Dallas Cowboys Is World’s Most Valuable Sports Team

 

Real Madrid have slipped to second behind NFL team the Dallas Cowboys as a soccer team does not top the Forbes World’s Most Valuable Sports Team List for the first time since 2011. The Cowboys move up one place with an estimated value of $4bn (£3.02bn) up from $3.2bn (£2.4bn) last year, with Real in second position despite their value rising by almost 12.5 per cent to $3.65bn (£2.75bn).

Barcelona are up one spot to third at $3.55bn (£2.68bn), Manchester United stay fifth at $3.32bn (£2.5bn), and NFL team the San Francisco 49ers at $2.7bn (£2.04bn) rise 22 places to take 10th spot.

The average current value of the top 50 most valuable teams is $2.2 billion (£1.66bn), which is the highest to date and a 25 per cent increase from last year. Cost of admission to the 2016 list is also the highest ever at $1.48bn (£1.12bn), up from $1.15bn a year ago.

Major League Baseball team the New York Yankees at $3.4bn (£2.56bn) and basketball franchise the New York Knicks at $3bn (£2.26bn) are the only non-soccer and non-NFL teams in the top 10. NFL teams represent half of the top ten most valuable sports teams in the world, driven by lucrative broadcasting contracts. There are also a total of 27 NFL teams in the top 50, with eight soccer teams and the same number of NBA franchises. No ice hockey, Formula 1 or Nascar teams made the cut.

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World’s Top 10 Most Valuable Sports Teams

1.      Dallas Cowboys (NFL) $4.0B

2.      Real Madrid (Soccer) $3.65B

3.      Barcelona (Soccer) $3.55B

4.      New York Yankees (MLB) $3.4B

5.      Manchester United (Soccer) $3.32

6.      New England Patriots (NFL) $3.2B

7.      New York Knicks (NBA) $3.0B

8.      Washington Redskins (NFL) $2.85B

9.      New York Giants (NFL)$2.7B

10.  Los Angeles Lakers (NBA) $2.7B

10.  San Francisco 49ers (NFL) $2.7B