Real Madrid tops Forbes list as most valuable football club
9:29 AM EDT, May 24, 2024
According to Forbes magazine, Real Madrid is the most valuable football club in the world. The American business fortnightly estimates the Spanish club's value at 6.6 billion dollars.
The "Royal Club" has increased in value by 9 percent compared to last year. According to current statistics, Real Madrid's annual operating profit, which is the profit after taxes and interest, amounts to 76 million dollars.
Manchester United over Manchester City
The second most valuable club in the world is, according to the American magazine, Manchester United, whose value is estimated at 6.55 billion dollars, and the operating profit is 187 million dollars. The English club also experienced a 9 percent increase in value over the last year.
FC Barcelona also made it to the podium, with the newspaper estimating its value at 5.6 billion euros, roughly equivalent to 5.9 billion dollars. Robert Lewandowski's club improved its value by 2 percent.
According to Forbes' estimates, the annual operating profit of the "Pride of Catalonia" reaches 145 million dollars.
Liverpool FC, Manchester City, and Bayern Munich are ranked in the following order. Their values are estimated at 5.35 billion dollars, 5.1 billion dollars, and 5 billion dollars, respectively.
The top ten richest football clubs in the world also include Paris Saint-Germain and three London clubs: Tottenham, Chelsea, and Arsenal. PSG's value reaches 4.4 billion dollars, while the values of the English clubs are 3.2 billion dollars, 3.1 billion dollars, and 2.6 billion dollars, respectively.
