are ranked according to clubs' ability to generate revenue from match sales, broadcast rights and commercial sources based on the 2017/18 season.
English domination should end
A record number of six English clubs are in the top 10 of this edition, demonstrating the world power of the English Premier League.
Manchester City remain fifth after their record-breaking victory last season, while Liverpool rivals climb from ninth to seventh. Chelsea and Arsenal remain respectively eighth and ninth.
Tottenham Hotspur has slipped into the top 10 for the second time in history, surpbading Cristiano Ronaldo's Juventus.
Despite this year's dominance, Deloitte has warned that English clubs may be struggling to retain their place next year after the Premier League failed to substantially increase overall values. broadcast rights.
English clubs will have to rely more on their own ability to generate revenue for match matches with other European leagues threatening to overtake them.
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