A new study has shown that clubs in the Premier League sell replica shirts at cheaper prices than clubs in France, Germany, Italy and Spain.

The combined value of kit supplier contracts for England’s 20 top-flight sides this season hit £90 million. However Premier League clubs’ shirts are still the cheapest in all of Europe’s top five domestic football competitions.

At a time when it is deeply mired in an economic crisis, Spain is still on average the most expensive place in Europe to watch a top flight game.

Real Madrid continue to top the global football financial league table taking top spot ahead of their Spanish rivals Barcelona for a seventh consecutive year. Combined revenues of the top 20 Deloitte Football Money League clubs exceed €4.4bn to defy European economic woes.

The offside rule in football is one that perplexes many casual fans, but in commemoration of the upcoming summer Olympics, Britain’s Royal Mint has created an explanation of the rule that fits in your pocket.

An anaemic economy, nostalgic fans and onerous planning laws are all proving tough obstacles for soccer clubs hoping to increase income with new state-of-the-art stadiums.

A trio of London-based Premier League clubs formed more than 100 years ago – Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea and Queens Park Rangers – are among those with plans for new homes.

Manchester United chief executive David Gill is to lead an immediate financial review at Old Trafford as the club’s owners, the Glazer family, take steps to assess the ramifications of a potential £20million shortfall in prize-money following the club’s group stage elimination from the Champions League.

Sir Alex Ferguson and Roberto Mancini are not the only people in Manchester disappointed at the failure of Man Utd and Man City to progress to the group stage of the Champions League.

Manchester City spent more than any other Premier League side on agents’ fees over the past year with £9.66m going to player representatives.

Bayern Munich posted a 1.3 million euro profit for the 2010-2011 season despite failing to win any silverware and a tough financial climate

Manchester City has reported an annual loss of £194.9m for 2010-11, the biggest in English football history. But the operating loss does not include the club’s huge sponsorship deal with Etihad Airlines, worth a reported £35m a year, or revenues from this season’s Champions League campaign.