Over the last 17 years, Italian professional soccer has paid the state over €20 billion in taxes and social security contributions. In 2022, including betting revenue, a new record was reached, with over €1.5 billion—almost double the figure from 2006 (€864.5 million). In the same year, 8,381 professionals were active in soccer, accounting for 92.3% of all professionals in the sport in Italy. This is according to the FIGC's football report, prepared in collaboration with PwC and Arel. Taxes and contributions. The number of taxpayers earning more than €200,000 increased to 1,334, the biggest figure ever recorded in the history of soccer. The increase in soccer's tax revenue has also resulted in increased resources for the broader sports movement (+ €60 million in 2019, + €95 million in 2020, + €21 million in 2022, + €50 million in 2023, and + €154 million in 2024). These figures are also influenced by the betting component, which, despite the legal prohibition on advertising, shows no signs of slowing. Between 2000 and 2024, sports betting revenue in Italy climbed more than 30 times, from €730 million to €22.8 billion, with an average annual growth rate of 15.4%.