Top 10 Most Followed Football Clubs on WhatsApp in 2027
Real Madrid and Barcelona are well clear of everyone else on WhatsApp, with 67.7 million and 52.9 million followers. Below them the order shuffles: Manchester City are 3rd on 23.7 million, ahead of Liverpool, Manchester United and PSG. Counts were collected from each club’s official...
How Much Money Real Madrid Make From the New Santiago Bernabéu
Key Takeaways €233M Matchday Revenue: Deloitte puts Real Madrid’s matchday revenue at €233 million in 2024/25, down 6% on the previous season, mainly because the club sold fewer Personal Seat Licences. Up 61% on the Old Stadium: Before the rebuild, in 2018/19, matchday revenue was...
How Much Do Football Referees Get Paid? What Official Documents Show
The Premier League (through PGMOL), LaLiga, Serie A, Ligue 1, the men’s Bundesliga, UEFA and FIFA do not publish what an individual referee is paid or what a match fee is. What exists in public is a set of fee scales for other competitions and...
Top 10 Football Clubs with the Highest Net Spend Over the Last 5 Years (2022–2026)
Key Takeaways Al-Hilal Top the World: Saudi club Al-Hilal have the biggest net spend over 2022–2026, at -€873.3 million: €925.1 million spent and only about €51.8 million recouped. Spurs and United Close Behind: Tottenham Hotspur (-€840.4M) and Manchester United (-€830.8M) are second and third. United...
Top 10 Most Profitable Player Transfers in Football History (Guaranteed Resale Profit)
Key Takeaways Monaco’s €180M Academy Sale: AS Monaco’s sale of Kylian Mbappé to Paris Saint-Germain is still the most profitable transfer on our ranking: €145 million plus a €35 million bonus that became payable after his 2022 PSG renewal, for a player who cost Monaco...
Life After Football: How Retired Players Built Businesses (Beckham, Ronaldo Nazário, Piqué)
Key Takeaways Beckham’s Inter Miami Bet: David Beckham turned the MLS expansion option in his 2007 LA Galaxy contract into Inter Miami CF, now estimated at $1.45bn. The Sunday Times Rich List 2026 values him and Victoria Beckham jointly at £1.185bn. Ronaldo Nazário’s Club Deals:...
Big-Name Football Players Out of Contract in 2027
Key Takeaways Six Confirmed Big Names: Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nassr), Thibaut Courtois and Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid) and Jack Grealish (Manchester City, on loan at Everton) all have contracts that end in summer 2027. Most of the “Class...
Premier League Prize Money & TV Rights Distribution 2024/25: How Much 1st to 20th Place Earned
2024/25 Key Takeaways The £174.9 Million Champions Payout: Champions Liverpool received £174.9 million in central payments for 2024/25, made up of equal shares, UK and international merit payments, and live UK broadcast facility fees. The £96.9 Million Equal Share: Every one of the 20 clubs...
UEFA Champions League 2026/27 Prize Money Breakdown: How Much Every Win & Round Pays
2026/27 Key Takeaways The €2.467 Billion Pot: UEFA’s provisional 2026/27 plan allocates €2.467 billion to Champions League and Super Cup clubs. That is the same as in 2024/25 and 2025/26, and about 21% more than the €2.032 billion of 2023/24, the last season of the...
Top 10 Most Lucrative Stadium Naming Rights Deals in Football (Spotify Camp Nou & Beyond)
Key Takeaways Spotify’s Record Deal: FC Barcelona‘s Spotify Camp Nou deal is the only top naming-rights fee that has been publicly reported: about €20 million a year, with the naming rights extended to 2034. Kroll’s 2024 study calls it Europe’s most lucrative existing stadium deal....