Item 1 of 2 Dec 14, 2025; Arlington, Texas, USA; Dallas Cowboys players take the field before a game against the Minnesota Vikings at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Raymond Carlin III-Imagn Images<\/p>\n
[1\/2]Dec 14, 2025; Arlington, Texas, USA; Dallas Cowboys players take the field before a game against the Minnesota Vikings at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Raymond Carlin III-Imagn Images Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab<\/a><\/p>\n Dec 18 (Reuters) – The Dallas Cowboys retained their status as the world’s most valuable sports team, according to the list published by Forbes on Thursday that was dominated by National Football League clubs.<\/p>\n The NFL’s Cowboys, who unseated Spanish soccer club Real Madrid for top spot on the list in 2016, were valued at $13 billion, a 29% jump compared to last year, Forbes said.<\/p>\n Sign up here.<\/a><\/p>\n The National Basketball Association’s Golden State Warriors ($11 billion), NFL’s Los Angeles Rams ($10.5 billion) and New York Giants ($10.1 billion), and NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers ($10 billion) rounded out the top five.<\/p>\n Forbes said 30 of the NFL’s 32 teams were on its top-50 list which also included 12 NBA clubs and two each from Major League Baseball, Formula One, LaLiga and the Premier League.<\/p>\n The four soccer clubs on the ranking — Real Madrid, Manchester United, Barcelona and Liverpool — were down from seven in each of the past two years as England\u2019s Manchester City, Germany\u2019s Bayern Munich and France\u2019s Paris St Germain dropped off the list.<\/p>\n The New York Yankees ($8.2 billion) led the way for MLB teams and were in a share of 10th on the list, while Real Madrid ($6.75 billion) were the most valuable soccer club and ranked 20th.<\/p>\n Ferrari ($6.5 billion) were the top Formula One team on the list and in a share of 26th place.<\/p>\n According to Forbes, the 50 top teams are worth more than $353 billion, or an average of $7.1 billion each, which is up 22% from 2024 and more than double the mark from four years ago.<\/p>\n Reporting by Frank Pingue in Toronto Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles., opens new tab<\/a><\/p>\n
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