In January 2023, Premier League clubs spent a record 815 million British pounds on transfers, more than the last four January transfer windows combined. Much of this total was spent by Chelsea, who bought Enzo Fernández for a record 106.8 million British pounds, as well as Mykhailo Mudryk for 88.5 million British pounds.

Football is not only the most popular sport to watch and spectate in the United Kingdom (UK) and England, but also the most popular team sport to participate in. Between November 2023 and November 2024, roughly 2.2 million people in England played the sport. Football nation Being home to not only the biggest football league but the biggest and most successful sports league in the world, the Premier League, England has many football fans who support the sport with famous clubs such as Manchester United, Liverpool FC, Arsenal FC or Manchester City. Champions League Some of these top tier clubs compete in the UEFA Champions League with other high division teams, primarily from the other ’Big Five’ football leagues in Europe, Germany, Spain, Italy and France. In 2023/24, Real Madrid came out as the victor, winning their 15th Champions League title that season.

Following the FA's Gameplan for Growth, the number of women and girl's football teams in England reached ****** in June 2020, almost double what it was in March 2017. England went on to have a record-breaking EURO 2022 campaign two years later, breaking their own record of the biggest women's EURO win.

Manchester United is the most followed Premier League club in the UK. According to our survey, about 29 percent of internet respondents follow the Red Devils. Next in the ranking is Liverpool, followed by Arsenal, and Manchester City.

Which is the most popular Premier League club on Twitter?

Manchester United might have gone through a dry patch in terms of trophies for the past few campaigns, but this hasn’t done much damage to their popularity off the pitch. As of May 2022, the Red Devils had a total of 31 million followers on Twitter, more than any other club in the Premier League.

The Cancer Awareness Measure (CAM) was developed in 2007-8 to address the absence of a validated measure of general public awareness of cancer (Stubbings, S., Robb, K., Waller, J., Ramirez, A., Austoker, J., Macleod, U., Hion, S., and Wardle, J. (2009) 'Development of a measurement tool to assess public awareness of cancer', British Journal of Cancer, 101(2), S13-S17.).

The survey includes measures of awareness of signs and symptoms of cancer, cancer risk factors, age-related risk, screening programmes and potential barriers to seeing the GP. Since then, Cancer Research UK (CRUK) has significantly revised and updated the survey, including a wider range of questions and collecting data online instead of face-to-face. The CAM was also previously known as the National Awareness and Early Diagnosis Initiative Cancer Awareness Measure (NAEDI-CAM).

The Ahead of the Game campaign explored the use of targeted interventions at football grounds as a means of raising the awareness of the causes and symptoms of cancer. The target audience for these interventions was primarily male football supporters aged over 55. In order to investigate this, Ipsos MORI conducted two waves of survey research amongst men aged over 40 at the five football clubs where the interventions have taken place (Blackburn Rovers, Brighton and Hove Albion, Norwich City, Portsmouth, and Scunthorpe United), using the Cancer Awareness Measure (CAM). The reason that men over 40 were interviewed instead of just men aged over 55, was to assess the impact on those approaching the most at risk age group, to compare the impact of the interventions on the different age groups, and to inform decisions on future campaigns targeting the younger group.

Supporters were recruited face-to-face in and around the clubs on match days and contacted by telephone to complete the survey. The pre-intervention survey developed a ‘baseline’ that was compared with the post-intervention survey to measure any change in awareness. Some clubs had started to conduct their interventions when the pre-intervention wave of research was in field, so some respondents may have been influenced by the interventions before they were interviewed. During both waves 1,000 supporters were interviewed in total (200 per club) creating an overall total of 2,000 responses (400 per club).

Further information about the Ahead of the Game campaign can be found on the http://www.footballfoundation.org.uk/our-schemes/ahead-of-the-game/" title="Ahead of the Game">Football Foundation's web page.

In 2022/23, the Premier League had an aggregate attendance of around 15.3 million - nearly five million more than the EFL Championship. In terms of average attendance, England's top-tier ranked behind only the Bundesliga in the Big Five leagues.

Manchester City generated more revenue than any other Premier League club in 2023/24, with the Citizens' total revenue amounting to 719 million British pounds. This was more than five times the revenue of the league's lowest-earning club. Meanwhile, Manchester United's revenue totaled 662 million British pounds.

In 2023/24, the combined broadcasting revenue of all Premier League clubs amounted to nearly *** billion British pounds, representing a slight increase on the previous season. Meanwhile, revenue from matchdays totaled *** million British pounds.

The statistic displays the highest match attendance in the Football League Championship in the United Kingdom (UK) during season 2016/2017, by club. During the 2016/2017 season, the highest attendance recorded by the Newcastle United football club was 52,301 attendees. More information about football in the UK can be found in the Dossier: Football in the United Kingdom.

The aggregate attendance of the English Premier League, commonly referred to as the Premier League, has exhibited a gradual increase from 13 million attendees in 2009/2010 to approximately 15 million attendees in 2021/22. In 2020/21, the total aggregate attendance at the games fell to its lowest value throughout this period as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic . The Premier League The Premier League, currently consisting of 20 professional football clubs, constitutes the highest level of professional club football within the United Kingdom (UK). Alongside the so-called “Big-Five” leagues of Europe, which include the top-tier football leagues of England, Spain, Italy, Germany, and France; the Premier League is considered to be one of the most widely followed and well-known football leagues in the world. Revenue The Premier League was established in 1992 following the decision of the then first division of the English Football league to capitalize on a lucrative television rights deal. A decision that has led to the clubs within the Premier League consistently yielding the largest combined revenue of the ‘Big-Five’ leagues of Europe with the combined revenue of all 20 Premier League clubs projected to be around 6.2 billion euros in the 2021/22 season; over two billion euros more than the expected combined revenue of their counterparts in Spain and Germany, who rank second and third respectively. The 2020/21 season The 2020/2021 season, following a delay until the 12 September due to the postponement of the previous season's conclusion as a result of the impact of the COVID-19 containment measures culminated in Manchester City FC reclaiming their title from the defending champions, Liverpool FC. Leading to the club's third championship title within the last four seasons. In the 2021/22 season the Premier League bounced back from COVID-19 as the strongest attendance wise in the Big-Five with an average of close to 40 thousand spectators per match.

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Manchester United had an average attendance of only 526 for their home games in the 2020/21 season - this significant drop in attendance can be explained by the fact that many of the fixtures during this season were played behind closed doors as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Premier League bounced back strongest of all European soccer leagues in the 2021/22 season, reaching an average of close to 40 thousand spectators per match in the league.

The Theatre of Dreams

Manchester United play their homes games at the largest stadium in the English Premier League: Old Trafford. The venue has a capacity of around 76,000 for soccer games, meaning the stadium is around 99 percent full for each home fixture. Manchester United have won an English record 20-top division titles, but were last crowned champions of England in 2012/13 – the club’s longest run without a league title since the English Premier League was formed in 1992/93. The average attendance at Old Trafford fell despite the cheapest matchday ticket for Manchester United being a competitively priced 31 British pounds in the 2019/20 season; the recent performances of the team may be one reason why some supporters were not tempted through the turnstiles.

Glory, glory Man United

In financial terms, the club continues to grow regardless of recent on-field failings. The total revenue of Manchester United increased to around 796 million U.S. dollars in 2019, helped by annual rises in sponsorship revenue. Despite a relatively short league title drought, the club can still attract global partners and sign lucrative contracts because sponsors want to be associated with a brand that was ranked the sixth most valuable soccer club worldwide in 2020 – of the soccer teams on the list, only Spanish sides Real Madrid and Barcelona had a greater value.

In the 2023/24 season, the most expensive season ticket in the English Premier League (EPL) could be found at Fulham, with tickets in the Riverside Stand costing up to three thousand British pounds. By comparison, the most expensive season ticket at Sheffield United cost just 491 British pounds, or around 26 British pounds per game. Meanwhile, West Ham United had the cheapest season tickets in the Premier League in the 2023/24 season.

How many fans attend Premier League games?

The Premier League is one of the most popular football leagues worldwide, with EPL match attendance averaging over 40 thousand in the 2022/23 season. As of January 2024, Manchester United was the Premier League club with the highest average attendance in 2023/24, with crowds of over 73 thousand typically visiting Old Trafford that year. Looking at the average attendance of the Big Five soccer leagues in Europe, the EPL was second only to the Bundesliga in 2022/23.

Are Premier League season tickets becoming more expensive?

With clubs facing rising costs and matchday tickets in high demand, increases in ticket prices can be expected. Price increases were evident at Manchester City, with the cheapest season ticket price for the Cityzens increasing by nearly 7.7 percent between 2019/20 and 2022/23. This trend was also observed with Manchester City’s most expensive season tickets, which increased by just over three percent during the same period.

The statistic displays the highest attendance in the Football League 2 in the United Kingdom (UK) during season 2016/2017, by club. During season 2016/2017, the highest attendance recorded by the Portsmouth football club was 18,625 attendees.

During the 2022/23 Premier League football season, Manchester United paid the highest average salary to players throughout the year, at 7.19 million British pounds. The second highest average annual salary in the Premier League for the season was paid by Manchester City, with 6.79 million British pounds on average. Which football league has the highest revenue?   England, with its Premier League, is one of the Big Five, the top tier football leagues of England, Germany, Spain, Italy, and France. Out of this group, England has had the highest and fastest growing revenue over the past 20 years, projected to reach 7.1 billion euros in 2023, followed by Spain with 3.7 billion euros.

According to a survey conducted in the United Kingdom in the first quarter of 2024, the National Football League franchise the Miami Dolphins was the most popular NFL team in the country. Around 28 percent of survey participants supported the Dolphins, while 13 percent of respondents were fans of the New England Patriots.

NFL in Great Britain

Despite the sport being played primarily in the United States, American Football, and by extension the National Football League, was becoming more popular in Great Britain. A January 2022 survey showed growing interest in the NFL in Great Britain between 2020 and 2022. Thousands of fans visit stadiums hosting the NFL International Series games held in London, with the 2023 match-up between the Baltimore Ravens and the Tennessee Titans attracting upwards of 61 thousand supporters at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Meanwhile, the age distribution of NFL supporters in Great Britain showed that the largest share of fans was made up of individuals aged over 51 years in 2022.

Popular sports activities in the United Kingdom

A Statista Consumer Insights survey conducted in December 2023 found that fitness, aerobics, and cardio were the most popular sporting activities in the United Kingdom. While 37 percent of survey participants stated they were involved with fitness, aerobics, or cardio-related activities at least occasionally, just nine percent of respondents said the same about American Football/Flag Football. Overall, close to 5.8 million individuals participated in fitness classes in the United Kingdom in 2022.

Based on their trophy cabinet alone, Manchester United are one of the most successful football clubs in Premier League history. In fact, the Red Devils are the team with the most English football titles, having won 20 in total. Off the pitch, the club generated a total revenue of 771 million euros in the 2023/24 season. Additionally, they also had one of the highest team brand values as of 2023. How much do Manchester United spend? Competing in a league as competitive as the Premier League can incur significant costs for football clubs. In the 2022/23 season, Manchester United was the club with the highest average annual salary of players in the Premier League, with the club paying just over seven million British pounds on average. Moreover, Manchester United was also the Premier League club with the largest net spend on transfers between 2012 and 2022, spending over one billion euros more than they received. How much does the Premier League earn from broadcasting? Since its inception in 1992, the Premier League has been able to attract lucrative sponsorship deals and partnerships with broadcasters both domestically and abroad. In the 2021/22 season alone, the estimated broadcasting rights fees of the Premier League amounted to approximately 3.64 billion euros. Meanwhile, the total value of Premier League media rights amounted to around 12.85 billion U.S. dollars for the three-year period between 2022 and 2025.

In 2023/24, Leeds United generated *** million British pounds in revenue, more than any other club in the EFL Championship. Many of the higher-earning clubs had been relegated from the Premier League in recent seasons.

Wayne Rooney tops the list of all-time goal-scorers for Manchester United, having scored 253 times in 559 appearances for the club. In second place is legendary player, Sir Bobby Charlton, who scored 249 times in 758 appearances. These appearances put him second in the list of all-time games played for the Red Devils. At the top of this list is Welshman Ryan Giggs, who played 963 times for United between 1991 and 2016.

Premier League giants Manchester United are currently the record title winners in the English top flight, having won the division a total of 20 times since 1888. Most of these wins came after the inception of the Premier League at the start of the 1992/93 season under the leadership of manager Sir Alex Ferguson. Indeed, United’s most recent title came in the 2012/13 season, which was Ferguson’s final season of management before his retirement. Since United's last Premier League title, local rivals Manchester City have lifted the trophy on multiple occasions, most recently in the 2022/23 season.

Cup successes Based on their success on the pitch, Manchester United have cemented themselves as one of the biggest club teams in the world. Alongside their success in the league, they have won the FA Cup 12 times, only two behind record winners, Arsenal. Their titles also reach beyond British shores as they have won the European Cup on three occasions, most recently in 2008. However, the undisputed kings of the Champions League are Real Madrid, who have taken home the trophy on 14 occasions, including four out of five times between 2013 and 2018.

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