Manchester United Ties Real Madrid for Most Valuable Soccer Team
- United and Real worth US$3.2 billion, says new KPMG report
- Premier League champion Leicester City didn’t make firm’s list
Wayne Rooney of Manchester United celebrates their victory over Crystal Palace at The Emirates FA Cup match.
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Manchester United’s fifth place finish in the English Premier League may have gotten its manager fired, but the team’s bottom line is just fine, according to a new report by accounting firm KPMG.
United, which is expected to name Louis van Gaal’s dugout replacement soon, is worth 2.9 billion euros ($3.2 billion), the report said. It gives the club the same value as Real Madrid, which plays crosstown rival Atlético Madrid for the Champions League title on Saturday.