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Originally Posted by Cobra Mgr
I'd always thought each starter on a team was paid millions a year. If teams are so crowded, stadiums so small, have I overestimated how much player make in the PL?
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You are still correct. Most players who are expected to be is the starting eleven (and many bench players) do make millions a year.
The EPL is fourth in terms of overall revenue. Ahead of the NHL.
They are second in revenue per match, only behind the NFL.
Fan bases are not small and stadiums (most of them) are not small.
Ignore dsvitak
He means well, but he is not very well versed in this topic.
Here is a list of all football teams in terms of revenue
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deloit...l_Money_League
Liverpool was 8th at last reporting, Everton was 27th
Here is just the revenue of EPL teams
https://www.statista.com/statistics/...bs-by-revenue/
Take these with a bit of a grain of salt. They are largely accurate, but teams can engage in some creative accounting when it suits them.
Finally, here is list of EPL teams by stadium capacity
https://www.statista.com/statistics/...dium-capacity/
Most of them are comparable to NFL stadiums or modern MLB stadiums.
You do have two under 20,000
Both of those clubs were recently promoted to the EPL
Brentford in the 2021-2022 season
Bournemouth were promoted, then relegated for two seasons and then made it back.
When you are bounced up and down like that, it is hard to find financial stability.
And in Europe, teams pay for their own stadiums. So you have to have very secure finances or a very wealthy owner to upgrade your current stadium to built a brand new one.
That leads to a lot of disparity.