Madrid beat Man Utd in league

THEY may be the best team in the world on the pitch, but Manchester United must play second fiddle off of it.

Despite increasing revenue by 21% to e325 million in the 2007/08 season, the Premier League champions were outdone again by Spanish club Real Madrid, who retained the title as the world’s richest club with revenues of e366m.

For the first time Manchester City, which was taken over last year by an Abu Dhabi investment group in a deal valued at e222m, made it into the list, clinching 20th spot.