Only three Premier League clubs featured in Forbes' list of the world's most profitable sports teams over the past three years; Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United and Manchester City.
Man Utd have long held the mantle as English football's most popular club but it may come as a surprise to many that Tottenham are a more profitable enterprise.
Spurs placed third in the list topped by the Dallas Cowboys (£940.5million) after pocketing £332.5m in the timespan.
United were ranked fifth with a total operating income of £323.6m while City came in at 10th with £264.2m.
The rest of the list can be seen in the image below.
Football finance expert Kieran Maguire reveals Tottenham aren't just the most profitable Premier League team over the past three years but of all time.
Speaking to Last Word on Spurs, he said: 'I’ve got the records of every single club that’s been in the Premier League since 1992.
'Every single set of accounts and Spurs are not just the most profitable club in the history of the Premier League, but they are the most profitable club by a fair distance.'
He added: 'Spurs made over £400m worth of profits. I think in terms of strategy, in my view, they have a master plan.
'The strategy of the club is there to invest in infrastructure, to keep a really tight lid as far as wages are concerned and then the benefits started to come through.'
I’ll be working on the game from a TV studio in Germany and I’m sure I’ll get goosebumps watching events at the Ataturk Stadium because it was the most famous club game I played in.
Coming on at half-time 3-0 down to AC Milan and helping Liverpool win the cup on penalties is something I’m extremely proud of.
Liverpool were underdogs that night, just as Inter are now. AC Milan were the best team in the world at that time, with stars like Paolo Maldini, Alessandro Nesta, Andrea Pirlo, Andriy Shevchenko and Hernan Crespo.
But we had a fantastic team spirit — as City have now — and although Inter have good players, I’m not sure they have the equivalent of Steven Gerrard. People know my Liverpool connections but I also spent three years at City between 2006 and 2009, a transformative time.
We fought relegation in my first season with Stuart Pearce. Things began to improve under Sven Goran Eriksson, when Vedran Corluka, Martin Petrov and Elano were signed to join the homegrown youngsters, Stephen Ireland, Micah Richards and Nedum Onuoha. And then it really took off.
My last season coincided with the Abu Dhabi takeover. It was mad. Robinho, one of the most sought-after players in the world at that time, signed on their first day.
What’s happened since is fantastic. Spending money helps but is no guarantee of success. City were smart enough to keep a lot of the staff even from my time so they could retain their identity.
Paul Webster (physio) stayed 12 years until 2016 and Vicky Kloss (communications) was there for 21 years until 2022.
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