Forbes list of the most valuable football clubs

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This is a list of the richest association football clubs in the world as ranked by Forbes magazine on their worth in U.S. dollars.

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Current rankings

As of May 2023 [1]

Rank
2023
Rank
2022
TeamCountryValue in
$ millions
% change
on year
Debt as
% of value
Revenue ($M)Operating
income ($M)
11 Real Madrid Flag of Spain.svg Spain 8,0001916807-38
23 Manchester United Flag of England.svg England 6,0003015824-13
32 Barcelona Flag of Spain.svg Spain 5,508101372153
44 Liverpool Flag of England.svg England 5,288192793129
56 Manchester City Flag of England.svg England 4,990180815175
65 Bayern Munich Flag of Germany.svg Germany 4,860130739133
77 Paris Saint-Germain Flag of France.svg France 4,212322739-219
88 Chelsea Flag of England.svg England 3,1000064235
910 Tottenham Hotspur Flag of England.svg England 2,8031939591152
1011 Arsenal Flag of England.svg England 2,263101490108
119 Juventus Flag of Italy.svg Italy 2,160-1210453-90
1212 Borussia Dortmund Flag of Germany.svg Germany 1,9287040391
1313 Atlético Madrid Flag of Spain.svg Spain 1,53931144532
1414 Milan Flag of Italy.svg Italy 1,20017029911
1518 West Ham United Flag of England.svg England 1,07920634098
1615 Internazionale Flag of Italy.svg Italy 1,02634334844
17- LAFC Flag of the United States.svg United States 1,000-01168
18- LA Galaxy Flag of the United States.svg United States 925-0984
19- Atlanta United Flag of the United States.svg United States 850-0816
20- Crystal Palace Flag of England.svg England 806-021422

Past rankings

Number one by year

YearTeamLeagueValue (USD billion)
2023 Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid La Liga $8,000
2022$5,100
2021 Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona $4,760
2020 Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid $4,180
2019$4,239
2018 Flag of England.svg Manchester United Premier League $4,123
2017$3,690
2016 Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid La Liga $3,645
2015$3,260
2014$3,440
2013$3,300
2012 Flag of England.svg Manchester United Premier League $2,235
2011$1,864
2010$1,835
2009$1,870
2008$1,800
2007$1,453

2022

As of May 2022 [2]

Rank
2022
Rank
2021
TeamCountryValue in
$ millions
% change
on year
Debt as
% of value
Revenue ($M)Operating
income ($M)
12 Real Madrid Flag of Spain.svg Spain 5,10071176190
21 Barcelona Flag of Spain.svg Spain 5,000515692-17
34 Manchester United Flag of England.svg England 4,6001013663128
45 Liverpool Flag of England.svg England 4,45094654104
53 Bayern Munich Flag of Germany.svg Germany 4,27510726102
66 Manchester City Flag of England.svg England 4,25060766156
79 Paris Saint-Germain Flag of France.svg France 3,200283661-102
87 Chelsea Flag of England.svg England 3,100-3058645
911 Juventus Flag of Italy.svg Italy 2,450261151526
1010 Tottenham Hotspur Flag of England.svg England 2,350245483127
118 Arsenal Flag of England.svg England 2,050-27143553
1212 Borussia Dortmund Flag of Germany.svg Germany 1,800-5040220
1313 Atlético Madrid Flag of Spain.svg Spain 1,500501139645
1416 Milan Flag of Italy.svg Italy 1,2001154257-16
1514 Internazionale Flag of Italy.svg Italy 1,00035413933
1615 Everton Flag of England.svg England 9404313259-20
1719 Leicester City Flag of England.svg England 925103930416
1818 West Ham United Flag of England.svg England 90077825942
1920+ Leeds United Flag of England.svg England 800-022951
2020+ Aston Villa Flag of England.svg England 750-023612

2021

As of April 2021 [3] [4]

RankTeamCountryValue in
$ millions
% change
on year
Debt as
% of value
Revenue ($M)Operating
income ($M)
1 Barcelona Flag of Spain.svg Spain 4,76018679262
2 Real Madrid Flag of Spain.svg Spain 4,75012679092
3 Bayern Munich Flag of Germany.svg Germany 4,21539070349
4 Manchester United Flag of England.svg England 4,2001016643167
5 Liverpool Flag of England.svg England 4,10088261962
6 Manchester City Flag of England.svg England 4,000490609-2
7 Chelsea Flag of England.svg England 3,20024052035
8 Arsenal Flag of England.svg England 2,80023743047
9 Paris Saint-Germain Flag of France.svg France 2,5001290599-5
10 Tottenham Hotspur Flag of England.svg England 2,3004239494134
11 Juventus Flag of Italy.svg Italy 1,9502916441-14
12 Borussia Dortmund Flag of Germany.svg Germany 1,900112040515
13 Atlético Madrid Flag of Spain.svg Spain 1,00052636862
14 Internazionale Flag of Italy.svg Italy 74311832313
15 Everton Flag of England.svg England 65838023515
16 Milan Flag of Italy.svg Italy 559-44165-92
17 Roma Flag of Italy.svg Italy 548-1256156-108
18 West Ham United Flag of England.svg England 508-1818175-24
19 Leicester City Flag of England.svg England 455-17189-49
20 Ajax Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 413-21722

2019

As of May 2019 [5] [6]

RankTeamCountryValue in
millions
% change
on year
Debt as
% of value
Revenue ($M)
1 Real Madrid Flag of Spain.svg Spain 4,23941896
2 Barcelona Flag of Spain.svg Spain 4,205-18824
3 Manchester United Flag of England.svg England 3,808-819795
4 Bayern Munich Flag of Germany.svg Germany 3,024-10751
5 Manchester City Flag of England.svg England 2,68890678
6 Chelsea Flag of England.svg England 2,576250597
7 Arsenal Flag of England.svg England 2,268111520
8 Liverpool Flag of England.svg England 2,183123613
9 Tottenham Hotspur Flag of England.svg England 1,62444511
10 Juventus Flag of Italy.svg Italy 1,51239480
11 Paris Saint-Germain Flag of France.svg France 1,092120646
12 Atlético Madrid Flag of Spain.svg Spain 9531223363
13 Borussia Dortmund Flag of Germany.svg Germany 896-10379
14 Schalke 04 Flag of Germany.svg Germany 683-312291
15 Internazionale Flag of Italy.svg Italy 6721150335
16 Roma Flag of Italy.svg Italy 622141298
17 West Ham United Flag of England.svg England 616-1810236
18 Milan Flag of Italy.svg Italy 583-542248
19 Everton Flag of England.svg England 476320254
20 Newcastle United Flag of England.svg England 381-0240

2018

As of June 2018 [7]

RankTeamCountryValue
in millions
Debt as
% of value [8]
% change
on year
Revenue ($M)
1 Manchester United Flag of England.svg England 4,1231812737
2 Real Madrid Flag of Spain.svg Spain 4,088214735
3 Barcelona Flag of Spain.svg Spain 4,060112706
4 Bayern Munich Flag of Germany.svg Germany 3,063013640
5 Manchester City Flag of England.svg England 2,474019575
6 Arsenal Flag of England.svg England 2,2381216531
7 Chelsea Flag of England.svg England 2,062012466
8 Liverpool Flag of England.svg England 1,944530462
9 Juventus Flag of Italy.svg Italy 1,472617442
10 Tottenham Hotspur Flag of England.svg England 1,2371917387
11 Paris Saint-Germain Flag of France.svg France 917016529
12 Borussia Dortmund Flag of Germany.svg Germany 901012362
13 Atlético Madrid Flag of Spain.svg Spain 848316297
14 West Ham United Flag of England.svg England 754819232
15 Schalke 04 Flag of Germany.svg Germany 7071112251
16 Roma Flag of Italy.svg Italy 618449191
17 Milan Flag of Italy.svg Italy 612101-24213
18 Internazionale Flag of Italy.svg Italy 6065813285
19 Leicester City Flag of England.svg England 500021295
20 Napoli Flag of Italy.svg Italy 471024219

2017

As of June 2017 [9]

RankTeamCountryValue in
millions
Debt as
% of value [10]
% change
on year
Revenue ($M)
1 Manchester United Flag of England.svg England 3,690611850
2 Barcelona Flag of Spain.svg Spain 3,63562688
3 Real Madrid Flag of Spain.svg Spain 3,5803-2688
4 Bayern Munich Flag of Germany.svg Germany 2,71301657
5 Manchester City Flag of England.svg England 2,08358650
6 Arsenal Flag of England.svg England 1,93216-4572
7 Chelsea Flag of England.svg England 1,845011583
8 Liverpool Flag of England.svg England 1,4927-4523
9 Juventus Flag of Italy.svg Italy 1,2587-3379
10 Tottenham Hotspur Flag of England.svg England 1,058174377
11 Paris Saint-Germain Flag of France.svg France 84103578
12 Borussia Dortmund Flag of Germany.svg Germany 8080-3315
13 Milan Flag of Italy.svg Italy 80273-3238
14 Atlético Madrid Flag of Spain.svg Spain 732916234
15 West Ham United Flag of England.svg England 6341117213
16 Schalke 04 Flag of Germany.svg Germany 6297-4249
17 Roma Flag of Italy.svg Italy 5693-2242
18 Internazionale Flag of Italy.svg Italy 53737-4199
19 Leicester City Flag of England.svg England 4130-191
20 Napoli Flag of Italy.svg Italy 3790-4158

2016

As of May 2016 [11]

RankTeamCountryValue ($M) [12] Debt as
% of value [10]
% change
on year
Revenue ($M)
1 Real Madrid Flag of Spain.svg Spain 3,645312694
2 Barcelona Flag of Spain.svg Spain 3,549212675
3 Manchester United Flag of England.svg England 3,317207625
4 Bayern Munich Flag of Germany.svg Germany 2,678014570
5 Arsenal Flag of England.svg England 2,0171754524
6 Manchester City Flag of England.svg England 1,921040558
7 Chelsea Flag of England.svg England 1,661021505
8 Liverpool Flag of England.svg England 1,548558471
9 Juventus Flag of Italy.svg Italy 1,299455390
10 Tottenham Hotspur Flag of England.svg England 1,017269310
11 Borussia Dortmund Flag of Germany.svg Germany 836019338
12 Milan Flag of Italy.svg Italy 825326240
13 Paris Saint-Germain Flag of France.svg France 814028578
14 Schalke 04 Flag of Germany.svg Germany 6552115264
15 Atlético Madrid Flag of Spain.svg Spain 6332245225
16 Internazionale Flag of Italy.svg Italy 5594327198
17 West Ham United Flag of England.svg England 542676194
18 Roma Flag of Italy.svg Italy 50836N/A217
19 Napoli Flag of Italy.svg Italy 396012151
20 Newcastle United Flag of England.svg England 383010104

2015

As of May 2015 [13]

RankTeamCountryValue ($M) [12] Debt as
% of value [14]
% change
on year
Revenue ($M)
1 Real Madrid Flag of Spain.svg Spain 3,2604-5746
2 Barcelona Flag of Spain.svg Spain 3,1603-1657
3 Manchester United Flag of England.svg England 3,1002010703
4 Bayern Munich Flag of Germany.svg Germany 2,350027661
5 Manchester City Flag of England.svg England 1,380060562
6 Chelsea Flag of England.svg England 1,370058526
7 Arsenal Flag of England.svg England 1,31030-2487
8 Liverpool Flag of England.svg England 9821039415
9 Juventus Flag of Italy.svg Italy 8379-2379
10 Milan Flag of Italy.svg Italy 77544-9339
11 Borussia Dortmund Flag of Germany.svg Germany 700617355
12 Paris Saint-Germain Flag of France.svg France 634053643
13 Tottenham Hotspur Flag of England.svg England 600917293
14 Schalke 04 Flag of Germany.svg Germany 5720-1290
15 Internazionale Flag of Italy.svg Italy 43956-9222
16 Atlético Madrid Flag of Spain.svg Spain 4365333231
17 Napoli Flag of Italy.svg Italy 353019224
18 Newcastle United Flag of England.svg England 3490N/A210
19 West Ham United Flag of England.svg England 30912N/A186
20 Galatasaray Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 29417-15220

2014

As of May 2014 [15]

RankTeamCountryValue ($M) [12] % change
on year
Revenue ($M)
1 Real Madrid Flag of Spain.svg Spain 3,4404675
2 Barcelona Flag of Spain.svg Spain 3,20023627
3 Manchester United Flag of England.svg England 2,810-11551
4 Bayern Munich Flag of Germany.svg Germany 1,85041561
5 Arsenal Flag of England.svg England 1,3310370
6 Chelsea Flag of England.svg England 868-4394
7 Manchester City Flag of England.svg England 86325411
8 Milan Flag of Italy.svg Italy 856-9343
9 Juventus Flag of Italy.svg Italy 85022354
10 Liverpool Flag of England.svg England 6918313
11 Borussia Dortmund Flag of Germany.svg Germany 59931333
12 Schalke 04 Flag of Germany.svg Germany 58016258
13 Tottenham Hotspur Flag of England.svg England 514-1224
14 Internazionale Flag of Italy.svg Italy 48320219
15 Paris Saint-Germain Flag of France.svg France 415N/A518
16 Galatasaray Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 347N/A204
17 Atlético Madrid Flag of Spain.svg Spain 32833156
18 Hamburger SV Flag of Germany.svg Germany 3269176
19 Roma Flag of Italy.svg Italy 30719162
20 Napoli Flag of Italy.svg Italy 296-10156

2013

As of April 2013 [16]

RankTeamCountryValue ($M) [12] % change
on year
Revenue ($M)
1 Real Madrid Flag of Spain.svg Spain 3,30076650
2 Manchester United Flag of England.svg England 3,16561502
3 Barcelona Flag of Spain.svg Spain 2,60099613
4 Arsenal Flag of England.svg England 1,3263368
5 Bayern Munich Flag of Germany.svg Germany 1,3096468
6 Milan Flag of Italy.svg Italy 945-4326
7 Chelsea Flag of England.svg England 90118409
8 Juventus Flag of Italy.svg Italy 69417248
9 Manchester City Flag of England.svg England 68956362
10 Liverpool Flag of England.svg England 6515296
11 Tottenham Hotspur Flag of England.svg England 520-8226
12 Schalke 04 Flag of Germany.svg Germany 498-15221
13 Borussia Dortmund Flag of Germany.svg Germany 45611240
14 Internazionale Flag of Italy.svg Italy 401-18236
15 Lyon Flag of France.svg France 368-4167
16 Corinthians Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 358-119
17 Napoli Flag of Italy.svg Italy 33017188
18 Hamburger SV Flag of Germany.svg Germany 300-15154
19 Marseille Flag of France.svg France 285-18167
20 Newcastle United Flag of England.svg England 2639146

2012

As of April 2012 [17]

RankTeamCountryValue ($M) [12] % change
on year
Revenue ($M)
1 Manchester United Flag of England.svg England 2,2355532
2 Real Madrid Flag of Spain.svg Spain 1,87734695
3 Barcelona Flag of Spain.svg Spain 1,30734653
4 Arsenal Flag of England.svg England 1,2928364
5 Bayern Munich Flag of Germany.svg Germany 1,23512466
6 Milan Flag of Italy.svg Italy 98918341
7 Chelsea Flag of England.svg England 76116362
8 Liverpool Flag of England.svg England 61912295
9 Juventus Flag of Italy.svg Italy 591-6223
10 Schalke 04 Flag of Germany.svg Germany 58756293
11 Tottenham Hotspur Flag of England.svg England 56437262
12 Internazionale Flag of Italy.svg Italy 49011307
13 Manchester City Flag of England.svg England 44352246
14 Borussia Dortmund Flag of Germany.svg Germany 39452197
15 Lyon Flag of France.svg France 3858193
16 Hamburger SV Flag of Germany.svg Germany 3554187
17 Roma Flag of Italy.svg Italy 35438208
18 Marseille Flag of France.svg France 34926218
19 Valencia Flag of Spain.svg Spain 288-169
20 Napoli Flag of Italy.svg Italy 283-167

2011

As of April 2011 [18]

RankTeamCountryValue ($M) [12] % change
on year
Revenue ($M)
1 Manchester United Flag of England.svg England 1,8641428
2 Real Madrid Flag of Spain.svg Spain 1,45110537
3 Arsenal Flag of England.svg England 1,1921336
4 Bayern Munich Flag of Germany.svg Germany 1,0486396
5 Barcelona Flag of Spain.svg Spain 975-2488
6 Milan Flag of Italy.svg Italy 8385289
7 Chelsea Flag of England.svg England 6582313
8 Juventus Flag of Italy.svg Italy 628-4251
9 Liverpool Flag of England.svg England 552-33276
10 Internazionale Flag of Italy.svg Italy 4417275
11 Tottenham Hotspur Flag of England.svg England 41211179
12 Schalke 04 Flag of Germany.svg Germany 377-2171
13 Lyon Flag of France.svg France 3588179
14 Hamburger SV Flag of Germany.svg Germany 3403179
15 Manchester City Flag of England.svg England 29113153
16 VfB Stuttgart Flag of Germany.svg Germany 2810141
17 Werder Bremen Flag of Germany.svg Germany 2792147
18 Marseille Flag of France.svg France 2776173
19 Atlético Madrid Flag of Spain.svg Spain 2756153
20 Borussia Dortmund Flag of Germany.svg Germany 260-1124

2010

As of April 2010 [19] [20] [21]

RankTeamCountryValue ($M) [12] Debt as
% of value [22]
% change
on year
Revenue ($M)Operating
income ($m) [23]
1 Manchester United Flag of England.svg England 1,83546-2459150
2 Real Madrid Flag of Spain.svg Spain 1,32354-2563130
3 Arsenal Flag of England.svg England 1,18141-2369102
4 Barcelona Flag of Spain.svg Spain 1,000584513113
5 Bayern Munich Flag of Germany.svg Germany 99014-1140661
6 Liverpool Flag of England.svg England 82247-1930437
7 Milan Flag of Italy.svg Italy 8000-1927641
8 Juventus Flag of Italy.svg Italy 6563928557
9 Chelsea Flag of England.svg England 6468-19340-73
10 Internazionale Flag of Italy.svg Italy 413012276-14
11 Schalke 04 Flag of Germany.svg Germany 38450-25175-7
12 Tottenham Hotspur Flag of England.svg England 37229-1618635
13 Lyon Flag of France.svg France 33310-211965
14 Hamburger SV Flag of Germany.svg Germany 3290020641
15 Roma Flag of Italy.svg Italy 3080-1920525
16 Werder Bremen Flag of Germany.svg Germany 2740-616124
17 Marseille Flag of France.svg France 2620918719
18 Borussia Dortmund Flag of Germany.svg Germany 26132-201458
19 Manchester City Flag of England.svg England 2580-17143-56
20 Newcastle United Flag of England.svg England 1988-30142-49

2009

As of April 2009 [24]

RankTeamCountryValue ($M) [12] Debt as
% of value [22]
% change
on year
Revenue ($M)Operating
income ($m) [23]
1 Manchester United Flag of England.svg England 1,870544512160
2 Real Madrid Flag of Spain.svg Spain 1,35323557681
3 Arsenal Flag of England.svg England 1,200107034980
4 Bayern Munich Flag of Germany.svg Germany 1,11002146559
5 Liverpool Flag of England.svg England 1,01059-433250
6 Milan Flag of Italy.svg Italy 99002433058
7 Barcelona Flag of Spain.svg Spain 9604322487108
8 Chelsea Flag of England.svg England 800925424-13
9 Juventus Flag of Italy.svg Italy 60051826446
10 Schalke 04 Flag of Germany.svg Germany 51038923441
11 Tottenham Hotspur Flag of England.svg England 445291222870
12 Lyon Flag of France.svg France 42318424594
13 Roma Flag of Italy.svg Italy 3819-1227669
14 Internazionale Flag of Italy.svg Italy 37077-827227
15 Hamburger SV Flag of Germany.svg Germany 33001320244
16 Borussia Dortmund Flag of Germany.svg Germany 3253311839
17 Manchester City Flag of England.svg England 310062164-16
18 Werder Bremen Flag of Germany.svg Germany 29201217727
19 Newcastle United Flag of England.svg England 28596-5198-13
20 VfB Stuttgart Flag of Germany.svg Germany 2640not reported17618
21 Aston Villa Flag of England.svg England 24010261501
21 Marseille Flag of France.svg France 24002820020
23 Celtic Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 21814-414511
24 Everton Flag of England.svg England 20749515114
25 Rangers Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 19486not reported12815

2008

As of April 2008 [25]

RankTeamCountryValue ($M) [12] Debt as
%of value [22]
% change
on year
Revenue ($M)Operating
income($m) [23]
1 Manchester United Flag of England.svg England 1,8006024394111
2 Real Madrid Flag of Spain.svg Spain 1,2852724474112
3 Arsenal Flag of England.svg England 1,200433132977
4 Liverpool Flag of England.svg England 1,0506513126960
5 Bayern Munich Flag of Germany.svg Germany 9170930272
6 Milan Flag of Italy.svg Italy 7980-330754
7 Barcelona Flag of Spain.svg Spain 784274739292
8 Chelsea Flag of England.svg England 764042382-5
9 Juventus Flag of Italy.svg Italy 5105-1019635
10 Schalke 04 Flag of Germany.svg Germany 47048015436
11 Roma Flag of Italy.svg Italy 434129421348
12 Tottenham Hotspur Flag of England.svg England 414157020764
13 Lyon Flag of France.svg France 40871919015
14 Internazionale Flag of Italy.svg Italy 4030-2720721
15 Borussia Dortmund Flag of Germany.svg Germany 323576312231
16 Newcastle United Flag of England.svg England 300431617512
17 Hamburger SV Flag of Germany.svg Germany 29303216341
18 Werder Bremen Flag of Germany.svg Germany 2620n/a13111
19 Valencia Flag of Spain.svg Spain 25415931145-45
20 Celtic Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 227112315148
21 Everton Flag of England.svg England 1973024103-1
22 West Ham United Flag of England.svg England 1952325115-22
23 Manchester City Flag of England.svg England 19163-811427
24 Aston Villa Flag of England.svg England 1901236106-40
25 Marseille Flag of France.svg France 18701913413

2007

This is the list released in March 2007. [26]

#TeamCountryValue ($M) [12] Debt as
%of value [22]
% change
on year
Revenue ($M)Operating
income($m) [23]
1 Manchester United Flag of England.svg England 1,45384631092
2 Real Madrid Flag of Spain.svg Spain 1,03610200083
3 Arsenal Flag of England.svg England 91553924620
4 Bayern Munich Flag of Germany.svg Germany 8380926262
5 Milan Flag of Italy.svg Italy 8240-1030546
6 Juventus Flag of Italy.svg Italy 56717-1832145
7 Internazionale Flag of Italy.svg Italy 555n/a1026426
8 Liverpool Flag of England.svg England 537286283-37
9 Barcelona Flag of Spain.svg Spain 535122233112
10 Schalke 04 Flag of Germany.svg Germany 471534515737
11 Chelsea Flag of England.svg England 454182822537
12 Lyon Flag of France.svg France 343n/a6516310
13 Newcastle United Flag of England.svg England 26046-1415911
14 Tottenham Hotspur Flag of England.svg England 2430271379
15 Roma Flag of Italy.svg Italy 2240-1516253
16 Hamburger SV Flag of Germany.svg Germany 221n/an/a13031
17 Manchester City Flag of England.svg England 20883-61149
18 Borussia Dortmund Flag of Germany.svg Germany 199126611141
19 Ajax Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 196013959
20 Celtic Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 1851418106-8
21 Everton Flag of England.svg England 1653234107-15
22 Marseille Flag of France.svg France 157n/an/a1056
23 West Ham United Flag of England.svg England 15627n/a1116
24 Rangers Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 14773211312
25 Aston Villa Flag of England.svg England 140161691-21

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Forbes compiles the finances of all 30 MLB teams to produce an annual ranking of the best franchises in terms of valuation. The valuations are composed of the monetary worth of the sport, market, stadium deals, and brand. These areas are supported by applying financial metrics such as debt and operating income to each one.

<i>Forbes</i> list of the most valuable NHL clubs

Forbes compiles the finances of all 32 NHL teams to produce an annual ranking of the best franchises in terms of valuation. The valuations are composed of the monetary worth of the sport, market, stadium deals, and brand. These areas are supported by applying financial metrics such as debt and operating income to each one.

<i>Forbes</i> list of the most valuable MLS clubs

Forbes compiles the finances of all 29 MLS teams to produce an annual ranking of the best franchises in terms of valuation. The valuations are composed of various variables in financial information and transaction data reported by several team executives. These areas are supported by applying financial metrics such as revenue and operating income to each one.

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