How Real Madrid Became The First Club To Earn A Billion Euros In A Single Season

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Real Madrid are the first football club to top a billion euros in revenue during a single season, fuelled by income generated by the revamped Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, according to accountancy firm Deloitte.

The order of the clubs at the top of Deloittes annual Football Money League stayed the same, with Madrid at 1.05 billion euros 1.09 billion, or R20.2 billion followed by Premier League champions Manchester City 872 million and Paris Saint-Germain 839 million.

The 216m gap between first and second is the biggest Deloitte has ever recorded.

The dramatic refurbishment of the home of Real Madrid doubled matchday revenues to 258 million in the 2023-24 campaign.