Relegated Cardiff earn more than last season’s champs

Cardiff earned more from finishing bottom of the Premier League this season than Manchester United earned as champions the previous campaign, it has been announced.

The league’s new £5.5bn (€6.7bn) broadcast deal meant Cardiff received £62.08m (€75,953,078) in finishing 20th this term, compared to United’s £60.8m (€74.3)for winning the 2012/13 title.

Manchester City, who succeeded United as champions on Sunday with a second title in three years, earned £96.5m (€118,148,501), with second-placed Liverpool the top earners with £97.5m (€119,330,259) as a consequence of more of their games being screened live by broadcasters.