AFC Bournemouth rub shoulders with European giants

AFC Bournemouth earn more TV revenue than European titans such as Real Madrid and Juventus, according to a new report.

They sit 10^th in the broadcast revenue table released from the governing body of European football, UEFA.

Cherries (€144m) earned more in television rights than Spanish giants Real Madrid (€142m), and Italian veterans, Juventus (€122m) did in 2017.

They make up one of 17 English clubs who occupy a place in the list of 20 teams that have dominated television in the recent financial years.

TV money accounts for as much as 91% total revenue for the coastal club who have only been in the top tier of English football for the past three years.

Sitting on top of the table are Chelsea FC, becoming the first English club to do so.

 

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