Archive · 23 Jan 2026
Real Madrid Tops Football Rich List
Real Madrid is the richest football club in the world, making over €1.1 billion.
Manchester United, where Cristiano Ronaldo used to play, is now in 8th place, which is its lowest ranking ever.
Liverpool is now the richest club in England.
In women's football, Arsenal has become the richest club, making €25.6 million.
This is a big change because Barcelona used to be the richest.
The top clubs are making a lot more money than before, especially from big games and selling things like shirts and tickets.
Real Madrid tops the 2024/25 Deloitte Football Money League with €1.161 billion in revenue.
Manchester United falls to 8th place, its lowest ranking in 29 years.
Liverpool becomes the highest-earning Premier League club with €836 million in revenue.
Arsenal Women dethrone Barcelona Femení as the world's richest women's club with €25.6 million in revenue.
The top 15 women's clubs collectively surpass the €150 million revenue milestone for the first time.
- Who
- Real Madrid, Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal Women
- What
- Financial rankings of football clubs
- When
- 2024/25 season
- Where
- Global football clubs
- Why
- Deloitte Football Money League report
- Top Men's Club
- Real Madrid (€1.161 billion)
- Top Women's Club
- Arsenal Women (€25.6 million)
- Manchester United's Rank
- 8th (lowest in 29 years)
- Liverpool's Revenue
- €836 million
- Real Madrid's Revenue Growth
- 23% increase in commercial income
- Arsenal Women's Revenue Growth
- 43% increase
- Total Women's Club Revenue
- €150 million milestone