FIFA report underlines England’s global financial dominance – new countries moving towards the top leaving proud nations behind

FIFA’s professional football report shows English clubs spending as much as those in 206 countries combined. 90 per cent countries spend more on EPL TV rights than their clubs do on players.

New countries on the rise in terms of transfer purchasing power leaving countries like Brazil, Argentina, Portugal and Belgium behind.

The German Bundesliga is trying to close the gap to the EPL – but still German clubs only spend a quarter of the amount English clubs paid for foreign players.

One expert still believes EPL will be able to grow their broadcasting revenues. And one “new” country is predicted to be the big driver.

Survey shows world football to be mostly parochial, amateurish, underdeveloped and poor.