Although Liverpool finished two points behind champions Manchester City, they still emerged as the highest earners in the English Premier League last season.
Manchester City were ranked second in the list after receiving £2.2 million less from TV revenues than the club that finished just below them in the 2013-14 final standings.
Liverpool gained most income from TV rights. Each position in the Premier League was worth £1.2 million last season with City raking in £24 million after being crowned champions.
Each club received a guaranteed £54 million. The club finishing bottom of the Premier League got an additional £1.2 million and £7.5 million from TV income.
The trophiesPremier League championship: Manchester City.FA Cup: Arsenal.League Cup: Manchester City.Community Shield: Manchester United.Fair Play League: Liverpool.Johnston’s Paint Trophy: Peter-borough.The Championship league title: Leicester City.Conference championship: Luton Town.
PFA Select XI Cech (Chelsea), Shaw (Southampton), Cahill (Chelsea), Kompany (Manchester City), Coleman (Everton), Gerrard (Liverpool), Hazard (Chelsea), Lallana (Southampton), Toure (Manchester City), Sturridge (Liverpool), Suarez (Liverpool).
Leading scorers31 goals – Suarez (Liverpool).21 goals – Sturridge (Liverpool).20 goals – Yaya Toure (Manchester City).17 goals – Rooney (Manchester United), Aguero (Manchester City).
Player of the monthAugust − Daniel Sturridge (Liverpool).September − Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal).October − Sergio Aguero (Manchester City).November − Tim Krul (Newcastle).December − Luis Suarez (Liverpool).January − Adam Johnson (Sunderland).February − Sturridge.March − Steven Gerrard, Suarez (Liverpool).April − Connor Wickham (Sunderland).
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Today News: MLS boss discussing ways Impact and league could participate in city's 375th birthday
MONTREAL — MLS commissioner Don Garber said he’s looking forward to the day when the league has closer ties with the Canadian Soccer Association.
The professional league has been associated with the United States Soccer Federation since its inception and Garber noted that the fruits of that partnership are evident in the World Cup, which begins Thursday in Brazil.
“We have a record 22 players from the MLS competing in the World Cup and that includes a record 10 players on the U.S. national team,” said Garber, who was in Montreal this week on a trip that combined business and social activities.
Garber noted that the MLS has raised the competitive level of soccer in the U.S. and that he has seen similar progress in Canada. He pointed out that there were three French-Canadian players on the Impact roster that faced D.C. United Wednesday night at Saputo Stadium and that wouldn’t have possible three years ago. He said the academy programs in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver are producing the next generation of Canadian players and that he looked forward to a Canadian team qualifying for the World Cup in the near future.
Garber said he came to Montreal to help the Saputo family celebrate a couple of milestones. The family marked the 60th anniversary of its worldwide dairy business and Tuesday marked patriarch Lino Saputo’s 75th birthday.
Garber also met with Montreal mayor Denis Coderre and with the club’s sponsor. He and the mayor discussed ways that the Impact and the league could participate in the city’s 375th birthday in 2017. The MLS All-Star game could be on the schedule but Garber suggested that the league would be looking for some well-heeled sponsors to help make it happen and that it was important to find the right team to play the All-Stars.
Other topics discussed during the 30-minute media session included:
A winter schedule: Any plans to move the schedule to the winter to put it in line with the international transfer window have been shelved. The obvious problem would be how to accommodate games in Montreal and other northern cities where the weather is not soccer friendly.
Canadian expansion: The three Canadian franchises are among the most successful in MLS but Garber doesn’t see any further expansion north of the border.
Southern expansion: The MLS is moving into Orlando and Atlanta over the next two years and is hoping that a David Beckham-fronted effort leads to a team in Miami. The major problem in Miami is the lack of a viable stadium and the city’s experience with the Marlins baseball team doesn’t help.
TV contracts: The new NHL deal with Rogers has Garber looking forward to 2016 when the current Canadian deals with TSN and RDS expire. The league recently quadrupled its U.S. television revenues when it extended deals with ESPN and Univision and added Fox but they might discover that soccer doesn’t have the same appeal as hockey for Canadian broadcasters.
The Impact’s slow start: The season is still young, said Garber, who went on to say Montreal fans should be proud of the team’s achievements. He said few expansion teams make the playoffs in their second season and the team won the Canadian championship earlier this month.
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