TV rights: Liverpool earn as much as Inter, Napoli and Milan combined | OneFootball

While in Italy there is still debate over whether 81 million for Inter is too much or too little, in England Liverpool is celebrating with a check for over 212 million euros just for the 2024/25 season. Forget about “equal TV rights”: compared to the Premier League, Serie A seems to be playing in a different league — one where, however, the financial statements are in tears at the end of the year.

TV Rights, the Premier Dominates: Liverpool Alone Earns as Much as Inter, Napoli, and Milan Combined

According to an analysis by The Athletic, reported by Calcio e Finanza, the Premier League has distributed more than 3.4 billion euros among its twenty clubs. This figure blows Italian football out of the water, which stands at about 900 million net, already reduced by parachute payments for relegated teams and contributions to lower leagues. Essentially, for every euro that enters Serie A, almost four enter the English league. And no, this difference can’t be explained solely by international appeal. Just look at the comparison between Napoli and Arsenal, both second in this special ranking of TV rights revenues: Arsenal earns over 204% more than the Italian champions. A staggering gap, highlighting how the Premier is not only ahead, but is digging a trench that will be hard to fill.

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Of course, the distribution criteria aren’t that different: in the Premier, as in Serie A, there’s an equal share for everyone, a part linked to results, and another depending on the matches broadcast. The difference lies in commercial strength and the ability to sell the product. English clubs, for example, earn record amounts even from international redistribution, a revenue stream that remains marginal in Italy. Just consider that Southampton, relegated and last in the earnings table, took home 130 million euros: almost double what Inter, Serie A’s top earner, received. Meanwhile, Serie A continues to split the crumbs: 81.9 million to Inter, 67.8 to Napoli, the Italian champions, a little more to Milan and even less to Juventus.

The paradox is that in our country there is constant talk of “reform,” but the Melandri Law (with the attached Lotti revision) continues to regulate the distribution of rights with a rigidity that penalizes growth. A fixed 50% is allocated, 28% based on sporting results, and the remaining 22% to so-called “social rooting.” The problem is that there’s less and less money to divide, and the system continues to reward mediocrity instead of incentivizing innovation. The point, however, is now clear: the Premier League is not just ahead, it’s running away. And as long as Italy continues to treat TV rights as a deal to be split among a few without collective vision, we will remain spectators not only of their league, but also of their business.

Andrea Alati

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇮🇹 here.