Real Madrid are still at the top of the world's richest clubs ranking, according to Forbes Magazine. They have been declared the richest club in the world for the fourth consecutive year, ahead of second-placed Barcelona and third-placed Manchester United. According to this year's rankings Real Madrid have a value of 2.53 billion pounds, with an annual revenue of 480 million pounds. Barcelona are not too far behind, with a club value of 2.46 billion pounds while Manchester United are worth 2.3 billion pounds.
The Premier League has six teams featured in the top 10, with Arsenal, Manchester City, Chelsea and Tottenham being included along with Manchester United. The current top 20 clubs in the world are worth together 24% more than the teams that were listed in this ranking last year, as television contracts and kit sponsorship deals have improved significantly.
However, Real Madrid are not the richest sports club in the world, as the Dallas Cowboys are worth 2.77 billion pounds at the moment. Here is the complete top ten published by Forbes:
1. Real Madrid - £2.52billion
2. Barcelona - £2.46bn
3. Manchester United - £2.3bn
4. Bayern Munich - £1.85bn
5. Arsenal - £1.4bn
6. Manchester City - £1.33bn
7. Chelsea - £1.15bn
8. Liverpool - £1.07bn
9. Juventus - £900million
10. Tottenham - £704m
Real Madrid will play this season's Champions League final against city rivals Atletico Madrid, and the Blancos are 8/11 at Bet365 to win the trophy.
sharpe
7 years ago
Value is one thing but what about debts? And most of those clubs have huge debts as far as I know. I don't think this is the most fair way to be calculated which is the richest club. Anyway Real Madrid and Barcelona have national banks and probably whole nations really behind their backs so maybe they have to be in the...
Value is one thing but what about debts? And most of those clubs have huge debts as far as I know. I don't think this is the most fair way to be calculated which is the richest club. Anyway Real Madrid and Barcelona have national banks and probably whole nations really behind their backs so maybe they have to be in the richest national teams category ; D
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Alexa Alexa 7 years ago
Real Madrid is a second name for power and capital.They were always amongst the richest clubs.Los Blancos are probably most popular team in the world and their fan base is growing with every day. They are in position to sign player not asking for the price,and giving them best salaries in the football world.
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urkesh0rk
7 years ago
Nothing out of ordinary, Real Madrid has always been number one team in the world when you see their fan base. They have players from all over the world and marketing in this team is amazing. I readed once that they paid out Cristiano Ronaldo transfer from Manchester United by selling his jerseys in Madrid only for seven...
Nothing out of ordinary, Real Madrid has always been number one team in the world when you see their fan base. They have players from all over the world and marketing in this team is amazing. I readed once that they paid out Cristiano Ronaldo transfer from Manchester United by selling his jerseys in Madrid only for seven months. That is 100 millions, sounds insane to me.
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mannixx
7 years ago
It is realistic list with Real, Barcelona and Manchester united on top becouse they have great managment great sponsor deals, but they should tell us how much thouse clubs are in debt. Really interesting there is no PSG on the top ten list and Dortmund, Ac Milan, Inter...
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nik92 7 years ago
Real Madrid is the biggest club in the world with the best marketing and best organization, they are a magnet for sponsors. Players who have played there are best to understand and realize the size of the club. I wonder why PSG isn't on this list? Totenhem surprisingly found on this list..
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