Although soccer is the most popular sport in the world, no team is in the top 10 of the world’s most expensive teams.
Dallas Cowboys, the most valuable sports team in the world
According to Sportico, a digital platform specializing in the analysis of the sports industry, the Dallas Cowboys team of the professional American Football League (NFL) is the most valuable sports franchise in the world, with a market value of 9.2 billion dollars. reports EFE.
Sportico’s data was based on the results of the last 12 months, during which the team from Texas recorded revenue of $1.05 billion.
The Dallas Cowboys were founded in 1960 and have won the Super Bowl five times in their history, being the second team with the most championships in the NFL, next to the San Francisco 49ers.
The team is managed by billionaire Jerry Jones, who purchased the Texas franchise in 1989 for $150 million.
The Cowboys lead a group of NFL teams that dominate the top 100 most valuable sports franchises in the world.
Along with the Dallas Cowboys, who appear in the first position, between the places 6 and 10 are the New York Giants, Los Angeles Rams, New England Patriots, San Francisco 49ers and New York Jets.
Rounding out the top 10 are the Golden State Warriors, the New York Knicks and Los Angeles Lakers of the North American Basketball League (NBA), and the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB), in fifth place.
On the list of the 100 most valuable franchises, 32 NFL teams are ranked between No. 1 and No. 53, the last of which is the Cincinnati Bengals (53) at $4 billion.
Fundamental to this success are the commercial deals the NFL has with networks like ESPN, NBC, CBS, Fox and streaming systems like Amazon and YouTube, worth a total of $125 billion.
In addition to the 32 NFL teams, the list of 100 most valuable sports franchises is rounded out by 30 NBA teams, 17 MLB teams, 7 NFL (North American Professional Hockey League) and 3 Formula One teams.
The ranking also includes eleven football teams, with Manchester United ranked 13th, the best of the six Premier League teams represented, two from the Spanish league, Real Madrid (19th) and FC Barcelona (23rd), one from the Bundesliga, Bayern Munich (34), one from France, Paris Saint-Germain (60) and one from Italian Serie A, Juventus Torino (98).
The @dallascowboys is the most valuable sports team in the world at $9.2 billion, according to Sportico’s latest franchise valuation.
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— Sportico (@Sportico) February 21, 2024
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