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Deloitte Football Money League has unveiled its annual money list. They have profiled the top earning football clubs in 2013. A shocker here � for the first time in 17 years, Manchester United (Red Devils) doesn�t make the top three on the list. According to the 2013 Deloitte Football Money League, European champions Bayern Munich knock Manchester United off the top 3 list. With the drop from the highest 3 and the decline on the premiership table, could Sir Alex Ferguson be called Manchester United�s lucky charm?. Since the former coach left, it has been going downhill. Real Madrid takes the number 1 spot while Barcelona lands at number 2. Check out the list. 1. Real Madrid: For the ninth year in a row, Real Madrid are the world�s richest club with a total revenue of $702 million. Regardless of their trophyless 2012/2013 season, they have managed to maintain their top spot. Profitable stars like Cristiano Ronaldo � recently crowned the world�s best player is also a factor for retaining their top spot. 2. Barcelona: Second on the list is Barcelona, $47 million behind Real. They also raked in huge sums commercially thanks to profitable players like Lionel Messi. 3. Bayern Munich: The European champions, Bayern Munich are third on list. A huge contributing factor to their 17% growth in revenue is the silverwares won in 2013, winning an incredible five titles, including the European Champions League. They have overtaken Manchester United in third spot with revenue of $585m. 4. Manchester United: English champions Manchester United dropped to fourth place on the list, the first time they�ve not been included in the top three in 17 years. Despite revenue growing to $574 million they were overtaken by Bayern, thanks partly to their English Premier League title-winning success. 5. Paris Saint-Germain (PSG): Revenue at PSG rose to $540 million as they won the French league for the first time in 19 years. The largest part of PSG�s income last season came from commercial deals. Its sponsors include Emirates, Nike and the Qatar Tourism Authority. The high-profile signing of David Beckham in the 2012-13 season also enhanced the club�s worldwide profile. 6. Manchester City: They overhauled Arsenal and Chelsea to become the second richest English Premier League club on the list. City,saw their total revenue rise to $428.3 million in spite of their trophyless season. 7. Chelsea: The �Blues�, led by manager, Jose Mourinho recorded a drop in revenue from $437 million to $411 million. This saw the London club to drop two places on the money list to seventh place. 8: Arsenal: �Gunners� are currently top of the table of the English Premier League with a fight to win a trophy to since 2005. The purchase of German player, Mesut Ozil at a cost of $70 million resulted in a small drop in revenue, to $385m. 9. Juventus: They saw a huge rise in total revenue to $369 million. Their move to a new stadium in 2011 helped boost revenue and they made the most money from the European Champions League in 2013 despite only reaching the quarterfinals. 10. AC Milan: With star names like Italian striker, Mario Balotelli, AC Milan dropped two places to tenth in Deloitte�s list after a modest rise in revenue saw them record $357m in total.