Real Madrid have overtaken Manchester United to top Forbes' list of most valuable football teams.
United had been top of the pile since business analyst Forbes first introduced the list in 2004, but now drop down to second. Barcelona lie in third place, while Arsenal and Bayern Munich are fourth and fifth respectively.
Real are valued at £2.15 billion, making them the most valuable sports franchise in the world, and United at £2.07 billion.
Forbes said in a statement: "This is the first time since Forbes began valuing soccer teams in 2004 that Manchester United are not No. 1 on the list.
"Real Madrid have been consistently delivering the highest revenues of any soccer team in the world, despite an intense economic meltdown in Spain. With superstars like Cristiano Ronaldo on the pitch, and coach Jose Mourinho on the bench, Real Madrid have thrived under the leadership of billionaire president Florentino Perez.
"According to this year's soccer valuations, the top 20 teams are worth an average of $968 million (£634 million), an increase of 26% over last year.
1. Real Madrid
Current Value: $3,300 mil.United had been top of the pile since business analyst Forbes first introduced the list in 2004, but now drop down to second. Barcelona lie in third place, while Arsenal and Bayern Munich are fourth and fifth respectively.
Real are valued at £2.15 billion, making them the most valuable sports franchise in the world, and United at £2.07 billion.
Forbes said in a statement: "This is the first time since Forbes began valuing soccer teams in 2004 that Manchester United are not No. 1 on the list.
"Real Madrid have been consistently delivering the highest revenues of any soccer team in the world, despite an intense economic meltdown in Spain. With superstars like Cristiano Ronaldo on the pitch, and coach Jose Mourinho on the bench, Real Madrid have thrived under the leadership of billionaire president Florentino Perez.
"According to this year's soccer valuations, the top 20 teams are worth an average of $968 million (£634 million), an increase of 26% over last year.
1. Real Madrid
Revenue 2011-12: $650 mil.
Operating Income 2011-12: $170 mil.
Los Merengues won the La Liga title for a record 32nd time in 2011-12 and extended their kit deal with Adidas through the 2019-20 season for an average of around $40 million a year.
2. Manchester United
Current Value: $3,165 mil.Revenue 2011-12: $502 mil.
Operating Income 2011-12: $144 mil.
Manchester United's record shirt sponsorship deal with General Motors for the auto maker's Chevrolet brand kicks off at $70 million in 2014-15 and totals $559 million over seven years.
3. Barcelona
Current Value: $2,600 mil.Revenue 2011-12: $613 mil.
Operating Income 2011-12: $160 mil.
Jersey sponsorship deal with Qatar Sports Investments that began last season is worth an average of $38 million a year through the 2015-16 season.
4. Arsenal
Current Value: $1,326 mil.Revenue 2011-12: $368 mil.
Operating Income 2011-12: $55 mil.
The Gunners had matchday revenue of $149 million during the 2011-12 season, the third-highest in soccer, due to capacity crowds at 60,400-seat Emirates Stadium.
5. Bayern Munich
Current Value: $1,309 mil.Revenue 2011-12: $468 mil.
Operating Income 2011-12: $88 mil.
Bayern finished second in the Bundesliga and second in the Champions League last year, enabling the club to increase its UEFA central distribution revenue 19%, to $56 million.
6. AC Milan
Current Value: $945 mil.Revenue 2011-12: $326 mil.
Operating Income 2011-12: $19 mil.
AC Milan under-performs in matchday revenue because San Siro stadium (which the Rossaneri share with Inter Milan) is antiquated and average attendance declined 10% during the 2011-12 season, to an average 48,500.
7. Chelsea
Current Value: $901 mil.Revenue 2011-12: $409 mil.
Operating Income 2011-12: $82 mil.
Chelsea pocketed a record $76 million for winning the Champions League in 2011-12 while also bagging England's FA Cup.
8. Juventus
Current Value: $694 mil.Revenue 2011-12: $248 mil.
Operating Income 2011-12: $20 mil.
Juventus won its 28th domestic league title in 2011-12, as the Bianconeri posted the first ever 38-0 mark in Serie A competition.
9. Manchester City
Current Value: $689 mil.Revenue 2011-12: $362 mil.
Operating Income 2011-12: -$53 mil.
During the 2011-12 season the Blues captured their first Premiership title in 44 years and qualified for the Champions League for the first time.
10. Liverpool
Revenue 2011-12: $296 mil.
Operating Income 2011-12: $19 mil.
Liverpool struck a six-year deal with Warrior Sports last year to have the subsidiary of New Balance replace Adidas as the soccer team's kit supplier for an average of $39 million a year.
11. Tottenham Hotspur
Current Value: $520 mil.Revenue 2011-12: $226 mil.
Operating Income 2011-12: $36 mil.
Hotspur is planning a new stadium that will increase capacity by more than 20,000, to 56,000, and be part of a 20 acre development that will include homes, shops and restaurants.
12. Schalke 04
Revenue 2011-12: $221 mil.
Operating Income 2011-12: $47 mil.
The Royal Blues failed to qualify for the 2011-12 Champions League but remain among soccer's most commercially successful teams due in part to their shirt sponsorship deal with Gazprom, which pays an average of $19 million per season through 2017.
13. Borussia Dortmund
Current Value: $456 mil.Revenue 2011-12: $240 mil.
Operating Income 2011-12: $54 mil.
Dortmund's broadcasting revenue increased 65%, to $76.7 million, during the 2011-12 season as the team won its eighth Bundesliga title and advanced to group stages of the Champions League for the first time in nine years.
14. Inter Milan
Current Value: $401 mil.Revenue 2011-12: $236 mil.
Operating Income 2011-12: -$89 mil.
Chinese investors bought a minority stake in the team in 2012 and the China Railway Construction Corporation is planning on building the Nerazzuri a new stadium by 2017.
15. Olympique Lyonnais
Current Value: $368 mil.Revenue 2011-12: $167 mil.
Operating Income 2011-12: -$6 mil.
Les Gones will have a new stadium, Stade des Lumieres, for the 2015-16 season that will expand capacity by almost 20,000 and enable the team to increase match day and sponsorship revenue significantly.
16. Corinthians Paulista
Current Value: $358 mil.Revenue 2011-12: $119 mil.
Operating Income 2011-12: $10 mil.
The Brazilian club is currently building a $400 million, public and privately financed stadium that will have 48,000 permanent seats and 20,000 removable seats for the 2014 World Cup.
17. Napoli
Revenue 2011-12: $188 mil.
Operating Income 2011-12: $76 mil.
The Azzuri won the Coppa Italia during the 2011-12 season and played in their first Champions League since the team was founded in 1926.
18. Hamburg SV
Current Value: $300 mil.Revenue 2011-12: $154 mil.
Operating Income 2011-12: $6 mil.
Germany's leading plant engineering and building services contractor, Imtech, signed on to be Hamburg's stadium sponsor in 2009 for $32 million over six years.
19. Olympique Marseille
Revenue 2011-12: $167 mil.
Operating Income 2011-12: -$13 mil.
Stade Velodrome had seating capacity reduced by 18,000 last season, to 42,000, during a renovation that will expand seating to 67,00 and add a roof that will cover the entire stadium by the summer of 2014.
20. Newcastle United
Current Value: $263 mil
Operating Income 2011-12: $16 mil.
The Magpies inked a new shirt sponsorship deal that will have Wonga.com replace Virgin Money and also include stadium naming rights beginning with the 2013-14 season for $37.6 million over four years.
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