Forbes released it’s top 50 most valuable sports franchises today and we have the list. Two FIFA Soccer teams lead the way at one and two in Real Madrid and Manchester United. I must admit, it’s a good feeling seeing the team you root for on this list.
#1 Real Madrid
Value: $3.3 billion
Owner: Club members
#2 Manchester United
Value: $3.165 billion
Owner: Glazer family
#3 Barcelona
Value: $2.6 billion
Owner: Club members
#4 New York Yankees
Value: $2.3 billion
Owner: Steinbrenner Family
#5 Dallas Cowboys
Value: $2.1 billion
Owner: Jerry Jones
#6 New England Patriots
Value: $1.635 billion
Owner: Robert Kraft
#7 Los Angeles Dodgers
Value: $1.615 billion
Owner: Guggenheim Baseball
#8 Washington Redskins
Value: $1.6 billion
Owner: Daniel Snyder
#9 New York Giants
Value: $1.468 billion
Owners: John Mara, Steven Tisch
#10 Arsenal
Value: $1.326 billion
Owner: Stan Kroenke
#11 Boston Red Sox
Value: $1.312 billion
Owners: John Henry, Thomas Werner
#12 Bayern Munich
Value: $1.309 billion
Owner: Club members
#13 Houston Texans
Value: $1.305 billion
Owner: Robert McNair
#14 New York Jets
Value: $1.284 billion
Owner: Robert Wood Johnson IV
#15 Philadelphia Eagles
Value: $1.26 billion
Owner: Jeffrey Lurie
#16 Chicago Bears
Value: $1.19 billion
Owner: McCaskey Family
#17 San Francisco 49ers
Value: $1.175 billion
Owners: Denise DeBartolo York, John York
#18 Green Bay Packers
Value: $1.161 billion
Owner: Shareholder-owned
#19 Baltimore Ravens
Value: $1.157 billion
Owner: Stephen Bisciotti
#20 Indianapolis Colts
Value: $1.154 billion
Owner: James Irsay
#21 Ferrari
Value: $1.15 billion
Owner: Fiat Group
#22 Denver Broncos
Value: $1.132 billion
Owner: Patrick Bowlen
#23 New York Knicks
Value: $1.1 billion
Owner: Madison Square Garden Co.
#24 Pittsburgh Steelers
Value: $1.1 billion
Owners: Daniel Rooney, Art Rooney II
#25 Miami Dolphins
Value: $1.06 billion
Owner: Stephen Ross
#26 Carolina Panthers
Value: $1.048 billion
Owner: Jerry Richardson
#27 Seattle Seahawks
Value: $1.04 billion
Owner: Paul Allen
#28 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Value: $1.033 billion
Owner: Glazer family
#29 Tennessee Titans
Value: $1.011 billion
Owner: Kenneth Adams Jr
#30 Kansas City Chiefs
Value: $1.008 billion
Owner: Lamar Hunt Family
#31 Chicago Cubs
Value: $1 billion
Owner: Ricketts Family
#32 Los Angeles Lakers
Value: $1 billion
Owners: Buss family, Philp Anschutz
#33 Toronto Maple Leafs
Value: $1 billion
Owners: Bell Canada, Rogers Communications
#34 Cleveland Browns
Value: $987 million
Owner: Jimmy Haslam
#35 Minnesota Vikings
Value: $975 million
Owner: Zygmunt Wilf
#36 New Orleans Saints
Value: $971 million
Owners: Thomas Benson, Rita Benson LeBlanc
#37 AC Milan
Value: $945 million
Owner: Silvio Berlusconi
#38 San Diego Chargers
Value: $936 million
Owner: Spanos family
#39 Arizona Cardinals
Value: $922 million
Owner: William Bidwill
#40 Chelsea
Value: $901 million
Owner: Roman Abramovich
#41 Philadelphia Phillies
Value: $893 million
Owners: Partnership led by David Montgomery
#42 Cincinnati Bengals
Value: $871 million
Owner: Michael Brown
#43 Detroit Lions
Value: $855 million
Owner: William Clay Ford
#44 Atlanta Falcons
Value: $837 million
Owner: Arthur Blank
#45 New York Mets
Value: $811 million
Owners: Fred and Jeff Wilpon, Saul Katz
#46 Buffalo Bills
Value: $805 million
Owner: Ralph Wilson Jr
#47 Chicago Bulls
Value: $800 million
Owner: Jerry Reinsdorf
#48 McLaren
Value: $800 million
Owner: McLaren Group
#49 San Francisco Giants
Value: $786 million
Owners: Partnership led by Charles Johnson
#50 Oakland Raiders
Value: $785 million
Owner: Mark Davis
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