Top 10 Clubs & Teams in the World in 2021 by Sponsorship Revenue

FC Barcelona, Manchester United Plc, Paris Saint-Germain Football Club, Real Madrid C.F., and Manchester City Football Club Ltd are the top 5 clubs & teams in the world in 2021 by sponsorship revenue. Collectively, the major 10 clubs & teams in the world generated revenue of $3,022 million and had an estimated annual sponsorship revenue of $2,575 million, where the highest sponsorship revenue being registered by FC Barcelona ($342 million) followed by Manchester United Plc ($337 million) and Paris Saint-Germain Football Club ($314 million), while the lowest was registered by Red Bull Racing ($181 million). In terms of the geographical split, the world’s top 10 clubs & teams are all based in Europe. They employed a total of 7,439 people in 2021. The Spain-based FC Barcelona is the leading club & team in the world (by sponsorship revenue). The company had sponsorship revenues of $342 million for FY2021. During the 2020/21 season sponsorship agreements with Rakuten, Beko, Assistència Sanitària, Damm and Rakbank were also extended while GLS Spain will become the official logistics partner of the team for the next three seasons, through the 2024-25 season. The English football club Manchester United Plc (MU) is another leading club & team in the world (by sponsorship revenue). As of June 30, 2021, it won 66 trophies, which includes 20 English league titles. The company reported revenues of $2,360.3 million for the fiscal year ended June 2021 (FY2021), a decrease of 2.9% over the previous year. The company operates through three divisions: Commercial, Broadcasting, and Matchday, wherein the commercial division includes operations of sponsorship and retail, merchandising, apparel, and product licensing.