Il Real Madrid FC si conferma in testa alla speciale classifica ''The World's 50 Most Valuable Sports Teams 2014'' della rivista americana Forbes, con 3,44 miliardi di dollariè la società sportiva di maggior valore al mondo precedendo la rivale Barcelona FC a 3,2 miliardi e il Manchester United FC al terzo posto con 2,81 miliardi.
Altri club di calcio presenti nella graduatoria che raccoglie le realtà sportive più grandi del mondo, il Bayern al settimo posto(1,85 miliardi), l'Arsenal al 16°(1,331 miliardi), Chelsea FC al 48°(867 milioni), Manchester City 49°(863 milioni) e l'unica italiana il Milan chiude al 50° posto(856 milioni).
Qui Top20 The World's Most Valuable Soccer Teams 2014(Maggio 2014)
La classifica completa
#1 Real MadridValue: $3.44 billion
Owner: club members
#2 BarcelonaValue: $3.2 billion
Owner: club members
#3 Manchester UnitedValue: $2.81 billion
Owner: Glazer family
#4 New York YankeesValue: $2.5 billion
Owner: Steinbrenner Family
#5 Dallas CowboysValue: $2.3 billion
Owner: Jerry Jones
#6 Los Angeles DodgersValue: $2 billion
Owner: Guggenheim Baseball
#7 Bayern MunichValue: $1.85 billion
Owner: club members
#8 New England PatriotsValue: $1.8 billion
Owner: Robert Kraft
#9 Washington RedskinsValue: $1.7 billion
Owner: Daniel Snyder
#10 New York GiantsValue: $1.55 billion
Owner: John Mara, Steven Tisch
#11 Boston Red SoxValue: $1.5 billion
Owner: John Henry, Thomas Werner
#12 Houston TexansValue: $1.45 billion
Owner: Robert McNair
#13 New York KnicksValue: $1.4 billion
Owner: Madison Square Garden
#14 New York JetsValue: $1.38 billion
Owner: Robert Wood Johnson IV
#15 Los Angeles LakersValue: $1.35 billion
Owner: Jerry Buss Family Trusts, Philip Anschutz
#16 ArsenalValue: $1.331 billion
Owner: E. Stanley Kroenke
#17 Philadelphia EaglesValue: $1.314 billion
Owner: Jeffrey Lurie
#18 Chicago BearsValue: $1.252 billion
Owner: McCaskey Family
#19 Baltimore RavensValue: $1.227 billion
Owner: Stephen Bisciotti
#20 San Francisco 49ersValue: $1.224 billion
Owner: Denise DeBartolo York, John York
#21 Chicago CubsValue: $1.2 billion
Owner: Ricketts Family
#21 FerrariValue: $1.2 billion
Owner: Fiat Group
#21 Indianapolis ColtsValue: $1.2 billion
Owner: James Irsay
#24 Green Bay PackersValue: $1.183 billion
Owner: shareholder-owned
#25 Denver BroncosValue: $1.161 billion
Owner: Patrick Bowlen
#26 Toronto Maple LeafsValue: $1.15 billion
Owner: Bell Canada, Rogers Communications
#27 Pittsburgh SteelersValue: $1.118 billion
Owner: Daniel Rooney, Art Rooney II
#28 Seattle SeahawksValue: $1.081 billion
Owner: Paul Allen
#29 Miami DolphinsValue: $1.074 billion
Owner: Stephen Ross
#30 Tampa Bay BuccaneersValue: $1.067 billion
Owner: Glazer family
#31 Carolina PanthersValue: $1.057 billion
Owner: Jerry Richardson, Carolina PSLFC
#32 Tennessee TitansValue: $1.055 billion
Owner: Kenneth Adams family
#33 Kansas City ChiefsValue: $1.009 billion
Owner: Lamar Hunt family
#34 Minnesota VikingsValue: $1.007 billion
Owner: Zygmunt Wilf
#35 Cleveland BrownsValue: $1.005 billion
Owner: Jimmy Haslam, Randolph Lerner
#36 New Orleans SaintsValue: $1.004 billion
Owner: Thomas Benson, Rita Benson LeBlanc
#37 Chicago BullsValue: $1 billion
Owner: Jerry Reinsdorf
#37 San Francisco GiantsValue: $1 billion
Owner: Charles Johnson
#39 Philadelphia PhilliesValue: $975 million
Owner: Partnership led by David Montgomery
#40 Arizona CardinalsValue: $961 million
Owner: William Bidwill
#41 San Diego ChargersValue: $949 million
Owner: Spanos family
#42 Atlanta FalconsValue: $933 million
Owner: Arthur Blank
#43 Cincinnati BengalsValue: $924 million
Owner: Michael Brown
#44 Detroit LionsValue: $900 million
Owner: William Clay Ford
#45 Boston CelticsValue: $875 million
Owner: Wycliffe & Irving Grousbeck
#45 St Louis RamsValue: $875 million
Owner: Stan Kroenke
#47 Buffalo BillsValue: $870 million
Owner: Ralph Wilson Trust
#48 ChelseaValue: $867 million
Owner: Roman Abramovich
#49 Manchester CityValue: $863 million
Owner: Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan
#50 AC MilanValue: $856 millionOwner: Silvio Berlusconi