NFL team the Dallas Cowboys has replaced Spanish football club Real
Madrid at the top of Forbes’ annual list of the 50 most valuable sports
teams in the world.
It's the first time a non-football team has held top spot since
Forbes began compiling the annual report in 2011. Real had held the
position for the past three years but has dropped to No.2, with an
overall value of $3.65bn.
The Cowboys’ value stands at $4bn, a 25 per cent increase on last
year. NFL franchises account for 27 of the 50 teams on the list, which
Forbes compiles based on valuations carried out in the past 12 months.
Real’s rivals Barcelona sit third in the 2016 rankings, with a value
of $3.5bn, while Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise the New York
Yankees, which shared second place with the Cowboys last year, drops to
fourth with a value of $3.4bn. Only seven MLB franchises make up the top
50, compared to 12 last year.
English Premier League football club Manchester United, which secured
top spot in 2011 and 2012, completes the top five with a value of
$3.32bn. United’s Premier League rival Arsenal was the biggest mover on
the list, rising from No.36 to No.23 with a value of $2.02bn.
The list does not feature a single Formula One team. Ferrari, the
richest of the F1 teams, is valued at $1.35bn but slipped out of the top
50 after ranking 32nd last year.
In total, there are 27 NFL franchises, seven MLB teams, eight NBA
basketball outfits and eight European football clubs on the list. Of the
eight NBA teams on the list, the New York Knicks rank highest with a
value of $3bn in seventh place.
The average worth of clubs on the list is $2.2bn, compared to $1.75bn last year.
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