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At the top of the list of the most valuable football clubs in the world - changes. Since 2004, the leader in the ranking published by "Forbes" - "Man Utd", has been surpassed for the first time by the Spanish champion Madrid "Real".
According to the prestigious magazine, the value of "Real" currently reaches 3.3 billion, while the English team is valued at 3.17 billion, and the third-placed "Barcelona", which has shown twice as good figures as last year, is valued at 2.6 billion dollars. This trio leads not only in football, but also in all categories of sports clubs in the world.
In fourth place in the ranking of football clubs is London's "Arsenal" (1.326 billion), and rounding out the top five is Munich's "Bayern" (1.309 billion).
When calculating results, the club's market value, income from TV broadcasts, ticket sales, and profit from commercial activities are taken into account.
In the category of football players, "Paris St.Germain" safeguards David Beckham's pocket, which in 2012, including income from commercial activities and the Los Angeles "Galaxy" club, increased by 50.6 million dollars. Cristiano Ronaldo (43.5 million) and the best player on the planet, Lionel Messi (40.3 million), follow him.
Most valuable football clubs in the world: (place, club, country, value in billion US dollars)
1. Madrid "Real" (Spain) 3.3 billion USD 2. "Man Utd" (England) 3.165 3. "Barcelona" (Spain) 2.6 4. London "Arsenal" (England) 1.326 5. Munich "Bayern" (Germany) 1.309 6. "Milan" (Italy) 0.945 7. London "Chelsea" (England) 0.901 8. Turin "Juventus" (Italy) 0.694 9. "Man City" (England) 0.689 10. "Liverpool" (England) 0.651 11. London "Tottenham" (England) 0.52 12. Gelsenkirchen "Schalke" (Germany) 0.498 13. Dortmund "Borussia" (Germany) 0.456 14. Milan "Inter" (Italy) 0.401 15. "Lyon" (France) 0.368 16. "Corinthians" (Brazil) 0.358 17. "Napoli" (Italy) 0.33 18. "Hamburg" (Germany) 0.3 19. "Marseille" (France) 0.285 20. "Newcastle" (England) 0.263Highest-earning football players: (place, player, club, income in million US dollars)
1. David Beckham (PSG) 50.6 million USD 2. Cristiano Ronaldo ("Real") 43.5 3. Lionel Messi ("Barcelona") 40.3 4. Sergio Aguero ("Man City") 20.8 5. Wayne Rooney ("Man Utd") 20.3 6. Yaya Toure ("Man City") 20.2 7. Fernando Torres ("Chelsea") 20.2 8. Neymar ("Santos") 19.5 9. Kaka ("Real") 19.3 10. Didier Drogba ("Galatasaray") 17.8 11. Steven Gerrard ("Liverpool") 17.3 12. Emmanuel Adebayor ("Tottenham") 16.7 13. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (PSG) 16.6 14. Carlos Tevez ("Man City") 16.6 15. Samuel Eto'o ("Anzhi") 16
