Here you can post anything related to the financial side of sports. Below a complete list of the richest sports clubs in the world, source is www.stadiumzone.weebly.com Strange thing: Why so few Argentine clubs? They have a lot of money for youth soccer development, I thought the clubs should be rich too? Sports clubs with a revenue above €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 - €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. AFC Ajax - Association football - Netherlands €69 million 147. Celtic FC - Association football - United Kingdom - United States - €69 million 148. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters - Baseball - Japan - €69 million 149. Calgary Flames - Ice Hockey - Canada - €68 million 150. Charlotte Bobcats - Basketball - United States - €68 million 151. Eintracht Frankfurt - Association football - Germany - €68 million 152. FC Porto - Association football - Portugal - €68 million 153. Los Angeles Kings - Ice Hockey - United States - €68 million 154. US Città di Palermo - Association football - Italy - €68 million 155. Wolverhampton Wanderers FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €68 million 156. Ottawa Senators - Ice Hockey - Canada - €67 million 157. Portsmouth FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €67 million 158. Dallas Stars - Ice Hockey - United States - €66 million 159. Indiana Pacers - Basketball - United States - € 66million 160. Minnesota Timberwolves - Basketball - United States - € 66million 161. SE Palmeiras - Association football - Brazil - € 66million 162. Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles - Baseball - Japan - €66 million 163. Blackburn Rovers FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €65 million 164. Texas Longhorns football - American football - United States - €65 million 165. Memphis Grizzlies - Basketball - United States - €64 million 166. Milwaukee Bucks - Basketball - United States - €64 million 167. Minnesota Wild - Ice Hockey - United States - €64 million 168. Birmingham City FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €63 million 169. Pittsburgh Penguins - Ice Hockey - United States - €63 million 170. Rangers FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €63 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. Stoke City FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €60 million 175. Anaheim Ducks - Ice Hockey - United States - €59 million 176. Newcastle United FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €59 million 177. Trabzonspor - Association football - Turkey - €58 million 178. Villareal CF - Association football - Spain - €58 million 179. Colorado Avalanche - Ice Hockey - United States - €57 million 180. CR Flamengo - Association football - Brazil - €57 million 181. Genoa CFC - Association football - Italy - €57 million 182. Washington Capitals - Ice Hockey - United States - €57 million 183. Blackpool FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €56 million 184. Buffalo Sabres - Ice Hockey - United States - €56 million 185. Collingwood FC - Australian rules football - Australia - €56 million 186. Athletic Bilbao - Association football - Spain - €55 million 187. Lille OSC - Association football - France - €55 million 188. New Jersey Nets - Basketball - United States - €55 million 189. St. Louis Blues - Ice Hockey - United States - €55 million 190. Urawa Red Diamonds - Association football - Japan - €55 million 191. Wigan Athletic FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €55 million 192. Guangzhou Evergrande FC - Association football - China - €54 million 193. Columbus Blue Jackets - Ice Hockey - United States - €53 million 194. Florida Panthers - Ice Hockey - United States - €53 million 195. Tampa Bay Lightning - Ice Hockey - United States - €53 million 196. Carolina Hurricanes - Ice Hockey - United States - €52 million 197. FC Red Bull Salzburg - Association football - Austria - €52 million 198. Hull City AFC - Association football - United Kingdom - €52 million 199. Santos FC - Association football - Brazil - €52 million 200. Tokyo Yakult Swallows - Baseball - Japan - €52 million 201. West Bromwich Albion FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €52 million 202. Yokohama BayStars - Baseball - Japan - €52 million 203. Burnley FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €51 million 204. Nashville Predators - Ice Hockey - United States - €51 million 205. PSV Eindhoven - Association football - Netherlands - €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. AZ - Association football - Netherlands - €46 million 225. Besiktas JK - Association football - Turkey - €46 million 226. Phoenix Coyotes - Ice Hockey - United States - €46 million 227. Cruzeiro EC - Association football - Brazil - €45 million 228. FC Copenhagen - Association football - Denmark - €45 million 229. FC Dynamo Moscow - Association football - Russia - €45 million 230. FC Twente - Association football - Netherlands - €45 million 231. PFC CSKA Moscow - Association football - Russia - €45 million 232. AS Saint-Étienne - Association football - France - €44 million 233. Michigan Wolverines football - American football - United States - €44 million 234. New York Islanders - Ice Hockey - United States - €44 million 235. Ohio State Buckeyes football - American football - United States - €44 million 236. Olympiacos FC - Association football - Greece - €44 million 237. Stade Rennais FC - Association football - France - €44 million 238. Standard Liège - Association football - Belgium - €44 million 239. UC Sampdoria - Association football - Italy - €44 million 243. AC Siena - Association football - Italy - €43 million 240. Feyenoord - Association football - Netherlands - €43 million 241. Orix Buffaloes - Baseball - Japan - €43 million 242. Parma FC - Association football - Italy - €43 million 243. Cagliari Calcio - Association football - Italy - €42 million 244. CD Guadalajara - Association football - Mexico - €42 million 245. Salavat Yulaev Ufa - Ice Hockey - Russia - €42 million 246. Udinese Calcio - Association football - Italy - €42 million 247. Clube Atlético Mineiro - Association football - Brazil - €41 million 248. FC Lokomotiv Moscow - Association football - Russia - €41 million 249. Notre Dame Fighting Irish football - American football - United States - €41 million 250. TSG 1899 Hoffenheim - Association football - Germany - €41 million 251. HC Ak Bars Kazan - Ice Hockey - Russia - €40 million 252. Oklahoma Sooners football - American football - United States - €40 million 253. South Carolina Gamecocks football - American football - United States - €40 million 254. Torino FC - Association football - Italy - €40 million 255. AJ Auxerre - Association football - France - €39 million 256. Bologna FC 1909 - Association football - Italy - €39 million 257. Calcio Catania - Association football - Italy - €39 million 258. Nagoya Grampus - Association football - Japan - €39 million 259. Tennessee Volunteers football - American football - United States - €39 million 260. Toulouse FC - Association football - France - €39 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 313. SC Heerenveen - Association football - Netherlands - €30 million 314. Shimizu S-Pulse - Association football - Japan - €30 million 315. Southern Redbacks - 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 SSC - 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. Carlton FC - Australian rules football - Australia - €26 million 346. Charlton Athletic FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €26 million 347. Fremantle Dockers - Australian rules football - Australia - €26 million 348. Grenoble Foot 38 - Association football - France - €26 million 349. Mumbai Indians - Cricket - India - €26 million 350. Sporting de Gijón - Association football - Spain - €26 million 351. Al-Hilal FC - Association football - Saudi Arabia - €25 million 352. Atlant Moscow Oblast - Ice Hockey - Russia - € 25 million 353. CA Osasuna - Association football - Spain - €25 million 354. CA River Plate - Association football - Argentina - €25 million 355. FC Terek Grozny - Association football - Russia - €25 million 356. KRC Genk - Association football - Belgium - €25 million 357. Los Angeles Galaxy - Association football - United States - €25 million 358. Brøndby IF - Association football - Denmark - €24 million 359. CF Pachuca - Association football - Mexico - €24 million 360. Cruz Azul - Association football - Mexico - €24 million 361. Kashiwa Reysol - Association football - Japan - €24 million 362. LG Twins - Baseball - South Korea - €24 million 363. FC Luch-Energiya Vladivostok - Association football - Russia - €24 million 364. Melbourne FC - Australian rules football - Australia - €24 million 365. Port Adelaide FC - Australian rules football - Australia - €24 million 366. Sydney Swans - Australian rules football - Australia - €24 million 367. Western Bulldogs - Australian rules football - Australia - €24 million 368. BC Lokomotiv-Kuban Krasnodar - Basketball - Russia - €23 million 369. BC Triumph Lyubertsy - Basketball - Russia - €23 million 370. Botafogo FR - Association football - Brazil - €23 million 371. Bursaspor - Association football - Turkey - €23 million 372. JEF United Ichihara Chiba - Association football - Japan - €23 million 373. Richmond FC - Australian rules football - Australia - €23 million 374. Sanfrecce Hiroshima - Association football - Japan - €23 million 375. Sheffield United FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €23 million 376. Surrey CCC - Cricket - United Kingdom - €23 million 377. TSV 1860 München - Association football - Germany - €23 million 378. Washington Huskies football - American football - United States - €23 million 379. Alemannia Aachen - Association football - Germany - €22 million 380. Al-Nassr FC - Association football - Saudi Arabia - €22 million 381. Brisbane Lions - Australian rules football - Australia - €22 million 382. Club Brugge KV - Association football - Belgium - €22 million 383. Getafe CF - Association football - Spain - €22 million 384. Kentucky Wildcast football - American football - United States - €22 million 385. Málaga CF - Association football - Spain - €22 million 386. Minnesota Golden Gophers football - American football - United States - €22 million 387. Oklahoma State Cowboys football - American football - United States - €22 million 388. Racing de Santander - Association football - Spain - €22 million 389. Recreativo de Huelva - Association football - Spain - €22 million 390. US Boulogne - Association football - France - €22 million 391. Albirex Niigata - Association football - Japan - €21 million 392. Ascoli Calcio 1898 - Association football - Italy - €21 million 393. BC Khimki - Basketball - Russia - €21 million 394. Clemson Tigers football - American football - United States - €21 million 395. Delhi Daredevils - Cricket - India - €21 million 396. Empoli FC - Association football - Italy - €21 million 397. Ittihad FC - Association football - Saudi Arabia - €21 million 398. Kyoto Sanga FC - Association football - Japan - €21 million 399. Panathinaikos FC - Association football - Greece - €21 million 400. UHC Dynamo - Ice Hockey - Russia - €21 million 401. Virginia Tech Hokies football - American football - United States - €21 million 402. Vissel Kobe - Association football - Japan - €21 million 403. Xerez CD - Association football - Spain - €21 million 404. Arizona State Sun Devils football - American football - United States - €20 million 405. AS Bari - Association football - Italy - €20 million 406. ASM Clermont Auvergne - Rugby union - France - €20 million 407. Brisbane Broncos - Rugby league - Australia - €20 million 408. Deccan Chargers - Cricket - India - €20 million 409. FC St. Pauli - Association football - Germany - €20 million 410. FC Treviso - Association football - Italy - €20 million 411. GNK Dinamo Zagreb - Association football - Croatia - €20 million 412. Hapoel Tel Aviv FC - Association football - Israel - €20 million 413. Kaizer Chiefs FC - Association football - South Africa - €20 million 414. Kings XI Punjab - Cricket - India - €20 million 415. Leicester Tigers - Rugby union - United Kingdom - €20 million 416. Levante UD - Association football - Spain - €20 million 417. MSV Duisburg - Association football - Germany - €20 million 418. Oregon Ducks football - American football - United States - €20 million 419. Orlando Pirates FC - Association football - South Africa - €20 million 420. Real Valladolid - Association football - Spain - €20 million 421. SC Bern - Ice Hockey - Switzerland - €20 million 422. USC Trojans football - American football - United States - €20 million
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."
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.
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
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.