Manchester United remain the world’s most
valuable football club, according to Forbes magazine.
The study estimates the Premier
League champions are worth £1.4bn, which puts them top of the list for the
eighth year in a row.
Real Madrid are ranked second,
valued at £1.17bn, while Barcelona are third with an estimated value of
£1.07bn.
“Manchester United’s global fan
base of 330m helps make them the most valuable team in any sport,” said
Forbes.com.
Bayern Munich and Arsenal make
up the top five in the rankings, with Chelsea and Liverpool ranked seventh and
eighth respectively.
Tottenham Hotspur are just
outside the top 10 in 11th place, with Manchester City up to 13th in the list.
Forbes also revealed Manchester
United are worth more than both Major League Baseball’s New York Yankees and
the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League, while the club’s run to
last year’s Champions League final, where they lost to Barcelona, commanded a
£50m payout from Uefa.
The research added: “The top
teams on the pitch are going to continue to get richer. This year’s Champions
League payout will be higher than 2011 for the 32 tournament teams.”
-BBC
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