Hangover from collapsed Setanta TV deal sees FA income fall

England’s Football Association suffered a £34million (€41.3m) hit in income from broadcast rights last season, the governing body’s annual report has revealed.

The FA saw its income drop from £327m (€397m) in 2011/12 to £299m (€363m) in the 2012/13 period, but still made a £28m (€34m) operating profit and was able to increase the amount it puts back into football by £11m (€13.3m) to £108m (€131m).

The biggest fall in revenues was from broadcast income, a result of the hangover from the collapsed Setanta deal back in 2009.