English "Manchester United" is traditionally headed the list.
"Manchester United" (estimated cost - $ 2.24 billion) is in first position in the list since, as Forbes says rating of sports teams (since 2004). For the Red Devils followed by Los Blancos - Madrid "Real" ($ 1.88 billion). The Spanish "Barcelona" ($ 1.31 billion) this year has shifted from third place in London "Arsenal".
The cost of five football teams in this year exceeded $ 1 billion, the average operating profit of the top twenty - $ 45 million In the twenty richest football teams in the world includes only clubs from the Old World: 6 English, 5 Italian, four German, three Spanish and two French . Forbes is the top ten.
