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.”


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