本周内，英超联盟巨头们将会举行夏天会议，而英超正面临着四大豪门在财政实力不断提高的问题。
数据表明，08/09赛季，冠军杯现在的价值比是3年前四大豪门的数目的大约两倍。
去年，英超冠军曼联总共敛刮了由奖金和全年电视转播的收入达9千万，比副班长西布朗还要多6千万，其中3370万是来自冠军杯决赛。
获得第四名的阿森纳获得了7340万，与第五名的埃弗顿收入4950万，因为阿森纳的2340万收入来自欧洲比赛。这些数据不包括球票和广告收入，在这些领域四大豪门也是统治性的。
Earnings, in millions of pounds, by Premier League clubs in 2008/09 season (not including gate receipts or merchandise income) calculated by PA Sport. （不包括门票和广告收入）
Club PL Europe Cups Total
Man Utd 52.3 33.7 4.0 £90.0m
Liverpool 51.1 20.4 0.8 £72.3m
Chelsea 48.4 27.7 5.1 £81.2m
Arsenal 47.2 23.4 2.8 £73.4m
Everton 45.4 0 4. 1 £49.5m
Aston Villa 45.2 0.4 0.8 £46.4m
Fulham 40.6 0 1.0 £41.6m
Tottenham 43.2 0.4 0.8 £44.4m
West Ham 41.0 0 1.0 £42.0m
Man City 40.7 3.7 0.2 £44.6m
Wigan 37.5 0 0.6 £38.1m
Stoke 36.8 0 0.2 £37.0m
Bolton 36.0 0 0.2 £36.2m
Portsmouth 35.2 0 0.6 £35.8m
Blackburn 35.0 0 0.5 £35.5m
Sunderland 33.7 0 0.3 £34.0m
Hull 33.0 0 1.4 £34.4m
Newcastle 37.0 0 0.2 £37.2m
Middlesbro 31.4 0 1.4 £32.8m
West Brom 31.6 0 0.3 £31.9m
Premier League earnings: prize money (max £15.2m, min £761,000); TV cash (£13.9m per club plus £480,000 per televised match - minimum payment 10 matches); overseas TV, sponsorship and licensing money (£12m per club). 英超收入包括：奖金（最多1520万，最少76.1万）；电视收入（每家俱乐部1390万，外加48万每场电视直播-最少支付10场）；海外电视转播权（1200万每家）
European: Champions League earnings (TV money and performance bonuses); Uefa Cup (TV money and performance bonuses). 欧洲：冠军联赛与联盟杯收入（电视收入与表现奖）
FA Cup: prize money (£75,000 for third round win rising to £2million for final win); TV money (£160,000 to £275,000 per live match). Carling Cup: £100,000 per live televised match.
足总杯：奖金（第三轮获得75万，到最后夺冠获得200万）；电视收入（16万-27.5万每场直播）；联赛杯：每场电视直播10万
Sources: Premier League, UEFA, FA, Football League.
