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Sly · 09-19-2014, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by MaDalton

i don't even want to compare that - those clubs (and a couple more) have more than 100 years of history and tradition.

NBA, NFL etc. franchises are nothing more than companies that can be moved, sold, closed, reopened and whatever.

Please. They are all companies with the intent of making money.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_Ma..._and_ownership

It was under Florentino Pérez's first presidency (2000?2006) that Real Madrid started its ambition of becoming the world's richest professional football club.[125] The club ceded part of its training grounds to the city of Madrid in 2001, and sold the rest to four corporations: Repsol YPF, Mutua Automovilística de Madrid, Sacyr Vallehermoso and OHL. The sale eradicated the club's debts, paving the way for it to buy the world's most expensive players such as Zinédine Zidane, Luís Figo, Ronaldo and David Beckham. The city had previously rezoned the training grounds for development, a move which in turn increased their value, and then bought the site.[33] The European Commission started an investigation into whether the city overpaid for the property, to be considered a form of state subsidy.[126]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manches...p_and_finances

In August 2011, the Glazers were believed to have approached Credit Suisse in preparation for a $1 billion (approx. £600 million) initial public offering (IPO) on the Singapore stock exchange that would value the club at more than £2 billion.[155] However, in July 2012, the club announced plans to list its IPO on the New York Stock Exchange instead.[156] Shares were originally set to go on sale for between $16 and $20 each, but the price was cut to $14 by the launch of the IPO on 10 August, following negative comments from Wall Street analysts and Facebook's disappointing stock market debut in May. Even after the cut, Manchester United was valued at $2.3 billion, making it the most valuable football club in the world.[14]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FC_Barc..._and_ownership

In 2010, Forbes evaluated Barcelona's worth to be around ?752 million (USD $1 billion), ranking them fourth after Manchester United, Real Madrid, and Arsenal, based on figures from the 2008?09 season.[127][128] According to Deloitte, Barcelona had a recorded revenue of ?366 million in the same period, ranking second to Real Madrid, who generated ?401 million in revenue.[129] In 2013, Forbes magazine ranked Barcelona the third most valuable sports team in the world, behind Real Madrid and Manchester United, with a value of $2.6 billion.[130]