How club's are counting the cost of Uefa's new rules – the key facts and figures

Huge rise in clubs’ losses Uefa’s 2009 benchmarking report showed that across Europe, 733 clubs lost a combined €1.2bn, an increase of 85% on the previous year Photograph: Graphic Photograph: Graphic

Share of clubs reporting losses Uefa’s 2009 report also showed that more than half of Europe’s top clubs reported losses that year – an increase of 9% from 2008 Photograph: Graphic Photograph: Graphic

Club's do boost income … Those losses came despite a recession-busting increase in global income by clubs across Europe of 4.8% in 2009 to reach the figure of €11.7bn Photograph: Graphic Photograph: Graphic

… but the costs rise even more The problem for clubs was that despite the increase in revenue, across Europe there was also a 9.3% increase in costs, totalling €12.9bn Photograph: Graphic Photograph: Graphic

Clubs have spent too much revenue The losses are understandable given the statistic that of the 733 clubs, more than a quarter of them spent 20% more than their total revenue in 2009 Photograph: Graphic Photograph: Graphic

Who generates the most income The Premier League boasted by far the highest average revenue per club, with their nearest rivals, German clubs, generating only 70% of the amount Photograph: Graphic Photograph: Graphic

Of England’s 20 Premier League clubs, three are among the 20 most profitable in Europe, but significantly eight are among the 20 posting the biggest losses Photograph: Graphic Photograph: Graphic

What clubs spend most money on Across Europe’s leagues, clubs on average spent 64% of that revenue (€7.5bn) on wages – staggeringly 10% of clubs spend more than 100% on wages Photograph: Graphic Photograph: Graphic

Premier League share of European debt It is not spending that inflates Premier League clubs’ share of net debt to 46%, however, but debt placed in certain clubs as a result of leveraged buy-outs Photograph: Graphic Photograph: Graphic

Improvement in net debt Despite English clubs’ actual net debt remaining close to last year’s figure of €3.862bn the league’s share across Europe decreased by 10% from 56% Photograph: Graphic Photograph: Graphic