Real Madrid Retains Title of Most Valuable Soccer Team for Fourth Consecutive Year
Real Madrid has once again topped Forbes’ list as the most valuable soccer team in the world, boasting a valuation of $6.6 billion for the fourth straight year. The Spanish giants achieved this remarkable milestone after posting record revenues of $1.13 billion for the 2023-24 season, becoming the first soccer club to surpass the billion-dollar mark in a single year.
This achievement sets Real Madrid apart as only the second sports team in history to reach such financial heights, following the National Football League’s Dallas Cowboys. Earlier this year, Deloitte confirmed that Real Madrid was also the first soccer team to generate over one billion euros in revenue in a single season.
Trailing closely behind is Manchester United, valued at $6.6 billion, despite a disappointing Premier League season that saw them finish eighth. The English club generated $834 million in revenue during the same period.
Barcelona ranks third on the list with a valuation of $5.65 billion, while Liverpool and Manchester City round out the top five. Forbes noted that the Premier League continues to dominate, with six clubs among the top ten most valuable teams, including Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur, and Chelsea, following Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain.
Overall, Forbes reports that the top 30 most valuable soccer teams are collectively worth over $72 billion, averaging $2.4 billion per team—an increase of 5% from last year’s record of $2.26 billion.
