Forbes' list of the most valuable sports teams

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The world's most valuable sports teams, as ranked annually by the American magazine Forbes, include teams from football, American football, baseball, basketball, Formula One, and ice hockey. Since the ranking's inception in 2010, two football clubs, English club Manchester United and Spanish club Real Madrid, have been named the world's most valuable team. Real Madrid, valued at $3.26 billion, placed first on the 2015 list, while two American teams, Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League and New York Yankees of Major League Baseball, jointly placed second with a value of $3.2 billion each.

2015 ranking

Rank[1] Team Sport Country Value ($B)
1 Real Madrid Football  Spain 3.26
2 Dallas Cowboys American football  United States 3.2
New York Yankees Baseball  United States
4 FC Barcelona Football  Spain 3.16
5 Manchester United Football  England 3.1
6 Los Angeles Lakers Basketball  United States 2.6
New England Patriots American football  United States
8 New York Knicks Basketball  United States 2.5
9 Los Angeles Dodgers Baseball  United States 2.4
Washington Redskins American football  United States
11 Bayern Munich Football  Germany 2.35
12 Boston Red Sox Baseball  United States 2.1
New York Giants American football  United States
14 Chicago Bulls Basketball  United States 2
San Francisco Giants Baseball  United States
16 Houston Texans American football  United States 1.85
17 Chicago Cubs Baseball  United States 1.8
New York Jets American football  United States
19 Philadelphia Eagles American football  United States 1.75
20 Boston Celtics Basketball  United States 1.7
Chicago Bears American football  United States
22 Los Angeles Clippers Basketball  United States 1.6
San Francisco 49ers American football  United States
24 Baltimore Ravens American football  United States 1.5
Brooklyn Nets Basketball  United States
26 Denver Broncos American football  United States 1.45
27 Indianapolis Colts American football  United States 1.4
St. Louis Cardinals Baseball  United States
29 Green Bay Packers American football  United States 1.38
30 Manchester City Football  England 1.39
31 Chelsea Football  England 1.37
32 Ferrari Auto racing  Italy 1.35
New York Mets Baseball  United States
Pittsburgh Steelers American football  United States
35 Seattle Seahawks American football  United States 1.33
36 Arsenal Football  England 1.31
37 Golden State Warriors Basketball  United States 1.3
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Baseball  United States
Miami Dolphins American football  United States
Toronto Maple Leafs Ice hockey  Canada
41 Washington Nationals Baseball  United States 1.28
42 Carolina Panthers American football  United States 1.25
Houston Rockets Basketball  United States
Philadelphia Phillies Baseball  United States
45 Tampa Bay Buccaneers American football  United States 1.23
46 Texas Rangers Baseball  United States 1.22
47 Miami Heat Basketball  United States 1.18
48 Tennessee Titans American Football  United States 1.16
49 Atlanta Braves Baseball  United States 1.15
Dallas Mavericks Basketball  United States
Minnesota Vikings American football  United States

Historical rankings

2010

Rank[2] Team Sport Country Value ($B)
1 Manchester United Football  England 1.83
2 Dallas Cowboys American football  United States 1.65
3 New York Yankees Baseball  United States 1.6
4 Washington Redskins American football  United States 1.55
5 New England Patriots American football  United States 1.36
6 Real Madrid Football  Spain 1.32
7 New York Giants American football  United States 1.18
8 Arsenal Football  England 1.18
9 New York Jets American football  United States 1.17
10 Houston Texans American football  United States 1.15

2011

Rank[3] Team Sport Country Value ($B)
1 Manchester United Football  England 1.86
2 Dallas Cowboys American football  United States 1.81
3 New York Yankees Baseball  United States 1.7
4 Washington Redskins American football  United States 1.55
5 Real Madrid Football  Spain 1.45
6 New England Patriots American football  United States 1.37
7 Arsenal Football  England 1.19
8 New York Giants American football  United States 1.18
9 Houston Texans American football  United States 1.17
10 New York Jets American football  United States 1.14

2012

Rank[4] Team Sport Country Value ($B)
1 Manchester United Football  England 2.23
2 Real Madrid Football  Spain 1.88
3 New York Yankees Baseball  United States 1.85
Dallas Cowboys American football  United States
5 Washington Redskins American football  United States 1.56
6 Los Angeles Dodgers Baseball  United States 1.4
New England Patriots American football  United States
8 Barcelona Football  Spain 1.31
9 New York Giants American football  United States 1.3
10 Arsenal Football  England 1.29

2013

Rank[5] Team Sport Country Value ($B)
1 Real Madrid Football  Spain 3.3
2 Manchester United Football  England 3.165
3 Barcelona Football  Spain 2.6
4 New York Yankees Baseball  United States 2.3
5 Dallas Cowboys American football  United States 2.1
6 New England Patriots American football  United States 1.635
7 Los Angeles Dodgers Baseball  United States 1.615
8 Washington Redskins American football  United States 1.6
9 New York Giants American football  United States 1.468
10 Arsenal Football  England 1.326

2014

Rank[6] Team Sport Country Value ($B)
1 Real Madrid Football  Spain 3.44
2 Barcelona Football  Spain 3.2
3 Manchester United Football  England 2.81
4 New York Yankees Baseball  United States 2.5
5 Dallas Cowboys American football  United States 2.3
6 Los Angeles Dodgers Baseball  United States 2
7 Bayern Munich Football  Germany 1.85
8 New England Patriots American football  United States 1.8
9 Washington Redskins American football  United States 1.7
10 New York Giants American football  United States 1.55

See also

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