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Real Madrid boast world top soccer club in revenue
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Real Madrid boast the position of being the world's richest club followed by Manchester United and Barcelona, according to an annual survey by accountancy firm Deloitte released on Thursday.

The top 20 clubs' aggregate revenue grew by 6 percent to 3.9 billion euros in 2007-08, before the worst of the economic slowdown.

Following are details of the top 10 clubs by revenues featuring in the latest Deloitte "Football Money League". (All figures in million euros, previous position in brackets).

1 (1) REAL MADRID

2007/08 revenues: 365.8 (from 351.0)

Matchday: 101.0

Broadcasting: 135.8

Commercial: 129.0

2 (2) MANCHESTER UNITED

2007/08 revenues: 324.8 (from 315.2)

Matchday: 128.2

Broadcasting: 115.7

Commercial: 80.9

3 (3) FC BARCELONA

2007/08 revenues: 308.8 (from 290.1)

Matchday: 91.5

Broadcasting: 116.2

Commercial: 101.1

4 (7) BAYERN MUNICH

2007/08 revenues: 295.3 (from 223.3)

Matchday: 69.4

Broadcasting: 49.4

Commercial: 176.5

5 (4) CHELSEA

2007/08 revenues: 268.9 (from 283.0)

Matchday: 94.1

Broadcasting: 97.8

Commercial: 77.0

6 (5) ARSENAL

2007/08 revenues: 264.4 (from 263.9)

Matchday: 119.5

Broadcasting: 88.8

Commercial 56.1

7 (8) LIVERPOOL

2007/08 revenues: 210.9 (from 206.5)

Matchday: 49.5

Broadcasting: 96.4

Commercial: 65.0

8 (6) AC MILAN

2007/08 revenues: 209.5 (from 228.7)

Matchday: 26.7

Broadcasting: 122.5

Commercial: 60.3

9 (11) AS ROMA

2007/08 revenues: 175.4 (from 145.2)

Matchday: 23.4

Broadcasting: 105.7

Commercial: 46.3

10 (9) INTER MILAN

2007/08 revenues: 172.9 (from 176.7)

Matchday: 28.4

Broadcasting: 107.7

Commercial: 36.8

(Xinhua News Agency Feburary 12, 2009)

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