Senarai kelab bola sepak yang paling bernilai di dunia

MUFC berada di tempat teratas dalam senarai Forbes Soccer Valuation untuk 7 tahun berturut-turut. Secara keseluruhannya, nilai purata 20 kelab-kelab di dalam senarai meningkat kepada $640 juta, naik 1.3% dari tahun lepas. Lebih menarik : Pendapatan kendalian sederhana naik 25% untuk $40 juta.

Nilai kelab-kelab bola sepak berdasarkan apa mereka telah jual  pada masa lalu untuk jualan dan keuntungan, perjanjian penyiaran dan hutang dari persetujuan stadium baru atau yang sedang berjalan. 

Forbes juga mendedahkan  pemain bola sepak yang mempunyai bayaran tertinggi. Sekali lagi David Beckham mengetuai carta dengan pendapatan $40 juta. Walaupun Beckham yang berada di penghujung kerjayanya, tetapi dia terus  menjadi pasukan pemasaran, menambahkan Pepsi and Electronic Arts sebagai penaja yang sangat baik pada tahun lepas.

Christiano Ronaldo, dari Real Madrid  di belakang Beckham dengan pendapatan sebanyak $38 juta, dan Lionel Messi dari Barcelona pula di tempat ketiga dengan $32 juta.

No.1 Manchester United

Current Value: $1.86 billion
Revenues: $428 million
Country: England
League: Barclays Premier League
Owner/Majority Shareholder: Glazer family
Stadium: Old Trafford (Seating Capacity: 76,000)
1-yr Value Change (U.S.): 2%

No.2 Real Madrid

Current Value: $1,4 billion
Revenues: $537 million
Country: Spain

League: Liga BBVA
Owner/Majority Shareholder: club members
Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu (Seating Capacity:80,400)
1-yr Value Change (U.S.): 10%

No.3 Arsenal

Current Value: $1.19 billion
Revenues: $336 million
Country: England

League: Barclays Premier League
Owner/Majority Shareholder: E. Stanley Kroenke
Stadium: Emirates Stadium (Seating Capacity:60,400)
1-yr Value Change (U.S.): 1%

No.4 Bayern Munich

Current Value: $1 billion
Revenues: $396 million
Country: Germany
League: German Bundesliga
Owner/Majority Shareholder: club members
Stadium: Allianz Arena (Seating Capacity:69,000)
1-yr Value Change (U.S.): 6%

No.5 Barcelona

Current Value: $975 million
Revenues: $488 million
Country: Spain
League: Liga BBVA
Owner/Majority Shareholder: club members
Stadium: Camp Nou (Seating Capacity:98,800)
1-yr Value Change (U.S.): -2%

No.6 AC Milan

Current Value: $838 million
Revenues: $289 million
Country: Italy
League: Serie A TIM
Owner/Majority Shareholder: Silvio Berlusconi
Stadium: San Siro (Seating Capacity:80,100)
1-yr Value Change (U.S.): 5%

No.7 Chelsea

Current Value: $658 million
Revenues: $313 million
Country: England
League: Barclays Premier League
Owner/Majority Shareholder: Roman Abramovich
Stadium: Stamford Bridge (Seating Capacity:42,500)
1-yr Value Change (U.S.): 2%

No.8 Juventus

Current Value: $628 million
Revenues: $251 million
Country: Italy
League: Serie A TIM
Owner/Majority Shareholder: Agnelli family
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico di Torino (Seating Capacity:27,500)
1-yr Value Change (U.S.): -4%

No.9 Liverpool

Current Value: $552 million
Revenues: $276 million
Country: England
League: Barclays Premier League
Owner/Majority Shareholder: John Henry, Tom Werner
Stadium: Anfield (Seating Capacity:45,300)
1-yr Value Change (U.S.): -33%

No.10 Inter Milan

Current Value: $441 million
Revenues: $275 million
Country: Italy
League: Serie A TIM
Owner/Majority Shareholder: Massimo Moratti
Stadium: San Siro (Seating Capacity:80,100)
1-yr Value Change (U.S.): 7%

Sumber : therichest.org

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