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Manchester United are expected to become world football's biggest earners in the next 12 months.
Real Madrid topped Deloitte's Football Money League for the 11th consecutive year, generating 577m euros (£439m) in 2014-15.
Barcelona are second with 560.8m euros (£426.6m), with United third on 519.5m euros (£395.2m).
But Deloitte said there was a "strong possibility" United would overtake the La Liga sides in next year's edition.
What is the Deloitte Football Money League?
Deloitte is a professional services firm, whose sports business group produces an annual table of the clubs with the highest revenues.The combined revenue for the top 20 clubs in the table rose by 8% from last year to 6.6bn euro (£5.08b), a new record.
Manchester United, who failed to qualify for either Champions League or Europa League last season, slipped from second to third following a year-on-year drop in revenue.
However, Deloitte said their "strong commercial growth" and "ability to agree impressive new sponsorship deals", such as the £75m-a-year Adidas kit agreement, compensated for a lack of European football.
With the new £5.1bn television rights deal starting from 2016-17 season, Real Madrid would come "under increasing pressure" next season and in future years, added Deloitte.
The wealth of the Premier League - mainly due to strong broadcasting deals - means 17 Premier League clubs feature in the top 30.
West Ham make the top 20 for the first time since 2005-06 with revenues of 160.9m euro (£122.4m), more than Turkey's top club, Galatasaray.
Deloitte's Football Money League - 2014/15 revenue |
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Position (last year's position) |
Club |
2014-15 Revenue (euro m) (2013/14 Revenue) |
2014-15 Revenue (£m) (2013/14 Revenue) |
|
1 (1) |
Real Madrid |
577 (549.5) |
439 (459.5) |
|
2 (4) |
FC Barcelona |
560.8 (484.8) |
426.6 (405.4) |
|
3 (2) |
Manchester United519.5 ( |
518) |
395.2 (433.2) |
|
4 (5) |
Paris Saint-Germain |
480.8 (471.3) |
365.8 (394.1) |
|
5 (3) |
Bayern Munich |
474 (487.5) |
360.6 (407.7) |
|
6 (6) |
Manchester City |
463.5 (416.5) |
352.6 (348.3) |
|
7 (8) |
Arsenal |
435.5 (359.3) |
331.3 (300.5) |
|
8 (7) |
Chelsea |
420 (387.9) |
319.5 (324.4) |
|
9 (9) |
Liverpool |
391.8 (305.9) |
298.1 (255.8) |
|
10 (10) |
Juventus |
323.9 (279) |
246.4 (233.3) |
|
11 (11) |
Borussia Dortmund |
280.6 (261.5) |
213.5 (218.7) |
|
12 (13) |
Tottenham Hotspur |
257.5 (215.5) |
195.9 (180.2) |
|
13 (14) |
Schalke 04 |
219.7 (214) |
167.1 (179) |
|
14 (12) |
AC Milan |
199.1 (249.7) |
151.5 (208.8) |
|
15 (15) |
Atletico de Madrid |
187.1 (169.9) |
142.3 (142.1) |
|
16 (New) |
AS Roma |
180.4 (127.4) |
137.2 (106.5) |
|
17 (19) |
Newcastle United |
169.3 (155.1) |
128.8 (129.7) |
|
18 (20) |
Everton |
165.1 (144.1) |
125.6 (120.5) |
|
19 (17) |
Internazionale |
164.8 (162.8) |
125.4 (136.1) |
|
20 (New) |
West Ham United |
160.9 (139.3) |
122.4 (116.5) |
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All figures for the 2014-15 season have been converted
at the average exchange rate for the year ending 30 June 2015 (£1=1.3145
euros) |
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Will the bubble burst?
Manchester United topped the first Deloitte Football Money League in 1998, with an overall revenue of £87.9m.The report's author, Deloitte partner Dan Jones, was part of the team that compiled that table 18 years ago and recalls being asked then whether football's financial model was sustainable.
"I still think this is a growth market," he said. "If anything, there will be a small acceleration of growth in the next few years.
"It might level off a little bit, but that is what it will be rather than any sort of decline."
The usual suspects
Real Madrid, Barcelona, Manchester United and Bayern Munich have been a constant presence in the top five since 2008.Runaway French league leaders Paris St-Germain have been in the top five for the past three years.
Bayern slipped two places to fourth this year, while the Premier League's bigger clubs pack the next level.
Manchester City remain in sixth place, while Arsenal moved above Chelsea into seventh and Liverpool sit ninth.
Italia giants Juventus, who won Serie A and were Champions League runners-up last season complete the top 10.
AC Milan were regulars in the top five in the early years of the report, taking third position in three successive years from 2003 to 2005.
However, the Italian club dropped out of the top 10 two years ago and slipped two further places to 14th this year.
Manchester United must start winning eventually
Manchester United's last trophy was the 2012-13 Premier League title
Nevertheless, Deloitte says they could return to the top next year despite being eliminated from this season's competition at the group phase.
Their position in the list comes largely as a result of a commercial operation that continues to generate record sums.
However, United have not won a trophy since Sir Alex Ferguson's retirement in 2013 - and Jones expects the Old Trafford club to slip down the money table in future years if their barren run continues.
"You can be successful off the pitch even if you aren't successful on it for a time," said Jones.
"The reason Manchester United is able to be so commercially successful is because they had an incredible 20-year run of on-field success.
"I am not surprised to see Manchester United up there and challenging to reclaim that number one spot they lost 11 years ago.
"But I don't think that is a long-term sustainable position if they don't get more things going for them on the pitch."
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