Top 10 Most Expensive Jersey Sponsorship & Kit Manufacturer Deals in Football
Key Takeaways The €220 Million Crown: Real Madrid earn the most from their shirt: about €220 million a year from Adidas (€120M) and Emirates (€100M, as reported for the deal renewed to 2031), according to Calcio e Finanza (July 2026). Manchester City Second: City’s ten-year...
Top 10 Highest-Paid Goalkeepers in the World in 2026/27 (Weekly & Yearly Wages)
2026/27 Takeaways Oblak Is Number One: Atlético Madrid’s Jan Oblak is the best-paid goalkeeper in the world, at an estimated £342,127 a week (≈£17.8 million, ≈€20.6 million a year). Capology and SalaryLeaks both put him first. Neuer Drops to Fourth: After signing a one-year deal...
Top 10 Highest-Paid Under-21 Football Players in the World in 2026/27
Key Takeaways The Teenage King: At 19, Lamine Yamal is the best-paid under-21 player in world football. Salary trackers estimate his 2026/27 pay at €320,000 a week (≈€16.6 million a year); his reported base salary is €15 million, behind a €1 billion buyout clause. Parisian...
How Much Do Football Managers Earn? What Official Filings Show
Most football managers’ pay is not public, so there is no reliable list of who earns what. A few official documents do exist: Turkish stock-exchange notices from Trabzonspor, Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe, the US Soccer Federation’s tax return, and a 2022 statement from the Norwegian FA....
The €1 Billion Release Clause Club: Football’s Highest Buyout Clauses in 2026/27
Key Takeaways: The €1 Billion Buyout Club The €1 Billion Ceiling: The highest reported release clauses in football are €1,000,000,000, all at Real Madrid and FC Barcelona. We list eight current examples; Ferran Torres, Ansu Fati and Jules Koundé were also reported with €1 billion...
How Como 1907 Went From Serie D to the Champions League Under the Hartono Family
Key Takeaways: The Como 1907 Story Serie D to the Champions League: Bought by the Hartono brothers in April 2019 while in Serie D, Como reached Serie A in 2024. They finished fourth in 2025/26 and qualified for the Champions League for the first time....
Top 10 Richest Football Club Owners in the World in 2026/27
2026/27 Key Takeaways (Forbes Real-Time, 27 October 2026) Arnault Still Leads: Bernard Arnault and family ($117.3bn), majority owners of Paris FC, are the richest individual club owners in football, even after LVMH’s 2026 share slide. The Red Bull Heir: Mark Mateschitz ($43.5bn) holds 49% of...
All 18 Bundesliga Clubs Ranked by Staff Costs (2026/27 Clubs, Latest Accounts)
Bundesliga Staff Costs: Key Takeaways Bayern Munich’s Dominance: Bayern’s staff costs of €443.5 million (2024/25) are more than the bottom eight clubs’ combined (€402.5M) and 1.65 times Dortmund’s (€268.3M). The Harry Kane Disparity: Harry Kane’s estimated gross salary of about €25 million is more than...
All 20 La Liga Clubs Ranked by Official Squad Spending Cap (Límite Coste Plantilla)
La Liga Spending Caps 2026/27: Key Takeaways The €830 Million Hegemony: Real Madrid’s official limit for 2026/27 is €832.79 million, up from €761.23 million a year earlier and more than the bottom 13 clubs combined (€743.0M). Barcelona’s Rebuilding Surge: From a negative limit of −€144.35...
All 20 Serie A Clubs Ranked by Gross Wage Bill in 2026/27
Serie A Wage Bills 2026/27: Key Takeaways Inter and Juventus Neck and Neck: Inter have the highest estimated gross wage bill at €145.82 million, just €0.3 million ahead of Juventus (€145.52 million). Four Clubs Above €100M: Inter, Juventus, Napoli (€109.72M) and AC Milan (€103.14M) all...