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European football revenues topped €40 billion for the first time in the 2024/25 season, growing by 6% to €40.2 billion, up from €38 billion in 2023/24. More than half of the revenue was accounted for by the big five European leagues who collectively generated €21.6 billion during 2024/25, a 6% increase on the €20.4 billion in 2023/24. The revenue numbers are the headline findings in the 35th edition of Deloitte’s Annual Review of Football Finance, but come with a health warning from Deloitte who project that the growth of aggregate club revenue across Europe’s ‘big five’ leagues will slow in the coming seasons, “with some leagues experiencing a plateau or even reduction in 2025/26 and 2026/27.” Tim Bridge, lead partner in the Deloitte Sports Business Group, said: “The expansion of UEFA and FIFA competitions has delivered financial benefits across Europe’s ‘big five’ leagues, but football cannot rely on simply adding more content to deliver sustainable growth. “An increasingly saturated...

  Serie A giants Juventus officially inaugurated their very own Hall of Fame this week at the Juventus Museum, giving La Vecchia Signora a permanent home.  The ceremony in Turin had all the pomp and pageantry you’d expect. President Gianluca Ferrero and museum head Paolo Garimberti unveiled a project that is equal parts a history lesson and marketing masterstroke.   The inaugural class is nothing short of a who’s who of the greatest players to ever don the black and white stripes, Gian Luigi Buffon, Alessandro Del Piero, Michel Platini, Zindine Zidane, Dino Zoff, David Trezeguet, and of course, Roberto Baggio. Fifty names in total, each etched into the black-and-white tapestry of the club.   Juventus, by taking this step, are opening the door for other European giants to follow suit, making an idea which is commonplace in the USA perhaps take off on the other side of the pond.  Garimberti said: “The Juventus Museum has always been the home ...

  Italian giants, Inter Milan have extended their partnership with Ria Money Transfer, until the end of the 2026/27 season. Ria will continue as Inter’s Official Money Transfer Partner, building on a collaboration that first began in 2023. The deal also secures Ria’s continued support for Inter Academy Chile, further strengthening its presence in the local football community. The renewal was formalized in Los Angeles during Inter’s participation in the Club World Cup, with Inter Chief Revenue Officer Giorgio Ricci meeting Juan Bianchi, EVP and CEO of Euronet’s Money Transfer Segment, at the company’s headquarters in Buena Park, California. Giorgio Ricci, Chief Revenue Officer at Inter Milan said, “We are thrilled to announce the extension of our partnership with Ria Money Transfer, which testifies to our mutual satisfaction with what we have built together so far. Being in Los Angeles for the Club World Cup gave us the perfect opportunity to visit our partner’s Buena Pa...