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This is based on annual revenue, not the value of the sports franchise like the Forbes 50 Most Valuable Sports Teams list...

Welcome to StadiumZone, the ultimate financial sports guide. We have a section with sports clubs with an annual revenue of at least €20 million and a section with sportsmen with an annual income of at least €20 million. You can contact us for questions, comments or anything else related to this site. Good luck with the financial side of international sports.

I don't know what StadiumZone is or how they got these numbers, but here it is:

Sports clubs with an annual revenue of at least €20 million

1. Real Madrid CF - Association football - Spain - €450 million
2. FC Barcelona - Association football - Spain - €420 million
3. New York Yankees - Baseball - United States - €416 million
4. FC Bayern Munich - Association football - Germany - €323 million
5. Manchester United FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €322 million
6. Dallas Cowboys - American football - United States - €294 million
7. Arsenal FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €252 million
8. Washington Redskins - American football - United States - €247 million
9. Chelsea FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €235 million
10. New York Mets - Baseball - United States - €233 million
11. Boston Red Sox - Baseball - United States - €231 million
12. AC Milan - Association football - Italy - €227 million
13. FC Internazionale Milano - Association football - Italy - €224 million
14. New England Patriots - American football - United States - €222 million
15. Yomiuri Giants - Baseball - Japan - €214 million
16. Liverpool FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €207 million
17. Juventus FC - Association football - Italy - €205 million
18. Los Angeles Dodgers - Baseball - United States - €205 million
19. Chicago Cubs - Baseball - United States - €204 million
20. Houston Texans - American football - United States - €190 million
21. Philadelphia Phillies - Baseball - United States - €187 million
22. LA Angels of Anaheim - Baseball - United States - €186 million
23. Philadelphia Eagles - American football - United States - €182 million
24. Baltimore Ravens - American football - United States - €178 million
25. Chicago Bears - American football - United States - €178 million
26. Denver Broncos - American football - United States - €175 million
27. Carolina Panthers - American football - United States - €173 million
28. Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks - Baseball - Japan - €173 million
29. Hanshin Tigers - Baseball - Japan - €173 million
30. Indianapolis Colts - American football - United States - €173 million
31. Miami Dolphins - American football - United States - €173 million
32. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - American football - United States - €172 million
33. New Orleans Saints - American football - United States - €171 million
34. Pittsburgh Steelers - American football - United States - €170 million
35. Cleveland Browns - American football - United States - €169 million
36. FC Schalke 04 - Association football - Germany - €169 million
37. Green Bay Packers - American football - United States - €169 million
38. Tennessee Titans - American football - United States - €169 million
39. New York Giants - American football - United States - €168 million
40. Seattle Seahawks - American football - United States - €168 million
41. New York Jets - American football - United States - €166 million
42. Arizona Cardinals - American football - United States - €165 million
43. Kansas City Chiefs - American football - United States - €164 million
44. San Diego Chargers - American football - United States - €163 million
45. Cincinnati Bengals - American football - United States - €162 million
46. Atlanta Falcons - American football - United States - €161 million
47. Buffalo Bills - American football - United States - €159 million
48. New York Knicks - Basketball - United States - €158 million
49. San Francisco 49ers - American football - United States - €158 million
50. St. Louis Rams - American football - United States - €156 million
51. Jacksonville Jaguars - American football - United States - €154 million
52. Minnesota Vikings - American football - United States - €154 million
53. Oakland Raiders - American football - United States - €152 million
54. Los Angeles Lakers - Basketball - United States - €150 million
55. Minnesota Twins - Baseball - United States - €149 million
56. Detroit Lions - American football - United States - €147 million
57. Hamburger SV - Association football - Germany - €146 million
58. Olympique Lyonnais - Association football - France - €146 million
59. San Francisco Giants - Baseball - United States - €144 million
60. Olympique de Marseille - Association football - France - €142 million
61. Manchester City FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €140 million
62. St. Louis Cardinals - Baseball - United States - €136 million
63. Chicago White Sox - Baseball - United States - €135 million
64. Tottenham Hotspur FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €134 million
65. Seattle Mariners - Baseball - United States - €131 million
66. Toronto Maple Leafs - Ice Hockey - Canada - €131 million
67. Houston Astros - Baseball - United States - €128 million
68. Atlanta Braves - Baseball - United States - €127 million
69. Detroit Tigers - Baseball - United States - €127 million
70. Atlético Madrid - Association football - Spain - €124 million
71. AS Roma - Football - Italy - €122 million
72. Washington Nationals - Baseball - United States - €122 million
73. Colorado Rockies - Baseball - United States - €120 million
74. Chicago Bulls - Basketball - United States - €118 million
75. Texas Rangers - Baseball - United States - €117 million
76. Fenerbahçe SK - Association football - Turkey - €116 million
77. FC Girondins de Bordeaux - Association football - France - €115 million
78. Montreal Canadiens - Ice Hockey - Canada - €114 million
79. VfB Stuttgart - Association football - Germany - €114 million
80. Cleveland Cavaliers - Basketball - United States - €112 million
81. Houston Rockets - Basketball - United States - €107 million
82. New York Rangers - Ice Hockey - United States - €107 million
83. Arizona Diamondbacks - Baseball - United States - €106 million
84. Baltimore Orioles - Baseball - United States - €105 million
85. Borussia Dortmund - Association football - Germany - €105 million
86. Boston Celtics - Basketball - United States - €105 million
87. Milwaukee Brewers - Baseball - United States - €105 million
88. Cleveland Indians - Baseball - United States - €104 million
89. Detroit Pistons - Basketball - United States - €103 million
90. Phoenix Suns - Basketball - United States - €103 million
91. Dallas Mavericks - Basketball - United States - €102 million
92. Hiroshima Toyo Carp - Baseball - Japan - €101 million
93. Valencia CF - Association football - Spain - €101 million
94. Aston Villa FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €100 million
95. VfL Wolfsburg - Association football - Germany - €100 million
96. Cincinnati Reds - Baseball - United States - €99 million
97. Sevilla FC - Association football - Spain - €99 million
98. SL Benfica - Association football - Portugal - €98 million
99. SV Werder Bremen - Association football - Germany - €96 million
100. Toronto Raptors - Basketball - Canada - €96 million
101. ACF Fiorentina - Association football - Italy - €95 million
102. Chunichi Dragons - Baseball - Japan - €95 million
103. SC Corinthians Paulista - Association football - Brazil - €95 million
104. Toronto Blue Jays - Baseball - Canada - €95 million
105. San Antonio Spurs - Basketball - United States - €94 million
106. Chiba Lotte Marines - Baseball - Japan - €92 million
107. SSC Napoli - Association football - Italy - €92 million
108. Everton FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €89 million
109. FC Zenit Saint Petersburg - Association football - Russia - €89 million
110. Portland Trail Blazers - Basketball - United States - €89 million
111. SC Internacional - Association football - Brazil - €89 million
112. San Diego Padres - Baseball - United States - €87 million
113. São Paulo FC - Association football - Brazil - €87 million
114. Fulham FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €86 million
115. Miami Heat - Basketball - United States - €86 million
116. Tampa Bay Rays - Baseball - United States - €86 million
117. Chicago Blackhawks - Ice Hockey - United States - €84 million
118. Kansas City Royals - Baseball - United States - €84 million
119. Oakland Athletics - Baseball - United States - €84 million
120. Philadelphia Flyers - Ice Hockey - United States - €84 million
121. Utah Jazz - Basketball - United States - €84 million
122. Detroit Red Wings - Ice Hockey - United States - €83 million
123. Golden State Warriors - Basketball - United States - €83 million
124. Vancouver Canucks - Ice Hockey - Canada - €83 million
125. Oklahoma City Thunder - Basketball - United States - €82 million
126. Paris Saint-Germain FC - Association football - France - €82 million
127. SS Lazio - Association football - Italy - €82 million
128. West Ham United FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €80 million
129. Denver Nuggets - Basketball - United States - €79 million
130. Hertha BSC - Football - Germany - €79 million
131. Boston Bruins - Ice Hockey - United States - €77 million
132. Philadelphia 76ers - Basketball - United States - €77 million
133. Bayer 04 Leverkusen - Association football - Germany - €75 million
134. Orlando Magic - Basketball - United States - €75 million
135. Washington Wizards - Basketball - United States - €75 million
136. Atlanta Hawks - Basketball - United States - € 73 million
137. Sunderland AFC - Association football - United Kingdom - €73 million
138. 1. FC Köln - Association football - Germany - €72 million
139. New Jersey Devils - Ice Hockey - United States - €72 million
140. Pittsburgh Pirates - Baseball - United States - €72 million
141. Sacramento Kings - Basketball - United States - €72 million
142. Borussia Mönchengladbach - Association football - Germany - €71 million
143. Los Angeles Clippers - Basketball - United States - €71 million
144. Florida Marlins - Baseball - United States - €70 million
145. New Orleans Hornets - Basketball - United States - €70 million
146. AFC Ajax - Association football - Netherlands €69 million
147. Celtic FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €69 million
148. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters - Baseball - Japan - €69 million
149. Calgary Flames - Ice Hockey - Canada - €68 million
150. Charlotte Bobcats - Basketball - United States - €68 million
151. Eintracht Frankfurt - Association football - Germany - €68 million
152. FC Porto - Association football - Portugal - €68 million
153. Los Angeles Kings - Ice Hockey - United States - €68 million
154. US Città di Palermo - Association football - Italy - €68 million
155. Wolverhampton Wanderers FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €68 million
156. Ottawa Senators - Ice Hockey - Canada - €67 million
157. Portsmouth FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €67 million
158. Dallas Stars - Ice Hockey - United States - €66 million
159. Indiana Pacers - Basketball - United States - € 66million
160. Minnesota Timberwolves - Basketball - United States - € 66million
161. SE Palmeiras - Association football - Brazil - € 66million
162. Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles - Baseball - Japan - €66 million
163. Blackburn Rovers FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €65 million
164. Texas Longhorns football - American football - United States - €65 million
165. Memphis Grizzlies - Basketball - United States - €64 million
166. Milwaukee Bucks - Basketball - United States - €64 million
167. Minnesota Wild - Ice Hockey - United States - €64 million
168. Birmingham City FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €63 million
169. Pittsburgh Penguins - Ice Hockey - United States - €63 million
170. Rangers FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €63 million
171. San Jose Sharks - Ice Hockey - United States - €61 million
172. Bolton Wanderers FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €60 million
173. Edmonton Oilers - Ice Hockey - Canada - €60 million
174. Stoke City FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €60 million
175. Anaheim Ducks - Ice Hockey - United States - €59 million
176. Newcastle United FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €59 million
177. Trabzonspor - Association football - Turkey - €58 million
178. Villareal CF - Association football - Spain - €58 million
179. Colorado Avalanche - Ice Hockey - United States - €57 million
180. CR Flamengo - Association football - Brazil - €57 million
181. Genoa CFC - Association football - Italy - €57 million
182. Washington Capitals - Ice Hockey - United States - €57 million
183. Blackpool FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €56 million
184. Buffalo Sabres - Ice Hockey - United States - €56 million
185. Collingwood FC - Australian rules football - Australia - €56 million
186. Athletic Bilbao - Association football - Spain - €55 million
187. Lille OSC - Association football - France - €55 million
188. New Jersey Nets - Basketball - United States - €55 million
189. St. Louis Blues - Ice Hockey - United States - €55 million
190. Urawa Red Diamonds - Association football - Japan - €55 million
191. Wigan Athletic FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €55 million
192. Guangzhou Evergrande FC - Association football - PR China - €54 million
193. Columbus Blue Jackets - Ice Hockey - United States - €53 million
194. Florida Panthers - Ice Hockey - United States - €53 million
195. Tampa Bay Lightning - Ice Hockey - United States - €53 million
196. Carolina Hurricanes - Ice Hockey - United States - €52 million
197. FC Red Bull Salzburg - Association football - Austria - €52 million
198. Hull City AFC - Association football - United Kingdom - €52 million
199. Santos FC - Association football - Brazil - €52 million
200. Tokyo Yakult Swallows - Baseball - Japan - €52 million
201. West Bromwich Albion FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €52 million
202. Yokohama BayStars - Baseball - Japan - €52 million
203. Burnley FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €51 million
204. Nashville Predators - Ice Hockey - United States - €51 million
205. PSV Eindhoven - Association football - Netherlands - €51 million
206. RC Lens - Association football - France - €51 million
207. Alabama Crimson Tide football - American football - United States - €50 million
208. Grêmio FBPA - Association football - Brazil - €50 million
209. Hannover 96 - Association football - Germany - €50 million

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Searching through both halves of the list:

BY SPORT
Association football: 213 (75 first half, 138 second half)
American football: 60 (34 first half, the 32 NFL teams are all in the top 54, plus 2 college teams, 26 second half, all college teams)
Baseball: 43 (40 first half, including 30 MLB teams with the lowest at 144, 3 second half)
Basketball: 38 (30 first half, that's every NBA team with the lowest at 188, 8 second half)
Ice Hockey: 39 (27 first half, 12 second half, the lowest NHL team is 234)
Australian rules football: 14 (1 first half, 13 second half)
Cricket: 9 (all second half)
Rugby: 4 (all second half)
Canadian football: 1 (second half)

BY COUNTRY
United States: 143 (113 fh, 30 sh)
United Kingdom: 25 fh, 8 sh
Germany: 13 fh, 13 sh
Japan: 11 fh, 17 sh
Italy: 9 fh, 19 sh
Spain: 7 fh, 20 sh
France: 6 fh, 15 sh
Brazil: 7 fh, 7 sh
Russia: 21
Australia: 16
Canada: 10
India: 7
Netherlands: 6
Turkey: 5
Mexico: 4
Belgium: 4
Greece: 4
Saudi Arabia: 4
Switzerland: 3
Argentina: 2
China: 1


Keep in mind I did this by searching, so there could be other sports on the list, and there are definitely other countries on the list.

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Top three teams for every sports league with at least one team in the top 75 overall:

La Liga
1. Real Madrid CF - Association football - Spain - €450 million
2. FC Barcelona - Association football - Spain - €420 million
70. Atlético Madrid - Association football - Spain - €124 million

Premier League
5. Manchester United FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €322 million
7. Arsenal FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €252 million
9. Chelsea FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €235 million

MLB
3. New York Yankees - Baseball - United States - €416 million
10. New York Mets - Baseball - United States - €233 million
11. Boston Red Sox - Baseball - United States - €231 million

NFL
6. Dallas Cowboys - American football - United States - €294 million
8. Washington Redskins - American football - United States - €247 million
14. New England Patriots - American football - United States - €222 million

Serie A
12. AC Milan - Association football - Italy - €227 million
13. FC Internazionale Milano - Association football - Italy - €224 million
17. Juventus FC - Association football - Italy - €205 million

Bundesliga
4. FC Bayern Munich - Association football - Germany - €323 million
36. FC Schalke 04 - Association football - Germany - €169 million
57. Hamburger SV - Association football - Germany - €146 million

NPB
15. Yomiuri Giants - Baseball - Japan - €214 million
28. Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks - Baseball - Japan - €173 million
29. Hanshin Tigers - Baseball - Japan - €173 million

NBA
48. New York Knicks - Basketball - United States - €158 million
54. Los Angeles Lakers - Basketball - United States - €150 million
74. Chicago Bulls - Basketball - United States - €118 million

Ligue 1
58. Olympique Lyonnais - Association football - France - €146 million
60. Olympique de Marseille - Association football - France - €142 million
77. FC Girondins de Bordeaux - Association football - France - €115 million

NHL
66. Toronto Maple Leafs - Ice Hockey - Canada - €131 million
78. Montreal Canadiens - Ice Hockey - Canada - €114 million
82. New York Rangers - Ice Hockey - United States - €107 million

 

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The list exceeded the character limit, here is the second half, I broke it up roughly halfway through the 422-long list, at €50 million.

210. FC Spartak Moscow - Association football - Russia - €49 million
211. Georgia Bulldogs football - American football - United States - €49 million
212. Penn State Nittany Lions football - American football - United States - €49 million
213. RCD Espanyol - Association football - Spain - €49 million
214. Winnepeg Jets - Ice Hockey - Canada - €49 million
215. AS Monaco FC - Association football - France - €48 million
216. FC Basel - Association football - Switzerland - €48 million
217. Florida Gators football - American football - United States - €48 million
218. Galatasaray SK - Association football - Turkey - €48 million
219. LSU Tigers football - American football - United States - €48 million
220. 1. FC Nuremberg - Association football - Germany - €47 million
221. Middlesbrough FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €47 million
222. Saitama Seibu Lions - Baseball - Japan - €47 million
223. Auburn Tigers football - American football - United States - €46 million
224. AZ - Association football - Netherlands - €46 million
225. Besiktas JK - Association football - Turkey - €46 million
226. Phoenix Coyotes - Ice Hockey - United States - €46 million
227. Cruzeiro EC - Association football - Brazil - €45 million
228. FC Copenhagen - Association football - Denmark - €45 million
229. FC Dynamo Moscow - Association football - Russia - €45 million
230. FC Twente - Association football - Netherlands - €45 million
231. PFC CSKA Moscow - Association football - Russia - €45 million
232. AS Saint-Étienne - Association football - France - €44 million
233. Michigan Wolverines football - American football - United States - €44 million
234. New York Islanders - Ice Hockey - United States - €44 million
235. Ohio State Buckeyes football - American football - United States - €44 million
236. Olympiacos FC - Association football - Greece - €44 million
237. Stade Rennais FC - Association football - France - €44 million
238. Standard Liège - Association football - Belgium - €44 million
239. UC Sampdoria - Association football - Italy - €44 million
243. AC Siena - Association football - Italy - €43 million
240. Feyenoord - Association football - Netherlands - €43 million
241. Orix Buffaloes - Baseball - Japan - €43 million
242. Parma FC - Association football - Italy - €43 million
243. Cagliari Calcio - Association football - Italy - €42 million
244. CD Guadalajara - Association football - Mexico - €42 million
245. Salavat Yulaev Ufa - Ice Hockey - Russia - €42 million
246. Udinese Calcio - Association football - Italy - €42 million
247. Clube Atlético Mineiro - Association football - Brazil - €41 million
248. FC Lokomotiv Moscow - Association football - Russia - €41 million
249. Notre Dame Fighting Irish football - American football - United States - €41 million
250. TSG 1899 Hoffenheim - Association football - Germany - €41 million
251. HC Ak Bars Kazan - Ice Hockey - Russia - €40 million
252. Oklahoma Sooners football - American football - United States - €40 million
253. South Carolina Gamecocks football - American football - United States - €40 million
254. Torino FC - Association football - Italy - €40 million
255. AJ Auxerre - Association football - France - €39 million
256. Bologna FC 1909 - Association football - Italy - €39 million
257. Calcio Catania - Association football - Italy - €39 million
258. Nagoya Grampus - Association football - Japan - €39 million
259. Tennessee Volunteers football - American football - United States - €39 million
260. Toulouse FC - Association football - France - €39 million
261. Kashima Antlers - Association football - Japan - €38 million
262. VfL Bochum - Association football - Germany - €38 million
263. CR Vasco da Gama - Association football - Brazil €37 million
264. Reading FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €37 million
265. US Lecce - Association football - Italy - €37 million
266. West Coast Eagles - Australian rules football - Australia - €37 million
267. Le Mans FC - Association football - France - €36 million
268. AC ChievoVerona - Association football - Italy - €35 million
269. Atalanta BC - Association football - Italy - €35 million
270. Deportivo de La Coruña - Association football - Spain - €35 million
271. Derby County FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €35 million
272. Gamba Osaka - Association football - Japan - €35 million
273. Nebraska Cornhuskers football - American football - United States - €35 million
274. Real Betis - Association football - Spain - €35 million
275. Real Sociedad - Association football - Spain - €35 million
276. RSC Anderlecht - Association football - Belgium - €35 million
277. SKA Saint Petersburg - Ice Hockey - Russia - €35 million
278. Arkansas Razorbacks football - American football - United States - €34 million
279. Fluminense FC - Association football - Brazil - €34 million
280. Odense BK - Association football - Denmark - €34 million
281. Real Zaragoza - Association football - Spain - €34 million
282. SK Rapid Wien - Association football - Austria - €34 million
283. Sporting Clube de Portugal - Association football - Portugal €34 million
284. Boca Juniors - Association football - Argentina - €33 million
285. Essendon FC - Australian rules football - Australia - €33 million
286. Geelong FC - Australian rules football - Australia - €33 million
287. 1. FSV Mainz 05 - Association football - Germany - €32 million
288. Arminia Bielefeld - Association football - Germany - €32 million
289. FC Tokyo - Association football - Japan - €32 million
290. Iowa Hawkeyes football - American football - United States - €32 million
291. Metallurg Magnitogorsk - Ice Hockey - Russia - €32 million
292. Olympiacos BC - Basketball - Greece - €32 million
293. Reggina Calcio - Association football - Italy - €32 million
294. Avangard Omsk - Ice Hockey - Russia - €31 million
295. BSC Young Boys - Association football - Switzerland - €31 million
296. Club América - Association football - Mexico - €31 million
297. FC Lorient - Association football - France - €31 million
298. Kawasaki Frontale - Association football - Japan - €31 million
299. Michigan State Spartans football - American football - United States - €31 million
300. ACR Messina - Association football - Italy - €30 million
301. AS Nancy - Association football - France - €30 million
302. Clube Atlético Paranaense - Association football - Brazil - €30 million
303. FC Augsburg - Association football - Germany - €30 million
304. FC Barcelona Bàsquet - Basketball - Spain - €30 million
305. FC Rubin Kazan - Association football - Russia - €30 million
306. FC Sochaux-Montbéliard - Association football - France - €30 million
307. Hawthorn FC - Australian rules football - Australia - €30 million
308. Karlsruher SC - Association football - Germany - €30 million
309. Leeds United AFC - Association football - United Kingdom - €30 million
310. Omiya Ardija - Association football - Japan - €30 million
311. Panathinaikos BC - Basketball - Greece - €30 million
312. SC Freiburg - Association football - Germany - €30 million
313. SC Heerenveen - Association football - Netherlands - €30 million
314. Shimizu S-Pulse - Association football - Japan - €30 million
315. Southern Redbacks - Cricket - Australia - €30 million
316. Yokohama F. Marinos - Association football - Japan - €30 million
317. Chennai Super Kings - Cricket - India - €29 million
318. FC Saturn Moscow Oblast - Association football - Russia - €29 million
319. Júbilo Iwata - Association football - Japan - €29 million
320. Rajasthan Royals - Cricket - India - €29 million
321. Seattle Sounders FC - Association football - United States - €29 million
322. Stade Toulousain - Rugby union - France - €29 million
323. Texas A&M Aggies football - American football - United States - €29 million
324. Al-Ahli - Association football - Saudi Arabia - €28 million
325. Al-Ahly SC - Association football - Egypt - €28 million
326. Al-Ain SSC - Association football - United Arab Emirates - €28 million
327. Brescia Calcio - Association football - Italy - €28 million
328. CD Tenerife - Association football - Spain - €28 million
329. Celta de Vigo - Association football - Spain - €28 million
330. Lokomotiv Yaroslavl - Ice Hockey - Russia - €28 million
331. PBC CSKA Moscow - Basketball - Russia - €28 million
332. Real Madrid Baloncesto - Basketball - Spain - €28 million
333. St. Kilda FC - Australian rules football - Australia - € 28 million
334. Valenciennes FC - Association football - France - €28 million
335. 1. FC Kaiserslautern - Association football - Germany - €27 million
336. AS Livorno Calcio - Association football - Italy - €27 million
337. EC Juventude - Association football - Brazil - €27 million
338. Kolkata Knight Riders - Cricket - India - €27 million
339. OGC Nice - Association football - France - €27 million
340. RCD Mallorca - Association football - Spain - €27 million
341. Real Murcia - Association football - Spain - €27 million
342. Rosenborg BK - Association football - Norway - €27 million
343. Saskatchewan Roughriders - Canadian football - Canada - €27 million
344. Wisconsin Badgers football - American football - United States - €27 million
345. Carlton FC - Australian rules football - Australia - €26 million
346. Charlton Athletic FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €26 million
347. Fremantle Dockers - Australian rules football - Australia - €26 million
348. Grenoble Foot 38 - Association football - France - €26 million
349. Mumbai Indians - Cricket - India - €26 million
350. Sporting de Gijón - Association football - Spain - €26 million
351. Al-Hilal FC - Association football - Saudi Arabia - €25 million
352. Atlant Moscow Oblast - Ice Hockey - Russia - € 25 million
353. CA Osasuna - Association football - Spain - €25 million
354. CA River Plate - Association football - Argentina - €25 million
355. FC Terek Grozny - Association football - Russia - €25 million
356. KRC Genk - Association football - Belgium - €25 million
357. Los Angeles Galaxy - Association football - United States - €25 million
358. Brøndby IF - Association football - Denmark - €24 million
359. CF Pachuca - Association football - Mexico - €24 million
360. Cruz Azul - Association football - Mexico - €24 million
361. Kashiwa Reysol - Association football - Japan - €24 million
362. LG Twins - Baseball - South Korea - €24 million
363. FC Luch-Energiya Vladivostok - Association football - Russia - €24 million
364. Melbourne FC - Australian rules football - Australia - €24 million
365. Port Adelaide FC - Australian rules football - Australia - €24 million
366. Sydney Swans - Australian rules football - Australia - €24 million
367. Western Bulldogs - Australian rules football - Australia - €24 million
368. BC Lokomotiv-Kuban Krasnodar - Basketball - Russia - €23 million
369. BC Triumph Lyubertsy - Basketball - Russia - €23 million
370. Botafogo FR - Association football - Brazil - €23 million
371. Bursaspor - Association football - Turkey - €23 million
372. JEF United Ichihara Chiba - Association football - Japan - €23 million
373. Richmond FC - Australian rules football - Australia - €23 million
374. Sanfrecce Hiroshima - Association football - Japan - €23 million
375. Sheffield United FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €23 million
376. Surrey CCC - Cricket - United Kingdom - €23 million
377. TSV 1860 München - Association football - Germany - €23 million
378. Washington Huskies football - American football - United States - €23 million
379. Alemannia Aachen - Association football - Germany - €22 million
380. Al-Nassr FC - Association football - Saudi Arabia - €22 million
381. Brisbane Lions - Australian rules football - Australia - €22 million
382. Club Brugge KV - Association football - Belgium - €22 million
383. Getafe CF - Association football - Spain - €22 million
384. Kentucky Wildcast football - American football - United States - €22 million
385. Málaga CF - Association football - Spain - €22 million
386. Minnesota Golden Gophers football - American football - United States - €22 million
387. Oklahoma State Cowboys football - American football - United States - €22 million
388. Racing de Santander - Association football - Spain - €22 million
389. Recreativo de Huelva - Association football - Spain - €22 million
390. US Boulogne - Association football - France - €22 million
391. Albirex Niigata - Association football - Japan - €21 million
392. Ascoli Calcio 1898 - Association football - Italy - €21 million
393. BC Khimki - Basketball - Russia - €21 million
394. Clemson Tigers football - American football - United States - €21 million
395. Delhi Daredevils - Cricket - India - €21 million
396. Empoli FC - Association football - Italy - €21 million
397. Ittihad FC - Association football - Saudi Arabia - €21 million
398. Kyoto Sanga FC - Association football - Japan - €21 million
399. Panathinaikos FC - Association football - Greece - €21 million
400. UHC Dynamo - Ice Hockey - Russia - €21 million
401. Virginia Tech Hokies football - American football - United States - €21 million
402. Vissel Kobe - Association football - Japan - €21 million
403. Xerez CD - Association football - Spain - €21 million
404. Arizona State Sun Devils football - American football - United States - €20 million
405. AS Bari - Association football - Italy - €20 million
406. ASM Clermont Auvergne - Rugby union - France - €20 million
407. Brisbane Broncos - Rugby league - Australia - €20 million
408. Deccan Chargers - Cricket - India - €20 million
409. FC St. Pauli - Association football - Germany - €20 million
410. FC Treviso - Association football - Italy - €20 million
411. GNK Dinamo Zagreb - Association football - Croatia - €20 million
412. Hapoel Tel Aviv FC - Association football - Israel - €20 million
413. Kaizer Chiefs FC - Association football - South Africa - €20 million
414. Kings XI Punjab - Cricket - India - €20 million
415. Leicester Tigers - Rugby union - United Kingdom - €20 million
416. Levante UD - Association football - Spain - €20 million
417. MSV Duisburg - Association football - Germany - €20 million
418. Oregon Ducks football - American football - United States - €20 million
419. Orlando Pirates FC - Association football - South Africa - €20 million
420. Real Valladolid - Association football - Spain - €20 million
421. SC Bern - Ice Hockey - Switzerland - €20 million
422. USC Trojans football - American football - United States - €20 million

 

[Zeppu]

Nevermind, i'm an idiot.

 

[immy]

I don't think Arsene Wenger has seen this list...

 

[Milchjon]

Damn, Bayern has more revenue than the Dallas Cowboys and the Red Sox? How?

 

[xbhaskarx]

I was surprised by the Miami Heat being way down at €86 million. Maybe these numbers are from before last year but the current big bullies of the NBA are down there with some of the not-so-well-known teams I root for, below Everton FC (€89m) and Fulham FC (€86m) and barely above the Oakland A's (€84m)....

Damn, Bayern has more revenue than the Dallas Cowboys and the Red Sox? How?

Football, or as well call it here, soccer, is a popular sport in many countries.

 

[pestul]

Seems awfully low for a franchise like the Toronto Maple Leafs (or Canadiens for that matter). They have nation-wide fanbases.

 

[Wessiej]

146. AFC Ajax - Association football - Netherlands €69 million

Hmm okay. Give me some Barca..

 

[xbhaskarx]

Seems awfully low for a franchise like the Toronto Maple Leafs (or Canadiens for that matter). They have nation-wide fanbases.

A nation with the population of California.

146. AFC Ajax - Association football - Netherlands €69 million

Wow that seems really low... I guess Ajax (and the Eredivisie) are not what they used to be.

 

[Diprosalic]

Damn, Bayern has more revenue than the Dallas Cowboys and the Red Sox? How?

more home games than football and more international appeal than baseball? no idea, just a guess.

 

[SmokyDave]

The value that we humans place on professional sports never fails to amaze me. It's seemingly a modern phenomena and I've no idea how or why it started.

We live in a world where footballers earn more than emergency services workers, teachers, doctors, nurses etc.. It's mental.

 

[GoutPatrol]

The list has to be a year old by now. The Cavs revenue has probably dropped by 2/3rds from that.

 

[Admiral Bone to Pick]

The value that we humans place on professional sports never fails to amaze me. It's seemingly a modern phenomena and I've no idea how or why it started.

We live in a world where footballers earn more than emergency services workers, teachers, doctors, nurses etc.. It's mental.

It takes a lifetime of work to be a great player in any sport, and even then, it's incredibly unlikely that you'll ever see the big leagues no matter how much you try. There are a lot more great teachers than great quarterbacks, and it's a helluva lot easier to make it in the teaching world than in the NFL. Same with doctor, nurse, etc.

 

[Slizz]

The value that we humans place on professional sports never fails to amaze me. It's seemingly a modern phenomena and I've no idea how or why it started.

We live in a world where footballers earn more than emergency services workers, teachers, doctors, nurses etc.. It's mental.

People love competition, always have(Olympics, Gladiators, Jousting) and now-a-days its frowned upon for someone to die at the end of the comp.

 

[bbagwell]

Go Everton, go Gamecocks!

 

[Milchjon]

Football, or as well call it here, soccer, is a popular sport in many countries.

Yeah, sure. But from living in Germany, you wouldn't know. It always feels like Bayern is way behind all the British, Spanish or even Italian teams when it comes to money. Maybe because they actually try to make a profit and don't offer the same monster contracts.

Still, they don't have a billion Dollar stadium. And Red Sox caps can be found all over the world, whe for instance Germans couldn't care less about baseball.

 

[DKehoe]

We live in a world where footballers earn more than emergency services workers, teachers, doctors, nurses etc.. It's mental.

Although its a shame that athletes get paid so much more than those who do more for society (doctors, firefighters, teachers etc.) I think it has to be that way. What they do makes loads of money. So if they weren't being paid so much all that money would just be going to the owners of the clubs.

 

[anonnumber6]

It takes a lifetime of work to be a great player in any sport, and even then, it's incredibly unlikely that you'll ever see the big leagues no matter how much you try. There are a lot more great teachers than great quarterbacks, and it's a helluva lot easier to make it in the teaching world than in the NFL. Same with doctor, nurse, etc.

Also worth mentioning most professional sports players have very short careers. Everyone gets very obsessed with the multi-million contracts while forgetting a lot of players in the lower leagues will be on much lower value contracts and realistically only be playing for less than 20 years.

 

[xbhaskarx]

What are the highest second division soccer teams on the list?

128 West Ham United FC (€80 million) was just relegated from the Premier League, 130 Hertha BSC (€79 million) was just promoted from the 2 Bundesliga.

They're only €6-7 million below the Miami Heat, and above the Boston Bruins, Philadelphia 76ers, Orlando Magic, Pittsburgh Pirates, LA Kings, Florida Marlins, etc.

It's not quite the same but I wonder where AAA baseball teams and CFL teams would rank... does NBA have a lower level? The CBA is gone... NBA development league?

 

[Wessiej]

A nation with the population of California.



Wow that seems really low... I guess Ajax (and the Eredivisie) are not what they used to be.

Low? 70 million euros son . But in comparison it is low. But we are not the best in Europe or even close to that, so its okay. Still the best of the Eredivisie .

It is not a big league, but a very fun one to watch.

 

[xbhaskarx]

The list has to be a year old by now. The Cavs revenue has probably dropped by 2/3rds from that.

Okay that would explain why the Miami Heat are so low.

It is not a big league, but a very fun one to watch.

No disrespect towards Ajax or the Eredivisie intended, I am a fan of both!

 

[Brinbe]

All the Toronto teams, the Eagles, MUFC seem to be in good shape. =)

But damn @ the Islanders (lowest NA "big 4" pro team on there, I believe) and other lowly ranked teams. Puts their dire situations in perspective when put into a list such as this.

And there is a CFL team on there, the Roughriders are #343 on the list.

 

[Sharp]

Nats make way too much money to pretend to be a small market team much longer.

 

[Kusagari]

lol at college teams like the Longhorns and Gators being on the list. The Longhorns make more than some NBA teams.

 

[SmokyDave]

It takes a lifetime of work to be a great player in any sport, and even then, it's incredibly unlikely that you'll ever see the big leagues no matter how much you try. There are a lot more great teachers than great quarterbacks, and it's a helluva lot easier to make it in the teaching world than in the NFL. Same with doctor, nurse, etc.

Yeah, I still don't feel it's worth the price we have attached as a society.

People love competition, always have(Olympics, Gladiators, Jousting) and now-a-days its frowned upon for someone to die at the end of the comp.

Indeed, and they loved sports 50 years ago when athletes made a modest salary.

Although its a shame that athletes get paid so much more than those who do more for society (doctors, firefighters, teachers etc.) I think it has to be that way. What they do makes loads of money. So if they weren't being paid so much all that money would just be going to the owners of the clubs.

Yeah, I do get that, unfortunately. We've decided as a society that they are worth that much and therefore they are. It just doesn't sit well with me, I feel that wealth would be better allocated elsewhere. It's not my world to run though.

Apologies for the derail.

 

[xbhaskarx]

I broke down the Forbes 50 list by sport:

football: every NFL team :lol
soccer: 9
baseball: 5
motorsports: 2
basketball: the bottom 2

No way I am doing a 400+ list, but it would be interesting to see...
So would a breakdown by country, actually.

 

[anonnumber6]

All the Toronto teams, the Eagles, MUFC seem to be in good shape. =)

But damn @ the Islanders (lowest NA "big 4" pro team on there, I believe) and other lowly ranked teams. Puts their dire situations in perspective when put into a list such as this.

And there is a CFL team on there, the Roughriders are #343 on the list.

We could be up there with Madrid and Barca if we had a TV rights deal similar to theirs.

But that wouldn't be the best for the Prmeiership.

 

[fuenf]

Yeah, sure. But from living in Germany, you wouldn't know. It always feels like Bayern is way behind all the British, Spanish or even Italian teams when it comes to money. Maybe because they actually try to make a profit and don't offer the same monster contracts.

Still, they don't have a billion Dollar stadium. And Red Sox caps can be found all over the world, whe for instance Germans couldn't care less about baseball.

nah, Bayern just likes to complain . financially they are very sound, they just dont want to compete with the excessive spending of Real, Barca, Man City or Chelsea. most of these high spending teams are either debt ridden (real, barca) or owned by some billionaire. Bayern's success on the business side of things is the only reason they stay competitive in Europe.

 

[BankaiZaraki]

Woo my team is 20th!

 

[Salazar]

7. Arsenal FC - Association football - United Kingdom - €252 million

Hilarious. Tight-fisted bastards should be spending.

 

[Diprosalic]

from the same site:

Sportsmen with an annual income of at least €20 million

1. Tiger Woods - Golf - United States - €52 million
2. Kobe Bryant - Basketball - United States - €36 million
3. LeBron James - Basketball - United States - €33 million
4. Phil Mickelson - Golf - United States - €32 million
5. Roger Federer - Tennis - Switzerland - €32 million
6. David Beckham - Association football - United Kingdom - €27 million
7. Cristiano Ronaldo - Association football - Portugal - €26 million
8. Alex Rodriguez - Baseball - United States - €24 million
9. Michael Schumacher - Formula One - Germany - €23 million
10. Fernando Alonso - Formula One - Spain - €22 million
11. Lionel Messi - Association football - Argentina - €22 million
12. Rafael Nadal - Tennis - Spain - €21 million
13. Tom Brady - American football - United States - €21 million
14. Valentino Rossi - Motorcycle racing - Italy - €21 million
15. Derek Jeter - Baseball - United States - €20 million
16. Lewis Hamilton - Formula One - United Kingdom - €20 million

Federer first non american, well deserved!

 

[xbhaskarx]

We live in a world where footballers earn more than emergency services workers, teachers, doctors, nurses etc.. It's mental.

Professional athletes don't have careers nearly as long as most occupations, with the most extreme example being the NFL:

Business Week:

•Average NFL player salary: $1.9 million
• Median NFL player salary: $770,000
• Average NFL career length: 3.5 years
• Number of players on injured reserve in 2010: 352
• Average NFL player age: 27

Apparently this is disputed:

““There is a little bit of a misrepresentation or a misunderstanding on that. Frequently, it is said that the average career is about 3.5 years. In fact, if a player makes an opening day roster, his career is very close to six years,” Commissioner Goodell said. “If you are a first-round draft choice, the average career is close to nine years. That 3.5-year average is really a misrepresentation. What it adds is a lot of players who don’t make an NFL roster and it brings down the average.”
According to a recent NFL Management Council analysis of players who entered the NFL between 1993 and 2002, the average career length for a player who is on his club’s opening-day roster as a rookie is 6.0 years.
That 6.0 average is 88 percent higher than NFLPA Executive Director DeMaurice Smith’s recent claim.
“The fundamental principle of our business model necessarily includes that every player only plays for an average of 3.2 years,” Smith said in a March 31 forum with MBA students at the University of Virginia.

 

[Admiral Bone to Pick]

Yeah, I still don't feel it's worth the price we have attached as a society.

I see where you're coming from, and it's worth discussing. It's not a matter of their overall worth to society, but how many people could do the job. Millions of people can be teachers, but only a select few can be star basketball players. When a star comes around like Tiger Woods, they'll be paid ridiculous amounts of money for their talent. Many rookie players in Major League Soccer, for example, make about $40,000 a year (less than an average teacher's salary).

 

[JohnTinker]

Roll tide

 

[ToxicAdam]

It's kind of ironic that American sports franchises have profit sharing, but the Euro clubs do not.

 

[TUSR]

Isn't the NHL a profit sharing league though...?

 

[smurfx]

how on earth are the redskins making so much? don't they usually suck? must have really loyal fans.

 

[LQX]

Surprised the Redskins are so high on that list.

It's kind of ironic that American sports franchises have profit sharing, but the Euro clubs do not.

How is it ironic? European sports teams belong to individual and independent countries.

 

[WedgeX]

All four of detroit's teams make at least 83 million per year. From skimming I think only NYC does better. Wild.

 

[Zaptruder]

The value that we humans place on professional sports never fails to amaze me. It's seemingly a modern phenomena and I've no idea how or why it started.

We live in a world where footballers earn more than emergency services workers, teachers, doctors, nurses etc.. It's mental.

Haha... merit and utility only very roughly correlates with how much one is paid in life.

They're certainly not the primary determining factors in how much people are paid for what they do, despite what we may have been ingrained to believe.

 

[Broder Salsa]

Yeah, sure. But from living in Germany, you wouldn't know. It always feels like Bayern is way behind all the British, Spanish or even Italian teams when it comes to money. Maybe because they actually try to make a profit and don't offer the same monster contracts.

Germany is as far as I know still the country with the highest average attendance and Bayern is still a huge team around the world, even if they haven't been amazing the last couple of years.

 

[cubanb]

Yeah, I still don't feel it's worth the price we have attached as a society.


Indeed, and they loved sports 50 years ago when athletes made a modest salary.


Yeah, I do get that, unfortunately. We've decided as a society that they are worth that much and therefore they are. It just doesn't sit well with me, I feel that wealth would be better allocated elsewhere. It's not my world to run though.

Apologies for the derail.

Well, the money is there for the league from Ad revenue and ticket sales. Also, 50 years ago, there was no free agency, so players couldn't do much of anything if they didn't like their pay. Do you propose the owners keep that large majority of the revenue like 50 years ago? Or do you propose taxing the hell out of it so owners nor players make more than teachers, police, fire fighters, etc?

 

[xbhaskarx]

Searching through both halves of the list:

BY SPORT
Association football: 213 (75 first half, 138 second half)
American football: 60 (34 first half, the 32 NFL teams are all in the top 54, plus 2 college teams, 26 second half, all college teams)
Baseball: 43 (40 first half, including 30 MLB teams with the lowest at 144, 3 second half)
Basketball: 38 (30 first half, that's every NBA team with the lowest at 188, 8 second half)
Ice Hockey: 39 (27 first half, 12 second half, the lowest NHL team is 234)
Australian rules football: 14 (1 first half, 13 second half)
Cricket: 9 (all second half)
Rugby: 4 (all second half)
Canadian football: 1 (second half)

BY COUNTRY
United States: 143 (113 fh, 30 sh)*
United Kingdom: 25 fh, 8 sh
Germany: 13 fh, 13 sh
Japan: 11 fh, 17 sh
Italy: 9 fh, 19 sh
Spain: 7 fh, 20 sh
France: 6 fh, 15 sh
Brazil: 7 fh, 7 sh
Russia: 21 (I'm losing steam...)
Australia: 16
Canada: 10
India: 7
Netherlands: 6
Turkey: 5
Mexico: 4
Belgium: 4
Greece: 4
Saudi Arabia: 4
Switzerland: 3
Argentina: 2 (this is the biggest surprise imo, hell there are 2 MLS teams on this list)
China: 1 (also surprising)


Keep in mind I did this by searching, so there could be other sports on the list, and there are definitely other countries on the list.

*It actually comes up at 144 but I was checking to make sure Scotland shows up under UK and found a typo next to Celtic FC which I have now removed from the OP...

 

[StealthGoblin]

Hopefully West ham will make a bit more money now we got rid of £83,000 a week Kieron Dyer and £40,000 a week Luis Boa Morte.

 

[sazabirules]

Hopefully West ham will make a bit more money now we got rid of £83,000 a week Kieron Dyer and £40,000 a week Luis Boa Morte.

I can't wait to see Championship football in the new stadium.

 

[ToxicAdam]

How is it ironic? European sports teams belong to individual and independent countries.

I understand the circumstances of the league, but just remarking how the politics of both regions would lead you to believe the opposite would be true. You would think it would be an easy transition for a soccer league to make.

 

[J Tourettes]

Yeah, I still don't feel it's worth the price we have attached as a society.


Indeed, and they loved sports 50 years ago when athletes made a modest salary.


Yeah, I do get that, unfortunately. We've decided as a society that they are worth that much and therefore they are. It just doesn't sit well with me, I feel that wealth would be better allocated elsewhere. It's not my world to run though.

Apologies for the derail.

Get out of here, pinko Dave!

 

[StealthGoblin]

I can't wait to see Championship football in the new stadium.

Hopefully by the time we move in (we are redeveloping it down to 60,000 seats) we'll be back in the Premier League. I'd heard rumours of seats that slide over the track to get closer to the pitch.

 

[faridmon]

Holy shit at Everton placed above PSG. Pastore am crying...

I was surprised by the Miami Heat being way down at €86 million. Maybe these numbers are from before last year but the current big bullies of the NBA are down there with some of the not-so-well-known teams I root for, below Everton FC (€89m) and Fulham FC (€86m) and barely above the Oakland A's (€84m)....

wat

 

[xbhaskarx]

wat

I mean by casual fans and/or those in other countries.