Top 20 Richest Football Clubs in the World

According to Forbes, these are the top 20 richest clubs in world football, updated for 2010. We see all the familiar names here, in about the order we’ve come to expect. Manchester United is up top, but it’s worth noting that while United has the top value, Real Madrid actually brought in more revenue this year. Interesting to note that Newcastle’s rank has actually dropped this year, despite returning to the top flight, and Celtic, once hovering around #20, has dropped well off the list.

Top 20 richest football clubs in 2010:

1. Manchester United (total value: $1.835 billion)
2. Real Madrid ($1.3 billion)
3. Arsenal ($1.1 billion)
4. Barcelona ($1 billion)
5. Bayern Munich ($990 million)
6. Liverpool ($822m)
7. AC Milan ($800m)
8. Juventus ($656m)
9. Chelsea ($646m)
10. Inter Milan ($413m)
11. Schalke 04 ($384m)
12. Tottenham Hotspur ($372m)
13. Lyon ($333m)
14. Hamburg ($329m)
15. Roma ($308m)
16. Werder Bremen ($274m)
17. Marseille ($262m)
18. Borussia Dortmund ($261m)
19. Manchester City ($258m)
20. Newcastle ($198m)

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