The world's most valuable sports teams: Meet Forbes' top 10

This year’s Forbes list of the world's most valuable teams is heavy with two kinds of football and features a new top squad. Can you guess which team, and which sport, nabbed the number one spot? 

6. New England Patriots

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New England Patriots running back Shane Vereen, left, is congratulated by quarterback Tom Brady after Vareen's eight-yard touchdown pass reception from Brady during the first half of an AFC divisional playoff NFL football game in Foxborough, Mass., Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Sport: Football

City: Foxboro, Mass.

Owner: Robert Kraft

Value: $1.635 billion

The Brady/Belichick era has been a boon for the Patriots: three Super Bowl wins, five AFC Championships, and a sellout streak at Gillette Stadium going back to 2002. The Pats have over 60,000 fans on a waiting list for season tickets, and the team increased ticket prices last season for the first time since 2008.

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