Manchester United’s Value Rises to $2.2 Billion on Forbes’s List
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Manchester United topped Forbes magazine’s annual list of the world’s most valuable soccer club with an estimated value of $2.24 billion, a 20 percent increase on last year. David Beckham was again ranked the richest player.
United, owned by U.S. billionaire Malcolm Glazer and his family, was followed by record nine-time European Cup winner Real Madrid, which is valued at $1.87 billion, Forbes said on its website. European champion Barcelona was third at $1.30 billion, a 34 percent rise.