EPL beats La Liga, four others to top list of football leagues with highest broadcast revenue, earns €3.5bn
La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A, Ligue 1, and the Eredivisie fell behind the English Premier League (EPL) on the list of highest broadcasting revenue by European leagues in the 2021/22 season, according to Safebettingsites.
The English Premier League generated €3.5 billion broadcasting revenue during the season, as popularity of the league matches in England helps the Premiership seal lucrative media deals compared to its rival leagues.
According to a study by the company, the English Premier League’s revenue produced €2.04 billion and €1.46 billion more than the sum of the revenue from the German Bundesliga and the Spanish La Liga.
A total of €1.12 billion in broadcasting revenue was reported for Italy’s Serie A, €687 million for France’s Ligue 1, and €94 million for the Netherlands’ Eredivisie during the season under consideration.
According to the report, the English Premier League outperformed La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A, Ligue 1, and Eredivisie in terms of broadcasting rights due to the popularity of its teams to football fans around the world.
To expatiate on the global appeal of the English Premier, during the 2020/21 season, five clubs from the Premiership made the top ten list of clubs with highest income, as Manchester City, Manchester united, Liverpool, Chelsea, and Tottenham recorded €644 million, €557 million, €550 million, €465 million and €407 million respectively.
“The English Premier League is the richest football league in the world, and it’s no surprise that broadcasting rights are a major source of revenue.” The report stated.
The sport betting company added that, “In 2021/2022, the EPL sold its global broadcast rights for €3.5B. This is a staggering amount of money, and it just shows how popular the EPL is worldwide.”
