Real Madrid Tops The Chart: See Forbes List Of 10 Most Valuable Sports Teams In The World For 2014

Forbes put together its annual list of the 50 most valuable sports franchises across the world, and as usual it’s football of both kinds dominating the top spots. The club, who won the Champions League in May, is worth an estimated $3.44bn (£2bn), Forbes said. The top three slots are occupied by football clubs, with
Barcelona in second place at $3.2bn, and Manchester United third, with a value of $2.81bn. Forbes calculated the value of the teams based on equity, debt and stadium deals. Of the top 10, four are NFL teams, four are European soccer clubs, and two are MLB teams.
Check out the top 10 below
#1 Real Madrid ($3.44 billion)
#2 F.C. Barcelona (3.2 billion)
#3 Manchester United ($2.81 billion)
#4 New York Yankees ($2.5 billion)
#5 Dallas Cowboys ($2.3 billion)
#6 Los Angeles Dodgers ($2 billion)
#7 Bayern Munich ($1.85 billion)
#8 New England Patriots ($1.8 billion)
#9 Washington Redskins ($1.7 billion)
#10 New York Giants ($1.55 billion)