Things did not go well for Manchester United this season. They were forced to dismiss former head coach Erik ten Hag, stumbled at a 15th placed finish in the Premier League and were defeated in the Europa League final.
But despite all that they remain a commercial juggernaut. Collected new data by Forbes have mentioned Manchester United as the world's second most valuable team in world football.
The value of United of $ 6.6 billion is only covered by Real Madrid ($ 6.75 billion), which lead the list for a fourth consecutive season.
So, how are United still one of the world's most valuable teams? The first to be noted is that the Forbes list relates to the accounting of the 2023/24 season, when United was slightly better in the competition and the FA Cup stopped.
But regardless of their performances on the field, the commercial power of Man Utd has enabled them to generate enormous amounts of income every year. They are one of the most followed sports teams in the world and their Old Trafford Stadium is the largest in the Premier League.
Their earning potential is only defeated by Real Madrid, who will be the first football team that exceeds an annual income of $ 1 billion. In the period 2023/24 they brought in $ 1.13 billion, behind only the Dallas cowboys throughout the sport.
That incredible income in Madrid was stimulated by their Champions League triumph, which is thought to have added about $ 154 million in prize money.
The top five of the list of the most valuable forbes football teams was completed by Barcelona ($ 5.65 billion), Liverpool ($ 5.4 billion) and Manchester City ($ 5.3 billion). There are 12 Premier League teams in the top 30, while the 15th placed Lafc ($ 1.25 billion) are the most valuable MLS team.
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