Manchester United Becomes First Team Valued At $3 Billion

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Forbes published the Manchester United valuation: $3 billion. Man United has become the first sports team in the world with a $3 billion valuation.

Manchester United the World’s Most Valuable Football Club

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Forbes valued the Barclays Premier League champion at US$2.235 billion, a 20% increase on last year. United has topped the list since it first began in 2004 and its global fan base of some 330 million grants it the title of sport’s most valuable team, $385 million ahead of Major League Baseball’s New York Yankees and the National Football League’s Dallas Cowboys.

Nike Leads Forbes List of Most Valuable Sports Brands

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Nike ranked first in Forbes list of the most valuable sports business brands. Nike was followed in the top-five by ESPN, Adidas, Sky Sports and Gatorade. Reebok and Under Armour also made the top-ten list.

Online Football Communities: Facebook, the measurement tool

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Yesterday, Soccerlens published a very interesting analysis on the 10 football fans communities online. Soccerlens used Facebook as to measure the football online community. The results are quite surprising as Galatasaray and Fenerbahce are respectively ranked 2nd and 4th.