Manchester United is one of the world’s largest, richest, well known and most football clubs of all time. They have broken the British transfer fee purchase record 12 times, most recently with Angel Di Maria in 2014 at £59.3 million.
United finally broke the world transfer fee purchase record this summer with the re-acquisition of Paul Pogba for £89.3 million.
Indeed #Pogback was the media sensation of the summer. United can spend money like water because they’re proverbially printing currency over there at Old Trafford.
Manchester United are back on top of the Deloitte Football Money League, surpassing La Liga giants Barcelona and Real Madrid. Los Blancos were on top of the chart for 11 straight years, until United surged ahead, as ESPN FC write:
“becoming the first football team to earn more than £500 million in a season — the club’s total revenue of £515m is almost £50m more than Barcelona and Real generated.
The report’s author Tim Bridge told PA Sport: “You can’t really look past Manchester United returning to the top spot and it is because of their ability to make commercial deals that are way ahead of their peers.”
Citing United’s record-breaking kit and sponsorship deals with Adidas and Chevrolet, Bridge said Europe’s other super clubs are now using the Old Trafford outfit as a benchmark in their own negotiations with commercial partners.
So how did Manchester United build up such a rich and powerful brand over time, to the point that’s so strong today?
Club Line sent over a post and infographic delving into the archives and returning with some of the Red Devils most impressive stats all across the board.
The Club Line infographic also includes the titles that the team has won, records they’ve broken, the club’s top goal-scorers, most capped players and which keeper has the most clean-sheets in a red shirt.
It also covers the Old Trafford outfit from a business standpoint. The infographic details the revenue, sponsorship, ticket sales, ratings, merchandising etc. numbers as well.
It also spotlights the club’s social media presence and compares that against their “noisy neighbors” on the blue side of Manchester.
Thus without further ado, here is another link to the Manchester United “By the Numbers” infographic created by Club Line.
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