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CASH KINGS: Man Utd generated Sh76 billion to dethrone Real Madrid as money men

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Manchester United’s relative failure on the pitch has not been reflected off it as for the first time in over a decade they top Deloitte’s Football Money League for revenue in the 2015/16 season.

United -- who were last on top in the 2003/04 campaign — earned record revenue of Sh76.4 billion (689m euros, £515.3m, $736m) — and dislodged Champions League holders Real Madrid who have ruled the roost for the past 11 years.

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