It's no secret that spectacular football requires a lot of investment. Famous football clubs annually require upkeep of millions of dollars. Estimates team budgets organization Deloitte Football Money League, every year publishing all kinds of reports.
Today we offer you the Top 10, which included the richest football clubs in the worldranked by the size of the budget for 2013.
10. Zenit St. Petersburg (Russia, budget $ 280 million)
The St. Petersburg club is ahead of teams like Juventus, Borussia and Tottenham in terms of budget. The sponsor of the club is Gazprom, which allows us not to save on players' salaries, training base and other expenses.
9. Liverpool (England, England $ 309 million)
Liverpool is the most titled British club, it won the Champions Cup 5 times and won the European Cup 11 times. The club is sponsored by Standard Chartered Financial Holding. Liverpool is owned by American businessman John William II.
8. Milan (Italy, budget $ 340.4 million)
The club has the largest number of international trophies won in Europe. The owner of Milan is the scandalous politician and businessman Silvio Berlusconi. The club is sponsored by Emirates Airlines.
7. Manchester City (England, budget $ 378.4 million)
In 2008, the club was acquired by the Arab company Abu Dhabi United Group. The president of the club is Arab Khaldun Al Mubarak. The current owners have provided significant budget growth, which clearly contributed to the success of the team.
6. Arsenal London (Spain, budget $ 384.7 million)
This year, this oldest club turns 128 years old. The owner of the Arsenal is an American entrepreneur Stan Kronke. The sponsor is Emirates Airlines.
5. Chelsea (England, budget $ 427.5 million)
For 109 years of its existence, the club practically did not leave the top division of English football. The current owner of Chelsea is a Russian businessman Roman Abramovich, and sponsors are Samsung, Audi, Gazprom, Dolce & Gabbana and other eminent companies.
4. Bavaria (Germany, budget $ 488.2 million)
The most titled German club has 23 championship titles, including the title of winner of the 2013 Champions League. The general sponsor of Bavaria is Deutsche Telekom AG.
3. Manchester United (England, budget $ 524.6 million)
The owner of MJ is the American businessman Malcolm Glaser. Manchester does not save on costs. So, the home stadium of the team is Old Trafford - the second largest stadium in England, with a capacity of 76,000 spectators.
2. Barcelona (Spain, budget $ 640 million)
The main stadium of the team is Camp Nou; it is the most spacious in Europe. Among the richest clubs in the world, Barca has been a very long time, but until 2005 the club refused to use sponsor logos on t-shirts, which brings considerable funds. Today, the title sponsor of the team is the Qatar Foundation, which pays 30 million euros per year for the presence of its logo on the Barca form.
1. Real Madrid (Spain, budget $ 679.2 million)
The richest football club in the world is also the most expensive. Deloitte Football Money League estimates Real Madrid at € 3.3 billion. The owners of the RM are members of the club, the annual operating profit is more than $ 200 million.