Spanish club Real Madrid has taken the honorary first place in the latest ranking of world’s most valuable soccer teams by Forbes Magazine. Los Blancos have reportedly grown 4% in value this year and now are worth $3.44 billion. The second place is occupied by another Spanish team, Barcelona, with a worth of $3.2bn.
Manchester United, which has been having hard times this season due to the unexpected sack of David Moyes, however became the third-most valuable club with the figure reaching $2.81bn. Meanwhile Bayern Munich, owned like Real by club members, came 4th with $1.85bn having become the fastest-growing club. Starting from the 5th position the rating goes as follows: Arsenal ($1.33), Chelsea ($868mln), Manchester City ($863mln), Milan ($856mln), Juventus ($850mln) and Liverpool ($691mln).
It is also worth mentioning that Real Madrid’s star Cristiano Ronaldo has been admitted highest-earning football player in the world, while Barcelona’s Lionel Messi comes second.
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