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​Leicester top Real Madrid for Champions League earnings!

Leicester earned more money than Champions League winners Real Madrid for their participation in last season's competition, reports Sky Sports.

The Foxes, competing in Europe's elite competition for the first time in their history after their 2015/16 Premier League title success, reached the quarter-finals before losing to Atletico Madrid.

Leicester received the second highest amount at £73.2m with Real earning just under them at £72.58m.

British and Italian TV deals were more valuable than the Spanish rights, and were shared between fewer clubs than Spain's five in the competition.

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