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rights is around £5.5 billion – over 50 per cent higher than the value of the previ- ous set of deals (£3.6 billion). This uplift in revenue is expected to be accompa- nied by further substantial increases in some clubs’ commercial revenues and modest matchday revenue growth. The wider economic situation seems
likely to put pressure on some of foot- ball’s revenue sources for a number of years to come, but for Premier League clubs the immediate future is bright, as they stand to benefit from the substan- tial uplift in broadcast revenue. This revenue injection provides the
opportunity for Premier League clubs to address their current low operating profits and substantial pre-tax losses and move onto a more sustainable footing. Historically, increases in broadcast rev- enues have been largely spent on player costs, however, this time the break-even requirement in respect of UEFA’s Finan- cial Fair Play Regulations, as well as the
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Premier League’s own enhanced regula- tions aimed at controlling salary inflation and rationalising losses, raises the pros- pect of a different result. The increase in the Championship’s
operating loss in 2011/12 suggests the introduction of The Football Leagues’ Fi- nancial Fair Play Rules is a necessary step to change clubs’ behaviour in respect of spending on players. The application of sanctions in respect
of the clubs’ results from 2013/14 should focus the minds of a number of clubs who are making heavy losses. There is clearly still much to be done. l l This article is a précis of a more comprehensive analysis of revenue and profitability which is contained within the Deloitte Annual Review of Football Finance 2013. Visit the website at
www.deloitte.co.uk/sportsbusinessgroup to access and download your free copy of the report’s highlights or to purchase a copy of the full report.
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