It is an undebatable fact that the Premier League is the richest and most followed League in the whole of Europe and the wings of followership fly wide to the entire world.
Most of the best players are made and moulded here where they keep the football enthusiasts glued to the screens watching them play, apparently, the broadcasts is also a money-making tool for them and this year things were good for Liverpool who topped the list of highly paid teams despite missing to clinch the trophy. They took the money but Manchester took the cup.
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According to the Premier League, who announced its UK broadcast, international TV and commercial revenue payments to clubs for 2018-19, Liverpool led the way having banked a cool £152.4million.
Jurgen Klopp’s men took home more than champions Manchester City, having been televised three times more on UK television than Pep Guardiola’s back-to-back title winners where Reds were the most televised team in the Premier League domestically, appearing 29 times.
City, who appeared on UK television in 26 of their 38 league fixtures, took home a total payment of £150.97million which surpasses their last year’s winnings as there was no team that banked in excess of £150million the previous year.
Chelsea, who finished third, received a total £146million, £800,000 more than fourth-place Spurs; Mauricio Pochettino’s side while Manchester United, who appeared on UK TV 27 times over the course of the season more than anyone except Liverpool took home a total payment of £142.5million.
At the bottom end, end of the log relegated Huddersfield Town was the only club not to hit the £100million mark. The Terriers, who have been relegated to the Championship after a two-year stay in the top flight, pocketed £96.6million.
That figure is substantially higher than the £57.94million earned this year by Spanish side Valencia, despite them booking a Champions League spot with a fourth-place finish in La Liga.
Relegated Fulham and Cardiff claimed £101.9million and £102.7million respectively.
Interestingly, the Premier League claim that all clubs reached the agreed upon 10 matches live on UK TV threshold.
However, whether via Sky Sports or BT Sport, Huddersfield, Bournemouth and Southampton were all only shown eight times live across the campaign.
All three took home the minimum ‘Facility fees’ of £12.2million for live TV games, despite featuring on fewer than 10 occasions; that figure rises by an extra £1.12million for every extra TV game.