This textbook explains the fundamentals of accounting and annual financial statement analysis clearly and understandably using the example of 25 European football clubs. It analyzes the assets, financial, and earnings situations of these clubs step by step, including Champions League winners such as Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Borussia Dortmund, Juventus Turin, Manchester United, Porto, and Liverpool. Special features of football club financial statements are discussed, as well as UEFA regulations and their impact on the economic performance of smaller clubs. This approach makes the complex relationships particularly tangible. The work helps students to "stay in the game" while learning and provides football enthusiasts in practice with an illustrative introduction to balance sheet analysis. "The book for champions in business administration." Thomas T.