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Real Madrid beat Manchester United and Barcelona to title of highest-earning club

Real Madrid have been confirmed as the world's highest-earning football club after revealing their latest financial figures.

The Spanish giants posted record revenues over the course of 2015-16, with earnings rising 7.4 per cent to €620million.

Those eye-watering sums put the 11-time European champions out of sight at the top of the world money league, ahead of nearest rivals Manchester United and Barcelona.

Real Madrid are now the highest-earning football club in the world
Real Madrid are now the highest-earning football club in the world
Gareth Bale celebrates scoring against Eibar in La Liga earlier this season
Gareth Bale celebrates scoring against Eibar in La Liga earlier this season

Barca's revenue in the same period was €679m but included around €70m in player sales - which Madrid's did not - while United announced earnings of €570m in September.