Richest clubs in the world

Your definition of rich is flawed. Real Madrid etc. spend more than the revenues you posted and that for years now, so they are getting poorer every year. If you want to make a list you should look for the balance sheets and see what the balance between assets and debts is.
To look I suggest the reports of one of the large accounting firms that recently published their findings.

This list is bullshit.

 

Actually, Madrid are one of the few big clubs, along with Arsenal (lol) who make profits every year. Clubs like Man United, City, and Barca are getting poorer, as you say, and owe huge debt.

 

Richest clubs in Europe/Africa:

1. Real Madrid CF - Association football - Spain - €450 million
2. FC Barcelona - Association football - Spain - €420 million
3. FC Bayern Munich - Association football - Germany - €323 million
4. Manchester United FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €322 million
5. Arsenal FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €252 million
6. Chelsea FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €235 million
7. AC Milan - Association football - Italy - €227 million
8. FC Internazionale Milano - Association football - Italy - €224 million
9. Liverpool FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €207 million
10. Juventus FC - Association football - Italy - €205 million
11. FC Schalke 04 - Association football - Germany - €169 million
12. Hamburger SV - Association football - Germany - €146 million
13. Olympique Lyonnais - Association football - France - €146 million
14. Olympique de Marseille - Association football - France - €142 million
15. Manchester City FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €140 million
16. Tottenham Hotspur FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €134 million
17. Atlético Madrid - Association football - Spain - €124 million
18. Fenerbahçe SK - Association football - Turkey - €116 million
19. FC Girondins de Bordeaux - Association football - France - €115 million
20. VfB Stuttgart - Association football - Germany - €114 million

Richest clubs in North America/South America:

1. SC Corinthians Paulista - Association football - Brazil - €95 million
2. SC Internacional - Association football - Brazil - €89 million
3. São Paulo FC - Association football - Brazil - €87 million
4. SE Palmeiras - Association football - Brazil - € 66million
5. CR Flamengo - Association football - Brazil - €57 million
6. Santos FC - Association football - Brazil - €52 million
7. Grêmio FBPA - Association football - Brazil - €50 million
8. Cruzeiro EC - Association football - Brazil - €45 million
9. CD Guadalajara - Association football - Mexico - €42 million
10. Clube Atlético Mineiro - Association football - Brazil - €41 million
11. Fluminense FC - Association football - Brazil - €34 million
12. Boca Juniors - Association football - Argentina - €33 million
13. Club América - Association football - Mexico - €31 million
14. Clube Atlético Paranaense - Association football - Brazil - €30 million
15. Seattle Sounders FC - Association football - United States - €29 million
16. EC Juventude - Association football - Brazil - €27 million
17. CA River Plate - Association football - Argentina - €25 million
18. Los Angeles Galaxy - Association football - United States - €25 million
19. New York Red Bulls - Association football - United States - €25 million
20. CF Pachuca - Association football - Mexico - €24 million

Richest clubs in Asia/Oceania

1. Urawa Red Diamonds - Association football - Japan - €55 million
2. Guangzhou Evergrande FC - Association football - PR China - €54 million
3. Nagoya Grampus - Association football - Japan - €39 million
4. Gamba Osaka - Association football - Japan - €35 million
5. FC Tokyo - Association football - Japan - €32 million
6. Kawasaki Frontale - Association football - Japan - €31 million
7. Omiya Ardija - Association football - Japan - €30 million
8. Shimizu S-Pulse - Association football - Japan - €30 million
9. Yokohama F. Marinos - Association football - Japan - €30 million
10. Júbilo Iwata - Association football - Japan - €29 million
11. Al-Ahli - Association football - Saudi Arabia - €28 million
12. Al-Ain FC - Association football - United Arab Emirates - €28 million
13. Al-Hilal FC - Association football - Saudi Arabia - €25 million
14. Kashiwa Reysol - Association football - Japan - €24 million
15. JEF United Ichihara Chiba - Association football - Japan - €23 million
16. Sanfrecce Hiroshima - Association football - Japan - €23 million
17. Al-Nassr FC - Association football - Saudi Arabia - €22 million
18. Albirex Niigata - Association football - Japan - €21 million
19. Ittihad FC - Association football - Saudi Arabia - €21 million
20. Kyoto Sanga FC - Association football - Japan - €21 million

Didn't expect that the Japanese clubs are richer than the Argentine :S

 

I would have thought some of those Brazilian clubs would be a little richer. Many of them are selling clubs.

 

Manchester United:

"record revenue of £331.4m (up £45.0m over previous year) and record operating profit in excess of £110m."

 

Forbes magazine came up with this list for the top 20.

Numbers are the franchise value.

 

Interesting.

Brazilian clubs by franchise value:

http://oglobo.globo.com/esportes/brasileiro2011/mat/2011/09/08/flamengo-corinthians-tem-as-marcas-mais-valiosas-do-brasil-aponta-estudo-925309191.asp

In US$ millions:

Corinthians ($476,38),
Flamengo ($378,84),
São Paulo ($364,94),
Palmeiras ($248,84),
Internacional ($152,69),
Santos ($125,21),
Grêmio ($123,40),
Vasco da Gama ($89,29),
Cruzeiro ($83,13), and
Atlético-MG ($82,69).

 

To John Evo - please note that all of the figures in the main list above exclude 'player sales' - the list basically is income derived from football operations less transfer dealings.

 

yay Juventus is in it

 

Confusing article.

First off, the valuations aren't franchise worth, but brand value, which is different and can be figured in several creative ways.

Second, to use an example, they say Corinthians brand value is USD $867 million, but lower they say it is in R$ which exchanges at .523 right now.

Later still they say it is on earnings of R$177 million after sale of players. No listing of expenses.


That's about $92.57 million USD.

Clearly not done by an economist.


Look at the chart. The symbol is Brazilian Reals (R$)



For you Americans, the comma is the decimal point, and marcas is brands.

 

Just an update of the richest clubs in the world:

Sports clubs with an annual revenue of at least €20 million

1. Real Madrid CF - Association football - Spain - €450 million
2. FC Barcelona - Association football - Spain - €420 million
3. New York Yankees - Baseball - United States - €416 million
4. FC Bayern Munich - Association football - Germany - €323 million
5. Manchester United FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €322 million
6. Dallas Cowboys - American football - United States - €294 million
7. Arsenal FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €252 million
8. Washington Redskins - American football - United States - €247 million
9. Chelsea FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €235 million
10. New York Mets - Baseball - United States - €233 million
11. Boston Red Sox - Baseball - United States - €231 million
12. AC Milan - Association football - Italy - €227 million
13. FC Internazionale Milano - Association football - Italy - €224 million
14. New England Patriots - American football - United States - €222 million
15. Yomiuri Giants - Baseball - Japan - €214 million
16. Liverpool FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €207 million
17. Juventus FC - Association football - Italy - €205 million
18. Los Angeles Dodgers - Baseball - United States - €205 million
19. Chicago Cubs - Baseball - United States - €204 million
20. Houston Texans - American football - United States - €190 million
21. Philadelphia Phillies - Baseball - United States - €187 million
22. LA Angels of Anaheim - Baseball - United States - €186 million
23. Philadelphia Eagles - American football - United States - €182 million
24. Baltimore Ravens - American football - United States - €178 million
25. Chicago Bears - American football - United States - €178 million
26. Denver Broncos - American football - United States - €175 million
27. Carolina Panthers - American football - United States - €173 million
28. Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks - Baseball - Japan - €173 million
29. Hanshin Tigers - Baseball - Japan - €173 million
30. Indianapolis Colts - American football - United States - €173 million
31. Miami Dolphins - American football - United States - €173 million
32. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - American football - United States - €172 million
33. New Orleans Saints - American football - United States - €171 million
34. Pittsburgh Steelers - American football - United States - €170 million
35. Cleveland Browns - American football - United States - €169 million
36. FC Schalke 04 - Association football - Germany - €169 million
37. Green Bay Packers - American football - United States - €169 million
38. Tennessee Titans - American football - United States - €169 million
39. New York Giants - American football - United States - €168 million
40. Seattle Seahawks - American football - United States - €168 million
41. New York Jets - American football - United States - €166 million
42. Arizona Cardinals - American football - United States - €165 million
43. Kansas City Chiefs - American football - United States - €164 million
44. San Diego Chargers - American football - United States - €163 million
45. Cincinnati Bengals - American football - United States - €162 million
46. Atlanta Falcons - American football - United States - €161 million
47. Buffalo Bills - American football - United States - €159 million
48. New York Knicks - Basketball - United States - €158 million
49. San Francisco 49ers - American football - United States - €158 million
50. St. Louis Rams - American football - United States - €156 million
51. Jacksonville Jaguars - American football - United States - €154 million
52. Minnesota Vikings - American football - United States - €154 million
53. Oakland Raiders - American football - United States - €152 million
54. Los Angeles Lakers - Basketball - United States - €150 million
55. Minnesota Twins - Baseball - United States - €149 million
56. Detroit Lions - American football - United States - €147 million
57. Hamburger SV - Association football - Germany - €146 million
58. Olympique Lyonnais - Association football - France - €146 million
59. San Francisco Giants - Baseball - United States - €144 million
60. Olympique de Marseille - Association football - France - €142 million
61. Manchester City FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €140 million
62. St. Louis Cardinals - Baseball - United States - €136 million
63. Chicago White Sox - Baseball - United States - €135 million
64. Tottenham Hotspur FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €134 million
65. Seattle Mariners - Baseball - United States - €131 million
66. Toronto Maple Leafs - Ice Hockey - Canada - €131 million
67. Houston Astros - Baseball - United States - €128 million
68. Atlanta Braves - Baseball - United States - €127 million
69. Detroit Tigers - Baseball - United States - €127 million
70. Atlético Madrid - Association football - Spain - €124 million
71. AS Roma - Football - Italy - €122 million
72. Washington Nationals - Baseball - United States - €122 million
73. Colorado Rockies - Baseball - United States - €120 million
74. Chicago Bulls - Basketball - United States - €118 million
75. Texas Rangers - Baseball - United States - €117 million
76. Fenerbahçe SK - Association football - Turkey - €116 million
77. FC Girondins de Bordeaux - Association football - France - €115 million
78. Montreal Canadiens - Ice Hockey - Canada - €114 million
79. VfB Stuttgart - Association football - Germany - €114 million
80. Cleveland Cavaliers - Basketball - United States - €112 million
81. Houston Rockets - Basketball - United States - €107 million
82. New York Rangers - Ice Hockey - United States - €107 million
83. Arizona Diamondbacks - Baseball - United States - €106 million
84. Baltimore Orioles - Baseball - United States - €105 million
85. Borussia Dortmund - Association football - Germany - €105 million
86. Boston Celtics - Basketball - United States - €105 million
87. Milwaukee Brewers - Baseball - United States - €105 million
88. Cleveland Indians - Baseball - United States - €104 million
89. Detroit Pistons - Basketball - United States - €103 million
90. Phoenix Suns - Basketball - United States - €103 million
91. Dallas Mavericks - Basketball - United States - €102 million
92. Hiroshima Toyo Carp - Baseball - Japan - €101 million
93. Valencia CF - Association football - Spain - €101 million
94. Aston Villa FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €100 million
95. VfL Wolfsburg - Association football - Germany - €100 million
96. Cincinnati Reds - Baseball - United States - €99 million
97. Sevilla FC - Association football - Spain - €99 million
98. SL Benfica - Association football - Portugal - €98 million
99. SV Werder Bremen - Association football - Germany - €96 million
100. Toronto Raptors - Basketball - Canada - €96 million
101. ACF Fiorentina - Association football - Italy - €95 million
102. Chunichi Dragons - Baseball - Japan - €95 million
103. SC Corinthians Paulista - Association football - Brazil - €95 million
104. Toronto Blue Jays - Baseball - Canada - €95 million
105. San Antonio Spurs - Basketball - United States - €94 million
106. Chiba Lotte Marines - Baseball - Japan - €92 million
107. SSC Napoli - Association football - Italy - €92 million
108. Everton FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €89 million
109. FC Zenit Saint Petersburg - Association football - Russia - €89 million
110. Portland Trail Blazers - Basketball - United States - €89 million
111. SC Internacional - Association football - Brazil - €89 million
112. San Diego Padres - Baseball - United States - €87 million
113. São Paulo FC - Association football - Brazil - €87 million
114. Fulham FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €86 million
115. Miami Heat - Basketball - United States - €86 million
116. Tampa Bay Rays - Baseball - United States - €86 million
117. Chicago Blackhawks - Ice Hockey - United States - €84 million
118. Kansas City Royals - Baseball - United States - €84 million
119. Oakland Athletics - Baseball - United States - €84 million
120. Philadelphia Flyers - Ice Hockey - United States - €84 million
121. Utah Jazz - Basketball - United States - €84 million
122. Detroit Red Wings - Ice Hockey - United States - €83 million
123. Golden State Warriors - Basketball - United States - €83 million
124. Vancouver Canucks - Ice Hockey - Canada - €83 million
125. Oklahoma City Thunder - Basketball - United States - €82 million
126. Paris Saint-Germain FC - Association football - France - €82 million
127. SS Lazio - Association football - Italy - €82 million
128. West Ham United FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €80 million
129. Denver Nuggets - Basketball - United States - €79 million
130. Hertha BSC - Football - Germany - €79 million
131. Boston Bruins - Ice Hockey - United States - €77 million
132. Philadelphia 76ers - Basketball - United States - €77 million
133. Bayer 04 Leverkusen - Association football - Germany - €75 million
134. Orlando Magic - Basketball - United States - €75 million
135. Washington Wizards - Basketball - United States - €75 million
136. Atlanta Hawks - Basketball - United States - € 73 million
137. Sunderland AFC - Association football - United Kingdom - €73 million
138. 1. FC Köln - Association football - Germany - €72 million
139. New Jersey Devils - Ice Hockey - United States - €72 million
140. Pittsburgh Pirates - Baseball - United States - €72 million
141. Sacramento Kings - Basketball - United States - €72 million
142. Borussia Mönchengladbach - Association football - Germany - €71 million
143. Los Angeles Clippers - Basketball - United States - €71 million
144. Florida Marlins - Baseball - United States - €70 million
145. New Orleans Hornets - Basketball - United States - €70 million
146. Celtic FC - Association football - United Kingdom - United States - €69 million
147. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters - Baseball - Japan - €69 million
148. Calgary Flames - Ice Hockey - Canada - €68 million
149. Charlotte Bobcats - Basketball - United States - €68 million
150. Eintracht Frankfurt - Association football - Germany - €68 million
151. FC Porto - Association football - Portugal - €68 million
152. Los Angeles Kings - Ice Hockey - United States - €68 million
153. US Città di Palermo - Association football - Italy - €68 million
154. Wolverhampton Wanderers FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €68 million
155. Ottawa Senators - Ice Hockey - Canada - €67 million
156. Portsmouth FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €67 million
157. Dallas Stars - Ice Hockey - United States - €66 million
158. Indiana Pacers - Basketball - United States - € 66million
159. Minnesota Timberwolves - Basketball - United States - € 66million
160. SE Palmeiras - Association football - Brazil - € 66million
161. Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles - Baseball - Japan - €66 million
162. Blackburn Rovers FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €65 million
163. Texas Longhorns football - American football - United States - €65 million
164. Memphis Grizzlies - Basketball - United States - €64 million
165. Milwaukee Bucks - Basketball - United States - €64 million
166. Minnesota Wild - Ice Hockey - United States - €64 million
167. Birmingham City FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €63 million
168. Pittsburgh Penguins - Ice Hockey - United States - €63 million
169. Rangers FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €63 million
170. AFC Ajax - Association football - Netherlands - €62 million
171. San Jose Sharks - Ice Hockey - United States - €61 million
172. Bolton Wanderers FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €60 million
173. Edmonton Oilers - Ice Hockey - Canada - €60 million
174. PSV Eindhoven - Association football - Netherlands - €60 million
175. Stoke City FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €60 million
176. Anaheim Ducks - Ice Hockey - United States - €59 million
177. Newcastle United FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €59 million
178. Trabzonspor - Association football - Turkey - €58 million
179. Villarreal CF - Association football - Spain - €58 million
180. Colorado Avalanche - Ice Hockey - United States - €57 million
181. CR Flamengo - Association football - Brazil - €57 million
182. Genoa CFC - Association football - Italy - €57 million
183. Washington Capitals - Ice Hockey - United States - €57 million
184. Blackpool FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €56 million
185. Buffalo Sabres - Ice Hockey - United States - €56 million
186. Collingwood FC - Australian rules football - Australia - €56 million
187. Athletic Bilbao - Association football - Spain - €55 million
188. Lille OSC - Association football - France - €55 million
189. New Jersey Nets - Basketball - United States - €55 million
190. St. Louis Blues - Ice Hockey - United States - €55 million
191. Urawa Red Diamonds - Association football - Japan - €55 million
192. Wigan Athletic FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €55 million
193. Guangzhou Evergrande FC - Association football - PR China - €54 million
194. Columbus Blue Jackets - Ice Hockey - United States - €53 million
195. Florida Panthers - Ice Hockey - United States - €53 million
196. Tampa Bay Lightning - Ice Hockey - United States - €53 million
197. Carolina Hurricanes - Ice Hockey - United States - €52 million
198. FC Red Bull Salzburg - Association football - Austria - €52 million
199. Hull City AFC - Association football - United Kingdom - €52 million
200. Santos FC - Association football - Brazil - €52 million
201. Tokyo Yakult Swallows - Baseball - Japan - €52 million
202. West Bromwich Albion FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €52 million
203. Yokohama BayStars - Baseball - Japan - €52 million
204. Burnley FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €51 million
205. Nashville Predators - Ice Hockey - United States - €51 million
206. RC Lens - Association football - France - €51 million
207. Alabama Crimson Tide football - American football - United States - €50 million
208. Grêmio FBPA - Association football - Brazil - €50 million
209. Hannover 96 - Association football - Germany - €50 million
210. FC Spartak Moscow - Association football - Russia - €49 million
211. Georgia Bulldogs football - American football - United States - €49 million
212. Penn State Nittany Lions football - American football - United States - €49 million
213. RCD Espanyol - Association football - Spain - €49 million
214. Winnepeg Jets - Ice Hockey - Canada - €49 million
215. AS Monaco FC - Association football - France - €48 million
216. FC Basel - Association football - Switzerland - €48 million
217. Florida Gators football - American football - United States - €48 million
218. Galatasaray SK - Association football - Turkey - €48 million
219. LSU Tigers football - American football - United States - €48 million
220. 1. FC Nuremberg - Association football - Germany - €47 million
221. Middlesbrough FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €47 million
222. Saitama Seibu Lions - Baseball - Japan - €47 million
223. Auburn Tigers football - American football - United States - €46 million
224. Besiktas JK - Association football - Turkey - €46 million
225. Phoenix Coyotes - Ice Hockey - United States - €46 million
226. Cruzeiro EC - Association football - Brazil - €45 million
227. FC Copenhagen - Association football - Denmark - €45 million
228. FC Dynamo Moscow - Association football - Russia - €45 million
229. FC Twente - Association football - Netherlands - €45 million
230. PFC CSKA Moscow - Association football - Russia - €45 million
231. AS Saint-Étienne - Association football - France - €44 million
232. Michigan Wolverines football - American football - United States - €44 million
233. New York Islanders - Ice Hockey - United States - €44 million
234. Ohio State Buckeyes football - American football - United States - €44 million
235. Olympiacos FC - Association football - Greece - €44 million
236. Stade Rennais FC - Association football - France - €44 million
237. Standard Liège - Association football - Belgium - €44 million
238. UC Sampdoria - Association football - Italy - €44 million
239. AC Siena - Association football - Italy - €43 million
240. Orix Buffaloes - Baseball - Japan - €43 million
241. Parma FC - Association football - Italy - €43 million
242. Cagliari Calcio - Association football - Italy - €42 million
243. CD Guadalajara - Association football - Mexico - €42 million
244. Salavat Yulaev Ufa - Ice Hockey - Russia - €42 million
245. Udinese Calcio - Association football - Italy - €42 million
246. Clube Atlético Mineiro - Association football - Brazil - €41 million
247. FC Lokomotiv Moscow - Association football - Russia - €41 million
248. Notre Dame Fighting Irish football - American football - United States - €41 million
249. TSG 1899 Hoffenheim - Association football - Germany - €41 million
250. HC Ak Bars Kazan - Ice Hockey - Russia - €40 million
251. Oklahoma Sooners football - American football - United States - €40 million
252. South Carolina Gamecocks football - American football - United States - €40 million
253. Torino FC - Association football - Italy - €40 million
254. AJ Auxerre - Association football - France - €39 million
255. Bologna FC 1909 - Association football - Italy - €39 million
256. Calcio Catania - Association football - Italy - €39 million
257. Nagoya Grampus - Association football - Japan - €39 million
258. Tennessee Volunteers football - American football - United States - €39 million
259. Toulouse FC - Association football - France - €39 million
260. Feyenoord - Association football - Netherlands - €38 million
261. Kashima Antlers - Association football - Japan - €38 million
262. VfL Bochum - Association football - Germany - €38 million
263. CR Vasco da Gama - Association football - Brazil €37 million
264. Reading FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €37 million
265. US Lecce - Association football - Italy - €37 million
266. West Coast Eagles - Australian rules football - Australia - €37 million
267. Le Mans FC - Association football - France - €36 million
268. AC ChievoVerona - Association football - Italy - €35 million
269. Atalanta BC - Association football - Italy - €35 million
270. Deportivo de La Coruña - Association football - Spain - €35 million
271. Derby County FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €35 million
272. Gamba Osaka - Association football - Japan - €35 million
273. Nebraska Cornhuskers football - American football - United States - €35 million
274. Real Betis - Association football - Spain - €35 million
275. Real Sociedad - Association football - Spain - €35 million
276. RSC Anderlecht - Association football - Belgium - €35 million
277. SKA Saint Petersburg - Ice Hockey - Russia - €35 million
278. Arkansas Razorbacks football - American football - United States - €34 million
279. Fluminense FC - Association football - Brazil - €34 million
280. Odense BK - Association football - Denmark - €34 million
281. Real Zaragoza - Association football - Spain - €34 million
282. SK Rapid Wien - Association football - Austria - €34 million
283. Sporting Clube de Portugal - Association football - Portugal €34 million
284. Boca Juniors - Association football - Argentina - €33 million
285. Essendon FC - Australian rules football - Australia - €33 million
286. Geelong FC - Australian rules football - Australia - €33 million
287. 1. FSV Mainz 05 - Association football - Germany - €32 million
288. Arminia Bielefeld - Association football - Germany - €32 million
289. FC Tokyo - Association football - Japan - €32 million
290. Iowa Hawkeyes football - American football - United States - €32 million
291. Metallurg Magnitogorsk - Ice Hockey - Russia - €32 million
292. Olympiacos BC - Basketball - Greece - €32 million
293. Reggina Calcio - Association football - Italy - €32 million
294. Avangard Omsk - Ice Hockey - Russia - €31 million
295. BSC Young Boys - Association football - Switzerland - €31 million
296. Club América - Association football - Mexico - €31 million
297. FC Lorient - Association football - France - €31 million
298. Kawasaki Frontale - Association football - Japan - €31 million
299. Michigan State Spartans football - American football - United States - €31 million
300. ACR Messina - Association football - Italy - €30 million
301. AS Nancy - Association football - France - €30 million
302. Clube Atlético Paranaense - Association football - Brazil - €30 million
303. FC Augsburg - Association football - Germany - €30 million
304. FC Barcelona Bàsquet - Basketball - Spain - €30 million
305. FC Rubin Kazan - Association football - Russia - €30 million
306. FC Sochaux-Montbéliard - Association football - France - €30 million
307. Hawthorn FC - Australian rules football - Australia - €30 million
308. Karlsruher SC - Association football - Germany - €30 million
309. Leeds United AFC - Association football - United Kingdom - €30 million
310. Omiya Ardija - Association football - Japan - €30 million
311. Panathinaikos BC - Basketball - Greece - €30 million
312. SC Freiburg - Association football - Germany - €30 million
314. Shimizu S-Pulse - Association football - Japan - €30 million
315. South Australia cricket team - Cricket - Australia - €30 million
316. Yokohama F. Marinos - Association football - Japan - €30 million
317. Chennai Super Kings - Cricket - India - €29 million
318. FC Saturn Moscow Oblast - Association football - Russia - €29 million
319. Júbilo Iwata - Association football - Japan - €29 million
320. Rajasthan Royals - Cricket - India - €29 million
321. Seattle Sounders FC - Association football - United States - €29 million
322. Stade Toulousain - Rugby union - France - €29 million
323. Texas A&M Aggies football - American football - United States - €29 million
324. Al-Ahli - Association football - Saudi Arabia - €28 million
325. Al-Ahly SC - Association football - Egypt - €28 million
326. Al-Ain FC - Association football - United Arab Emirates - €28 million
327. Brescia Calcio - Association football - Italy - €28 million
328. CD Tenerife - Association football - Spain - €28 million
329. Celta de Vigo - Association football - Spain - €28 million
330. Lokomotiv Yaroslavl - Ice Hockey - Russia - €28 million
331. PBC CSKA Moscow - Basketball - Russia - €28 million
332. Real Madrid Baloncesto - Basketball - Spain - €28 million
333. St. Kilda FC - Australian rules football - Australia - € 28 million
334. Valenciennes FC - Association football - France - €28 million
335. 1. FC Kaiserslautern - Association football - Germany - €27 million
336. AS Livorno Calcio - Association football - Italy - €27 million
337. EC Juventude - Association football - Brazil - €27 million
338. Kolkata Knight Riders - Cricket - India - €27 million
339. OGC Nice - Association football - France - €27 million
340. RCD Mallorca - Association football - Spain - €27 million
341. Real Murcia - Association football - Spain - €27 million
342. Rosenborg BK - Association football - Norway - €27 million
343. Saskatchewan Roughriders - Canadian football - Canada - €27 million
344. Wisconsin Badgers football - American football - United States - €27 million
345. AZ - Association football - Netherlands - €26 million
346. Carlton FC - Australian rules football - Australia - €26 million
347. Charlton Athletic FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €26 million
348. Fremantle Dockers - Australian rules football - Australia - €26 million
349. Grenoble Foot 38 - Association football - France - €26 million
350. Mumbai Indians - Cricket - India - €26 million
351. Sporting de Gijón - Association football - Spain - €26 million
352. Vitesse - Association football - Netherlands - €26 million
353. Al-Hilal FC - Association football - Saudi Arabia - €25 million
354. Atlant Moscow Oblast - Ice Hockey - Russia - € 25 million
355. CA Osasuna - Association football - Spain - €25 million
356. CA River Plate - Association football - Argentina - €25 million
357. FC Terek Grozny - Association football - Russia - €25 million
358. KRC Genk - Association football - Belgium - €25 million
359. Los Angeles Galaxy - Association football - United States - €25 million
360. New York Red Bulls - Association football - United States - €25 million
361. Brøndby IF - Association football - Denmark - €24 million
362. CF Pachuca - Association football - Mexico - €24 million
363. Cruz Azul - Association football - Mexico - €24 million
364. Kashiwa Reysol - Association football - Japan - €24 million
365. LG Twins - Baseball - South Korea - €24 million
366. FC Luch-Energiya Vladivostok - Association football - Russia - €24 million
367. Melbourne FC - Australian rules football - Australia - €24 million
368. Port Adelaide FC - Australian rules football - Australia - €24 million
369. Sydney Swans - Australian rules football - Australia - €24 million
370. Western Bulldogs - Australian rules football - Australia - €24 million
371. PBC Lokomotiv-Kuban - Basketball - Russia - €23 million
372. BC Triumph Lyubertsy - Basketball - Russia - €23 million
373. Botafogo FR - Association football - Brazil - €23 million
374. Bursaspor - Association football - Turkey - €23 million
375. JEF United Ichihara Chiba - Association football - Japan - €23 million
376. Richmond FC - Australian rules football - Australia - €23 million
377. Sanfrecce Hiroshima - Association football - Japan - €23 million
378. Sheffield United FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €23 million
379. Surrey CCC - Cricket - United Kingdom - €23 million
380. TSV 1860 München - Association football - Germany - €23 million
381. Washington Huskies football - American football - United States - €23 million
382. Alemannia Aachen - Association football - Germany - €22 million
383. Al-Nassr FC - Association football - Saudi Arabia - €22 million
384. Brisbane Lions - Australian rules football - Australia - €22 million
385. Club Brugge KV - Association football - Belgium - €22 million
386. Getafe CF - Association football - Spain - €22 million
387. Kentucky Wildcats football - American football - United States - €22 million
388. Málaga CF - Association football - Spain - €22 million
389. Minnesota Golden Gophers football - American football - United States - €22 million
390. Oklahoma State Cowboys football - American football - United States - €22 million
391. Racing de Santander - Association football - Spain - €22 million
392. Recreativo de Huelva - Association football - Spain - €22 million
393. SC Heerenveen - Association football - Netherlands - €22 million
394. US Boulogne - Association football - France - €22 million
395. Albirex Niigata - Association football - Japan - €21 million
396. Ascoli Calcio 1898 - Association football - Italy - €21 million
397. BC Khimki - Basketball - Russia - €21 million
398. Clemson Tigers football - American football - United States - €21 million
399. Delhi Daredevils - Cricket - India - €21 million
400. Empoli FC - Association football - Italy - €21 million
401. Ittihad FC - Association football - Saudi Arabia - €21 million
402. Kyoto Sanga FC - Association football - Japan - €21 million
403. Panathinaikos FC - Association football - Greece - €21 million
404. UHC Dynamo - Ice Hockey - Russia - €21 million
405. Virginia Tech Hokies football - American football - United States - €21 million
406. Vissel Kobe - Association football - Japan - €21 million
407. Xerez CD - Association football - Spain - €21 million
408. Arizona State Sun Devils football - American football - United States - €20 million
409. AS Bari - Association football - Italy - €20 million
410. ASM Clermont Auvergne - Rugby union - France - €20 million
411. Brisbane Broncos - Rugby league - Australia - €20 million
412. Deccan Chargers - Cricket - India - €20 million
413. FC Seoul - Association football - South Korea - €20 million
414. FC St. Pauli - Association football - Germany - €20 million
415. FC Treviso - Association football - Italy - €20 million
416. GNK Dinamo Zagreb - Association football - Croatia - €20 million
417. Hapoel Tel Aviv FC - Association football - Israel - €20 million
418. Kaizer Chiefs FC - Association football - South Africa - €20 million
419. Kings XI Punjab - Cricket - India - €20 million
420. Leicester Tigers - Rugby union - United Kingdom - €20 million
421. Levante UD - Association football - Spain - €20 million
422. MSV Duisburg - Association football - Germany - €20 million
423. Oregon Ducks football - American football - United States - €20 million
424. Orlando Pirates FC - Association football - South Africa - €20 million
425. Real Valladolid - Association football - Spain - €20 million
426. SC Bern - Ice Hockey - Switzerland - €20 million
427. USC Trojans football - American football - United States - €20 million

Sportsmen with an annual income of at least €20 million

1. Tiger Woods - Golf - United States - €52 million
2. Kobe Bryant - Basketball - United States - €36 million
3. LeBron James - Basketball - United States - €33 million
4. Phil Mickelson - Golf - United States - €32 million
5. Roger Federer - Tennis - Switzerland - €32 million
6. David Beckham - Association football - United Kingdom - €27 million
7. Cristiano Ronaldo - Association football - Portugal - €26 million
8. Alex Rodriguez - Baseball - United States - €24 million
9. Michael Schumacher - Formula One - Germany - €23 million
10. Fernando Alonso - Formula One - Spain - €22 million
11. Lionel Messi - Association football - Argentina - €22 million
12. Rafael Nadal - Tennis - Spain - €21 million
13. Tom Brady - American football - United States - €21 million
14. Valentino Rossi - Motorcycle racing - Italy - €21 million
15. Derek Jeter - Baseball - United States - €20 million
16. Lewis Hamilton - Formula One - United Kingdom - €20 million

 

The rich gets richer.

Real Madrid had revenues of 480 mill euro and Barca 473 mill season 2010/11.
Barcelona's Qatar deal allso starts from this season.

http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/184339/real-madrid-hits-revenue-record-to-slash-debts

 

What's the difference in franchise value and brand value?
I seek for it's definition in the google and appears to be the same.

Other point... They didn't say that is 867 millions dollars (for corinthians) in the article. If you read the article you will see that is BRL. I did the exchange in the first post (for US$). See the table.

The franchise value has nothing to do with profits (manchester united for example has 1.835 billion dollars in franchise value and 'only' 325 million euros in profits). What is the connection between cortinhians earnings and corinthians franchise value?

Third... the numbers in the article was calculated by BDO/RCS economy consultant. I'm not an economist so I don't know if they are good or not. You could visit their website: http://www.bdobrazilrcs.com.br/pt/ and tell me.

 

The vast majority of these business you mention here in the top 50 are NOT CLUBS.They are many things from investment outfits to money laundering operations to dictators trying to buy popularity but clubs they aint.At least by my meaning of the world club

 

From Qfinance.com

So.. Potential income, reputation, and prestige aren't economic quantifiables, that is, they are worth whatever the person or entity doing the evaluating wants them to be.

Bernie Maddoff had great brand value in certain circles before he was exposed as the biggest Ponzi crook in history. Now the NY Mets might go under based on the demise of Maddoff and his now non - existent brand value.


Lehman brothers also had great brand value before the US government had to come up with half a trillion dollars to prevent the demise of the US economy when it was found that the net worth of the collateralized loans was actually zero. Great brand value, no net worth. ( which leads to the question of why Price-Waterhouse people aren't in jail for their audits)

We will pay for that valuation of Lehmans brand value into the next century.

but if you don't read Brazilian and depended on a translator, the translator ( incorrectly) translates The currency symbols, and the original poster who brought up the article made that conversion to USD incorrectly. Just figure all the numbers are half of what the article says for all the numbers quoted. The original article does not deal with US Dollars at all. We actually agree there.

Again, the numbers are for a pretty ficticious concept of Bran Value, not net worth.

Net value is what a bank will give you a loan on and be a partner to, risking its money as well as yours.

Franchise value is what market evaluators think you can reasonably expect to sell the product for keeping in mind the other opportunities out there. Think of it as what a bank would loan you if you actually had real collateral to put up that the bank could attach. What is the value of the Stadium, the sale of the players still under contract at liquidation, the uniforms, and the lawn mower that cuts the grass? Franchise value discounts any gains from sale of players, as you no longer have that asset. That's a big part of the income for South Americsn teams, but profits from those sales do not increase the net worth of the franchise. They might show great profit at the expense of their worth at the end of the sales.


A track record of finding new players to sell might increase brand value, for instance, but net worth only counts the players you actually have, not the ones you sold or might find in the future.


Again, Brand value depends too much on good will and not enough on real assets for a banker to risk his money. He might let you risk YOUR money, but he won't share in the risk. he might not even consider the loan as worth pursuing at all.

The article is written by a sports reporter, apparently, and not a direct report from the valuators. There were so many mistakes in it and the concepts were so muddled I doubt it has any real value as an economic tool.

the real question to ask is who paid BDO/RCS to come up with the valuations. You will then have a real idea of the value of the report.

No one asked the value of the audits for Lehman Bros. When Lehman paid for them. Big problem.

 

I'm a graduated economist from The Erasmus University in Rotterdam and always was amazed by the attention this "Brand Value" thumb sucking nonsense got on financial tv programs. Your comments are a sledgehammer bang on the head of that nail.
These people are akin to tarot card interpreters.

 

I'm not picking on Corinthians, by the way.

Real Madrid took out something like a quarter of a billion Euro loan to buy Kaká and Cristano Ronaldo. They didn't make the purchases with their own money. Are these players an asset or liability on the ledger?

Unless Real have those funds stashed in cash reserves, it seems to me Real are two knee injuries away from liquidation. Likewise Banco Santander and the mortgage company who fronted the money.


With that in mind, what is Real's brand value? What is the Brand value of the banks who made these loans?

How about net worth?

 

Just an update:

Sports clubs with an annual revenue of at least €20 million

1. Real Madrid CF - Association football - Spain - €450 million
2. FC Barcelona - Association football - Spain - €420 million
3. New York Yankees - Baseball - United States - €416 million
4. FC Bayern Munich - Association football - Germany - €323 million
5. Manchester United FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €322 million
6. Dallas Cowboys - American football - United States - €294 million
7. Arsenal FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €252 million
8. Washington Redskins - American football - United States - €247 million
9. Chelsea FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €235 million
10. New York Mets - Baseball - United States - €233 million
11. Boston Red Sox - Baseball - United States - €231 million
12. AC Milan - Association football - Italy - €227 million
13. FC Internazionale Milano - Association football - Italy - €224 million
14. New England Patriots - American football - United States - €222 million
15. Yomiuri Giants - Baseball - Japan - €214 million
16. Liverpool FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €207 million
17. Juventus FC - Association football - Italy - €205 million
18. Los Angeles Dodgers - Baseball - United States - €205 million
19. Chicago Cubs - Baseball - United States - €204 million
20. Houston Texans - American football - United States - €190 million
21. Philadelphia Phillies - Baseball - United States - €187 million
22. LA Angels of Anaheim - Baseball - United States - €186 million
23. Philadelphia Eagles - American football - United States - €182 million
24. Baltimore Ravens - American football - United States - €178 million
25. Chicago Bears - American football - United States - €178 million
26. Denver Broncos - American football - United States - €175 million
27. Carolina Panthers - American football - United States - €173 million
28. Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks - Baseball - Japan - €173 million
29. Hanshin Tigers - Baseball - Japan - €173 million
30. Indianapolis Colts - American football - United States - €173 million
31. Miami Dolphins - American football - United States - €173 million
32. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - American football - United States - €172 million
33. New Orleans Saints - American football - United States - €171 million
34. Pittsburgh Steelers - American football - United States - €170 million
35. Cleveland Browns - American football - United States - €169 million
36. FC Schalke 04 - Association football - Germany - €169 million
37. Green Bay Packers - American football - United States - €169 million
38. Tennessee Titans - American football - United States - €169 million
39. New York Giants - American football - United States - €168 million
40. Seattle Seahawks - American football - United States - €168 million
41. New York Jets - American football - United States - €166 million
42. Arizona Cardinals - American football - United States - €165 million
43. Kansas City Chiefs - American football - United States - €164 million
44. San Diego Chargers - American football - United States - €163 million
45. Cincinnati Bengals - American football - United States - €162 million
46. Atlanta Falcons - American football - United States - €161 million
47. Buffalo Bills - American football - United States - €159 million
48. New York Knicks - Basketball - United States - €158 million
49. San Francisco 49ers - American football - United States - €158 million
50. St. Louis Rams - American football - United States - €156 million
51. Jacksonville Jaguars - American football - United States - €154 million
52. Minnesota Vikings - American football - United States - €154 million
53. Oakland Raiders - American football - United States - €152 million
54. Los Angeles Lakers - Basketball - United States - €150 million
55. Minnesota Twins - Baseball - United States - €149 million
56. Detroit Lions - American football - United States - €147 million
57. Hamburger SV - Association football - Germany - €146 million
58. Olympique Lyonnais - Association football - France - €146 million
59. San Francisco Giants - Baseball - United States - €144 million
60. Olympique de Marseille - Association football - France - €142 million
61. Manchester City FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €140 million
62. St. Louis Cardinals - Baseball - United States - €136 million
63. Chicago White Sox - Baseball - United States - €135 million
64. Tottenham Hotspur FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €134 million
65. Seattle Mariners - Baseball - United States - €131 million
66. Toronto Maple Leafs - Ice Hockey - Canada - €131 million
67. Houston Astros - Baseball - United States - €128 million
68. Atlanta Braves - Baseball - United States - €127 million
69. Detroit Tigers - Baseball - United States - €127 million
70. Atlético Madrid - Association football - Spain - €124 million
71. AS Roma - Football - Italy - €122 million
72. Washington Nationals - Baseball - United States - €122 million
73. Colorado Rockies - Baseball - United States - €120 million
74. Chicago Bulls - Basketball - United States - €118 million
75. Texas Rangers - Baseball - United States - €117 million
76. Fenerbahçe SK - Association football - Turkey - €116 million
77. FC Girondins de Bordeaux - Association football - France - €115 million
78. Montreal Canadiens - Ice Hockey - Canada - €114 million
79. VfB Stuttgart - Association football - Germany - €114 million
80. Cleveland Cavaliers - Basketball - United States - €112 million
81. Houston Rockets - Basketball - United States - €107 million
82. New York Rangers - Ice Hockey - United States - €107 million
83. Arizona Diamondbacks - Baseball - United States - €106 million
84. Baltimore Orioles - Baseball - United States - €105 million
85. Borussia Dortmund - Association football - Germany - €105 million
86. Boston Celtics - Basketball - United States - €105 million
87. Milwaukee Brewers - Baseball - United States - €105 million
88. Cleveland Indians - Baseball - United States - €104 million
89. Detroit Pistons - Basketball - United States - €103 million
90. Phoenix Suns - Basketball - United States - €103 million
91. Dallas Mavericks - Basketball - United States - €102 million
92. Hiroshima Toyo Carp - Baseball - Japan - €101 million
93. Valencia CF - Association football - Spain - €101 million
94. Aston Villa FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €100 million
95. VfL Wolfsburg - Association football - Germany - €100 million
96. Cincinnati Reds - Baseball - United States - €99 million
97. Sevilla FC - Association football - Spain - €99 million
98. SL Benfica - Association football - Portugal - €98 million
99. SV Werder Bremen - Association football - Germany - €96 million
100. Toronto Raptors - Basketball - Canada - €96 million
101. ACF Fiorentina - Association football - Italy - €95 million
102. Chunichi Dragons - Baseball - Japan - €95 million
103. SC Corinthians Paulista - Association football - Brazil - €95 million
104. Toronto Blue Jays - Baseball - Canada - €95 million
105. San Antonio Spurs - Basketball - United States - €94 million
106. Chiba Lotte Marines - Baseball - Japan - €92 million
107. SSC Napoli - Association football - Italy - €92 million
108. Everton FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €89 million
109. FC Zenit Saint Petersburg - Association football - Russia - €89 million
110. Portland Trail Blazers - Basketball - United States - €89 million
111. SC Internacional - Association football - Brazil - €89 million
112. San Diego Padres - Baseball - United States - €87 million
113. São Paulo FC - Association football - Brazil - €87 million
114. Fulham FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €86 million
115. Miami Heat - Basketball - United States - €86 million
116. Tampa Bay Rays - Baseball - United States - €86 million
117. Chicago Blackhawks - Ice Hockey - United States - €84 million
118. Kansas City Royals - Baseball - United States - €84 million
119. Oakland Athletics - Baseball - United States - €84 million
120. Philadelphia Flyers - Ice Hockey - United States - €84 million
121. Utah Jazz - Basketball - United States - €84 million
122. Detroit Red Wings - Ice Hockey - United States - €83 million
123. Golden State Warriors - Basketball - United States - €83 million
124. Vancouver Canucks - Ice Hockey - Canada - €83 million
125. Oklahoma City Thunder - Basketball - United States - €82 million
126. Paris Saint-Germain FC - Association football - France - €82 million
127. SS Lazio - Association football - Italy - €82 million
128. West Ham United FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €80 million
129. Denver Nuggets - Basketball - United States - €79 million
130. Hertha BSC - Football - Germany - €79 million
131. Boston Bruins - Ice Hockey - United States - €77 million
132. Philadelphia 76ers - Basketball - United States - €77 million
133. Bayer 04 Leverkusen - Association football - Germany - €75 million
134. Orlando Magic - Basketball - United States - €75 million
135. Washington Wizards - Basketball - United States - €75 million
136. Atlanta Hawks - Basketball - United States - € 73 million
137. Sunderland AFC - Association football - United Kingdom - €73 million
138. 1. FC Köln - Association football - Germany - €72 million
139. New Jersey Devils - Ice Hockey - United States - €72 million
140. Pittsburgh Pirates - Baseball - United States - €72 million
141. Sacramento Kings - Basketball - United States - €72 million
142. Borussia Mönchengladbach - Association football - Germany - €71 million
143. Los Angeles Clippers - Basketball - United States - €71 million
144. Florida Marlins - Baseball - United States - €70 million
145. New Orleans Hornets - Basketball - United States - €70 million
146. Celtic FC - Association football - United Kingdom - United States - €69 million
147. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters - Baseball - Japan - €69 million
148. Calgary Flames - Ice Hockey - Canada - €68 million
149. Charlotte Bobcats - Basketball - United States - €68 million
150. Eintracht Frankfurt - Association football - Germany - €68 million
151. FC Porto - Association football - Portugal - €68 million
152. Los Angeles Kings - Ice Hockey - United States - €68 million
153. US Città di Palermo - Association football - Italy - €68 million
154. Wolverhampton Wanderers FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €68 million
155. Ottawa Senators - Ice Hockey - Canada - €67 million
156. Portsmouth FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €67 million
157. Dallas Stars - Ice Hockey - United States - €66 million
158. Indiana Pacers - Basketball - United States - € 66million
159. Minnesota Timberwolves - Basketball - United States - € 66million
160. SE Palmeiras - Association football - Brazil - € 66million
161. Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles - Baseball - Japan - €66 million
162. Blackburn Rovers FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €65 million
163. Texas Longhorns football - American football - United States - €65 million
164. Memphis Grizzlies - Basketball - United States - €64 million
165. Milwaukee Bucks - Basketball - United States - €64 million
166. Minnesota Wild - Ice Hockey - United States - €64 million
167. Birmingham City FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €63 million
168. Pittsburgh Penguins - Ice Hockey - United States - €63 million
169. Rangers FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €63 million
170. AFC Ajax - Association football - Netherlands - €62 million
171. San Jose Sharks - Ice Hockey - United States - €61 million
172. Bolton Wanderers FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €60 million
173. Edmonton Oilers - Ice Hockey - Canada - €60 million
174. PSV Eindhoven - Association football - Netherlands - €60 million
175. Stoke City FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €60 million
176. Anaheim Ducks - Ice Hockey - United States - €59 million
177. Newcastle United FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €59 million
178. Trabzonspor - Association football - Turkey - €58 million
179. Villarreal CF - Association football - Spain - €58 million
180. Colorado Avalanche - Ice Hockey - United States - €57 million
181. CR Flamengo - Association football - Brazil - €57 million
182. Genoa CFC - Association football - Italy - €57 million
183. Washington Capitals - Ice Hockey - United States - €57 million
184. Blackpool FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €56 million
185. Buffalo Sabres - Ice Hockey - United States - €56 million
186. Collingwood FC - Australian rules football - Australia - €56 million
187. Athletic Bilbao - Association football - Spain - €55 million
188. Lille OSC - Association football - France - €55 million
189. New Jersey Nets - Basketball - United States - €55 million
190. St. Louis Blues - Ice Hockey - United States - €55 million
191. Urawa Red Diamonds - Association football - Japan - €55 million
192. Wigan Athletic FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €55 million
193. Guangzhou Evergrande FC - Association football - PR China - €54 million
194. Columbus Blue Jackets - Ice Hockey - United States - €53 million
195. Florida Panthers - Ice Hockey - United States - €53 million
196. Tampa Bay Lightning - Ice Hockey - United States - €53 million
197. Carolina Hurricanes - Ice Hockey - United States - €52 million
198. FC Red Bull Salzburg - Association football - Austria - €52 million
199. Hull City AFC - Association football - United Kingdom - €52 million
200. Santos FC - Association football - Brazil - €52 million
201. Tokyo Yakult Swallows - Baseball - Japan - €52 million
202. West Bromwich Albion FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €52 million
203. Yokohama BayStars - Baseball - Japan - €52 million
204. Burnley FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €51 million
205. Nashville Predators - Ice Hockey - United States - €51 million
206. RC Lens - Association football - France - €51 million
207. Alabama Crimson Tide football - American football - United States - €50 million
208. Grêmio FBPA - Association football - Brazil - €50 million
209. Hannover 96 - Association football - Germany - €50 million
210. FC Spartak Moscow - Association football - Russia - €49 million
211. Georgia Bulldogs football - American football - United States - €49 million
212. Penn State Nittany Lions football - American football - United States - €49 million
213. RCD Espanyol - Association football - Spain - €49 million
214. Winnepeg Jets - Ice Hockey - Canada - €49 million
215. AS Monaco FC - Association football - France - €48 million
216. FC Basel - Association football - Switzerland - €48 million
217. Florida Gators football - American football - United States - €48 million
218. Galatasaray SK - Association football - Turkey - €48 million
219. LSU Tigers football - American football - United States - €48 million
220. 1. FC Nuremberg - Association football - Germany - €47 million
221. Middlesbrough FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €47 million
222. Saitama Seibu Lions - Baseball - Japan - €47 million
223. Auburn Tigers football - American football - United States - €46 million
224. Besiktas JK - Association football - Turkey - €46 million
225. Phoenix Coyotes - Ice Hockey - United States - €46 million
226. Cruzeiro EC - Association football - Brazil - €45 million
227. FC Copenhagen - Association football - Denmark - €45 million
228. FC Dynamo Moscow - Association football - Russia - €45 million
229. FC Twente - Association football - Netherlands - €45 million
230. PFC CSKA Moscow - Association football - Russia - €45 million
231. AS Saint-Étienne - Association football - France - €44 million
232. Michigan Wolverines football - American football - United States - €44 million
233. New York Islanders - Ice Hockey - United States - €44 million
234. Ohio State Buckeyes football - American football - United States - €44 million
235. Olympiacos FC - Association football - Greece - €44 million
236. Stade Rennais FC - Association football - France - €44 million
237. Standard Liège - Association football - Belgium - €44 million
238. UC Sampdoria - Association football - Italy - €44 million
239. AC Siena - Association football - Italy - €43 million
240. Orix Buffaloes - Baseball - Japan - €43 million
241. Parma FC - Association football - Italy - €43 million
242. Cagliari Calcio - Association football - Italy - €42 million
243. CD Guadalajara - Association football - Mexico - €42 million
244. Salavat Yulaev Ufa - Ice Hockey - Russia - €42 million
245. Udinese Calcio - Association football - Italy - €42 million
246. Clube Atlético Mineiro - Association football - Brazil - €41 million
247. FC Lokomotiv Moscow - Association football - Russia - €41 million
248. Notre Dame Fighting Irish football - American football - United States - €41 million
249. TSG 1899 Hoffenheim - Association football - Germany - €41 million
250. Ak Bars Kazan - Ice Hockey - Russia - €40 million
251. Oklahoma Sooners football - American football - United States - €40 million
252. South Carolina Gamecocks football - American football - United States - €40 million
253. Torino FC - Association football - Italy - €40 million
254. AJ Auxerre - Association football - France - €39 million
255. Bologna FC 1909 - Association football - Italy - €39 million
256. Calcio Catania - Association football - Italy - €39 million
257. Nagoya Grampus - Association football - Japan - €39 million
258. Tennessee Volunteers football - American football - United States - €39 million
259. Toulouse FC - Association football - France - €39 million
260. Feyenoord - Association football - Netherlands - €38 million
261. Kashima Antlers - Association football - Japan - €38 million
262. VfL Bochum - Association football - Germany - €38 million
263. CR Vasco da Gama - Association football - Brazil €37 million
264. Reading FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €37 million
265. US Lecce - Association football - Italy - €37 million
266. West Coast Eagles - Australian rules football - Australia - €37 million
267. Le Mans FC - Association football - France - €36 million
268. AC ChievoVerona - Association football - Italy - €35 million
269. Atalanta BC - Association football - Italy - €35 million
270. Deportivo de La Coruña - Association football - Spain - €35 million
271. Derby County FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €35 million
272. Gamba Osaka - Association football - Japan - €35 million
273. Nebraska Cornhuskers football - American football - United States - €35 million
274. Real Betis - Association football - Spain - €35 million
275. Real Sociedad - Association football - Spain - €35 million
276. RSC Anderlecht - Association football - Belgium - €35 million
277. SKA Saint Petersburg - Ice Hockey - Russia - €35 million
278. Arkansas Razorbacks football - American football - United States - €34 million
279. Fluminense FC - Association football - Brazil - €34 million
280. Odense BK - Association football - Denmark - €34 million
281. Real Zaragoza - Association football - Spain - €34 million
282. SK Rapid Wien - Association football - Austria - €34 million
283. Sporting Clube de Portugal - Association football - Portugal €34 million
284. Boca Juniors - Association football - Argentina - €33 million
285. Essendon FC - Australian rules football - Australia - €33 million
286. Geelong FC - Australian rules football - Australia - €33 million
287. 1. FSV Mainz 05 - Association football - Germany - €32 million
288. Arminia Bielefeld - Association football - Germany - €32 million
289. FC Tokyo - Association football - Japan - €32 million
290. Iowa Hawkeyes football - American football - United States - €32 million
291. Metallurg Magnitogorsk - Ice Hockey - Russia - €32 million
292. Olympiacos BC - Basketball - Greece - €32 million
293. Reggina Calcio - Association football - Italy - €32 million
294. Avangard Omsk - Ice Hockey - Russia - €31 million
295. BSC Young Boys - Association football - Switzerland - €31 million
296. Club América - Association football - Mexico - €31 million
297. FC Lorient - Association football - France - €31 million
298. Kawasaki Frontale - Association football - Japan - €31 million
299. Michigan State Spartans football - American football - United States - €31 million
300. ACR Messina - Association football - Italy - €30 million
301. AS Nancy - Association football - France - €30 million
302. Clube Atlético Paranaense - Association football - Brazil - €30 million
303. FC Augsburg - Association football - Germany - €30 million
304. FC Barcelona Regal - Basketball - Spain - €30 million
305. FC Rubin Kazan - Association football - Russia - €30 million
306. FC Sochaux-Montbéliard - Association football - France - €30 million
307. Hawthorn FC - Australian rules football - Australia - €30 million
308. Karlsruher SC - Association football - Germany - €30 million
309. Leeds United AFC - Association football - United Kingdom - €30 million
310. Omiya Ardija - Association football - Japan - €30 million
311. Panathinaikos BC - Basketball - Greece - €30 million
312. SC Freiburg - Association football - Germany - €30 million
314. Shimizu S-Pulse - Association football - Japan - €30 million
315. South Australia cricket team - Cricket - Australia - €30 million
316. Yokohama F. Marinos - Association football - Japan - €30 million
317. Chennai Super Kings - Cricket - India - €29 million
318. FC Saturn Moscow Oblast - Association football - Russia - €29 million
319. Júbilo Iwata - Association football - Japan - €29 million
320. Rajasthan Royals - Cricket - India - €29 million
321. Seattle Sounders FC - Association football - United States - €29 million
322. Stade Toulousain - Rugby union - France - €29 million
323. Texas A&M Aggies football - American football - United States - €29 million
324. Al-Ahli - Association football - Saudi Arabia - €28 million
325. Al-Ahly SC - Association football - Egypt - €28 million
326. Al-Ain FC - Association football - United Arab Emirates - €28 million
327. Brescia Calcio - Association football - Italy - €28 million
328. CD Tenerife - Association football - Spain - €28 million
329. Celta de Vigo - Association football - Spain - €28 million
330. Lokomotiv Yaroslavl - Ice Hockey - Russia - €28 million
331. PBC CSKA Moscow - Basketball - Russia - €28 million
332. Real Madrid Baloncesto - Basketball - Spain - €28 million
333. St. Kilda FC - Australian rules football - Australia - € 28 million
334. Valenciennes FC - Association football - France - €28 million
335. 1. FC Kaiserslautern - Association football - Germany - €27 million
336. AS Livorno Calcio - Association football - Italy - €27 million
337. EC Juventude - Association football - Brazil - €27 million
338. Kolkata Knight Riders - Cricket - India - €27 million
339. OGC Nice - Association football - France - €27 million
340. RCD Mallorca - Association football - Spain - €27 million
341. Real Murcia - Association football - Spain - €27 million
342. Rosenborg BK - Association football - Norway - €27 million
343. Saskatchewan Roughriders - Canadian football - Canada - €27 million
344. Wisconsin Badgers football - American football - United States - €27 million
345. AZ - Association football - Netherlands - €26 million
346. Carlton FC - Australian rules football - Australia - €26 million
347. Charlton Athletic FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €26 million
348. Fremantle Dockers - Australian rules football - Australia - €26 million
349. Grenoble Foot 38 - Association football - France - €26 million
350. Mumbai Indians - Cricket - India - €26 million
351. Sporting de Gijón - Association football - Spain - €26 million
352. Vitesse - Association football - Netherlands - €26 million
353. Al-Hilal FC - Association football - Saudi Arabia - €25 million
354. Atlant Moscow Oblast - Ice Hockey - Russia - € 25 million
355. CA Osasuna - Association football - Spain - €25 million
356. CA River Plate - Association football - Argentina - €25 million
357. FC Terek Grozny - Association football - Russia - €25 million
358. KRC Genk - Association football - Belgium - €25 million
359. Los Angeles Galaxy - Association football - United States - €25 million
360. New York Red Bulls - Association football - United States - €25 million
361. Brøndby IF - Association football - Denmark - €24 million
362. CF Pachuca - Association football - Mexico - €24 million
363. Cruz Azul - Association football - Mexico - €24 million
364. Kashiwa Reysol - Association football - Japan - €24 million
365. LG Twins - Baseball - South Korea - €24 million
366. FC Luch-Energiya Vladivostok - Association football - Russia - €24 million
367. Melbourne FC - Australian rules football - Australia - €24 million
368. Port Adelaide FC - Australian rules football - Australia - €24 million
369. Sydney Swans - Australian rules football - Australia - €24 million
370. Western Bulldogs - Australian rules football - Australia - €24 million
371. PBC Lokomotiv-Kuban - Basketball - Russia - €23 million
372. BC Triumph Lyubertsy - Basketball - Russia - €23 million
373. Botafogo FR - Association football - Brazil - €23 million
374. Bursaspor - Association football - Turkey - €23 million
375. JEF United Ichihara Chiba - Association football - Japan - €23 million
376. Richmond FC - Australian rules football - Australia - €23 million
377. Sanfrecce Hiroshima - Association football - Japan - €23 million
378. Sheffield United FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €23 million
379. Surrey CCC - Cricket - United Kingdom - €23 million
380. TSV 1860 München - Association football - Germany - €23 million
381. Washington Huskies football - American football - United States - €23 million
382. Alemannia Aachen - Association football - Germany - €22 million
383. Al-Nassr FC - Association football - Saudi Arabia - €22 million
384. Brisbane Lions - Australian rules football - Australia - €22 million
385. Club Brugge KV - Association football - Belgium - €22 million
386. Getafe CF - Association football - Spain - €22 million
387. Kentucky Wildcats football - American football - United States - €22 million
388. Málaga CF - Association football - Spain - €22 million
389. Minnesota Golden Gophers football - American football - United States - €22 million
390. Oklahoma State Cowboys football - American football - United States - €22 million
391. Racing de Santander - Association football - Spain - €22 million
392. Recreativo de Huelva - Association football - Spain - €22 million
393. SC Heerenveen - Association football - Netherlands - €22 million
394. US Boulogne - Association football - France - €22 million
395. Albirex Niigata - Association football - Japan - €21 million
396. Ascoli Calcio 1898 - Association football - Italy - €21 million
397. BC Khimki - Basketball - Russia - €21 million
398. Clemson Tigers football - American football - United States - €21 million
399. Delhi Daredevils - Cricket - India - €21 million
400. Empoli FC - Association football - Italy - €21 million
401. Ittihad FC - Association football - Saudi Arabia - €21 million
402. Kyoto Sanga FC - Association football - Japan - €21 million
403. Panathinaikos FC - Association football - Greece - €21 million
404. UHC Dynamo - Ice Hockey - Russia - €21 million
405. Virginia Tech Hokies football - American football - United States - €21 million
406. Vissel Kobe - Association football - Japan - €21 million
407. Xerez CD - Association football - Spain - €21 million
408. Arizona State Sun Devils football - American football - United States - €20 million
409. AS Bari - Association football - Italy - €20 million
410. ASM Clermont Auvergne - Rugby union - France - €20 million
411. Brisbane Broncos - Rugby league - Australia - €20 million
412. Deccan Chargers - Cricket - India - €20 million
413. FC Seoul - Association football - South Korea - €20 million
414. FC St. Pauli - Association football - Germany - €20 million
415. FC Treviso - Association football - Italy - €20 million
416. GNK Dinamo Zagreb - Association football - Croatia - €20 million
417. Hapoel Tel Aviv FC - Association football - Israel - €20 million
418. Kaizer Chiefs FC - Association football - South Africa - €20 million
419. Kings XI Punjab - Cricket - India - €20 million
420. Leicester Tigers - Rugby union - United Kingdom - €20 million
421. Levante UD - Association football - Spain - €20 million
422. MSV Duisburg - Association football - Germany - €20 million
423. Oregon Ducks football - American football - United States - €20 million
424. Orlando Pirates FC - Association football - South Africa - €20 million
425. Real Valladolid - Association football - Spain - €20 million
426. SC Bern - Ice Hockey - Switzerland - €20 million
427. USC Trojans football - American football - United States - €20 million

Sportsmen with an annual income of at least €20 million

1. Tiger Woods - Golf - United States - €52 million
2. Kobe Bryant - Basketball - United States - €36 million
3. LeBron James - Basketball - United States - €33 million
4. Phil Mickelson - Golf - United States - €32 million
5. Roger Federer - Tennis - Switzerland - €32 million
6. David Beckham - Association football - United Kingdom - €27 million
7. Cristiano Ronaldo - Association football - Portugal - €26 million
8. Alex Rodriguez - Baseball - United States - €24 million
9. Michael Schumacher - Formula One - Germany - €23 million
10. Fernando Alonso - Formula One - Spain - €22 million
11. Lionel Messi - Association football - Argentina - €22 million
12. Rafael Nadal - Tennis - Spain - €21 million
13. Tom Brady - American football - United States - €21 million
14. Valentino Rossi - Motorcycle racing - Italy - €21 million
15. Derek Jeter - Baseball - United States - €20 million
16. Lewis Hamilton - Formula One - United Kingdom - €20 million

 

The Spanish bank (I cannot recall its name) that did loan Real the sums to pay for the Ronaldo etc. transfers is now one of the banks that is in dire streets and needs bailing out by the Spanish gouvernment and via that by us the Real haters

 

Real Madrid's debt went from Eur244 mill to Eur169 mill last year.

 

To answer the question of which banks footed the loans to Real, they were Caja Madrid ( Spain's biggest building loan company) Banco Santander ( one of the two biggest banks in Spain ) and the Catalan savings bank La Caixa., which funded the election of the last club president to the tune of €57 million. Both Caja Madrid and Banco Santander are under close scrutiny by the European bank for not meeting banking guidelines.

( And people wonder why it is hard to get a building loan in Spain right now)

This article from 2009 says that the total debt in that year for Real Madrid was €500 million, and the outgoing president that year claimed cash reserves of €95 million. ( no ledger provided)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2009/jun/16/real-madrid-loans-debt

Without that cash reserve, their debt would have been more than their total worth of €450 million mentioned above. If their net worth then was about what it is today, ( hard to believe considering what the economy has done in the last 5 years) their actual net worth would have been more like €45 million, and order of magnitude less that the $450 million.

so I question if the €160 million figure is Real's total debt or just the portion that the club assigns to paying off the specific debts to the Ronaldo and Kaka loans. If it is the latter, it's an accounting trick. Perhaps if you could provide some link?

Without seeing what Banco Santander has on file with the European Bank, it would be very difficult to know.


Real is a pretty Good example of the issues of Brand value vs. Net worth. What the public sees from the clubs is often a very selective and sanitized version of the hard financial issues.

 

Well it´s not the first time Spanish state money goes to Real... Just remember how much they payed Real for their old training area...

Oh btw Spain is a country which receives several billion Euros every year from the European Unions richer countries. (Germany has here the biggest part with around a quarter of the total sum, and the Dutch pay the most per capita)

One thing in Real´s defense though. Barca is also supported politically and financially in similar ways by it´s regional elite, so they are not much worse in that regard, than their greatest rival in Spain.

 

Perhaps, but a hard accounting version shows a net worth closer to €45 million than to the figure on Vettefredje 's list. That moves them from #1 to closer to #180 on the list above, in company with the Colorado Avalanche and Washington Capitals hockey clubs.


The thing is, you might find the same thing is true for most of the clubs on the list. The soccer world isn't exactly known for pristine accounting, from the very top down.