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Operating expenses
 12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2021
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Operating expenses

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2021

    

2020

    

2019

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£’000

    

£’000

    

£’000

Employee benefit expenses (note 7)

 

(322,600)

 

(284,029)

 

(332,356)

Short-term and low value leases (2019: all operating lease costs)

 

(514)

 

(590)

 

(1,974)

Auditors’ remuneration: audit of parent company and consolidated financial statements

 

(30)

 

(30)

 

(28)

Auditors’ remuneration: audit of the Company’s subsidiaries

 

(646)

 

(636)

 

(489)

Auditors’ remuneration: audit-related services

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(14)

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(13)

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Auditors’ remuneration: other audit services

 

(105)

 

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(45)

Auditors’ remuneration: tax compliance and tax advice services

 

(35)

 

(446)

 

(160)

Foreign exchange (losses)/gains on operating activities

 

(874)

 

816

 

76

Depreciation - property, plant and equipment (note 13)

 

(12,987)

 

(12,735)

 

(11,569)

Depreciation – right-of-use assets (note 14)

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(1,698)

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(1,656)

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Depreciation - investment properties (note 15)

 

(274)

 

(365)

 

(157)

Impairment - investment properties (note 15)

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(3,787)

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(1,124)

Amortization – intangible assets (note 16)

 

(124,398)

 

(126,756)

 

(129,154)

Sponsorship, other commercial and broadcasting costs

 

(10,861)

 

(20,097)

 

(23,092)

External Matchday costs

 

(9,022)

 

(19,196)

 

(20,317)

Property costs

 

(16,454)

 

(19,028)

 

(21,211)

Other operating expenses (individually less than £10,000,000)

 

(37,912)

 

(33,656)

 

(41,737)

Exceptional items (note 6)

 

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(19,599)

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(538,424)

 

(522,204)

 

(602,936)

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