ENGLISH FOOTBALL RAKE IN £3 BILLION A YEAR English football is now earning an amazing £3 billion a year. The Premier League earned almost £2.4bn of that total in 2011-12 to confirm its status as the richest club competition in the world. And when the new TV deals kick in next season, England’s top flight will have income of more than £3bn on its own. Alan Switzer, director of the Sports Business Group at Deloitte, told The Sun: “These are very impressive figures in this economic climate. “This is especially when you consider that, from next season, Premier League income from broadcasting alone will rise by £500m. “Despite the recession, we always thought sport, and football in particular, would be resilient. It means so much to people. Season tickets are among the last things people give up. “Football is also killer content for broadcasters and they have invested heavily in it.” -MICAH-
Posted on: Thu, 06 Jun 2013 10:10:08 +0000