The scum retain most valuable title

[Rafael Benítez Maudes]

Manchester United have held on to their position as the world's most valuable sports team, according to Forbes magazine.

The respected American business publication valued the Premier League champions at $1.87 billion (£1.14bn) in April, the highest figure in sport.

Forbes has now reassessed its valuations of American football teams, with NFL top dogs the Dallas Cowboys unable to dislodge United from the top spot.

The Cowboys's annual increase of 2 per cent means they are now worth $1.65bn (£1.01bn), meaning they stay second overall.

The new top 10 of sport's rich list contains six NFL teams, three football teams and the New York Yankees baseball team.

Real Madrid are football's second most valuable team, while, perhaps surprisingly, football's third entry in the overall top 10.

Liverpool and Bayern Munich are the only other sides valued at over $1bn (£612m).

Forbes's 10 most valuable sports teams

1 - Manchester United - $1.870bn (£1.144bn)

2 - Dallas Cowboys - $1.650bn (£1.009bn)

3 - Washington Redskins - $1.550bn (£948m)

4 - New York Yankees - $1.500bn (£918m)

5 - New England Patriots - $1.361bn (£833m)

6 - Real Madrid - $1.353bn (£828m)

7 - Arsenal - $1.200bn (£734m)

8 - New York Giants - $1.183bn (£724m)

9 - New York Jets - $1.170bn (£716m)

10 - Houston Texans - $1.150bn (£704m)

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[-V-]

So Bayern Munich and Arsenal are more valuable businesses than Barcelona?

[-V-]

Infact how is Liverpool more valuable than Barcelona in this current time?

Barca pack in more than 100,000 don't they and considering they have spent about £80m this summer they must be doing alrite

[Rafael Benítez Maudes]

http://www.forbes.com/2009/04/08/valuable-soccer-teams-business-sportsmoney-soccer-values-09-soccer_land.html

[dom9]

What does 'valuable' even mean?

[saj]

So Bayern Munich and Arsenal are more valuable businesses than Barcelona?

Doesn't a season ticket at Barcelona cost £110 though?

[Kenneth]

Real Madrid are football's second most valuable team, while, perhaps surprisingly, football's third entry in the overall top 10.

Er what?

Is this missing the words "Arsenal are" after 'surprisingly'.

[-V-]

Doesn't a season ticket at Barcelona cost £110 though?

Amongst 100,000 seats there are bound to be some cheap seats yeah somewhere in the sky

[Craig_H]

Amongst 100,000 seats there are bound to be some cheap seats yeah somewhere in the sky

It doesnt quite touch 100,000 does it?

Imagine if their match tickets were all £50 and season tickets were £1000.

Would they fill it? If so, they'd be utterly minted.

[Craig_H]

What sort of mental view is that? Like watching ants.

[Shaggy]

What sort of mental view is that? Like watching ants.

No word of a lie - unless I've got the wrong end, I had almost that exact view when we drew there 0-0 in the group stages under Houllier in about 02/03. Just a bit further to the right - where all the reds were shunted. It's unbelievable.

[Craig_H]

I'm desperate to go there. The main 3 on my list were the Nou Camp, the Bernabeu and the San Siro. Three completely iconic footballing cathedrals.

I did the Bernabeu last season and it took my breath away. I was in awe.

I really hope we get Barca and one of the Milan sides in the next few years.