The Brasileirão Series A was the fifth football league that generated the most revenue from player transfers in 2024, according to the Sports Value agency. Brazilian clubs totaled R$3.2 billion in these operations.
The country was behind the English Premier League (R$7 billion), the French Ligue 1 (R$4.8 billion), the Portuguese League (R$3.7 billion) and the Spanish La Liga (R$3.7 billion). See ranking below:
| Leagues (football only) | Revenue from player transfers (in R$ billion) |
|---|---|
| Premier League (England) | 7 |
| Ligue 1 (France) | 4,8 |
| Portuguese League | 3,7 |
| The League (Spain) | 3,7 |
| Series A (Brazil) | 3,2 |
| Pro League (Belgium) | 3,2 |
| Serie A (Italy) | 2,7 |
| Bundesliga (Germany) | 2,7 |
| Eredivisie (Holanda) | 1,6 |
| Süper Lig (Türkiye) | 1 |
| MLS (United States and Canada) | 1 |
| Premier League (Russia) | 0,27 |
The teams that contributed the most to the account were Palmeiras (R$410 million), Corinthians (R$318 million), Athletico-PR (R$264 million), Santos (R$194 million), Flamengo (R$102 million) and São Paulo (R$86 million).
The study also compares the revenues of the world’s main leagues on different fronts: broadcasting rights, marketing and matchday, a category that includes box office, boxes, food and stores in the stadiums.
In this last aspect, the USA dominates. Of the five leagues with the highest matchday revenue, four are American. The MLB, a baseball league, leads with almost R$24 billion raised in 2025. The NFL, which started to play games in Brazil, comes next, with R$22.6 billion. Then come the NBA (R$18.3 billion), the NHL (R$16.7 billion) and the Premier League (R$6.5 billion). The Brasileirão occupies 11th position, with R$7.56 billion.
In broadcasting rights, Brazilian clubs generated R$3.24 billion and ranked 10th. NFL (R$64.8 billion), NBA (R$23.7 billion), Premier League (R$22.6 billion), MLB (R$15.1 billion) and La Liga (R$10.8 billion) form the top of the ranking.
Brazil’s worst performance is in marketing: Series A appears only in 14th place, with R$1.6 billion. Leading the way are the NFL (R$13.5 billion) and the Premier League (R$12.9 billion), followed by MLB (R$9.7 billion), Bundesliga (R$8.6 billion) and NBA (R$8.1 billion).
com DIEGO ALEJANDRO, KARINA MATIAS and VICTORIA CÓCOLO
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