Outside the US, soccer is the most popular sport on Earth. In addition, it is also the sport that generates the most money. Players valued at millions and millions of dollars, mind-blowing TV rights fee, and whopping transfer fees make soccer a truly lucrative business. But staying at the top is not always easy and teams have to work hard in order to pull ahead.
Following, we would like to present you with a list we have compiled of the 20 most valuable soccer teams in the world in the year 2013. The teams were ranked according to their current value, based on statistics issued by Forbes Magazine earlier this year. Curious to see which are the most valuable soccer teams in the world? Let’s take a look at the countdown.
No. 20: Newcastle United (United Kingdom)
Current value: $263 million
1 year value change: 9%
Revenue: $146 million
Operating income: $16 million
No. 19: Olympique Marseille (France)
Current value: $285 million
1 year value change: -18%
Revenue: $167 million
Operating income: -$13 million
No. 18: Hamburg SV (Germany)
Current value: $300 million
1 year value change: -16%
Revenue: $154
Operating income: $6 million
No. 17: Napoli (Italy)
Current value: $330 million
1 year value change: 16%
Revenue: $188 million
Operating income: $76 million
No. 16: Corinthians Paulista (Brazil)
Current value: $358 million
1 year value change: 0%
Revenue: $119 million
Operating income: $10 million
No. 15: Olympique Lyonnais (France)
Current value: $368 million
1 year value change: -4%
Revenue: $167 million
Operating income: -$6 million
No. 14: Inter Milan (Italy)
Current value: $401 million
1 year value change: -18%
Revenue: $236 million
Operating income: -$89 million
No. 13: Borussia Dortmund (Germany)
Current value: $456 million
1 year value change: 16%
Revenue: $240 million
Operating income: $54 million
No. 12: Schalke 04 (Germany)
Current value: $498 million
1 year value change: -15%
Revenue: $221 million
Operating income: $47 million
No. 11: Tottenham Hotspur (United Kingdom)
Current value: $520 million
1 year value change: -8%
Revenue: $226 million
Operating income: $36 million
No. 10: Liverpool (United Kingdom)
Current value: $651 million
1 year value change: 5%
Revenue: $296 million
Operating income: $19 million
No. 9: Manchester City (United Kingdom)
Current value: $689 million
1 year value change: 56%
Revenue: $362 million
Operating income: -$53 million
No. 8: Juventus (Italy)
Current value: $694 million
1 year value change: 17%
Revenue: $248 million
Operating income: $20 million
No. 7: Chelsea (United Kingdom)
Current value: $901 million
1 year value change: 18%
Revenue: $409 million
Operating income: $82 million
No. 6: AC Milan (Italy)
Current value: $945 million
1 year value change: -4%
Revenue: $326 million
Operating income: $19 million
No. 5: Bayern Munich (Germany)
Current value: $1,309 million
1 year value change: 6%
Revenue: $468 million
Operating income: $88 million
No. 4: Arsenal (United Kingdom)
Current value: $1,326 million
1 year value change: 3%
Revenue: $368 million
Operating income: $55 million
No. 3: FC Barcelona (Spain)
Current value: $2,600 million
1 year value change: 99%
Revenue: $613 million
Operating income: $160 million
No. 2: Manchester United (United Kingdom)
Current value: $3,165 million
1 year value change: 42%
Revenue: $502 million
Operating income: $144 million
No. 1: Real Madrid (Spain)
Current value: $3,300 million
1 year value change: 76%
Revenue: $650 million
Operating income: $170 million
