United remain 'most valuable club'

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United remain 'most valuable club'

Friday, 30 March 2007 08:59
Manchester United remains the most valuable football team in the world, according to Forbes business magazine.
The annual list ranks United above Real Madrid with Arsenal leapfrogging AC Milan into third spot and Chelsea in eighth position.
Meanwhile, David Beckham has lost top spot to Ronaldinho as the world's highest-earning footballer.

Ten Premiership sides appear on Forbes' list of the world's 25 most valuable football teams followed by clubs from Italy (four), Germany (four), Spain (two), France (two), Scotland (two) and Holland (one).
The Forbes list however says United no longer command the largest yearly revenues as Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Juventus - who all have own individual TV deals - surpassed their figure of £158m.
Salvatore Galatioto, president of the sports banking firm Galatioto Sports Partners, said China remains the key area for future growth.
He said: 'A big reason why these teams are attracting suitors is their growth potential in all of Asia, but China is the key.
'You have great brands with these soccer teams that have not been fully exploited.'
Forbes say Beckham's lucrative move to Los Angeles Galaxy at the end of the season could see the former England captain recapture his position as football's highest earner.
Forbes team list:
1 Manchester Utd
2 Real Madrid
3 Arsenal
4 Bayern Munich
5 AC Milan
6 Juventus
7 Inter Milan
8 Chelsea
9 Barcelona
10 Schalke 04
11 Liverpool
12 Lyon
13 Newcastle United
14 Tottenham Hotspur
15 As Roma
Highest-earning players, according to Forbes:
1 Ronaldinho (Barcelona)
2 David Beckham (Real Madrid)
3 Ronaldo (AC Milan)
4 Wayne Rooney (Man Utd)
5 Michael Ballack (Chelsea)
6 Thierry Henry (Arsenal)
7 Zinedine Zidane (ex-Real Madrid)
8 Fabio Cannavaro (Real Madrid)
9 John Terry (Chelsea)
10 Steven Gerrard (Liverpool)






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If we were in the Premiership where we should be i guarantee we would be in the top 10 of this list:(, serious money though isn't it, whatever happened to football being a working mans game, the corporate and middle classes have hijacked it:evil:
 
think he means Celtic

we, us, I, them, you, who???

Man U may be most valuable, but they are still the most hated...
 
fatphilb said:
think he means Celtic

we, us, I, them, you, who???

Man U may be most valuable, but they are still the most hated...
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I shouldn't think so mate Chelsea are nowadays, even people i know who support Premiership teams seem to despise Chelsea more thesedays,. it goes around in circles, when Man United become successful again they will be the most hated..ABU's = sad people.
 
Jonny68 said:
My mate Duncan is from Moston in Manchester, he (amongst many others ive met) assures me that this is a myth City fans created, Manchester is predominately red that is FACT.
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Oh... I see. Is that why last year's Premier League survey found that Man U fans travel further than any other team's supporters in order to attend home matches? Manchester must be a much bigger city than I thought :p ;)

(and before you all start.... ya, I know, I know...:D)
 
Ferd said:
Arsenal 3rd and Barcelona 9th??!!

I find that very strange!
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That's why I asked which is the method to create such a ranking, but still waiting for the answer. The most strange to me was Madrid second, do you know that there's rumors of another "pelotazo"? Calderon, our best player this year :lol:, is running Madrid into economic disgrace ;)
 
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