Manchester United named most valuable football team ahead of Real Madrid, Barcelona

Forbes has named Manchester United as the most valuable team brand in the world.

The Premier League club is rated the fourth most valuable team in all sports behind the Dallas Cowboys, New York Yankees and Los Angeles Lakers.

However, they top the table when it comes to football clubs, with Barcelona in second place and Real Madrid in third place.

United has a brand value of £ 425 million, an increase of 12.8%.

The value of Cristiano Ronaldo's Real brand has increased by a massive 13.2% to a massive £ 16million, but Messi has seen its brand value drop by 10% to £ 10 million.

However, Ronaldo is the fourth in terms of the athletes' brand value. Roger Federer tops the charts after an extraordinary year, while LeBron James enters second and Usain Bolt third.

MOST VALUABLE BRANDS:

TEAMS – Current brand value

1) Dallas Cowboys – £676million

2) New York Yankees – £519m

3) Los Angeles Lakers – £449m

4) Manchester United – £425m

5) Barcelona – £405m

6) New England Patriots – £391m

7) Real Madrid – £385m

8) New York Knicks – £381m

9) Boston Red Sox – £346m

10) Chicago Cubs – £345m

ATHLETES – Current brand value

1) Roger Federer – £28million

2) LeBron James – £25m

3) Usain Bolt – £20m

4) Cristiano Ronaldo – £16m

5) Phil Mickelson – £15m

6) Tiger Woods – £13m

7) Virat Kohli – £11m

8) Rory McIlroy – £10m

9) Lionel Messi – £10m

10) Stephen Curry – £10m

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