Barcelona Tops Forbes List Of The World’s 20 Most Valuable Football Clubs

Football club, Barcelona have topped the Forbes list of the world’s 20 most valuable soccer teams for the first time ever with £3.46billion worth.

Things might not be swinging in their favour on the pitch but Barcelona have managed to do well when it comes to the financial side of the game. Or atleast what Forbes would like us to believe.

The Spanish giants pipped their arch-rivals Real Madrid (£3.45bn) into the top spot after five successive second-place finishes.

The rankings come as a surprise to many with Real Madrid not only doing better on the pitch but also being in safer financial hands than Barcelona.

According to Forbes, the two clubs recorded 2020 revenues of £576m and debt values at six percent.

However, what worked in Barcelona’s favour to hand them the crown is their broadcast revenue for the season which stood at £200million.

German giants, Bayern Munich (£3.07bn) move up one place to third from last year’s rankings while Manchester United moving to fourth with £3.06bn, according to Forbes’ latest figures.

Liverpool are now worth £2.98bn, rising above Manchester City (£2.91bn) who announced £126m losses last week.