On top of the world: United celebrate winning the
Premier League last season
1 Man United
2 Real Madrid
3 Barcelona
4 Arsenal
5 Bayern Munich
6 AC Milan
7 Chelsea
8 Liverpool
9 Juventus
10 Schalke 04
Their title challenge is in the balance, they have been
knocked out of both European competitions this season, but
Manchester United have once again been named as the world's richest
club.
The reigning Premier League champions have topped Forbes
magazine's list for an incredible eighth year in a row with their
value estimated at an astronomic £1.39billion.
Arsenal are the next highest placed English side in
fourth, while Chelsea and Liverpool also make the top 10 in seventh
and eighth respectively.
United's neighbours and title rivals Manchester City have
moved up two places compared to last year but are still down in
13th place.
Spanish giants Real Madrid and Barcelona rank in second
and third place respectively on Forbes' list, while Italians AC
Milan and Juventus and Germans Bayern Munich and Schalke 04 make up
the top 10.
United raked in a staggering £103.5m in commercial revenue
alone last season, while their overall value dwarves City's of
£276.5m.
The list also reveals that United have a global fan base
of £330m, while City's wage bill total £93.6m.
United also remain ranked as the most valuable team in any
sport, worth 2.24billion US dollars (£1.4bn), 385million USD more
than baseball's New York Yankees and the NFL's Dallas
Cowboys.