Real Madrid are the most valuable football team in the world according to Forbes top 50
Real Madrid have been named the most valuable football club in the world and 13th in the world overall.
Forbes have given the reigning La Liga and Champions League holders a whopping $5.1 billion valuation, a 41 per cent increase from five years ago.
Los Blancos are one of the most successful teams in Europe and defeated Liverpool in the Champions League final in May to win their 14th major European honour.
Two places behind in 15th are bitter rivals Barcelona, who despite their financial troubles in recent years, are still worth a cool $5 billion.
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Manchester United are the only other football team to rank in the top 20 and that makes them the highest-ranked English sporting organisation.
A whopping 30 of the top 50 are NFL teams thanks to one of the biggest media deals in sport, which is set to run until 2032.
The NFL finalised a $112 billion deal last year and starting this year, Thursday Night Football will air on Amazon. Top of the pile is the Dallas Cowboys, who are worth $8 billion.
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Every team on the list combined has a valuation of $222.7 billion.
Check out the entire top 50 below:
1. Dallas Cowboys (NFL) - $8 billion
2. New England Patriots (NFL) - $6.4 billion
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3. Los Angeles Rams (NFL) - $6.2 billion
4. New York Yankees (MLB) - $6 billion
=4. New York Giants (NFL) - $6 billion
6. New York Knicks (NBA) - $5.8 billion
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=6. Chicago Bears (NFL) - $5.8 million
8. Golden State Warriors (NBA) - $5.8 million
=8. Washington Commanders (NFL) - $5.8 million
10. Los Angeles Lakers (NBA) - $5.5 billion
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11. New York Jets (NFL) - $5.4 billion
12. San Fransisco 49ers (NFL) - $5.2 billion
13. Real Madrid (Football) - $5.1 billion
=13. Los Angeles Raiders (NFL) - $5.1 billion
15. Barcelona (Football) - $5 billion
16. Philadelphia Eagles (NFL) - $4.9 billion
17. Houston Texans (NFL) - $4.7 billion
18. Denver Broncos (NFL) - $4.65 billion
19. Manchester United (Football) - $4.6 billion
=19. Miami Dolphins (NFL) - $4.6 billion
21. Seattle Seahawks (NFL) - $4.5 billion
22. Liverpool (Football) - $4.45 billion
23. Bayern Munich (Football) - $4.28 billion
24. Manchester City (Football) - $4.25 billion
=24. Green Bay Packers (NFL) - $4.25 billion
26. Los Angeles Dodgers (MLB) - $4.08 billion
27. Atlanta Falcons (NFL) - $4 billion
28. Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) - $3.98 billion
29. Minnesota Vikings (NFL) - $3.93 billion
30. Boston Red Sox (MLB) - $3.9 billion
=30. Baltimore Ravens (NFL) - $3.9 billion
32. Los Angeles Chargers (NFL) - $3.88 billion
33. Cleveland Browns (NFL) - $3.85 billion
34. Chicago Cubs (MLB) - $3.85 billion
=34. Indianapolis Colts (NFL) - $3.8 billion
36. Kansas City Chiefs (NFL) - $3.7 billion
37. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL) - $3.68 billion
38. Chicago Bulls (NBA) - $3.65 billion
39. Carolina Panthers (NFL) - $3.6 billion
40. New Orleans Saints (NFL) - $3.58 billion
41. Boston Celtics (NBA) - $3.55 billion
42. San Francisco Giants (MLB) - $3.5 billion
=42. Tennessee Titans (NFL) - $3.5 billion
44. Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL) - $3.48 billion
45. Buffalo Bills (NFL) - $3.4 billion
46. Los Angeles Clippers (NBA) - $3.3 billion
47. Arizona Cardinals (NFL) - $3.27 billion
48. Brooklyn Nets (NBA) - $3.2 billion
=48. Paris Saint-Germain (Football) - $3.2 billion
50. Chelsea (Football) - $3.1 billion
Topics: Premier League, La Liga, NFL, NBA, Bundesliga, Ligue 1
Daniel Marland