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Premier League Races Toward £6 Billion Mark as Rivals Lag Behind
- English football’s top flight emerges unscathed from Covid-19
- Germany’s Bundesliga and Spain’s La Liga see revenues drop
Manchester City captain Fernandinho lifts the Premier League Trophy and celebrates with the squad after the Premier League match between Manchester City and Aston Villa at Etihad Stadium in Manchester, in May.
Photographer: Stu Forster/Getty Images
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The English Premier League’s revenues are expected to exceed £6 billion this season for the first time, rapidly outpacing its European rivals.
Premier League clubs earned £4.9 billion in the 2020/21 season, according to Deloitte’s latest annual review of football finance, despite an almost complete loss of matchday revenue due to Covid-19. This was an 8% rise on a year earlier, while Germany’s Bundesliga and Spain’s La Liga both suffered a 6% drop in revenues.