£227m of Revenue, £104m of Loss: What Happens When a Football Club Stops Selling Players
Revenue fell 15.6%, profit swung by £161m — and the cause was not what most people assume.
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Revenue fell 15.6%, profit swung by £161m — and the cause was not what most people assume.
A top-flight football club posted record revenue of £691 million and still lost money — because in football, profit comes from selling players, not from playing football.
A Premier League club turned a £66.3m loss into a £14.9m profit — but strip out player sales and it lost £62.7m.
A BIFI Research insight — financial analysis of a leading UK digital challenger bank, financial year ended 31 March 2025.
A £1.85bn parcel carrier grew revenue 11.9% and lifted margins, but £109m of lease costs sit outside the headline profit figure and £250m of cash moved up the group in one year.
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