Arsenal Top Real Madrid, Barcelona, Manchester United in Matchday Revenue Table

Arsenal bring in more matchday revenue than any other European club, with the Emirates Stadium ranking ahead of Real Madrid’s Santiago Bernabeu, Barcelona’s Camp Nou and Manchester United’s Old Trafford, based on a study from the 2014-15 campaign. 

According to Deloitte (h/t Agence France-Presse via Yahoo Sports), the Gunners generated €132 million (roughly £116 million) that season, narrowly beating Los Blancos. The Bernabeu seats over 20,000 more fans than Arsenal’s home ground, which fits just over 60,000.

Here’s a look at the full top 10, which contains five Premier League clubs, two from La Liga, two from the Bundesliga and Paris Saint-Germain as the only Ligue 1 representatives:

Per the report, the £116 million revenue represents 30 percent of Arsenal’s annual income, a huge figure that more than justifies the club’s decision to move out of the iconic Highbury Stadium in favour of a new home.

But while those numbers are something to be proud of, there’s a dark …

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