The enormous financial clout of the English Premier League compared to its continental counterparts has been laid bare in a new report by European football's governing body UEFA.
A record 13 English clubs feature among Europe's 30 wealthiest, with Manchester United topping the charts, and all indications suggest the Premier League is growing richer.
Despite failing to make an impression in the Champions League recently, United's projected revenue in their latest set of financial figures was around €676 million (£593m).
Manchester United edged out Real Madrid to top European football's wealth list as a new UEFA financial report highlighted how the Premier League is getting richer
Real Madrid have won the last three Champions League titles but European clubs generally are struggling to keep pace with the Premier League clubs
It places them narrowly ahead of Real Madrid, who have won the last three Champions League titles, on €675m based on 2017 data.
Manchester City (fifth), Arsenal (seventh), Liverpool (eighth) and Chelsea (ninth) all feature in UEFA's top 10, reflecting the financial muscle of England's top-flight.
Combined, the 20 Premier League clubs recorded revenues of €5.3 billion (£4.6bn) in 2017, dwarfing the aggregates from Spain's La Liga (£2.55bn), Germany's Bundesliga (£2.46bn), Italy's Serie A (£1.84bn) and France's Ligue 1 (£1.4bn).
The report, released on Friday, highlights that this gulf continues to widen thanks to the Premier League's multi-billion pound television deals.
'In the last 10 years, Premier League clubs have added €1.9bn (£1.67bn) in TV revenues. This compares to the €1.9bn added by all the rest of Europe's clubs
