Madrid pip United as world's most valuable club

LaLiga broadside Real Madrid topped the database of the astir invaluable shot teams successful the satellite for the 4th twelvemonth successful a enactment with a valuation of $6.75 billion, concern mag Forbes has said.

Real became the archetypal shot nine to bring successful a cardinal dollars successful a azygous twelvemonth aft they posted a grounds $1.13 cardinal successful gross for the 2023-24 season, the mag added successful a study published connected Friday.

The Spanish club, the 2nd sports squad successful past to deed the 10-figure threshold aft NFL broadside Dallas Cowboys, are the archetypal shot squad to registry €1 cardinal ($1.04 billion) successful gross successful a azygous season, Deloitte had said earlier this year.

England's Manchester United are 2nd successful Forbes' database with a $6.6 cardinal valuation aft generating $834 cardinal successful gross successful the 2023-24 play contempt a forgettable Premier League run wherever they finished eighth.

Real's LaLiga rivals Barcelona are third, valued astatine $5.65 billion, portion Liverpool and Manchester City are 4th and fifth.

Forbes named six Premier League sides among the apical 10 astir invaluable teams with Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea making the database aft Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain.

"Together, the 30 astir invaluable shot teams are worthy much than $72 billion, oregon an mean of $2.4 billion, up 5% from 2024's grounds $2.26 billion," Forbes said.