THE NFL generated nearly twice as much revenue as the Premier League last season.
Incredible statistics have helped to solve the age-old debate over which league is the biggest in the world.
Here’s how the four leagues compare in terms of revenue generated
There are four main leagues from three different sports that have made the shortlist.
These are the Premier League, Spain’s La Liga, the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the American football’s National Football League (NFL).
SunSport have decided to compare them in terms of revenue and attendance figures.
Premier League
England’s top-flight is the wealthiest league in world football – but it has a long way to go until it closes the gap on the NFL.
Stats, provided by SQAF show the Premier League generated a revenue of £5.49billion during the 2018-19 campaign.
And the league’s attendance figures were lower than that of the NFL and NBA.
Around 14.5million fans attended matches last season – averaging out at 38.168 per game.
But supporters are not allowed in the grounds this season due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Ever since the post-lockdown restart in June, all matches have been able through either Sky, BT, Amazon prime or the BBC.
And Prem clubs are now poised to agree to non-televised matches being available to all fans.
La Liga
Spain’s top-tier generated a revenue of just over £4bn for the 2017-18 season.
That is the lowest figure out of all four of the league’s in question.
La Liga offers fans the chance to watch the likes of Barcelona star Lionel Messi in action.
But their attendance record for that season sits at 10.2million.
NFL
The 2018-19 season was a memorable year for the Toronto Raptors as they became champions for the first time in their history.
And the NFL raked in over £10bn in revenue in 2019 – which is the most out of any league in the world.
A huge chunk of this fortune comes from the mind blowing TV deals that are in place.
ESPN pay the league £11.72bn for rights to Monday Night Football until 2021.
And Fox have been showing Thursday Night Football for the past two years for a fee of £2.5bn.
Average ticket prices have shot through the roof and merchandising deals are at an all-time high.
And their mindblowing attendance figures show 17million fans made their way to matches last year.
Patrick Mahomes is said to be the highest-paid player in the league, with an average annual salary of £41m.
NBA
The NBA has the highest attendance figures on record.
Statistics show that basketball games during the 2018-19 were attended by 22million fans.
However, their revenue produced last season of £5.72bn.
Premier League to show all matches but you will have watch them through Sky or BT apps
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
