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    Real Madrid tops football rich list for 10th straight year

    By Matt Majendie

    Updated 1732 GMT (0132 HKT) January 23, 2015

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    1. Real Madrid ($639m) -- The Spanish side, awash with international stars such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale, remains in the top spot again with a revenue for 2013-14 edging closer to $700m.
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    1. Real Madrid ($639m) -- The Spanish side, awash with international stars such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale, remains in the top spot again with a revenue for 2013-14 edging closer to $700m.
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    2. Manchester United ($602.3m) -- Performances may have dipped on the pitch for the club under David Moyes and Louis van Gaal but United is now a close second to Real Madrid.
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    2. Manchester United ($602.3m) -- Performances may have dipped on the pitch for the club under David Moyes and Louis van Gaal but United is now a close second to Real Madrid.
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    3. Bayern Munich ($566.8m) --The structure of the German giants is seen as a benchmark for most clubs but, despite that, Bayern slipped behind United in the top 10 last year.
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    3. Bayern Munich ($566.8m) --The structure of the German giants is seen as a benchmark for most clubs but, despite that, Bayern slipped behind United in the top 10 last year.
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    4. Barcelona ($563.5m) -- Revenue has stayed fairly static for Barcelona in the past 12 months but, while it has plateaued slightly, the likes of United and Bayern have leapfrogged them.
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    4. Barcelona ($563.5m) -- Revenue has stayed fairly static for Barcelona in the past 12 months but, while it has plateaued slightly, the likes of United and Bayern have leapfrogged them.
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    5. Paris St Germain ($551.5m) -- Increasingly big players among the biggest clubs in the world thanks to their Qatari backers and key playing personnel such as Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
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    5. Paris St Germain ($551.5m) -- Increasingly big players among the biggest clubs in the world thanks to their Qatari backers and key playing personnel such as Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
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    6. Manchester City ($481.9m) -- Another club dependent on an oil rich Arab nation is City, who once more slot in at sixth in the top 10.
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    6. Manchester City ($481.9m) -- Another club dependent on an oil rich Arab nation is City, who once more slot in at sixth in the top 10.
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    7. Chelsea ($451.1m) -- The London club's revenue has shot up to nearly $500m but Jose Mourinho's men remain in seventh spot overall.
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    7. Chelsea ($451.1m) -- The London club's revenue has shot up to nearly $500m but Jose Mourinho's men remain in seventh spot overall.
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    8. Arsenal ($417.9m) -- The Gunners, who have been spearheaded on the pitch this season by Alexis Sanchez, are the second-ranked London club.