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Barça, Madrid Top List Of Most Valuable Football Clubs, Juventus Not In Top 10

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Forbes has ranked FC Barcelona as the most valuable football club in the world for the first time, overtaking Spanish rivals Real Madrid who have occupied top spot five times in the last 16years, while Juventus are not in the Top 10.

Bayern Munich at third is the highest ranked German team while Manchester United, who have occupied top spot 11 times in the last 16years at fourth is the highest ranked English team. PSG at 9th enters the top 10 for the first time as the highest ranked French team while there’s no Italian team in the top 10.

Barcelona’s rise comes as the club has been caught in a public fight with superstar Lionel Messi, the world’s highest-paid player, who threatened to leave last year before the final season under his contract. The months-long cliffhanger ended with Messi staying put and the team’s president resigning. 

#1. Barcelona

Barcelona, Spain

Owner/Controlling Shareholder: Club members

Value: $4.76 billion

Two-Year Change: 18%

Revenue (2020): $792 million

Operating Income (2020): $62.2 million

Debt Value: 6%

#2. Real Madrid

Madrid, Spain

Owner/Controlling Shareholder: Club members

Value: $4.75 billion

Two-Year Change: 12%

Revenue (2020): $792 million

Operating Income (2020): $92 million

Debt Value: 6%

#3. Bayern Munich

Munich, Germany

Owner/Controlling Shareholder: Club members

Value: $4.215 billion

Two-Year Change: 39%

Revenue (2020): $703 million

Operating Income (2020): $49.2 million

Debt Value: 0%

#4. Manchester United

Manchester, England

Owner/Controlling Shareholder: Glazer family

Value: $4.2 billion

Two-Year Change: 10%

Revenue (2020): $643 million

Operating Income (2020): $166.6 million

Debt Value: 16%

#5. Liverpool

Liverpool, England

Owner/Controlling Shareholder: John Henry, Tom Werner

Value: $4.1 billion

Two-Year Change: 88%

Revenue (2020): $619 million

Operating Income (2020): $61.9 million

Debt Value: 2%

#6. Manchester City

Manchester, England

Owner/Controlling Shareholder: Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan

Value: $4 billion

Two-Year Change: 49%

Revenue (2020): $609 million

Operating Income (2020): -$2 million

Debt Value: 0%

#7. Chelsea

London, England

Owner/Controlling Shareholder: Roman Abramovich

Value: $3.2 billion

Two-Year Change: 24%

Revenue (2020): $520 million

Operating Income (2020): $34.7 million

Debt Value: 0%

#8. Arsenal

London, England

Owner/Controlling Shareholder: E. Stanley Kroenke

Value: $2.8 billion

Two-Year Change: 23%

Revenue (2020): $430 million

Operating Income (2020): $47.3 million

Debt Value: 7%

#9. Paris Saint-Germain

Paris, France

Owner/Controlling Shareholder: Qatar Sports Investments

Value: $2.5 billion

Two-Year Change: 129%

Revenue (2020): $599 million

Operating Income (2020): -$4.5 million

Debt Value: 0%

#10. Tottenham Hotspur

London, England

Owner/Controlling Shareholder: Joseph Lewis, Daniel Levy

Value: $2.3 billion

Two-Year Change: 42%

Revenue (2020): $494 million

Operating Income: $134.2 million

Debt Value: 39%

The rest of the top 20  

#11. Juventus (Italy) – $1.95 billion   

#12. Borussia Dortmund (Germany) – $1.9 billion 

#13. Atletico Madrid (Spain) – $1 billion  

#14. Inter Milan (Italy) – $743 million 

#15. Everton (England) $658 million   

#16. AC Milan (Italy) – $559 million  

#17. AS Roma (Italy) –  $548 million  

#18. West Ham United (England) – $508 million

#19. Leicester City (England) – $455 million   

#20. Ajax (Netherlands) – $413 million

According to Forbes, the revenues and operating income listed are for the 2019-2020 season, converted to U.S. dollars based on average exchange rates during that season. Proceeds from lending players to other teams were excluded from revenue. Team values are enterprise values (equity plus net debt) and include the economics of the team’s stadium but exclude the value of the real estate. Operating income is earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, player trading and disposal of player registrations. Debt is interest-bearing borrowings (including stadium debt). “NR” indicates a team was not ranked two years ago.

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