Yankees: Fifth Highest Valued Franchise In All Of Sports

Tom Van Riper at Forbes.com reports that the New York Yankees rank fifth on the list of the world’s most valuable sports teams.  According to the article, the franchise is worth $1.3 billion.

Benefitting from an enormous television deal, the Yankees stand alone as the only team in Major League Baseball worth over a billion dollars.  Expect that to rise as the team moves into a new stadium next season.

The top 10 list includes the Yankees, two English soccer clubs, a Spanish soccer club, and six National Football League teams.  Collectively, the NFL is worth more than double MLB and is worth more than MLB, the NBA, and the NHL combined.

Interesting to note that three of the teams on the list are from New York, and three of the teams are from one NFL division (NFC East).

Top 10 Highest Valued Sports Franchises

1. Manchester United; English Premier League; $1.8 billion; 27-5-6, first place
2. Dallas Cowboys; NFL; $1.6 billion; 13-3, first place
3. Washington Redskins; NFL; $1.5 billion; 9-7, third place
4. New England Patriots; NFL; $1.32 billion; 16-0, first place
5. New York Yankees; MLB, $1.3 billion; 89-73, third place
6. Real Madrid; Spanish Primera División; $1.29 billion; 27-7-4, first place
7. Arsenal; English Premier League; $1.2 billion; 24-3-11, third place
8. New York Giants; NFL; $1.18 billion; 10-6, second place (Super Bowl winners)
9. New York Jets; NFL; $1.17 billion; 4-12, third place
10. Houston Texans; NFL; $1.17 billion; 8-8, fourth place

[Team; League; Worth; Record in division (W-L-T) and division or league standings for the last full season]

Aggregate Worth of the Major US Sports Leagues

• NFL – $33.3 billion
• MLB – $14.1 billion
• NBA – $11.4 billion
• NHL – $ 6.6 billion