Sport: Soccer
City: Manchester, England
Owner: Glazer family
Value: $3.165 billion
Legendary Man-U manager Sir Alex Ferguson retired at the end of last season, after winning 20 league titles and helping turn his club into a valuable global brand. The team recently signed a record-breaking jersey sponsorship deal with Chevrolet worth $559 million over seven years. Last summer, the team made an IPO on the New York Stock Exchange, and it became the first sports franchise valued at over $3 billion in 2013. But Manchester United was knocked out of Forbes’ top spot by another European soccer powerhouse.
