By Jane Nambi

The list for the richest football clubs in the world often compiled by Deloitte under Deloitte Football Money League. Real Madrid topped the list with an annual income of approximately $600m.

According to the site, “Real Madrid retain top position for the eighth successive year and become the first sports clubs to surpass the €500m revenue threshold in a single year with a total of €513m.  FC Barcelona remain in second place to ensure a Spanish one-two for the fourth year running.”

Below is the list of the richest clubs in the world beginning from the first.

Club                                                       2011/12 revenue (€m)

Real Madrid                                        512.6 (479.5)

Barcelona                                            483 (450.7)

Manchester Utd                               395.9 (367)

Bayern Munich                                 368.4 (321.4)

Chelsea                                                322.6 (253.1)

Arsenal                                                 290.3 (251.1)

Manchester City                               285.6 (169.6)

Milan                                                     256.9 (234.8)

Liverpool                                             233.2 (203.3)

Juventus                                              195.4 (153.9)

Borussia Dortmund                         189.1 (138.5)

Internazionale                                   185.9 (211.4)

Tottenham                                         178.2 (181)

Schalke                                                 174.5 (202.4)

Napoli                                                   148.4 (114.9)

Marseille                                             135.7 (150.4)

Lyon                                                      131.9 (132.8)

Hamburg                                             121.1 (128.8)

Roma                                                    115.9 (143.5)

Newcastle United                            115.3 (98)