'Manchester United are soccer's most valuable club'

• zocoss

  30 Mar 07, 19:23

  Manchester United remain the most valuable football team in the world, according to Forbes business magazine. The annual list ranks United above Real Madrid with Arsenal leapfrogging AC Milan into third spot and Chelsea in eighth position.
  
  Salvatore Galatioto, president of the sports banking firm Galatioto Sports Partners, said China remains the key area for future growth. He said: 'A big reason why these teams are attracting suitors is their growth potential in all of Asia, but China is the key. 'You have great brands with these soccer teams that have not been fully exploited.'
  
  Team valuations in pounds sterling according to Forbes:
  
  1 Man Utd £740million
  2 Real Madrid £528million
  3 Arsenal £466million
  4 Bayern Munich £427million
  5 AC Milan £420million
  6 Juventus £289million
  7 Inter Milan £282million
  8 Chelsea £274million
  9 Barcelona £273million
  10 Schalke 04 £240million
  11 Liverpool £231million
  12 Lyon £175million
  13 Newcastle £132million
  14 Tottenham £124million
  15 Roma £114million
  16 Hamburg £112million
  17 Man City £106million
  18 B Dortmund £101million
  19 Ajax £100million
  20 Celtic £94million
  21 Everton £84million
  22 Marseille £80million
  23 West Ham £79million
  24 Rangers £75million
  25 Aston Villa £71m
  
  Meanwhile, David Beckham has lost top spot to Ronaldinho as the world's highest-earning footballer. Forbes say Beckham's lucrative move to Los Angeles Galaxy at the end of the season could see the former England captain recapture his position as football's highest earner.
  
  Highest-earning players, according to Forbes
  
  1 Ronaldinho (Barcelona) £15.2million
  2 David Beckham (Real Madrid) £14.8million
  3 Ronaldo (AC Milan) £11.7million
  4 Wayne Rooney (Man Utd) £8.7million
  5 Michael Ballack (Chelsea) £8.7million
  6 Thierry Henry (Arsenal) £8.2million
  7 Zinedine Zidane (ex-Real Madrid) £8.2million
  8 Fabio Cannavaro (Real Madrid) £7.6million
  9 John Terry (Chelsea) £7.1million
  10 Steven Gerrard (Liverpool) £7.1million
• used

  31 Mar 07, 08:36

  
  arsenal in third. for a team mainly made up of youngsters, thats amazing
• turbo_drift

  31 Mar 07, 08:37

  Originally posted by used:

  
  arsenal in third. for a team mainly made up of youngsters, thats amazing

  yup.. Truly amazing..
• dragg

  31 Mar 07, 09:11

  thats the value of the club, nothing to do with the current squad.