Europe’s richest league is by far the least profitable

Domestic league football has returned all around Europe, with what looks to become a season returning to normality.

This is contrasted by the recently published accounts from 2019/20. We have looked at how the pandemic affected finances at a league level.

Premier League generated almost €2 billion more than the Bundesliga in 2019/20 – yet had five times the collective losses.

Ligue 1 had by far the highest wages-to-revenue over the past three years.