The combined revenue of the English Premier League amounted to four billion and 900 million pounds, in the first full season following the pandemic of the emerging Corona Virus “Covid-19”.
And the thirty-first edition of Deloitte’s annual review of the financial conditions of football showed that the numbers rose by 8% in the 2020-2021 season, following falling from five billion and 200 million pounds to four billion and 500 million pounds in the previous year, following the outbreak of the virus. Corona pandemic.
Revenues for the English Premier League are expected to rise to five billion and 500 million pounds this season, and then to six billion pounds the following year, exceeding pre-pandemic levels.
According to the report issued on Thursday, there is a recovery in the football market at the European level, as total revenues increased by 10% to reach 27 billion and 600 million euros, despite the almost complete absence of fans from the stands during that period.
The increase in revenue is largely due to the increase in television broadcasting revenues and the success of the European Cup “Euro 2020”.
Revenues of the five major leagues, English, German, Spanish, Italian and French, increased by 3% to reach 15 billion and 600 million euros.
