Manchester United has returned to the top of the Deloitte Money League for the first time in more than a decade. The Premier League team posted record revenues of £515.3 million (€600.1m-$645.6m) during the 2015/16 season, and supplanted Real Madrid, which had topped the ranking for the previous 11 seasons. Real Madrid slipped to the third place behind FC Barcelona, its main domestic rival. Deloitte's “money league” report analyzes every year the accounts of Europe's highest-earning clubs. During the 20-year history of the report, Manchester United, Real Madrid and FC Barcelona have consistently been in the top three positions of the ranking. Eight Premier League clubs made up the top 20 of Deloitte's ranking for the 2015/16 season, showing the financial might of English clubs versus their continental rivals. Leicester City joined the list for the first time after the club unexpectedly won the Premier League title last season. Manchester United benefited from a return to the Champions League, a €100 million (€116.5m-$125.3m) increase in commercial revenues from sponsorship deals, as well as ongoing income growth from broadcast rights and match-day sales. During the 2015/16 season the Red Devils began to wear Adidas jerseys. The German sports brand signed a 10-year kit deal with the British club for £750 million (€873.4m-$939.5m) in 2014.

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