(CNN) -- The German Bundesliga has overtaken the English Premier League as the most profitable in the world, according to financial analysts Deloitte.

Despite predicting that the Premier League's revenue will top $2.8 billion in the season just gone, Deloitte said clubs' profitability has more than halved between the 2007-08 season and the 2008-09 campaign.

Deloitte's annual review of football finance also showed that the total European football market grew to a record $19.3 billion in 2008-09.

According to Dan Jones, a partner in the firm's Sports Business Group, the reason the Bundesliga has leapfrogged the Premier League is due to its clubs' control of wages.
"The simplest measure to explain why the Bundesliga has overtaken the Premier League is that their clubs exercise more restraint over the wage bill," he told CNN.

"In the Premier League, the wages to revenue ratio is 67 percent, but it is just 51 percent in the Bundesliga. There are two reasons for this. Firstly, the licensing of clubs is stricter in Germany in terms of the financial regulations they have to adhere to.

"Secondly, rather than being private enterprises under the control of an individual, like Roman Abramovich at Chelsea, clubs are under control of the fans.

http://edition.cnn.com/2010/SPORT/football/06/08/football.finance.deloitte.bundesliga/?hpt=Sbin


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1284760/England-0-Germany-1-Bundesliga-overtakes-Premier-League-profits-slump.html

copy cat

d truth hurts son,

BWK,

Wo bist du gewesen.

Long time. You must be raking in the Euro/Dollars seriously.

Waiting for a wrap up of Bayerns season from you

what are Germanys chances at this years mundial

dayokanu:


what are Germanys chances at this years mundial

Same as that of New Zealand

Chei, see Dayokanu talking to himself like a lunatic. . .

ritchboy:

Chei, see Dayokanu talking to himself like a lunatic. . .

Germany will surely reach the last four, they have the mental ability to deliever at tournaments unlike our Suer Eagles.
Well as for Bayern wasnt meant to be this season burt surely we will bounce back, we young young talented teams therefore better things 2 come.

Lets hope Nigeria can pull out few surprises

Germany will surely reach the last four, they have the mental ability to deliever at tournaments unlike our Suer Eagles.

Dont you think most of the guys are too young? Like 3/4 of the team are U25. This is said to be the youngest German team in 70 years. Kroos, Muller, Ozil, Boateng, badstuber, Aogo, Marin obviously have the talent but when the going gets tough wont they be found wanting for experience?

Well as for Bayern wasnt meant to be this season burt surely we will bounce back, we young young talented teams therefore better things 2 come

I guess bayern would be back stronger next season hopefull we can strenghten our central defence and we would be fine. I would also hope for a Dzeko-Gomez swap and we sell Klose and Toni.

Lets hope Nigeria can pull out few surprises

I am hoping for same

Chei, see Dayokanu talking to himself like a lunatic. . .

Is it still a mystery why people said GAYYners are the most deranged set of people on earth? Anyone who has been on NL long enough knows the difference. Even BWK once posted his picture in 2008

^^^ of course YOU remember posting YOUR picture in 2008. . . I'm sure you also remember the month/day/time and how many cubes of sugar u put in ur garri that morning