Manchester United is still the most valuable football club in the world, according to Forbes magazine.

The Premier League title holders, who came second in a list compiled by Deloitte in February, again topped the table ahead of Real Madrid.

Forbes values United at £1.19bn($1.84bn), Real at £859m ($1.32bn), and Arsenal, in third, at £767m ($1,181m).

It uses data on income streams such as broadcast rights, sponsorship and sales of tickets and merchandise.
Barcelona is fourth in the 20-team list which includes six clubs from the Premier League plus Newcastle United who have spent this season playing in the Championship.

Liverpool, Chelsea and AC Milan all made the top 10, but the trio’s value had each fallen by 19% in the 2008/09 season according to the Forbes calculations.

Juventus and Olympic Marseille had the two biggest increases in value – each gaining 9% on the previous year.

Increasing sponsorship and media revenue meant “the news continues to be good for investors” said Michael Ozanian, national editor at Forbes.

However the average worth of the clubs in the list fell 8.5%.

This article first appeared on BBC News

Top 10 Sports Teams by value (Rank – Team/Sport – Value $ millions)

1. Manchester United (soccer) 1,835
2. Dallas Cowboys (football) 1,650
3. New York Yankees (baseball) 1,600
4. Washington Redskins (football) 1,550
5. New England Patriots (football) 1,361
6. Real Madrid (soccer) 1,323
7. New York Giants (football) 1,183
8. Arsenal (soccer) 1,181
9. New York Jets (football) 1,170
10. Houston Texans (football) 1,150

To know more read Forbes’ “The World’s Most Valuable Teams And Athletes” article here.

See Forbes’ slideshow here.

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