Barcelona rake in the most sponsorship money

A new report by 'Forbes concluded that Barcelona make more money in sponsorship than any other football club in the world. 

It's with help from companies such as 'Nike', and shirt sponsors 'Rakuten', among others, that the Catalan club top the Forbes list - making £187m from sponsorship alone each year.

Barcelona beat both Manchester United and Real Madrid to the top spot, by £35m and £37m respectively.

The report also reveals that 'Los Blancos' are the only club which has seen an increase in sponsorship from last year, by an estimated £15m.

In the same time period, United are down £12m while Madrid had lost £16m.

The majority of its sponsorship comes from Nike, with the sports company pledging a huge £88m to the club this year.

The Forbes top 10 is dominated by Premier League teams, with the two La Liga giants being the only Spanish representation.

All of the largest English clubs made the list, Chelsea claim top spot (£102m), ahead of Arsenal (£71m), Liverpool (£70m), Tottenham (£61m) and Manchester City (£59m).

In Europe, Bayern Munich are the only German representation, with £91m, while French giants PSG make £76m.