Manchester United have topped the Forbes list of the world’s richest clubs for the last seven years and the latest survey shows them once again in top position. The club is estimated to be worth £1.12bn.
Manchester United have topped the Forbes list of the world’s richest clubs for the last seven years and the latest survey shows them once again in top position. The club is estimated to be worth £1.12bn.
Real Madrid are their nearest challengers with a valuation of £900m. Arsenal are ranked third at £700m, while Barcelona have dropped to fifth place, behind Bayern Munich. Chelsea (£400m) rank behind AC Milan in seventh place and Liverpool (£332m) are in ninth place behind Juventus. The other two English clubs with top twenty rankings are Tottenham Hostpur (eleventh) and Manchester City (fifteenth).
David Beckham continues to lead the list of highest earning players thanks to his recent endorsement deals with Pepis and Electronic Arts. His earnings were estimated at £24m last year, ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo (£23m) and Lionel Messi (£19m). Fourth and fifth place were taken by Kaká and Ronaldinho.