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o-article-newsy\">\n<div class=\"helper-site-container o-article-newsy__container\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__main\">\n<header class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__header\">\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs\">\n<div id=\"adb-article-breadcrumb\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs__list\">\n<p>                          Business<\/p>\n<p>                          Business<\/p><\/div>\n<\/nav>\n<h1 class=\"c-article-redesign-title\">\n                            Premier League clubs&#8217; pre-tax losses surged more than 600% in a single season<\/h1>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-video u-position-relative \">\n<div class=\"js-superdiv u-aspect-ratio-16x9 u-position-relative \" data-sponsored=\"Partner content\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-poster-img c-article-media__img\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/82\/97\/00\/1536x864_cmsv2_770dfff6-cadf-5598-9d21-2e950e1ba4e7-9829700.jpg\" width=\"1536\" 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class=\"c-article-contributors\">\n  By&amp;nbspQuirino Mealha\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-publication-date\" data-timestamp=\"1783514782\">\n         Published on<br \/>\n            <time datetime=\"2026-07-08 14:46:22 +02:00\">08\/07\/2026 &#8211; 14:46 GMT+2<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-share-comment u-align-items-center u-display-flex\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__links u-align-items-center u-display-flex u-justify-content-center js-c-article-share-comment-share\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label\">Share<\/span><\/span><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label\">Comments<\/span><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label c-article-share-comment__label--always\">Add Euronews on Google<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-share-comment-popup-overlay js-c-article-share-comment-popup-overlay u-display-none\">\n<div id=\"js-c-article-share-comment-popup\" class=\"c-article-share-comment-popup js-c-article-share-comment-popup\">\n<div 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width=\"48\" height=\"48\" alt=\"threads\" class=\"u-show-for-desktop\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"u-display-flex u-gap-1 u-show-for-mobile-only\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/vector\/social-icons\/article-redesign-whatsapp.svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" alt=\"whatsapp\" loading=\"lazy\"><span>Whatsapp<\/span><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/vector\/social-icons\/article-redesign-whatsapp.svg\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" alt=\"whatsapp\" class=\"u-show-for-desktop\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"c-article-summary\">\n        English top-flight football clubs saw their combined pre-tax losses balloon from \u00a3135 million (\u20ac158mn) to \u00a3948 million (\u20ac1.1bn) in the 2024\/25 season, even as their revenues climbed to a record high.<br \/>\n    <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-content c-article-content--business js-article-content\">\n<p>Premier League clubs lost \u00a3948mn (\u20ac1.1bn) before taxes in 2024\/25, roughly seven times the \u00a3135mn (\u20ac158mn) shortfall of the previous campaign, Deloitte found in the 35th edition of its Annual Review of Football Finance, published on Wednesday. <\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The startling deterioration came in a season when the same clubs earned more money than ever before.<\/p>\n<p>Aggregate Premier League revenue rose 8% to a record \u00a36.8 billion (\u20ac7.9bn) in 2024\/25, the highest of Europe&#8217;s big five leagues, with matchday income surpassing \u00a31bn (\u20ac1.1bn) for the first time and commercial revenue up 13%.<\/p>\n<p>For 2025\/26, Deloitte expects revenue to exceed \u00a37bn (\u20ac8.2bn), helped by a new domestic broadcasting deal.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the record revenue in 2024\/25, spending grew faster than income.<\/p>\n<p>Deloitte attributed the sharp increase in losses to transfer spending and the absence of the significant one-off sale profits that had flattered the previous season&#8217;s accounts. <\/p>\n<p>Premier League clubs&#8217; combined net debt edged up to \u00a33.6bn (\u20ac4.2bn).<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/82\/97\/00\/808x456_cmsv2_01f8b63f-156a-5fb3-aeac-609afb9dc5f7-9829700.jpg\" alt=\"Liverpool&apos;s Mohamed Salah takes a selfie with fans following his final club appearance, 24 May 2026\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">Liverpool&#8217;s Mohamed Salah takes a selfie with fans following his final club appearance, 24 May 2026<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Peter Byrne\/PA via AP<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The losses came despite continued growth across European football.<\/p>\n<p>European football revenue passed \u20ac40bn for the first time, rising 6% to \u20ac40.2bn in the first season of UEFA&#8217;s expanded club competitions, while the big five leagues collectively earned \u20ac21.6bn. <\/p>\n<p>However, their combined pre-tax losses widened to \u20ac1.5bn, and Deloitte projects revenue growth to slow, or even reverse, in the coming seasons. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Football cannot rely on simply adding more content to deliver sustainable growth,&#8221; said Tim Bridge, lead partner in the Deloitte Sports Business Group, arguing that a saturated fixture calendar risks trading long-term prosperity for short-term gain.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id data-event=\"widget_related\">\n<div class=\"c-widget-related__title\"><b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b><\/div>\n<ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">World Cup 2026: Market analysts who called it twice have picked a new winner<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Are football stocks a good investment? 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data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Microsoft cuts 4,800 jobs with Xbox facing its biggest shake-up<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"articleBody\" data-key=\"articleBody\">Premier League clubs lost \u00a3948mn (\u20ac1.1bn) before taxes in 2024\/25, roughly seven times the \u00a3135mn (\u20ac158mn) shortfall of the previous campaign, Deloitte found in the 35th edition of its Annual Review of Football Finance, published on Wednesday.The startling deterioration came in a season when the same clubs earned more money than ever before.Aggregate Premier League revenue rose 8% to a record \u00a36.8 billion (\u20ac7.9bn) in 2024\/25, the highest of Europe&#8217;s big five leagues, with matchday income surpassing \u00a31bn (\u20ac1.1bn) for the first time and commercial revenue up 13%.For 2025\/26, Deloitte expects revenue to exceed \u00a37bn (\u20ac8.2bn), helped by a new domestic broadcasting deal.Despite the record revenue in 2024\/25, spending grew faster than income.Deloitte attributed the sharp increase in losses to transfer spending and the absence of the significant one-off sale profits that had flattered the previous season&#8217;s accounts.Premier League clubs&#8217; combined net debt edged up to \u00a33.6bn (\u20ac4.2bn).The losses came despite continued growth across European football.European football revenue passed \u20ac40bn for the first time, rising 6% to \u20ac40.2bn in the first season of UEFA&#8217;s expanded club competitions, while the big five leagues collectively earned \u20ac21.6bn.However, their combined pre-tax losses widened to \u20ac1.5bn, and Deloitte projects revenue growth to slow, or even reverse, in the coming seasons.&#8221;Football cannot rely on simply adding more content to deliver sustainable growth,&#8221; said Tim Bridge, lead partner in the Deloitte Sports Business Group, arguing that a saturated fixture calendar risks 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