ManU stays at top, value of football clubs drop

ManU stays at top, value of football clubs drop

MUMBAI: Manchester United has stayed as the most valuable football club in the world for the sixth time in a row despite facing an erosion due to a troubled economy.

Forbes has valued the club that has iconic players like Wayne Rooney at $1.84 billion, down from $1.87 billion a year ago. 
 
Real Madrid takes the second spot, according to the Forbes list, followed by Arsenal, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Liverpool, AC Milan, Juventus, Chelsea, and Inter Milan.

The top 20 clubs have an average enterprise value of $632 million, down from $691 million a year ago. The 8.5 per cent decline equates to a $1.2 billion aggregate loss in value.

The five richest teams (Manchester United, Real Madrid, Arsenal, Barcelona, Bayern Munich) earned $556 million, an operating margin of 24 per cent. 
 
The five poorest teams (Newcastle United, Manchester City, Borussia Dortmund, Olympique Marseille, Werder Bremen) lost a combined $54 million on revenues of $778 million, the report said.

Forbes has valued the football clubs based on income streams such as broadcast rights, sponsorship and sales of tickets and merchandise.

The 20-team list includes six clubs from the English Premiere League. 
 
The Top 10 Clubs

No.

Club

Valuation

Revenue

Income

   

(In m

illion)

1


Manchester United

$1,835

$459

$150

2

Real
Madrid

$1,323

$563

$130

3

Arsenal

$1,181

$369

$102

4


Barcelona

$1,000

$513

$113

5

Bayern Munich

$990

$406

$61

6


Liverpool

$822

$304

$37

7

AC Milan

$800

$276

$41

8

Juventus

$656

$285

$57

9


Chelsea

$646

$340

$-73

10

Inter
Milan

$413

$276

$-14