The World’s Most Valuable Soccer Teams 2024

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No. 2 • $6.55 billion
Manchester United
1-year change: 9% | Owners/controlling shareholders: Glazer family, Sir Jim Ratcliffe | League: English Premier League | Operating income: $187 million

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No. 3 • $5.6 billion
Barcelona
1-year change: 2% | Owners/controlling shareholders: Club members | League: Spanish La Liga | Operating income: – $145 million

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No. 4 • $5.37 billion
Liverpool
1-year change: 2% | Owners/controlling shareholders: John Henry, Tom Werner | League: English Premier League | Operating income: $102 million

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No. 5 • $5.1 billion
Manchester City
1-year change: 2% | Owner/controlling shareholder: Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan | League: English Premier League | Operating income: $148 million

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No. 6 • $5 billion
Bayern Munich
1-year change: 3% | Owners/controlling shareholders: Club members | League: German Bundesliga | Operating income: $84 million

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No. 7 • $4.4 billion
Paris Saint-Germain
1-year change: 4% | Owner/controlling shareholder: Qatar Sports Investments | League: French Ligue 1 | Operating income: – $126 million

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No. 8 • $3.2 billion
Tottenham Hotspur
1-year change: 14% | Owners/controlling shareholders: Joseph Lewis Family Trust, Daniel Levy | League: English Premier League | Operating income: $161 million

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No. 9 • $3.1 billion
Chelsea
1-year change: 1% | Owners/controlling shareholders: Todd Boehly, Clearlake Capital | League: English Premier League | Operating income: – $400,000

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No. 10 • $2.6 billion
Arsenal
1-year change: 15% | Owner/controlling shareholder: Stanley Kroenke | League: English Premier League | Operating income: $140 million

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METHODOLOGY

The revenue and operating income figures listed for European teams are for the 2022-2023 season, converted to U.S. dollars based on average exchange rates during that season (1 euro = $1.05, 1 GBP = $1.21, 1 GBP = 1.15 euro). For Major League Soccer teams, figures are for the 2023 season as published in Forbes’ annual MLS team valuations in February 2024. Revenue figures reflect proceeds the soccer team generates from broadcasting, commercial and match-day events. Team values are enterprise values (equity plus net debt) and include the economics of the team’s stadium (but exclude the value of the real estate itself), based on comparable transactions. Because enterprise value is a capital structure-neutral metric, it allows Forbes to compare companies (or in this case, soccer teams) with different debt and equity structures. Operating income is earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, player trading and disposal of player registrations. Debt is interest-bearing borrowings due in more than one year (including stadium debt). The exchange rates used to convert team values and debt to U.S. dollars for the European teams were as of May 6, 2024 (1 euro = $1.08, 1 GBP = $1.25, 1 GBP = 1.17 euro). Sources include the teams’ annual reports and documents, team executives, soccer team investors, credit rating agency reports and sports bankers. The values and financials for the eight MLS teams on our list were lifted from our MLS valuations in February. To make sure Forbes’ revenue numbers and expense figures are comparable for each team, we rely on the annual Deloitte Football Money League report and Swiss Ramble to check our figures.

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