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Forbes released its list of the 50 Most Valuable Franchises in Sports for 2020 on Friday, and the NFL Dallas Cowboys are once again at the top.
The Cowboys lead the way with a value of $ 5.5 billion, which is $ 500 million more than last year when they also ranked first. The Cowboys are followed by the New York Yankees ($ 5 billion), New York Knicks ($ 4.6 billion), Los Angeles Lakers ($ 4.4 billion), and Golden State Warriors ($ 4.3 billion) ).
The Cowboys and Yankees are in the same spot as last year, while the Knicks went from fifth to third, the Lakers went from eighth to fourth, and the Warriors went from ninth to fifth.
Each of the mentioned devices has increased in value since last year despite the coronavirus pandemic. The NFL has yet to be affected by COVID-19 in terms of a lack of regular season games, but the NBA and MLB lost four months of action.
The TV deals account for a large chunk of the teams’ profits in the top four American sports, and these have been sustained.
Kurt Badenhausen Forbes noted that the average NFL team earns $ 102 million before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, followed by the NBA with $ 70 million, MLB with $ 50 million and NHL with $ 25 million.
Soccer teams fell slightly on this year’s roster compared to last year, as Real Madrid was third in 2019 and Barcelona was fourth. This year, Madrid is sixth and Barça is eighth, and each has the same value as last year at $ 4.24 billion and $ 4.02 billion, respectively.
Other teams in the top 10 include the New England Patriots in seventh ($ 4.1 billion), New York Giants in ninth ($ 3.9 billion), and Manchester United in tenth ($ 3.81 billion).
The second most valuable team in the MLB is the Los Angeles Dodgers, who are tied for 14th place with $ 3.4 billion.
There is no NHL team in the top 50, and most of the list, especially 17-50, is made up of NFL teams, which is due to the NFL mass television deals and the income distribution system.
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