Real Madrid 'most valuable' sports team - Forbes

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Image caption, The average current value of teams on the list is 拢1.12bn

Real Madrid are the world's most valuable sports team for the third straight year, according to

The Spanish football club are valued at 拢2.08bn, with American football side Dallas Cowboys and baseball's New York Yankees (拢2.04bn) in joint second.

Real's La Liga rivals Barcelona (拢2.02bn) are fourth.

Premier League club Manchester United (拢1.98bn) drop from third to fifth.

The other places in the top 10 are taken by American sports teams: NBA pair Los Angeles Lakers and New York Knicks, NFL sides New England Patriots and Washington Redskins and MLB's Los Angeles Dodgers.

Of the other Premier League sides, Manchester City (拢890m) are 29th overall, two places ahead of Chelsea (拢877m), with Arsenal 36th having been valued at 拢839m.

According to the average current value of a team on the list is 拢1.12bn, which is the highest ever, and a 31% increase from last year.