Real Madrid FC Tops Forbes List Of Top 20 Richest Football Clubs

Forbes have released a list of the top 20 most
valuable football clubs in the world . Champions
League winners Real Madrid are the most valuable
at £2.13bn followed by rivals Barcelona at
£2.07bn . Former EPL champions Manchester
United are highest ranked Premier League side at
£2.03bn .Also note that there are 8 English clubs
in the list of 20 and 5 in the top 8 . See full list
below...
Real Madrid have kept their place at the top of the
Forbes’ list of the most valuable football teams in
the world – despite a five per cent decrease in
their value.
The club have led the rankings since displacing
Manchester United in 2013 and with a value of
€2.9 billion are once again at the summit ahead of
arch rivals Barcelona (€2.8bn).
The reigning European champions’ total revenue
of
€658 million is the highest of any sports team on
the
planet.
Eight Premier League teams feature in the top 20
of Forbes’ list, which is put together by using
equity and net debt based on current stadium
deals, pre-tax operating income and player
trading.
United, whose operating income of €186 million
dwarfs that of any other club, are third on the list
with a value of €2.7bn. Manchester City, Chelsea,
Arsenal and Liverpool are also in the top 10.
The value of Premier League teams seems likely
to only increase thanks to a new domestic TV
deal that pays an average of €2.3bn annually for
three years starting from the 2016-17 season.
Forbes says that when the Premier League’s
international rights are finalised at the end of the
year, its total media rights will surpa$$ €3.5bn –
second only to the NFL’s national rights (€4.4bn).
Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich are fourth
on the list, with Serie A duo Juventus and Milan –
who suffered a 10 per cent drop in value –
rounding off the top 10.
The top 20 teams are worth an average of
€1.02bn,
which represents an 11 per cent increase from last
year.
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Top 20:
1.Real Madrid €2.87bn
2. Barcelona €2.78bn
3. Manchester United €2.73bn
4. Bayern Munich €2.07bn
5. Manchester City €1.21bn
6. Chelsea €1.20bn
7. Arsenal €1.15bn
8. Liverpool €866m
9. Juventus €738m
10. Milan €683m
11. Borussia Dortmund €617m
12. Paris Saint-Germain €559m
13. Tottenham €529
14. Schalke €504m
15. Inter €387m
16. Atletico Madrid €384m
17. Napoli €311m
18. Newcastle United €308m
19. West Ham United €272m
20. Galatasaray €259m