Real Madrid – The Forbes Football Richest Club
Real Madrid knocked down English power house Manchester United to become the richest football club in Europe according the Forbes magazine. The red devils held the top spot since 2004. Five English sides (Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City and Liverpool), two each from Spain (Real Madrid, Barcelona) and Italy (AC Milan, Juventus) were named in the top 10 list. Bayern Munich were the only German side to be in the top 10.
Forbes said in a statement: 'This is the first time since Forbes began valuing soccer teams in 2004 that Manchester United is not No 1 on the list.
'Real Madrid has been consistently delivering the highest revenues of any soccer team in the world, despite an intense economic meltdown in Spain.
'With superstars like Cristiano Ronaldo on the pitch, and coach Jose Mourinho on the bench, Real Madrid has thrived under the leadership of billionaire president Florentino Perez.'
The statement continued: 'According to this year's soccer valuations, the top 20 teams are worth an average of 968million dollars (£634m), an increase of 26 per cent over last year.
'Forbes' team values are enterprise values (equity plus debt) that are based on multiples of revenue that teams garner from television, premium seating, media, licensing, merchandise and concessions.'
PSG Star David Beckham still tops the list of highest-earning football players with earnings of £33m, £29m of which came from endorsements.
Real Madrid ace Ronaldo is second with earnings of £28.8m and Barcelona's Lionel Messi in third place with a total of £26m last year from salary and endorsements.
Forbes said in a statement: 'This is the first time since Forbes began valuing soccer teams in 2004 that Manchester United is not No 1 on the list.
'Real Madrid has been consistently delivering the highest revenues of any soccer team in the world, despite an intense economic meltdown in Spain.
'With superstars like Cristiano Ronaldo on the pitch, and coach Jose Mourinho on the bench, Real Madrid has thrived under the leadership of billionaire president Florentino Perez.'
The statement continued: 'According to this year's soccer valuations, the top 20 teams are worth an average of 968million dollars (£634m), an increase of 26 per cent over last year.
'Forbes' team values are enterprise values (equity plus debt) that are based on multiples of revenue that teams garner from television, premium seating, media, licensing, merchandise and concessions.'
PSG Star David Beckham still tops the list of highest-earning football players with earnings of £33m, £29m of which came from endorsements.
Real Madrid ace Ronaldo is second with earnings of £28.8m and Barcelona's Lionel Messi in third place with a total of £26m last year from salary and endorsements.
| FORBES TOP 10 RICHEST FOOTBALL CLUB | |||
| RANK | CLUB NAME | COUNTRY | CURRENT VALUE($Million) |
| 01 | Real Madrid | Spain | 3,300 |
| 02 | Manchester United | England | 3,165 |
| 03 | FC Barcelona | Spain | 2,600 |
| 04 | Arsenal | England | 1,326 |
| 05 | Bayern Munich | Germany | 1.309 |
| 06 | AC Milan | Italy | 945 |
| 07 | Chelsea | England | 901 |
| 08 | Juventus | Italy | 694 |
| 09 | Manchester City | England | 689 |
| 10 | Liverpool | England | 651 |
SOURCE: DAILY MAIL
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