English clubs feature in Deloitte Money League

The list ranks the world's top 20 clubs by revenue generation, based on the latest available financial information, relating to the 2010-11 campaign.

Manchester United remain the highest-placed Barclays Premier League club in third, behind Spanish teams Real Madrid and Barcelona, with Arsenal keeping fifth place.

Chelsea stay sixth, Liverpool move down one place to ninth and Tottenham Hotspur (11th) and Manchester City (12th) swap places from the 2009-10 list.

The Barclays Premier League retains the highest representation of clubs in the Money League with the other 14 clubs coming from other European leagues - Italy (five), Germany (four), Spain (three) and France (two).

"Continued growth of the top 20 clubs during 2010-11 emphasises the strength of football's top clubs, especially in these tough economic times," said Dan Jones, Partner in the Sports Business Group at Deloitte.

He added: "While revenue growth has slowed from 8% in 2009-10 to 3% in 2010-11, their large and loyal supporter bases, ability to drive strong broadcast audiences and continuing attraction to corporate partners has made them relatively resilient to the economic downturn."

A further five Barclays Premier League clubs - Aston Villa, Newcastle United, Everton, West Ham (who were relegated) and Sunderland finished just outside the top 20









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