Real Madrid have been named by Forbes as the world’s most valuable sports team for the third consecutive year.
They are joined in the top 10 by Barcelona and Manchester United, who are placed fourth and fifth respectively, while the other seven teams are made up from the NFL, NBA and MLB.
Madrid, who are owned by the club’s members top the list ahead of NFL outfit Dallas Coyboys, who have jumped from fifth last year to second this.
The New York Yankees are worth approximately the same as the Cowboys, around $3.2billion.
Then come United and Barca, before LA Lakers, New England Patriots, New York Knicks, LA Dodgers and Washington Redskins complete the top 10.
Manchester City are the next most valuable Premier League team after their neighbours, ranked 29 on the list. Chelsea come in at 31 and Arsenal at 36. Bayern Munich are the only other football team, ranked 11th.
The NFL has the most representatives in the top 51, taking up 20 spots, however that is 10 fewer than last year. Twelve MLB outfits make the list, with seven football teams, 10 NBA sides, one NHL franchise and Ferrari from Formula 1.
The average value of teams on the list is $1.75billion, which is a 31 per cent increase on 2014.
Team | Current value ($bil) | 2014 rank | |
1 | Real Madrid | 3.26 | 1 |
2 | Dallas Cowboys | 3.20 | 5 |
2 | New York Yankees | 3.20 | 4 |
4 | Barcelona | 3.16 | 2 |
5 | Manchester United | 3.10 | 3 |
6 | LA Lakers | 2.60 | 15 |
6 | New England Patriots | 2.60 | 8 |
8 | New York Knicks | 2.50 | 13 |
9 | LA Dodgers | 2.40 | 6 |
9 | Washington Redskins | 2.40 | 9 |
Source: Mirror I UK