MANCHESTER UNITED are still the richest football team in the world. The latest list published by Forbes business magazine puts United’s wealth at £740million — a massive £212m more than second-placed Real Madrid.Arsenal have leapfrogged AC Milan into third spot but Chelsea are down in eighth at £274m. David Beckham has lost top spot to Ronaldinho as the world’s highest earning player but Forbes say his move to LA Galaxy could change that.
Ten Premiership sides appear on ForbesÂ’ list of the worldÂ’s 25 most valuable teams followed by Italy (four), Germany (four), Spain (two), France (two), Scotland (two) and Holland (one).
Forbes, however, says United no longer command the largest yearly revenues as Real Madrid (£191m), Barcelona (£169m) and Juventus (£164m) — who all have individual TV deals — surpassed their £158m.
