The Spanish football club “Real” once again topped the rating of the most expensive football brands in the world according to the consulting company Brand Finance. This is stated on the company’s website.
According to the updated version of the rating for 2020, which included 50 teams, the value of Real Madrid fell by 13.8% to € 1.419 billion. Spanish Barcelona, worth € 1.413 billion, is on the second line. English FC Manchester closes the top three United “worth € 1.314 billion, writes NSN.
According to the compilers of the rating, the cost of the teams was affected by the crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic: because of it, compared to 2019, it fell by € 751 million.
The top ten most expensive clubs in the world also included English Liverpool (€ 1.262 billion), Manchester City (€ 1.124 billion), German Bayern (€ 1.056 billion), French PSG (€ 967 million), as well as English ” Chelsea (€ 949 million), Tottenham (€ 783 million) and Arsenal (€ 719 million).
St. Petersburg “Zenith” dropped to 49th place, having lost the 46th position from the previous version of the rating, writes RT. Zenit is the only representative of the Russian championship in the ranking. Its cost decreased by 14% – to € 100 million.
On July 17, it was reported that Real Madrid became the champion of Spain ahead of schedule, beating Villarreal in the 37th round. The match ended 2: 1.