Ecco la classifica dei 10 top team e degli atleti per valore

TOP 10 SPORTS TEAMS BY VALUE
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RANK    TEAM & SPORT                        VALUE
                                            ($ MILLIONS)
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1       Manchester United (soccer)          1,835
2       Dallas Cowboys (football)           1,650
3       New York Yankees (baseball)         1,600
4       Washington Redskins (football)      1,550
5       New England Patriots (football)     1,361
6       Real Madrid (soccer)                1,323
7       New York Giants (football)          1,183
8       Arsenal (soccer)                    1,181
9       New York Jets (football)            1,170
10      Houston Texans (football)           1,150

TOP 10 EARNING ATHLETES
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RANK    NAME & SPORT                        INCOME
                                            ($ Millions)
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1       Tiger Woods (golf)                  105
2       Floyd Mayweather (boxing)           65
3       Kobe Bryant (basketball)            48
4       Phil Mickelson (golf)               46
5       David Beckham (soccer)              43.7
6       Roger Federer (tennis)              43
7       LeBron James (basketball)           42.8
8       Manny Pacquiao (boxing)             42
9       Eli Manning (football)              39.9
10      Terrell Suggs (football)            38.3

Fonte: Forbes magazine.

Secondo la rivista Forbes, sono il Manchester United e Tiger Woods rispettivamente il team e lo sportivo più ricchi al mondo. Il valore del team di Premier League è superiore ai 1.8 miliardi di Usd, mentre fino a giugno i guadagni di Tiger Woods sono stati pari a 105 milioni di Us dollars.