Football boom masks unrest, regulatory woes: Deloitte

Europe's football market grew by 8 per cent in terms of revenue in the 2023-24 season to €38 billion (S$56.3 billion) with England's Premier League generating the most, Deloitte said in a study published on June 11.

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LONDON - Europe's football market grew by 8 per cent in terms of revenue in the 2023-24 season to €38 billion (S$56.3 billion) with England's Premier League generating the most, Deloitte said in a study published on June 11.

In its Annual Review of Football Finance, Deloitte said the top five leagues — Premier League, German Bundesliga, Spanish La Liga, Italian Serie A and French Ligue 1 — generated €20.4 billion in revenue, an increase of 4 per cent.

Premier League clubs had the highest revenue of Europe's top leagues at £6.3 billion (S$10.9 billion).

However, the traditional "big six" clubs in England's top flight reported lower average revenue growth (3 per cent) than other clubs that were in the Premier League in both the 2023-24 and 2022-23 seasons (11 per cent).

The study said the growth was largely driven by expansion of clubs' commercial offerings, which also led to the teams cumulatively generating more than £2 billion in commercial revenue for the first time.