As we all know Football is the most popular game in the world. All of us have one favorite football club. So for all football lovers Sports Social has brought a list of top 10 richest football clubs.
10) Juventus- £255.1 Million
The Old Lady is Italy's best football club. Founded in 1897 by some Torinese students.The club has worn a black and white striped home kit since 1903.The club has won a thirty-three official league titles.
Star Player- GIANLUIGI BUFFON
9) Liverpool — £302 million.
The reds is a professional football club in Liverpool,England and was founded in 1892. The team changed from red shirts and white shorts to an all-red home strip in 1964 which has been used ever since. The club's anthem is "You'll Never Walk Alone".
Despite a prolonged absence from the Champions League, Jurgen Klopp’s side has held onto ninth place for the third consecutive year.
Star Players- ROBERTO FIRMINO, PHILIPPE COUTINHO, SADIO 1886.T
8) Chelsea – £334.6 million
The Blues or The Pensioners is a professional football club based in London, England. Founded in 1905, the club's home ground since then has been Stamford Bridge in Fulham.
As their Stamford Bridge stadium goes under expansion works this year, perhaps next year will see the Blues return to the top 5.
Star Players- N'GOLO KANTE,EDEN HAZARD, CESAR AZPILICUETA
7)Arsenal – £350.4 million
The Gunners is a professional football club based in Highbury, London, England and was founded in 1886.Their home colours have been bright red shirts with white sleeves and white shorts, though this has not always been the case. Matchday revenues keep Arsenal in the top ten richest football clubs and it’s no wonder – a season ticket to watch Wenger’s men fight for 4th is the most expensive in Britain at £1014.
Star Players- ALEXIS SANCHEZ, THEO WALCOTT
6) Paris St-Germain – £389.6 million
Les Parisiens (The Parisians) is a French professional football club based in the city of Paris. Founded in 1970, the club has traditionally worn kit colours in Red-and-Blue. This is the first time France’s wealthiest outfit have dropped out of the rich list top five since being famously bought by Qatar Sports Investments for €120 million in 2011.
Star Players- Neymar Jr
5) Manchester City – £392.6 million
The Sky Blues is a football club in Manchester, England. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's (West Gorton), they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894.
This is the first time Manchester City have breached the top 5 richest football clubs.
Star Players- KEVIN DE BRUYNE,GABRIEL JESUS
4) Bayern Munich – £442.7 million
Die Bayern (The Bavarians) is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria (Bayern), Germany. It is best known for its professional football team, which plays in the Bundesliga, the top tier of the German football league system, and is the most successful club in German football history, having won a record 27 national titles and 18 national cups.
More domestic success this season coupled with a run to the Champions League semi-final should see the German giants stay in the list’s top five.
Star Players- James Rodríguez,Robert Lewandowski, Arjen Robben
3) Real Madrid – £463.8 million
Los Blancos (The Whites) is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. Founded on 6 March 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally worn a white home kit since inception.
Winning their 11th Champions League and a steady annual revenue gain of 7% wasn’t enough to keep Los Blancos on top for the 12th year running.
Star Players- Cristiano Ronaldo,Bale, Benzema
2) Barcelona – £463.8 million
Barça is a professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
Founded in 1899 by a group of Swiss, English and Catalan footballers led by Joan Gamper, the club has become a symbol of Catalan culture and Catalanism, hence the motto "Més que un club".
The Boss’ used the Catalonian Nou Camp to host two shows of ‘The River Tour’, earning the club nearly €8 million. They nicked second spot from Real on the finest of margins.
Star Players- Lionel Messi,Luis Suárez,Andrés Iniesta
1) Manchester United – £515.3 million
The Red Devils is a professional football club based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. The club was founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to its current stadium, Old Trafford, in 1910.
The club benefited financially from huge sponsorship deals with Chevrolet and Adidas and a return to the Champions League.
Star Players- Paul Pogba, Zlatan Ibrahimović
