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Top Two Divisions Of German Football Post Record €4B Revenues

German professional football is "booming" with record revenue of more than €4B ($5B) across two divisions last season, the 13th straight during which there has been an increase, according to the AP. The German Football League (DFL) said that revenue among the 36 teams in the top two tiers increased by 4.2% from the season before, with 14 of the 18 top-flight Bundesliga clubs generating revenue of more than €100M. The Bundesliga alone generated €3.37B, up from €3.24B in '15-16, while the second division set a record of €635.2M, up 4.4% on the season before. DFL CEO Christian Seifert said, "We are the league with the second highest turnover in the world. In sum, the league is totally healthy" (AP, 2/15). INSIDE WORLD FOOTBALL's David Owen reported it is the second time the Bundesliga exceeded €3B ($3.75B). With a new domestic broadcast deal beginning with the current season, expectations are that this aggregate "will climb" to at least €3.6B ($4.5B) in '17-18. Total expenditure by Bundesliga clubs, which have "traditionally maintained a relatively low wage:turnover ratio," reached €3.23B ($4.04B) -- again including transfer spending -- yet 16 of the 18 top division teams turned a profit (INSIDE WORLD FOOTBALL, 2/15).

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