Name: Real Madrid remains top earner, while Liverpool lead Premier League | REUTERS
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Real Madrid held onto its title as the biggest earning club in world soccer.

The Spanish side topped Deloitte's football money league with $1.36 billion of revenue.

Real are the only club to make more than $1 billion in the past two seasons.

They benefited in the 202425 season from a 23% rise in commercial revenue to around $696 million.

Real's main rivals Barcelona were the second highest earners with around $1.1 billion.

That sum put the Spanish league champions back in the top three for the first time in five years.

German champions Bayern Munich ranked third at a touch over $1 billion, just ahead of Champions League winners Paris St Germain.

Liverpool generated the most revenues in the Premier League for the first time.

They were fifth on Deloitte's global money list overall with just over $979 million.

That was the strongest performance of any English club in the 29 year history of the rankings.

English giants Manchester United endured a difficult domestic season and fell from fourth to eighth in the money league.

It marked the club's lowest ever position in the money league, which they've led 10 times in the past.

Deloitte noted United's revenue outlook for the current season could get worse.

They blamed that on their absence from European competition and early exits from the FA cup and League Cup.

Overall revenue for the top 20 clubs rose just over a tenth to a record $14.5 billion.

Commercial income rose and was driven by more stadium usage on non matchdays, rising sponsorship deals and improved retail operations.

Matchday revenue grew the fastest at 16% while broadcast revenue rose by a tenth.