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15th May 2014

Graph: We’re pretty surprised by this season’s biggest earners in the Premier League

Who's pockets are fullest after another enthralling season cross channel...

Joe Harrington

Being on the telly clearly pays…

Liverpool earned more money than any other team in the Premier League this season with the Anfield side raking in €120m.

The figure is calculated from the prize money for where they finished in the league and TV money they received from the monstrous new €6.7 billion broadcast deal with Sky and BT Sports.

The Reds appeared in 28 live screened games this season which helped them top the money list, just ahead of the champions Manchester City who earned €118 million.

Cardiff finished bottom of the Premier Premier this season and earned €76 million which, amazingly, is €1.2 million more than Manchester United did when they won the league last season.

The full details are here…

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Statistics via Sporting Intelligence, follow him on Twitter here.