UEFA: 14^th edition of the "European Club Footballing Landscape" focused on post Covid-19 recovery

UEFA has published the 14^th edition of its annual benchmarking report on the club licensing process, entitled "The European Club Footballing Landscape" on 10/02/2023. "This year's edition focuses closely on how European top-division clubs have emerged from the Covid-19 pandemic," explained the European Confederation.

"This report also makes it clear how extraordinary European football's resilience has been during and after the Covid-19 pandemic. After missing out on a staggering €7bn during this challenging period, we are happy to see that the top division clubs' revenues are higher than they were on pre-pandemic levels. That proves that football is not only standing tall; it is bouncing back," said UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin in the introduction of the report which focuses on the 2021-22 season.

"Revenue across more than 140 early reporting clubs is up by an average of 4.6% despite the lingering effects of lockdown impacting the start of the financial period under review. Sponsors, investors and fans are showing unprecedented interest, with record sponsor and commercial…