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Premier League - United named world's most valuable club
Eurosport - Thu, 22 Apr 10:28:00 2010
Manchester United are the world's most valuable sports club, according to a report by Forbes.
The American wealth magazine put the Red Devils at the top of their latest list of the world's richest football clubs, with an estimated value of £1.2 billion.
And that leaves United flying high at the top of the sporting tree, ahead of the NFL's top team the Dallas Cowboys (£1.072 billion), and baseball's number one club the New York Yankees (£1.040 billion).
Spanish giants Real Madrid are second on the list of top football clubs at £859m, with Arsenal third on £767m.
European and Spanish champions Barcelona are fourth on £650m, but are the only debt-free side in a top six that is rounded out by Bayern Munich and Liverpool.
Chelsea have slipped behind Juventus to ninth on the list after posting losses of nearly £50 million - the worst financial performance of any club in the top 20 - while Newcastle cling on to their place in the top 20 despite their relegation at the end of last season.
Rank ---- Team ---- Country ---- Value
1 ---- Manchester United ---- England ---- £1,192m
2 ---- Real Madrid ---- Spain ---- £859m
3 ---- Arsenal ---- England ---- £767m
4 ---- Barcelona ---- Spain ---- £650m
5 ---- Bayern Munich ---- Germany ---- £643m
6 ---- Liverpool ---- England ---- £534m
7 ---- AC Milan ---- Italy ---- £520m
8 ---- Juventus ---- Italy ---- £426m
9 ---- Chelsea ---- England ---- £420m
10 ---- Internazionale ---- Italy ---- £268m
11 ---- Schalke ---- Germany ---- £249m
12 ---- Tottenham Hotspur ---- England ---- £242m
13 ---- Lyon ---- France ---- £216m
14 ---- Hamburg ---- Germany ---- £214m
15 ---- Roma ---- Italy ---- £200m
16 ---- Werder Bremen ---- Germany ---- £178m
17 ---- Marseille ---- France ---- £170m
18 ---- Borussia Dortmund ---- Germany ---- £170m
19 ---- Manchester City ---- England ---- £168m
20 ---- Newcastle United ---- England ---- £129m
Eurosport - Thu, 22 Apr 10:28:00 2010
Manchester United are the world's most valuable sports club, according to a report by Forbes.
The American wealth magazine put the Red Devils at the top of their latest list of the world's richest football clubs, with an estimated value of £1.2 billion.
And that leaves United flying high at the top of the sporting tree, ahead of the NFL's top team the Dallas Cowboys (£1.072 billion), and baseball's number one club the New York Yankees (£1.040 billion).
Spanish giants Real Madrid are second on the list of top football clubs at £859m, with Arsenal third on £767m.
European and Spanish champions Barcelona are fourth on £650m, but are the only debt-free side in a top six that is rounded out by Bayern Munich and Liverpool.
Chelsea have slipped behind Juventus to ninth on the list after posting losses of nearly £50 million - the worst financial performance of any club in the top 20 - while Newcastle cling on to their place in the top 20 despite their relegation at the end of last season.
Rank ---- Team ---- Country ---- Value
1 ---- Manchester United ---- England ---- £1,192m
2 ---- Real Madrid ---- Spain ---- £859m
3 ---- Arsenal ---- England ---- £767m
4 ---- Barcelona ---- Spain ---- £650m
5 ---- Bayern Munich ---- Germany ---- £643m
6 ---- Liverpool ---- England ---- £534m
7 ---- AC Milan ---- Italy ---- £520m
8 ---- Juventus ---- Italy ---- £426m
9 ---- Chelsea ---- England ---- £420m
10 ---- Internazionale ---- Italy ---- £268m
11 ---- Schalke ---- Germany ---- £249m
12 ---- Tottenham Hotspur ---- England ---- £242m
13 ---- Lyon ---- France ---- £216m
14 ---- Hamburg ---- Germany ---- £214m
15 ---- Roma ---- Italy ---- £200m
16 ---- Werder Bremen ---- Germany ---- £178m
17 ---- Marseille ---- France ---- £170m
18 ---- Borussia Dortmund ---- Germany ---- £170m
19 ---- Manchester City ---- England ---- £168m
20 ---- Newcastle United ---- England ---- £129m