Manchester United have once again been named as the most valuable sports team in the world on the annual Forbes list.
United are believed to be worth 2.24billion US dollars (£1.4bn), 385million USD more than baseball's New York Yankees and the NFL's Dallas Cowboys.
Arsenal are the next highest English team on the list, ranked as the fourth most valuable football club in the world.
The Gunners are worth 1.29billion USD (£800m), behind Real Madrid ($1.6bn, or £1bn) and Barcelona (£816m) but just ahead of Bayern Munich (£766m).
The Forbes list ranks Chelsea in seventh place, worth £474m, and Liverpool eighth with a value of £386m.
The Red Devils' huge global fanbase, estimated by Forbes to number 330million, has helped maintain the club's position at the top of the rankings.
However, Real Madrid and Barcelona have higher revenues than United, due in large part to the fact they are able to negotiate their own individual television rights deals.
The figures are also based on last year's financial results - a season in which United reached the Champions League final.
This season Sir Alex Ferguson's side failed to make the knockout stage and their income from European football is expected to drop as a result - particularly in relation to Real Madrid and Barcelona who are both in the Champions League semi-finals.
Tottenham are 11th on the list, valued at £351m, and Manchester City 13th, worth £276m.
The Forbes list of rich clubsin American dollars(USD):
1. Man United USD 2,235 billion
2. Real Madrid USD 1,877 billion
3. Barcelona USD 1,307 billion
4. Arsenal USD 1,292 billion
5. Bayern Munich USD 1,235 billion
6. AC Milan USD 989 million
7. Chelsea USD 761million
8. Liverpool USD 619 million
9. Juventus USD 591 million
10. Schalke 04 USD 587 million
Tottenham are 11th on USD 564 million and Man City are 13th on USD 443 million.
Arsenal are the next highest English team on the list, ranked as the fourth most valuable football club in the world.
The Gunners are worth 1.29billion USD (£800m), behind Real Madrid ($1.6bn, or £1bn) and Barcelona (£816m) but just ahead of Bayern Munich (£766m).
The Forbes list ranks Chelsea in seventh place, worth £474m, and Liverpool eighth with a value of £386m.
The Red Devils' huge global fanbase, estimated by Forbes to number 330million, has helped maintain the club's position at the top of the rankings.
However, Real Madrid and Barcelona have higher revenues than United, due in large part to the fact they are able to negotiate their own individual television rights deals.
The figures are also based on last year's financial results - a season in which United reached the Champions League final.
This season Sir Alex Ferguson's side failed to make the knockout stage and their income from European football is expected to drop as a result - particularly in relation to Real Madrid and Barcelona who are both in the Champions League semi-finals.
Tottenham are 11th on the list, valued at £351m, and Manchester City 13th, worth £276m.
The Forbes list of rich clubsin American dollars(USD):
1. Man United USD 2,235 billion
2. Real Madrid USD 1,877 billion
3. Barcelona USD 1,307 billion
4. Arsenal USD 1,292 billion
5. Bayern Munich USD 1,235 billion
6. AC Milan USD 989 million
7. Chelsea USD 761million
8. Liverpool USD 619 million
9. Juventus USD 591 million
10. Schalke 04 USD 587 million
Tottenham are 11th on USD 564 million and Man City are 13th on USD 443 million.
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