'Forbes' Names Real Madrid, New York Yankees, Dallas Cowboys & More as the Most Valuable Sports Franchises in 2019

Following in tradition, Forbes has just released its annual list of the world’s most valuable sports franchise for 2019.

Topping the list for a fourth time in a row is NFL team the Dallas Cowboys. Also dubbed as “America’s Team,” the Cowboys were bought by current owner Jerry Jones over 30 years ago for $150 million USD, and is now currently worth a whopping $5 billion USD. As the icing on the cake, media outlets have also noted that “nine of the 50 highest-rated sports TV broadcasts” were Dallas Cowboys games.

Additionally, the NFL had the most valuable franchises on the list seeing the New England Patriots placing No. 7 with a value of $3.81 billion USD, followed by New York Giants tied at No. 10 with $3.3 billion USD.

The MLB, NBA and the top soccer teams also took up spots on the list. Baseball’s New York Yankees came in second with a value of $4.6 billion USD, followed by two soccer clubs, Real Madrid at No. 3 with $4.24 billion USD and F.C. Barcelona at No. 4 with $4.02 billion USD. The first NBA team appearance rounds out the top five with the New York Knicks worth $4 billion USD.

Unfortunately no teams from the NHL, MLS or Formula One broke the Top 50. The New York Rangers were listed as the most valuable hockey team at No. 72 with $1.55 billion USD.

Check out the top 50 teams below and head over to Forbes for more details.

For more sports-related news, USWNT was honored as the Best Team at this year’s ESPY Awards.

50 Most Valuable Sports Franchises in 2019 (Value in USD)

1. Dallas Cowboys – $5 billion
2. New York Yankees – $4.6 billion
3. Real Madrid – $4.24 billion
4. F.C. Barcelona – $4.02 billion
5. New York Knicks – $4 billion
6. Manchester United – $3.81 billion
7. New England Patriots – $3.81 billion
8. Los Angeles Lakers – $3.5 billion
9. Golden State Warriors – $3.5 billion
10. New York Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers – $3.3 billion (tied)
12. Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Rams – $3.2 billion (tied)
14. Washington Redskins and Chicago Cubs – $3.1 billion (tied)
16. San Francisco 49ers – $3.05 billion
17. Bayern Munich – $3.02 billion
18. San Francisco Giants – $3 billion
19. Chicago Bulls and Chicago Bears – $2.9 billion (tied)
21. New York Jets – $2.85 billion
22. Houston Texans and Boston Celtics – $2.8 billion (tied)
24. Philadelphia Eagles – $2.75 billion
25. Manchester City – $2.69 billion
26. Denver Broncos – $2.65 billion
27. Green Bay Packers – $2.63 billion
28. Atlanta Falcons – $2.6 billion
29. Baltimore Ravens – $2.59 billion
30. Pittsburgh Steelers – $2.59 billion
31. Seattle Seahawks – $2.58 billion
32. Chelsea F.C. – $2.58 billion
33. Miami Dolphins – $2.58 billion
34. Oakland Raiders – $2.42 billion
35. Minnesota Vikings – $2.4 billion
36. Indianapolis Colts – $2.38 billion
37. Brooklyn Nets – $2.35 billion
38. Houston Rockets, Carolina Panthers and New York Mets- $2.3 billion (tied)
41. Los Angeles Chargers – $2.28 billion
42. Arsenal F.C. – $2.27 billion
43. Dallas Mavericks – $2.25 billion
44. Los Angeles Clippers – $2.2 billion
45. Liverpool F.C. – $2.18 billion
46. Arizona Cardinals – $2.15 billion
47. St. Louis Cardinals and Kansas City Chiefs – $2.1 billion (tied)
49. Jacksonville Jaguars – $2.08 billion
50. New Orleans Saints – $2.08 billion

The World's Most Valuable Sports Teams (via @Forbes)

1. @dallascowboys / $5B
2. @Yankees / $4.6B
3. @realmadrid / $4.24B
4. @FCBarcelona / $4.02B
5. @nyknicks / $4B
6. @ManUtd / $3.81B
7. @Patriots / $3.8B
8. @Lakers / $3.7B
9. @warriors / $3.5B
T10. @Giants & @Dodgers / $3.3B pic.twitter.com/JMrlTC9giQ

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