THE WORLD's Most Valuable Sports Teams, according to Forbes:
1. Real Madrid, Soccer, $3.26 billion, with an asterisk (see below)
2. Dallas Cowboys, Football, $3.20 billion, with the same asterisk
3. New York Yankees, Baseball, $3.20 billion
4. Barcelona, Soccer, $3.16 billion
5. Manchester United, Soccer, $3.10 billion
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16. Houston Texans, Football, $1.85 billion
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43. Houston Rockets, Basketball, $1.25 billion
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46. Texas Rangers, Baseball, $1.22 billion
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47. Tennessee Titans, Football, $1.16
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49. Dallas Mavericks, Basketball, $1.15
ASTERISK. These numbers are from the Forbes issue of September 7. Since then, however, the magazine has reported on its website that the Dallas Cowboys have taken first place.
The Houston Astros are not included among the top fifty sports teams worldwide. If will be good to check back in a year or two if our local boys of summer keep on keeping on.
Given their lackluster record on the field recently, the sixteenth-place finish for the Houston Texans may be the most remarkable financial accomplishment on the list. The owner must know a thing or two about business.
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