how to they count the salary though? is it the salary for the duration of the contract - cuz a lot of the players nowadays never end playing until the end of their contract, but they leave early because they get bought by another club.

agents must be doing alright for themselves judging by the difference between those numbers and the transfer fees they publish in papers...

just think if you added all that together and gave it away,noone in the world would be poor

Real Madrid has matched its 10th triumph as champions of Europe by topping the Deloitte football rich list for a 10th straight year.

Manchester United moves up from fourth to second on the list, which is based on season 2013-14 revenues.

Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain filled the next spots.

English clubs Manchester City, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool were placed sixth to ninth, all of them showing healthy rises in revenues.
DELOITTE FOOTBALL MONEY LEAGUE

• 1. Real Madrid: 549.5m (518.9m)

• 2. Man Utd: 518m (423.8m)

• 3. Bayern Munich: 487.5m (431.2m)

• 4. Barcelona: 484.6m (482.6m)

• 5. Paris Saint Germain; 474.2m (398.8m)

• 6. Manchester City: 414.4m (316.2m)

• 7. Chelsea: 387.9m (303.4m)

• 8. Arsenal: 359.3m (284.3)

• 9. Liverpool: 305.9m (240.6m)

• 10. Juventus: 279.4m (272.4m)

Source: Deloitte, revenues in euros for 2013-14 season. Note: 2012-13 revenues in brackets

Tottenham were in 13th spot, while there were new entries for Newcastle United and Everton at 19th and 20th.

The total combined revenue for the top 20 richest clubs rose by 14% to €6.2bn, the report found. The list only looks at revenues accrued and does not take into account club debts. JUST THINK HOW MANY COUNTIRES DONT EVEN HAVE HALF THAT

CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS,I CAN ,FUCKING CRAZY WORLD WE LIVE IN

Footballers will earn £1m a week soon, says John Hartson


The days of footballers earning £1m a week are "not far off", according to former Arsenal striker John Hartson.
The Premier League announced a record £5.1bn TV rights sale on Tuesday, meaning clubs will be richer than ever before when the money from the deal filters down.
Hartson, who began his career before the Premier League existed, earned £29.50 a week when he started playing professionally at Luton in 1991.
But in 1995, at the age of 19, he was bought by Arsenal for £2.5m - making him the most expensive British teenager at the time.
The 39-year-old, who told BBC Sport he gambled much of his earnings, said: "There will be a player one day earning £1m a week, I have no doubt about that.
"In 2020 the money will rise again. That's the way it's going."
Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney, who earns around £300,000 a week, is among the Premier League's highest earners.
Football finance experts at Deloitte reported that the average wage for a Premier League player was £31,000 a week in the 2012-13 season.
But a study for the Daily Mail claims the current average weekly wage for a top-flight player is £43,717.
That has increased from £18,367 in 2005 and just £3,393 in 1995, according to the Professional Footballers' Association's figures.
'Salaries should be capped'

This week the BBC published an interactive salary calculator to compare footballer's wages with those of readers.
Hartson, who struggled with gambling during his playing days, called for there to be a limit on players' salaries.
"There has got to be some sort of [salary] cap," he said.
"When some people can't afford bread and milk and there's a recession going on, it's frightening.
"You've got young players who haven't even made their debut earning £60,000, £70,000, £80,000 a week without really proving themselves."
John Hartson
John Hartson became the most expensive teenager in British football when he signed for Arsenal
Hartson believes there are perils for young players who get too much too young.
"When I started at Luton on the YTS (youth training scheme) we had to clean the terraces and sweep the stands," he said. "It was a proper apprenticeship.
"Kids are now getting contracts very early. You can have too much. It can lead to players not really knuckling down."
Wages calculator - you v world's best players
How much do you get paid compared with a top footballer? Use our calculator as part of the BBC's A Richer World season.
Hartson, who has now conquered his gambling habit, says today's "astronomical" salaries make footballers especially vulnerable to addiction.
"There are pitfalls," he said. "When you're earning astronomical amounts of money, the finances are there.
"It's so easy. Bookmakers will see you coming."
However, Hartson says he sees no end to top-flight football's upward financial curve.
"The fans seem to cope with it and, while stadiums are still full, I think Sky will keep ploughing money in.
"I only hope everybody can benefit at all levels of the game."

That would be scary if it happened Gooner but you can see it happening, imagine if Messi hadn't been produced by Barcelona and was available to the transfer merry-go-round, he'd be pushing towards £1 million a week if the likes of PSG or Citeh were in for him

(14/02/2015, 09:58)carl1984 Wrote: That would be scary if it happened Gooner but you can see it happening, imagine if Messi hadn't been produced by Barcelona and was available to the transfer merry-go-round, he'd be pushing towards £1 million a week if the likes of PSG or Citeh were in for him

just crazy

Sanchez has been a star but i reckon fabregas and costa has won the league for chelsea for sure, dont think any club can really catch them now theyre out of the cl , at the start of the season everyone thought costa was the signing for chelsea and i think ill stick by that and say hes the winner even more than sanchez

either way you look at it - its still stupid money!! Madness!

I think this list shows that there is not a great deal of value for money to be had in football these days. Even though some on the list have done well, they still cost a shitload of money. It is crazy to think what could be done with this money elsewhere, rather than have a few guys kicking a ball round a pitch!

once was ,but now, he did eat all the pies,just goes to show it,s not what you are it,s who you are for her to be with mr Blobby