The richest football clubs in the world. There is the latest ranking

In the world of sport, football not only ignites the emotions of millions of fans, but also attracts huge money. The value of the largest clubs increases from year to year, and their revenues reach impressive levels. New data show which teams have built a position not only on the pitch, but also in the financial league.

CNBC reports that on average, the 25 most valuable teams generated $ 520 million revenue last season and operating profit (EBITDA) at $ 54 million. For 22 European teams from the CNBC list, data relate to the 2023/24 season, and for three teams from the USA – the Major League Soccer 2024 season.

The presented data shows that the valuations of football clubs are still much lower than in the case of NFL teams (an average of $ 6.5 billion) and NBA (on average $ 4.7 billion), but outweigh those from MLB (on average $ 2.6 billion) and NHL (on average $ 1.9 billion).

The most valuable club is Real Madrid, valued at $ 6.7 billion. The Spanish team recorded an income of $ 1.13 billion. Manchester City took second place in terms of revenues – 902 million dollars. According to the Deloitte Football Money League 2025 report, Real Madrid's revenues increased by 26% compared to the 2022/23 season, including Thanks to the end of the renovation of the Santiago Bernabéu stadium, which led to the doubles from match days to $ 268 million.

In addition, according to the annual report of Real Madrid, the club earned $ 174 million in the Champions League competition, which it won in 2024 for a record, fifteenth time.

Two clubs from the CNBC list – FC Barcelona and American Inter Miami – can soon significantly increase revenues thanks to new stadiums. Barcelona, ​​the eternal rival of Real, will soon return to the modernized Spotify Camp Nou stadium. Inter Miami is to move to the new Miami Freedom Park facility in 2026.

The CNBC list for 2025 includes 11 teams from England, of which three were in the top five. This is primarily related to the fact that the Premier League has the most expensive television rights in the football world – national and international transmission rights are worth an average of around $ 4.4 billion a year. A person familiar with the case, wanting to maintain anonymity, informed that it was more than twice as much as he earns La Liga, i.e. the Spanish league, occupying second place. Another three -year series of television rights Premier League, starting with the 2025/26 season, is to bring an average of around $ 5.1 billion a year.

The value of the clubs is as follows:

1. Real Madrid – $ 6.7 billion
2. Manchester United – $ 6 billion
3. Barcelona FC – $ 5.65 billion
4. Liverpool FC – $ 5.4 billion
5. Manchester City – $ 5.2 billion
6. Bayern Munich – $ 5.1 billion
7. PSG – $ 4.55 billion
8. Arsenal London – $ 4 billion
9. Tottenham Hotspur – $ 3.55 billion
10. Chelsea London – $ 3.5 billion
11. Borussa Dortmund – $ 2.3 billion
12. Atletico Madrid – $ 2.1 billion
13. Juventus Turin – $ 2 billion
14. Newcastle United – $ 1.3 billion
15. Inter Milan – $ 1.25 billion
16. AC Milan – $ 1.2 billion
17. West Ham United – $ 1.1 billion
18. Aston Villa – $ 1.09 billion
19. Fulham FC – $ 1.08 billion
20. Los Angeles FC – $ 1.05 billion
21. Los Angeles Galaxy – $ 1.03 billion
22. Inter Miami – $ 1 billion
23. Eintracht Frankfurt – $ 930 million
24. BRIGHTON & HOVE Albion FC – $ 920 Millin dollars
25. SSC Napoli – $ 910 million

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