Barcelona top Forbes’ Soccer Business Most Valuable Clubs list with Arsenal valued at $2.8bn in 8th place.

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Forbes’ Business of Soccer list has been revealed and Arsenal find themselves in 8th place with Tottenham, despite not winning a trophy for 12 years (and that was a League Cup) closing rapidly on them.

Forbes Soccer Business Arsenal
Forbes Soccer Business Arsenal

Arsenal’s value has risen by $0.1 billion since last summer, which you can read about below.

Tottenham’s debt, however, is significantly more than Arsenal’s as you can see below:

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Forbes Soccer Business Tottenham

Forbes also rank Arsenal’s shirt sponsorship deal as the 5th best in the world, behind Real Madrid, Manchester United, Barcelona, and PSG and just ahead of Liverpool, Chelsea, Juventus, Tottenham and Bayern Munich.

Forbes’ Business of Soccer list

  1. Barcelona – $4.76billion (£3.46bn)
  2. Real Madrid – $4.75billion (£3.46bn)
  3. Bayern Munich – $4.22billion (£3.07bn)
  4. Manchester United – $4.2billion (£3.06bn)
  5. Liverpool – $4.1billion (£2.98bn)
  6. Manchester City – $4billion (£2.91bn)
  7. Chelsea – $3.2billion (£2.33bn)
  8. Arsenal – $2.8billion (£2.04bn)
  9. Paris Saint-Germain – $2.5billion (£1.82bn)
  10. Tottenham Hotspur – $2.3billion (£1.67bn)

Meanwhile, Stan Kroenke’s in-laws, the Waltons, top the Richest Families in America list with an estimated, and obscene, wealth of $247 billion.

Stan Kroenke himself comes in at 304 in Forbes list of Global wealth hoarders billionaires with $8.2 billion. He was 135th in 2020.

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Stan Kroenke, Forbes’ billionaires list

August 2020

Manchester United are the only Premier League team to feature in the top 30 most valuable sports teams in the world with Arsenal coming in 47th.

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 21: Hector Bellerin embraces Gabriel Martinelli and Lucas Torreira of Arsenal during the Premier League match between Chelsea FC and Arsenal FC at Stamford Bridge on January 21, 2020 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND – JANUARY 21: Hector Bellerin embraces Gabriel Martinelli and Lucas Torreira of Arsenal during the Premier League match between Chelsea FC and Arsenal FC at Stamford Bridge on January 21, 2020 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

Forbes have released their annual sports rich-off and it is no surprise to see NFL sides dominate with the Dallas Cowboys coming in top of the pile with a value of $5.5bn.

Manchester United appear in 10th place, valued at $3.81bn, making them the most valuable team in England but still some way behind Real Madrid (6th, $4.24bn) and Barcelona (8th, $4.02bn).

Just after them in 11th place is Stan Kroenke’s LA Rams, worth a reported $3.8bn, the only other one of his teams to make the list.

At 24, we find Bayern Munich valued at $3.02bn.

Manchester City come in at 34, valued at $2.69bn, but we all know that doesn’t really count.

Three places after City we find Chelsea, another who purchased their spot on the list, coming in at 37 with a value of $2.58bn.

LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 29: Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta of reacts during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Chelsea FC at Emirates Stadium on December 29, 2019 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 29: Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta of reacts during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Chelsea FC at Emirates Stadium on December 29, 2019 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

Arsenal, with a value of $2.7bn, come in 47th, just above the NFL’s Arizona Cardinals and Major League Baseball’s St Louis Cardinals, both valued at $2.2bn.

Just above Arsenal sit the New Orleans Saints, another NFL side, valued at $2.28bn.

Premier League winners, Liverpool, do not place in the top 50 with the Boston Red Sox placing for their owner, John W. Henry.

Arsenal’s commercial department has been a consistent failure for quite some time now when stacked up beside others in the Premier League, not just Manchester United.

On the one hand, this leaves plenty of room into which the club can grow.

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On the other, however, it means that there is significantly less cash to spend on improving the squad than there would have been if Ivan Gazidis had been any good at his job.

On few measures could he be said to have been a success at Arsenal yet he was offered a job at AC Milan with a 100% pay-increase just because his mate had bought the club.

For the record, Arsenal collected £3.6m for winning the FA Cup. Again.

Arsenal's Gabonese striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang holds the winner's trophy as the team celebrates victory after the English FA Cup final football match between Arsenal and Chelsea at Wembley Stadium in London, on August 1, 2020. - Arsenal won the match 2-1. (Photo by Catherine Ivill / POOL / AFP)
Arsenal’s Gabonese striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang holds the winner’s trophy as the team celebrates victory after the English FA Cup final football match between Arsenal and Chelsea at Wembley Stadium in London, on August 1, 2020. – Arsenal won the match 2-1. (Photo by Catherine Ivill / POOL / AFP)

Forbes Top 50 most valuable sports teams

FRISCO, TEXAS - JANUARY 08: (L-R) Executive Vice President Stephen Jones of the Dallas Cowboys and head coach Mike McCarthy of the Dallas Cowboys talk with the media during a press conference at the Ford Center at The Star on January 08, 2020 in Frisco, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
FRISCO, TEXAS – JANUARY 08: (L-R) Executive Vice President Stephen Jones of the Dallas Cowboys and head coach Mike McCarthy of the Dallas Cowboys talk with the media during a press conference at the Ford Center at The Star on January 08, 2020 in Frisco, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

1. Dallas Cowboys (NFL)

Value: $5.5 billion

Owner: Jerry Jones
Year Purchased: 1989
Price Paid: $150 million

2. New York Yankees (MLB)

Value: $5 billion

Owner: Steinbrenner family
Year Purchased: 1973
Price Paid: $8.8 million

3. New York Knicks (NBA)

Value: $4.6 billion

Owner: Madison Square Garden Company
Year Purchased: 1997
Price Paid: $300 million

4. Los Angeles Lakers (NBA)

Value: $4.4 billion

Owner: Jerry Buss Family Trusts, Philip Anschutz
Year Purchased: 1979, 1998
Price Paid: $20 million, $268 million

5. Golden State Warriors (NBA)

Value: $4.3 billion

Owner: Joe Lacob, Peter Guber
Year Purchased: 2010
Price Paid: $450 million

6. Real Madrid (soccer)

Real Madrid's French coach Zinedine Zidane (L) and Real Madrid's Spanish midfielder Daniel Ceballos greet supporters from the balcony of the headquarters of the regional government of Madrid at the Puerta del Sol square in Madrid on May 27, 2018 as they celebrate their third Champions League title in a row in Kiev. (Photo by OSCAR DEL POZO / AFP)
Real Madrid’s French coach Zinedine Zidane (L) and Real Madrid’s Spanish midfielder Daniel Ceballos greet supporters from the balcony of the headquarters of the regional government of Madrid at the Puerta del Sol square in Madrid on May 27, 2018 as they celebrate their third Champions League title in a row in Kiev. (Photo by OSCAR DEL POZO / AFP)

Value: $4.24 billion

Owner: club members
Year Purchased: not applicable

7. New England Patriots (NFL)

Value: $4.1 billion

Owner: Robert Kraft
Year Purchased: 1994
Price Paid: $172 million

8. Barcelona (soccer)

Value: $4.02 billion

Owner: club members
Year Purchased: not applicable

9. New York Giants (NFL)

Value: $3.9 billion

Owner: John Mara, Steven Tisch
Year Purchased: 1925, 1991
Price Paid: $500, $150 million

10. Manchester United (soccer)

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 01: David Luiz and Granit Xhaka of Arsenal compete for the ball with Anthony Martial of Manchester United during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Manchester United at Emirates Stadium on January 01, 2020 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND – JANUARY 01: David Luiz and Granit Xhaka of Arsenal compete for the ball with Anthony Martial of Manchester United during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Manchester United at Emirates Stadium on January 01, 2020 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)

Value: $3.81 billion

Owner: Glazer family
Year Purchased: 2005
Price Paid: $1.4 billion

11. Los Angeles Rams (NFL)

LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 27: Stan Kroenke makes an appearance ahead of the game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Minnesota Vikings at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on September 27, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – SEPTEMBER 27: Stan Kroenke makes an appearance ahead of the game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Minnesota Vikings at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on September 27, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Value: $3.8 billion

Owner: E. Stanley Kroenke
Year Purchased: 2010
Price Paid: $750 million

12. San Francisco 49ers (NFL)

Value: $3.5 billion

Owner: Denise DeBartolo & John York
Year Purchased: 1977
Price Paid: $13 million

13. Chicago Bears (NFL)

Value: $3.45 billion

Owner: McCaskey family
Year Purchased: 1920
Price Paid: $100

14 (tie). Los Angeles Dodgers (MLB)

Value: $3.4 billion

Owner: Guggenheim Baseball Management
Year Purchased: 2012
Price Paid: $2 billion

14 (tie). Washington Football Team (NFL)

Value: $3.4 billion

Owner: Daniel Snyder
Year Purchased: 1999
Price Paid: $750 million

16. Boston Red Sox (MLB)

Value: $3.3 billion

Owner: John Henry, Thomas Werner
Year Purchased: 2002
Price Paid: $380 million

17 (tie). Chicago Bulls (NBA)

Value: $3.2 billion

Owner: Jerry Reinsdorf
Year Purchased: 1985
Price Paid: $16.2 million

17 (tie). Chicago Cubs (MLB)

Value: $3.2 billion

Owner: Ricketts family
Year Purchased: 2009
Price Paid: $700 million

17 (tie). New York Jets (NFL)

Value: $3.2 billion

Owner: Johnson family
Year Purchased: 2000
Price Paid: $635 million

20 (tie). Boston Celtics (NBA)

Value: $3.1 billion

Owner: Wycliffe & Irving Grousbeck, Robert Epstein, Stephen Pagliuca
Year Purchased: 2002
Price Paid: $360 million

20 (tie). Houston Texans (NFL)

Value: $3.1 billion

Owner: Janice McNair
Year Purchased: 1999
Price Paid: $600 million

20 (tie). San Francisco Giants (MLB)

Value: $3.1 billion

Owner: Charles Johnson
Year Purchased: 1993
Price Paid: $100 million

23. Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)

Value: $3.05 billion

Owner: Jeffrey Lurie
Year Purchased: 1994
Price Paid: $185 million

24. Bayern Munich (soccer)

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 01: Serge Gnabry of FC Bayern Munich celebrates after scoring his team's third goal during the UEFA Champions League group B match between Tottenham Hotspur and Bayern Muenchen at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on October 01, 2019 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 01: Serge Gnabry of FC Bayern Munich celebrates after scoring his team’s third goal during the UEFA Champions League group B match between Tottenham Hotspur and Bayern Muenchen at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on October 01, 2019 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

Value: $3.02 billion

Owner: club members
Year Purchased: not applicable

25. Denver Broncos (NFL)

Value: $3 billion

Owner: Pat Bowlen Trust
Year Purchased: 1984
Price Paid: $78 million

26. Oakland Raiders (NFL)

Value: $2.9 billion

Owner: Mark Davis
Year Purchased: 1966
Price Paid: $180,000

27. Green Bay Packers (NFL)

Value: $2.85 billion

Owner: shareholder-owned
Year Purchased: 1921
Price Paid: $100

28. Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)

Value: $2.8 billion

Owner: Daniel Rooney Trust, Arthur Rooney II
Year Purchased: 1933
Price Paid: $2,500

29. Seattle Seahawks (NFL)

Value: $2.78 billion

Owner: Paul G. Allen Trust
Year Purchased: 1997
Price Paid: $194 million

30. Miami Dolphins (NFL)

Value: $2.76 billion

Owner: Stephen Ross
Year Purchased: 2008
Price Paid: $1.1 billion

31. Atlanta Falcons (NFL)

Value: $2.755 billion

Owner: Arthur Blank
Year Purchased: 2002
Price Paid: $545 million

32. Baltimore Ravens (NFL)

Value: $2.75 billion

Owner: Stephen Bisciotti
Year Purchased: 2004
Price Paid: $600 million

33. Minnesota Vikings (NFL)

Value: $2.7 billion

Owner: Zygmunt Wilf
Year Purchased: 2005
Price Paid: $600 million

34. Manchester City (soccer)

Manchester City's Spanish manager Pep Guardiola gestures from the touchline during the English FA Cup semi-final football match between Arsenal and Manchester City at Wembley Stadium in London, on July 18, 2020. (Photo by MATTHEW CHILDS / POOL / AFP)
Manchester City’s Spanish manager Pep Guardiola gestures from the touchline during the English FA Cup semi-final football match between Arsenal and Manchester City at Wembley Stadium in London, on July 18, 2020. (Photo by MATTHEW CHILDS / POOL / AFP)

Value: $2.69 billion

Owner: Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Year Purchased: 2008
Price Paid: $385 million

35. Indianapolis Colts (NFL)

Value: $2.65 billion

Owner: James Irsay
Year Purchased: 1972
Price Paid: $14 million

36. Los Angeles Clippers (NBA)

Value: $2.6 billion

Owner: Steve Ballmer
Year Purchased: 2014
Price Paid: $2 billion

37. Chelsea (soccer)

LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 01: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Arsenal lifts the FA Cup Trophy with his team mates after their victory in the Heads Up FA Cup Final match between Arsenal and Chelsea at Wembley Stadium on August 01, 2020 in London, England. Football Stadiums around Europe remain empty due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in all fixtures being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Adam Davy/Pool via Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND – AUGUST 01: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Arsenal lifts the FA Cup Trophy with his team mates after their victory in the Heads Up FA Cup Final match between Arsenal and Chelsea at Wembley Stadium on August 01, 2020 in London, England. (Photo by Adam Davy/Pool via Getty Images)

Value: $2.58 billion

Owner: Roman Abramovich
Year Purchased: 2003
Price Paid: $233 million

38 (tie). Brooklyn Nets (NBA)

Value: $2.5 billion

Owner: Joseph Tsai
Year Purchased: 2019
Price Paid: $3.3 billion

38 (tie). Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)

Value: $2.5 billion

Owner: Dean A. Spanos
Year Purchased: 1984
Price Paid: $72 million

40. Houston Rockets (NBA)

Value: $2.48 billion

Owner: Tilman Fertitta
Year Purchased: 2017
Price Paid: $2.2 billion

41 (tie). Carolina Panthers (NFL)

Value: $2.4 billion

Owner: David Tepper
Year Purchased: 2018
Price Paid: $2.28 billion

41 (tie). Dallas Mavericks (NBA)

Value: $2.4 billion

Owner: Mark Cuban
Year Purchased: 2000
Price Paid: $280 million

41 (tie). New York Mets (MLB)

Value: $2.4 billion

Owner: Fred & Jeff Wilpon, Saul Katz
Year Purchased: 2002
Price Paid: $391 million

44. Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)

Value: $2.33 billion

Owner: Shahid Khan
Year Purchased: 2011
Price Paid: $770 million

45. Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)

Value: $2.3 billion

Owner: Lamar Hunt Family
Year Purchased: 1960
Price Paid: $25,000

46. New Orleans Saints (NFL)

Value: $2.28 billion

Owner: Gayle Benson
Year Purchased: 1985
Price Paid: $70.2 million

47. Arsenal (soccer)

Arsenal's Brazilian striker Gabriel Martinelli (R) celebrates scoring their first goal to equalise 1-1 with Arsenal's English striker Bukayo Saka (L) during the English Premier League football match between Chelsea and Arsenal at Stamford Bridge in London on January 21, 2020. (Photo by DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS / AFP)
Arsenal’s Brazilian striker Gabriel Martinelli (R) celebrates scoring their first goal to equalise 1-1 with Arsenal’s English striker Bukayo Saka (L) during the English Premier League football match between Chelsea and Arsenal at Stamford Bridge in London on January 21, 2020. (Photo by DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS / AFP)

Value: $2.27 billion

Owner: E. Stanley Kroenke
Year Purchased: 2011
Price Paid: $1.1 billion

48. Arizona Cardinals (NFL)

Value: $2.25 billion

Owner: William Bidwill
Year Purchased: 1932
Price Paid: $50,000

49 (tie). St Louis Cardinals (MLB)

Value: $2.2 billion

Owner: William DeWitt Jr.
Year Purchased: 1996
Price Paid: $150 million

49 (tie). Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)

Value: $2.2 billion

Owner: Glazer family
Year Purchased: 1995
Price Paid: $192 million