United topple Real Madrid off its perch in Forbes’ list, Barca are at No 2 spot
Manchester United have replaced European champions Real Madrid as the world's most valuable soccer team, according to the annual list published by Forbes on Tuesday.
United were valued at $3.69 billion, an 11 percent jump compared to last year. That was a testament to the team's powerful brand and marketing acumen, Forbes said in a statement.
Six Premier League teams featured in the top 10.
Barcelona were second on the list with a value of $3.64 billion while Real Madrid, who held top spot for the last four years, fell to third place with a value of $3.58 billion.
Rounding out the top five were Bayern Munich ($2.71 billion) and ManchesterCity (2.08 billion).
German champions Bayern Munich ($2.71 billion) were ranked fourth while Serie A champions Juventus ($1.26 billion) were ninth.
Forbes also said the average value of the top 20 teams rose 3 percent over last year to $1.48 billion.
Scroll below to find out the Top-10 most valuable football teams…
1
Value: $3.69billion
2
Value: $3.64billion
3
Value: $3.58billion
4
Value: $2.71billion
5
Value: $2.08billion
6
Value: $1.93billion
7
Value: $1.85billion
8
Value: $1.49billion
9
Value: $1.26billion
10
