Since Lionel Messi joined MLS, Inter Miami co-owner Jorge Mas says that club revenue has almost quadrupled to $200 million annually. Furthermore, Bloomberg reported that 4% of that revenue comes from selling broadcast rights. For Inter Miami, that’s roughly $8 million per season from the Apple MLS Season Pass deal.
How does that compare to an English Premier League club such as Manchester United? We decided to take a closer look.
Interestingly, Bloomberg reports that gameday revenue is Inter Miami’s largest revenue source. While the specific number wasn’t disclosed, it does highlight the gigantic gulf between Inter Miami and Manchester United. For example, while gameday revenue is Inter Miami’s biggest revenue producer, matchday revenue represents only 20% of Manchester United’s revenue per season. Manchester United’s gameday revenue ($180 million/year) is almost as much as Inter Miami’s total revenue for the year.
See the table below for a breakdown of the revenues between Inter Miami and Manchester United.
Inter Miami vs Manchester United revenues per season
Latest revenue/seasonInter MiamiMan UnitedGameday revenueUndisclosed$180 millionTV revenue$8 million$276 millionCommercial revenueUndisclosed$401 millionTotal revenue$200 million$858 million
What is most revealing is how much revenue the team generates on every gameday. While exact figures weren’t revealed, we do know that Inter Miami has the most expensive soccer season tickets worldwide.
From 2020 to 2024, Inter Miami season ticket prices increased from between 104% to at least 171%. Season ticket prices range from $867 for the cheapest seat to $45,900 for Premium seats.
Pieter Brown, host of , lamented the high prices.
“They have now priced out a percentage of their fanbase,” Brown told World Soccer Talk. “Soccer in the US has always been a cheap to reasonably priced sporting event, not anymore. It shows that they don’t care if you renew because there…
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Author : Christopher Harris
Publish date : 2024-09-19 18:12:14
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