This article talks about Spanish football giants Real Madrid who have overtaken Manchester United as the worlds most valuable football club. This the first time since 2004 that the English giants have lost top spot.
Real Madrid FC have constantly been generating the highest revenues in the world of soccer . Even though one might think that the European crisis might have had affect on sales of football matches. According to Forbes , Real Madrid FC currently is valued at $3.3bn , Manchester united now at $3.17bn and Barcelona FC at third with $2.6 billion. This success could be linked with having a star studded team like Cristiano Ronaldo , Kareem Benzema and Kaka on the pitch and Jose Mourinho on the bench.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22193398
Real Madrid FC have constantly been generating the highest revenues in the world of soccer . Even though one might think that the European crisis might have had affect on sales of football matches. According to Forbes , Real Madrid FC currently is valued at $3.3bn , Manchester united now at $3.17bn and Barcelona FC at third with $2.6 billion. This success could be linked with having a star studded team like Cristiano Ronaldo , Kareem Benzema and Kaka on the pitch and Jose Mourinho on the bench.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22193398
It is amazing how much more popular and lucrative football/soccer is in Europe compared to the United States.
ReplyDeleteHonestly, I am surprised Manchester United have been able to maintain the top spot over the course of the last 10 years. While ManU is clearly a dominant force, I assumed Real Madrid was more valuable because of their fan support. ManU support comes in from all over the world, however, there are many other top tier english squads worth supporting. Real Madrid on the other hand basically only competes with one other team (FC Barcelona) in La Liga. Moving forward, I expect Real Madrid to continue as Forbes' most valuable team.
ReplyDeleteWith rumors swirling about a possible return for Cristiano to United, we could very well see Madrid's stay on top short-lived. It's amazing to think how much value a few players can generate for a club, organization, and even an entire city.
ReplyDeleteColton has an interesting point, the big name players like Messi, Ronaldo, and Rooney have such amazing talents that they are considered the image of that team and that city in the soccer world. From a business perspective investors look at these star studded players as a chance to make good money off of the players' names for the club and enjoy the skills these players bring to the beautiful game.
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