Loyal football fans of the top Premier League clubs are paying more for tickets and hospitality than ever before, a new report reveals. The annual survey by Deloitte showed income generated by the top 20 richest clubs in the world hit 2.1bn Euros (£1.8m). It broke the 2bn Euro barrier for the first time from match days during the 2023/24 season.
That made match day income the fastest-growing revenue stream, up 11 per cent on the previous season. Nine of the 20 clubs Deloitte used to compile its data are from England. The top 20 clubs also made a record 11.2 billion euros (£9.4bn) collective profit. The average Premier League ticket price is now £38, up 18.75 per cent from where the figure stood prior to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Football Supporters' Association (FSA) said: “Looking back to Covid when stadiums were closed to fans, we often heard that 'football was nothing without fans' thanks to the noise and atmosphere we generate. Football in an empty stadium isn't the same.
It does feel like that lesson has been forgotten as almost every top-flight club bumped up prices last season, concessions for young and old fans are under attack, and the Premier League's own data shows prices have jumped 19 per cent since 2020.”. The Mirror highlighted how fans were also being asked to pay more due to the loss of FA Cup replays. Real Madrid are the richest football team in world football, knocking Man City into 2nd place by making 1bn Euros in a single season. The Spanish giants became the first team to break the billion Euro barrier (£845m), while City’s revenues were €837m (£710m). The Premier League dominated the top 10 richest clubs. Man United were fourth with €770.6m (£653m), behind Paris Saint-Germain. Arsenal are in seventh with €716.5m (£607.2m), Liverpool eighth on €714.7m (£605.7m), Tottenham in ninth with €615m (£521m) and Chelsea are tenth, having made €545.5m (£462.3m).
