{"id":32426,"date":"2014-07-16T18:39:25","date_gmt":"2014-07-16T18:39:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=32426"},"modified":"2014-07-16T18:39:25","modified_gmt":"2014-07-16T18:39:25","slug":"real-madrid-most-valuable-sports-team-forbes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/07\/real-madrid-most-valuable-sports-team-forbes\/","title":{"rendered":"Real Madrid ‘most valuable sports team’ – Forbes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Spanish football club Real Madrid has topped an annual Forbes list of the world’s most valuable sports teams.<\/p>\n

The club, who won the Champions League in May, is worth an estimated $3.44bn (\u00a32bn), Forbes said.<\/p>\n

The top three slots are occupied by football clubs, with Barcelona in second place at $3.2bn, and Manchester United third, with a value of $2.81bn.<\/p>\n

Forbes calculated the value of the teams based on equity, debt and stadium deals.<\/p>\n

MLB baseball team the New York Yankees were in fourth spot, valued at $2.5bn.<\/p>\n

In fifth place is NFL American Football team the Dallas Cowboys, worth $2.3bn.<\/p>\n

Mets out<\/strong><\/p>\n

NFL teams fill 60% of the top 50 slots, occupying 30 places.<\/p>\n

The 20 non-NFL teams in the top 50 include six from MLB, eight from football, four from NBA basketball, one from the NHL ice hockey league and one from Formula 1 motor racing.<\/p>\n

Forbes calculates that the average value of the top 50 teams is $1.34bn, an 8% increase on last year.<\/p>\n

Baseball team the New York Mets are one of three teams that dropped off this year’s list of the top 50.<\/p>\n

The other two to fall out of the list are also familiar names, the Oakland Raiders from the NFL and F1 team McLaren.<\/p>\n

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The World\u2019s Top 10 Most Valuable Sports Teams of 2014
\n<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n

2014
\nRank<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Team<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Owner<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Current Value
\n($bil)<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Sport <\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

2013
\nRank <\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

Real Madrid<\/td>\nClub members<\/td>\n\n

$3.44<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

Soccer<\/td>\n\n

1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

Barcelona<\/td>\nClub members<\/td>\n\n

3.2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

Soccer<\/td>\n\n

3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

Manchester United<\/td>\nGlazer family<\/td>\n\n

2.81<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

Soccer<\/td>\n\n

2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

New York Yankees<\/td>\nSteinbrenner family<\/td>\n\n

2.5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

MLB<\/td>\n\n

4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

Dallas Cowboys<\/td>\nJerry Jones<\/td>\n\n

2.3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

NFL<\/td>\n\n

5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

Los Angeles Dodgers<\/td>\nGuggenheim Baseball<\/td>\n\n

2.0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

MLB<\/td>\n\n

7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

Bayern Munich<\/td>\nClub members<\/td>\n\n

1.85<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

Soccer<\/td>\n\n

12<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

New England Patriots<\/td>\nRobert Kraft<\/td>\n\n

1.8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

NFL<\/td>\n\n

6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

Washington Redskins<\/td>\nDaniel Snyder<\/td>\n\n

1.7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

NFL<\/td>\n\n

8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

10<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

New York Giants<\/td>\nJohn Mara, Steven Tisch<\/td>\n\n

$1.55<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

NFL<\/td>\n\n

9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

–<\/p>\n

Source: BBC<\/p>\n

Information from Forbes was used in the article<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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