It's no secret that spectacular football requires a lot of investment. Famous football clubs annually require millions of dollars to maintain. The Deloitte Football Money League organization estimates the budgets of the teams, publishing various reports every year.
Today we offer you the Top 10, which includes richest football clubs in the worldranked by the 2013 budget.
10. Zenit St. Petersburg (Russia, $ 280 million budget)
The St. Petersburg club is ahead of such teams as Juventus, Borussia and Tottenham in terms of the budget. The club is sponsored by OJSC Gazprom, which makes it possible not to save on players' salaries, training facilities and other expenses.
9. Liverpool (England, England $ 309 million)
Liverpool is the most titled British club, having won the European Cup 5 times and 11 European cups. The club is sponsored by the Standard Chartered financial holding. American businessman John William Henry II owns Liverpool.
8. Milan (Italy, budget $ 340.4 million)
The club has the largest number of international trophies won in Europe. Milan is owned by the controversial politician and businessman Silvio Berlusconi. The club is sponsored by the Emirates airline.
7. Manchister City (England, $ 378.4 million budget)
In 2008, the club was acquired by the Arab company Abu Dhabi United Group. The president of the club is the Arab Khaldun Al Mubarak. The current owners have provided significant budget increases, which have clearly contributed to the team's success.
6. Arsenal London (Spain, budget $ 384.7 million)
This year this oldest club will be 128 years old. Arsenal is owned by American entrepreneur Stan Kronke. The sponsor is the Emirates airline.
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 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 decorated German club has 23 league titles to its credit, 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 an American businessman Malcolm Glazer. Manchester doesn't save on costs. Thus, 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, which is the most spacious in Europe. Barça has been one of the richest clubs in the world for a long time, but until 2005 the club refused to use sponsor logos on T-shirts, which brings a lot of money. Today, the title sponsor of the team is the Qatar Foundation, which pays € 30 million a year to have its logo on the Barça uniform.
1. Real Madrid (Spain, budget $ 679.2 million)
The richest football club in the world is also the most expensive.The Deloitte Football Money League company values Real Madrid at 3.3 billion euros. RM is owned by members of the club, with annual operating income of over $ 200 million.